Padang Lalang

Padang Lalang
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Daniel Gooi Zi Sen; PH
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Constituency created	2004
First contested	2004
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2020)	39,655
Electors (2023)	36,001
Area (km²)	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^[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

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	PR (DAP)
14th	2018 – 2023	Chong Eng	PH (DAP)
15th	2023–present	Daniel Gooi Zi Sen	PH (DAP)

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2023: Padang Lalang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Daniel Gooi Zi Sen	22,315	87.90	0.80
	PN	Suresh Devaraj Naidu	2,867	11.30	11.30
	Penang Front Party	Patrick Ooi Kar Giap	218	0.90	0.50
Total valid votes			25,400	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			25,553	70.98	13.72
Registered electors			36,001
Majority			19,448	76.60	1.90
	PH hold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018: Padang Lalang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chong Eng	20,764	88.70	88.70
	BN	Kuan Hin Yeep	2,400	10.20	1.40
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Lai Yean Nee	154	0.70	0.70
	Penang Front Party	Liew Ee Jean	101	0.40	0.40
Total valid votes			23,419	100.00
Total rejected ballots			224
Unreturned ballots			51
Turnout			23,694	84.70	2.60
Registered electors			27,959
Majority			18,364	78.50	1.70
	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.

Penang state election, 2013: Padang Lalang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Eng	18,657	88.40	25.80
	BN	Tan Teik Cheng	3,727	11.60	25.80
Total valid votes			22,384	100.00
Total rejected ballots			166
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			22,550	87.30	9.10
Registered electors			25,831
Majority			14,930	76.80	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: Padang Lalang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Cheong Heng	10,520	62.60	14.40
	BN	Tan Teik Cheng	6,279	37.40	14.40
Total valid votes			16,799	100.00
Total rejected ballots			206
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			17,009	78.20	2.60
Registered electors			21,761
Majority			4,241	25.20	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: Padang Lalang
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.

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.
^ "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.

[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.

[2018report-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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