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. , 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. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationBatu Lanchang (N31)Lilitan Hargreaves050/31/01SK Jalan HamiltonChemor Lane050/31/02SMJK Heng EeLorong Parit Buntar050/31/03SJK (C) Kheng TeanJelutong Road050/31/04SJK (C) Beng Teik (Cawangan)Panchor Road050/31/05SJK (C) JelutongBatu Lanchang050/31/06SJK (C) JelutongSolok Batu Lanchang050/31/07SMK JelutongJalan Penaga050/31/08SK Jelutong BaratTingkat Jelutong050/31/09SMK JelutongDesa Green050/31/10SMK 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.
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
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsBatu Lanchang2,576Chemor Lane3,728Desa Green2,882Jalan Penaga2,201Jelutong Road2,381Lilitan Hargreaves1,066Lorong Parit Buntar3,796Panchor Road2,302Solok Batu Lanchang2,737Tingkat Jelutong2,589Total26,258Source: Malaysian Election Commission
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. 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. Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Lanchang Assembly No Years Member Party Constituency created from Bukit Gelugor and Sungei Pinang7thN271986 – 1990Tan Loo Jit (陈尔奕) DAP8th1990 – 1995 9th1995 – 1999Chong Eng (章瑛)10th1999 – 2004Law Heng Kiang (罗兴强) 11thN312004 – 2008Ng Fook On (吴洑安) 12th2008 – 2013Law Heng Kiang (罗兴强) 13th2013 – 20152015 – 2018 14th2018 – 2023 Ong Ah Teong (王耶宗)15th2023–present
Election results The electoral results for the Batu Lancang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
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