Padang Lalang (state constituency)
Padang Lalang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
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|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 2004 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| 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
| 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Chong Eng | 20,764 | 88.7 | |||
| BN | Kuan Hin Yeep | 2,400 | 10.2 | |||
| PRM | Lai Yean Nee | 154 | 0.7 | |||
| PFP | Liew Ee Jean | 101 | 0.4 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,419 | 100.0 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 224 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 51 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,694 | 84.7 | ||||
| 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Chong Eng | 18,657 | 88.4 | |||
| BN | Tan Teik Cheng | 3,727 | 11.6 | |||
| Total valid votes | 22,384 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 166 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,550 | 87.3 | ||||
| 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Tan Cheong Heng | 10,520 | 62.6 | |||
| BN | Tan Teik Cheng | 6,279 | 37.4 | |||
| Total valid votes | 16,799 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 206 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 4 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,009 | 78.2 | ||||
| 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tan Teik Cheng | 7,567 | 51.8 | |||
| DAP | Tan Kim Hooi | 7,032 | 48.2 | |||
| Total valid votes | 14,599 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 243 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 8 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,850 | 75.6 | ||||
| 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
- "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.
- 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.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
- https://election.thestar.com.my/penang.html
- "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.
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- "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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