Padang Lalang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
State constituency | |||
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Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 2004 | ||
First contested | 2004 | ||
Last contested | 2023 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2020) | 39,655 | ||
Electors (2023)[1] | 36,001 | ||
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[update], 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
editPolling districts
editAccording to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Padang Lalang constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.[5]
State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
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Padang Lalang (N15) | Kampong Cross Street 1 | 045/15/01 | SK Sungai Rambai |
Station Road | 045/15/02 | SMK Convent (M) Bukit Mertajam | |
High School | 045/15/03 | SMK Tinggi Bukit Mertajam | |
Bukit Kechil | 045/15/04 | SJK (C) Keow Kuang | |
Desa Damai | 045/15/05 | SMJK Jit Sin | |
Taman Keenways | 045/15/06 | SK Alma | |
Taman Binjai | 045/15/07 | SMJK Jit Sin |
Demographics
editPolling 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
editPenang State Legislative Assemblyman for Padang Lalang | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Bukit Tengah | |||
11th | 2004 – 2008 | Tan Teik Cheng | BN (MCA) |
12th | 2008 – 2013 | Tan Cheong Heng | PR (DAP) |
13th | 2013 – 2018 | Chong Eng | |
14th | 2018 – 2023 | PH (DAP) | |
15th | 2023–present | Daniel Gooi Zi Sen |
Election results
editThe electoral results for the Padang Lalang state constituency from 2004 to 2023 are as follows.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Daniel Gooi Zi Sen | 22,315 | 87.90 | |||
PN | Suresh Devaraj Naidu | 2,867 | 11.30 | |||
Penang Front Party | Patrick Ooi Kar Giap | 218 | 0.90 | |||
Total valid votes | 25,400 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 122 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 31 | |||||
Turnout | 25,553 | 70.98 | ||||
Registered electors | 36,001 | |||||
Majority | 19,448 | 76.60 | ||||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Chong Eng | 20,764 | 88.70 | |||
BN | Kuan Hin Yeep | 2,400 | 10.20 | |||
Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Lai Yean Nee | 154 | 0.70 | |||
Penang Front Party | Liew Ee Jean | 101 | 0.40 | |||
Total valid votes | 23,419 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 224 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 51 | |||||
Turnout | 23,694 | 84.70 | ||||
Registered electors | 27,959 | |||||
Majority | 18,364 | 78.50 | ||||
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.[permanent dead link] "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 | % | ∆% | ||
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DAP | Chong Eng | 18,657 | 88.40 | |||
BN | Tan Teik Cheng | 3,727 | 11.60 | |||
Total valid votes | 22,384 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 166 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 22,550 | 87.30 | ||||
Registered electors | 25,831 | |||||
Majority | 14,930 | 76.80 | ||||
Padang Lalang hold | Swing | DAP | ||||
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.[permanent dead link] "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 | % | ∆% | ||
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DAP | Tan Cheong Heng | 10,520 | 62.60 | |||
BN | Tan Teik Cheng | 6,279 | 37.40 | |||
Total valid votes | 16,799 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 206 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 4 | |||||
Turnout | 17,009 | 78.20 | ||||
Registered electors | 21,761 | |||||
Majority | 4,241 | 25.20 | ||||
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 | % | |||
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BN | Tan Teik Cheng | 7,567 | 51.80 | |||
DAP | Tan Kim Hooi | 7,032 | 48.20 | |||
Total valid votes | 14,599 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 243 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 8 | |||||
Turnout | 14,850 | 75.60 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,653 | |||||
Majority | 535 | 3.60 | ||||
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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang".
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "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.