Padang Lalang (state constituency)
Penang constituency | |||
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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 |
Padang Lalang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
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 |
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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 | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Bukit Tengah | |||
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 | % | |||
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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 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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 | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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 | ? | ||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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. | ||||||
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See also[]
- Constituencies of Penang
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.
- Constituencies in Malaysia