Padang Lalang
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Daniel Gooi Zi Sen
PH
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2020)39,655
Electors (2023)[1]36,001
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

Polling districts

According 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
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

Ethnic breakdown of Padang Lalang's electorate as of 2023[6]

  Chinese (78.43%)
  Malay (12.93%)
  Indian (8.17%)
  Other ethnicities (0.47%)
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 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

The electoral results for the Padang Lalang state constituency from 2004 to 2023 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Daniel Gooi Zi Sen 22,315 87.90 Decrease 0.80
PN Suresh Devaraj Naidu 2,867 11.30 Increase 11.30
Penang Front Party Patrick Ooi Kar Giap 218 0.90 Increase 0.50
Total valid votes 25,400 100.00
Total rejected ballots 122
Unreturned ballots 31
Turnout 25,553 70.98 Decrease 13.72
Registered electors 36,001
Majority 19,448 76.60 Decrease 1.90
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Chong Eng 20,764 88.70 Increase 0.30
BN Kuan Hin Yeep 2,400 10.20 Decrease 1.40
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Lai Yean Nee 154 0.70 Increase 0.70
Penang Front Party Liew Ee Jean 101 0.40 Increase 0.40
Total valid votes 23,419 100.00
Total rejected ballots 224
Unreturned ballots 51
Turnout 23,694 84.70 Decrease 2.60
Registered electors 27,959
Majority 18,364 78.50 Increase 1.70
Padang Lalang hold Swing PH (2018)
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.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Chong Eng 18,657 88.40 Increase 25.80
BN Tan Teik Cheng 3,727 11.60 Decrease 25.80
Total valid votes 22,384 100.00
Total rejected ballots 166
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 22,550 87.30 Increase 9.10
Registered electors 25,831
Majority 14,930 76.80 Increase 51.60
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.
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Tan Cheong Heng 10,520 62.60 Increase 14.40
BN Tan Teik Cheng 6,279 37.40 Decrease 14.40
Total valid votes 16,799 100.00
Total rejected ballots 206
Unreturned ballots 4
Turnout 17,009 78.20 Increase 2.60
Registered electors 21,761
Majority 4,241 25.20 Increase 21.60
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 %
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

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. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang".
  5. ^ "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]
  6. ^ "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  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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