Padang Lalang (state constituency)

Padang Lalang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]

Padang Lalang
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Chong Eng
PH
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]27,959
Area (km²)[2]10

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013, the state assemblywoman for Padang Lalang is Chong Eng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

The Padang Lalang constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Cross Street 1, Station Road, High School, Bukit Kechil, Desa Damai, Taman Keenways and Taman Binjai.[5] It covered the western part of the Bukit Mertajam and several residential hubs around Sungai Rambai, Song Ban Kheng Road, Kota Permai and Taman Sri Rambai.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Padang Lalang's electorate as of 2018[6]

  Malay (11.35%)
  Chinese (80.78%)
  Indian (7.57%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.06%)
  Other ethnicities (0.25%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Kampong Cross Street 1 2,958
Station Road 2,143
High School 3,870
Bukit Kechil 3,506
Desa Damai 5,517
Taman Keenways 5,092
Taman Binjai 3,075
Total 26,161
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Padang Lalang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
11th 2004 – 2008 Tan Teik Cheng BN (MCA)
12th 2008 – 2013 Tan Cheong Heng PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018 Chong Eng
14th 2018 – PH (DAP)

Election results

The electoral results for the Padang Lalang state constituency from 2004 to 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHChong Eng20,76488.7
BNKuan Hin Yeep2,40010.2
PRMLai Yean Nee1540.7
PFPLiew Ee Jean1010.4
Total valid votes 23,419100.0
Total rejected ballots 224
Unreturned ballots 51
Turnout 23,69484.7
Registered electors 27,959
Majority 18,364
PH hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (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, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPChong Eng18,65788.4
BNTan Teik Cheng3,72711.6
Total valid votes 22,384 100.00
Total rejected ballots 166
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 22,55087.3
Registered electors 25,831
Majority 14,930
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPTan Cheong Heng10,52062.6
BNTan Teik Cheng6,27937.4
Total valid votes 16,799 100.00
Total rejected ballots 206
Unreturned ballots 4
Turnout 17,00978.2
Registered electors 21,761
Majority 4,241
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
1. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Bagi Tahun 2008". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
Penang state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%
BNTan Teik Cheng7,56751.8
DAPTan Kim Hooi7,03248.2
Total valid votes 14,599 100.00
Total rejected ballots 243
Unreturned ballots 8
Turnout 14,85075.6
Registered electors 19,653
Majority 535
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
1. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Bagi Tahun 2004". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

See also

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
  4. https://election.thestar.com.my/penang.html
  5. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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