Lanang (federal constituency)

Lanang is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.

Lanang (P211)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng PH
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1990
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	61,973

The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Lanang's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Chinese (69%)

  Non-muslim bumiputera (27%)

  Muslim bumiputera (4%)

  Other ethnicities (1%)

History

2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tiong Hua, Tong Sang, Keladi, Kapor Lima, Lembangan, Uk Daik, Hardin, Lai Chee, Merlin, Hua Kiew, Hin Yu, Layang-layang, Manggis, Maling, Assan, Naman, Pak, Dudong, Salim, Lanang, Aik Dee, Menyan, Sibu Jaya, Lada, Usaha Jaya, Mantis.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tiong Hua, Tong Sang, Keladi, Kapor Lima, Lembangan, Uk Daik, Hardin, Lai Chee, Merlin, Hua Kiew, Hin Yu, Layang-Layang, Manggis, Maling, Assan, Naman, Pak, Dudong, Salim, Lanang, Aik Dee, Menyan, Sibu Jaya, Lada, Usaha Jaya, Mantis.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lanang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sibu
8th	1990–1995	Wong Sing Nang (黄新楠)	DAP
9th	1995–1999	Tiong Thai King (张泰卿)	BN (SUPP)
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013-2018	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (刘强燕)	DAP
14th	2018
	2018-present		PH (DAP)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Lanang			Bukit Assek
			Dudong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng	29,905	65.16	+ 5.48
	BN	Kong Sien Chiu	15,359	33.47	- 6.85
	PEACE	Priscilla Lau	628	1.37	+ 1.37
Total valid votes			45,892	100.00
Total rejected ballots			295
Unreturned ballots			232
Turnout			46,419	74.90
Registered electors			61,973
Majority			14,546	31.70
	DAP hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng	26,613	59.68
	BN	Tiong Thai King	17,983	40.32
Total valid votes			44,596	100.00
Total rejected ballots			304
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			44,956	78.67
Registered electors			57,143
Majority			8,630
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiong Thai King	19,476	57.13
	DAP	Wong Kee Woan	14,612	42.87
Total valid votes			34,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			102
Turnout			34,443	69.54
Registered electors			49,530
Majority			4,864
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiong Thai King	14,895	59.42
	DAP	Wong Kee Woan	10,174	40.58
Total valid votes			25,069	100.00
Total rejected ballots			252
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			25,374	63.28
Registered electors
Majority			4,721
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiong Thai King	16,256	63.20
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	9,466	36.80
Total valid votes			25,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			292
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			26,084	68.32
Registered electors
Majority			6,790
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiong Thai King	18,221	53.54
	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	15,813	46.46
Total valid votes			34,034	100.00
Total rejected ballots			355
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			34,456	72.79
Registered electors
Majority			2,408
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	15,405	57.40
	BN	Tieu Sung Seng	11,432	42.60
Total valid votes			26,837	100.00
Total rejected ballots			213
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,050	69.22
Registered electors
Majority			3,973
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 47. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
3. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.