Batu Lancang
{{Short description|State constituency in Penang, Malaysia}}
{{About|the state constituency|the neighborhood|Batu Lanchang}}
{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district
|name=Batu Lancang
|state=Penang
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|caption=Batu Lanchang (olive) on Penang
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|state-rep=Ong Ah Teong
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|state-rep-party=Pakatan Harapan
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|state-status=active
|state-created=1986
|state-election-first=1986
|state-election-last=2023
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|demo-electors=33,106
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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. {{As of|2018|since=y}}, 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
= Polling districts =
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Batu Lanchang constituency is divided into 10 polling districts.{{cite web |date=15 July 2023 |title=Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1837473/PUB%20269%20(2023)%20-%20PULAU%20PINANG.pdf |website=Attorney General's Chambers}}
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%"
!State constituency !Polling districts !Code !Location |
| rowspan="10" |Batu Lanchang (N31)
|Lilitan Hargreaves |050/31/01 |SK Jalan Hamilton |
| Chemor Lane
|050/31/02 |SMJK Heng Ee |
| Lorong Parit Buntar
|050/31/03 |SJK (C) Kheng Tean |
| Jelutong Road
|050/31/04 |SJK (C) Beng Teik (Cawangan) |
| Panchor Road
|050/31/05 |SJK (C) Jelutong |
| Batu Lanchang
|050/31/06 |SJK (C) Jelutong |
| Solok Batu Lanchang
|050/31/07 |SMK Jelutong |
| Jalan Penaga
|050/31/08 |SK Jelutong Barat |
| Tingkat Jelutong
|050/31/09 |SMK Jelutong |
| Desa Green
|050/31/10 |SMK Convent Green Lane |
This state seat encompasses all of the Batu Lanchang suburb and a small western portion of Jelutong up to Jelutong Road to the east.{{Cite news|url=http://tindakmalaysia.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=1bd0cc96a2b443fa8d0ca2a486fa6a17|title=Story Map Journal|access-date=2017-04-22}}
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
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Batu Lancang's electorate as of 2023{{Cite web|title=15th Penang State Election - Results Overview|url=https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/2023election/Penang|access-date=2023-08-13|website=live.chinapress.com}}|label3=Malay|value3=6.62|color3=green|label1=Chinese|color1=red|value1=84.32|value2=8.29|color2=orange|label2=Indian|label4=Other ethnicities|color4=yellow|value4=0.76}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://chongeng.org/wordpress/?page_id=2|title=About Chong Eng|publisher=Chong Eng blog|access-date=16 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402233935/http://chongeng.org/wordpress/?page_id=2|archive-date=2 April 2008}} 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.
| class=wikitable | |||
| colspan=4| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Lanchang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| colspan=4 align=center| Constituency created from Bukit Gelugor | |||
| 7th
| class="nowrap"|1986 – 1990 | rowspan="2" |Tan Loo Jit | bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" | DAP | |||
| 8th
|1990 – 1995 | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Gagasan Rakyat|GR}}" | {{Font color|black|GR (DAP)}} | |||
| 9th
|1995 – 1999 | |||
| 10th
|1999 – 2004 | bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Alternatif|BA}}" | {{Font color|white|BA (DAP)}} | |||
| 11th
|2004 – 2008 | bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (Gerakan)}} | |||
| 12th
|2008 – 2013 | rowspan=3|Law Heng Kiang | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (DAP)}} | |||
| rowspan=2|13th
|2013 – 2015 | |||
| 2015 – 2018
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (DAP)}} | |||
| 14th
|2018 – 2023 |rowspan=2|Ong Ah Teong | |||
| 15th
|2023–present |
Election results
The electoral results for the Batu Lancang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
{{MASelec/top|Penang|2023|Batu Lancang (state constituency)|Batu Lancang|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Ong Ah Teong|21,796|92.10|{{increase}} 3.10}}
{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Mohd Aswaad Jaafar|1,865|7.90|{{increase}} 7.90}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|23,661| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|148|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|39|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|23,848|72.04|{{decrease}} 13.16}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|33,106|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|19,931|84.20|{{increase}} 5.60}}
{{MASelec/hold|Pakatan Harapan|}}
{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}
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{{MASelec/top|Penang|2018|Batu Lancang (state constituency)|Batu Lancang|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan (2018)|Ong Ah Teong|20,615|89.00|{{increase}} 89.00}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Koo Pei Chee|2,407|10.40|{{decrease}} 4.90}}
{{MASelec|Malaysian United Party|Kee Lean Ee|139|0.60|{{increase}} 0.60}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|23,161|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|161|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|48|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|23,370|85.20|{{decrease}} 1.50}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|27,444|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|18,208|78.60|{{increase}} 9.20}}
{{MASelec/hold|Batu Lancang|PH (2018)|}}
{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180504_P.U.%20(B)%20252%20-%20PULAU%20PINANG.pdf|title=His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]|date=3 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180601_P.U.(B)326.pdf|title=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]|date=28 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829145610/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180601_P.U.(B)326.pdf|archive-date=29 August 2019|url-status=dead}}}}
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{{MASelec/top|Penang|2013|Batu Lancang (state constituency)|Batu Lancang|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Law Heng Kiang|18,760|84.70|{{increase}} 15.00}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Lee Boon Ten|3,396|15.30|{{decrease}} 15.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|22,156| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|157|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|85|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|22,398|86.70|{{increase}} 8.60}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|25,846|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|15,364|69.40|{{increase}} 30.00}}
{{MASelec/hold|Batu Lancang|DAP|}}
{{MASelec/source|||hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P%20U%20%20(B)%20189-Borang%208%20-%20DUN%20Pulau%20Pinang-SPR-final.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20230-Borang%2016%20DUN%20PENANG.pdf|title=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]|date=22 May 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322115252/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20230-Borang%2016%20DUN%20PENANG.pdf|archive-date=22 March 2019|url-status=dead}}}}
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{{MASelec/top|Penang|2008|Batu Lancang (state constituency)|Batu Lancang|percent=yes}}
{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Law Heng Kiang|11,945|69.70}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Ng Fook On|5,200|30.30}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|17,145| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|171|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|3|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|17,319|78.10}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|22,166|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|6,745|39.40}}
{{MASelec/gain|Democratic Action Party|Barisan Nasional|?}}
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See also
References
{{cite web|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74=|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120924/http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74=|archive-date=2016-04-24|url-status=dead|work=Election Commission of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21}}
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