Batu Lancang (state constituency)

Batu Lancang
Penang constituency
Batu Lancang (white) on Penang Island
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ong Ah Teong
PH
Constituency created 1986
First contested 1986
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1] 27,444

Batu Lancang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers two of George Town's suburbs - Batu Lanchang and parts of Jelutong.

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 2018, the State Assemblyman for Batu Lancang is Ong Ah Teong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The Batu Lancang constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Lanchang, Chemor Lane, Desa Green, Jalan Penaga, Jelutong Road, Lilitan Hargreaves, Lorong Parit Buntar, Panchor Road, Solok Batu Lanchang and Tingkat Jelutong.[2] This state seat encompasses all of the Batu Lanchang suburb and a small western portion of Jelutong up to Jelutong Road to the east.[3]

To the west, the Batu Lancang seat is separated from the neighbouring Seri Delima constituency by Green Lane, with the affluent neighbourhood of Green Lane west of the road falling under Seri Delima. The Batu Lancang constituency also stretches north up to Free School Road and Jalan Perak.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Batu Lancang's electorate as of 2018[4]

  Malay (7.12%)
  Chinese (85.77%)
  Indian (6.64%)
  Other ethnicities (0.42%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Batu Lanchang 2,576
Chemor Lane 3,728
Desa Green 2,882
Jalan Penaga 2,201
Jelutong Road 2,381
Lilitan Hargreaves 1,066
Lorong Parit Buntar 3,796
Panchor Road 2,302
Solok Batu Lanchang 2,737
Tingkat Jelutong 2,589
Total 26,258
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[5]

History

During the 1995 State Election, Chong Eng from the DAP was elected as the State Assemblyman for Batu Lancang, becoming the first woman to be elected into the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[6] Between 1995 and 1999, she was also the sole opposition assemblyman in the State Legislative Assembly, which was dominated at the time by the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal ruling coalition.

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Batu Lancang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
7th 1986 – 1990 Tan Loo Jit DAP
8th 1990 – 1995
9th 1995 – 1999 Chong Eng
10th 1999 – 2004 Law Heng Kiang
11th 2004 – 2008 Ng Fook On BN (Gerakan)
12th 2008 – 2013 Law Heng Kiang PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – Ong Ah Teong PH (DAP)

Election results

The electoral results for the Batu Lancang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHOng Ah Teong20,61589.0
BNKoo Pei Chee2,40710.4
MUPKee Lean Ee1390.6
Total valid votes 23,161100.0
Total rejected ballots 161
Unreturned ballots 48
Turnout 23,37085.2
Registered electors 27,444
Majority 18,208
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[7]
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPLaw Heng Kiang18,76084.7
BNLee Boon Ten3,39615.3
Total valid votes 22,156 100.00
Total rejected ballots 157
Unreturned ballots 85
Turnout 22,39886.7
Registered electors 25,846
Majority 15,364
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. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPLaw Heng Kiang11,94569.7
BNNg Fook On5,20030.3
Total valid votes 17,145 100.00
Total rejected ballots 171
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 17,31978.1
Registered electors 22,166
Majority 6,745
DAP gain from BN Swing ?

See also

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

  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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ↑ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  4. ↑ "Battle in a Crowded Ring". The Star. 29 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  6. ↑ "About Chong Eng". Chong Eng blog. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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