Batu Lancang

This article is about the state constituency. For the neighborhood, see Batu Lanchang.

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.

Batu Lancang

Penang constituency
Batu Lanchang (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ong Ah Teong PH
Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	33,106
Area (km²)[2]	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 2018^[update], 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.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
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.^[4]

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

Ethnic breakdown of Batu Lancang's electorate as of 2023^[5]

1. Chinese (84.3%)
2. Indian (8.29%)
3. Malay (6.62%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.76%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
Batu Lanchang	2,576
Chemor Lane	3,728
Desa Green	2,882
Jalan Penaga	2,201
Jelutong Road	2,381
Lilitan Hargreaves	1,066
Lorong Parit Buntar	3,796
Panchor Road	2,302
Solok Batu Lanchang	2,737
Tingkat Jelutong	2,589
Total	26,258
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

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.^[7] 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	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Gelugor
7th	1986 – 1990	Tan Loo Jit	DAP
8th	1990 – 1995		GR (DAP)
9th	1995 – 1999	Chong Eng
10th	1999 – 2004	Law Heng Kiang	BA (DAP)
11th	2004 – 2008	Ng Fook On	BN (Gerakan)
12th	2008 – 2013	Law Heng Kiang	PR (DAP)
13th	2013 – 2015
	2015 – 2018		PH (DAP)
14th	2018 – 2023	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.

Penang state election, 2023: Batu Lancang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ong Ah Teong	21,796	92.10	3.10
	PN	Mohd Aswaad Jaafar	1,865	7.90	7.90
Total valid votes			23,661	100.00
Total rejected ballots			148
Unreturned ballots			39
Turnout			23,848	72.04	13.16
Registered electors			33,106
Majority			19,931	84.20	5.60
	PH hold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018: Batu Lancang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Ong Ah Teong	20,615	89.00	89.00
	BN	Koo Pei Chee	2,407	10.40	4.90
	Malaysian United Party	Kee Lean Ee	139	0.60	0.60
Total valid votes			23,161	100.00
Total rejected ballots			161
Unreturned ballots			48
Turnout			23,370	85.20	1.50
Registered electors			27,444
Majority			18,208	78.60	9.20
	Batu Lancang 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: Batu Lancang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Law Heng Kiang	18,760	84.70	15.00
	BN	Lee Boon Ten	3,396	15.30	15.00
Total valid votes			22,156	100.00
Total rejected ballots			157
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			22,398	86.70	8.60
Registered electors			25,846
Majority			15,364	69.40	30.00
	Batu Lancang 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: Batu Lancang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Law Heng Kiang	11,945	69.70
	BN	Ng Fook On	5,200	30.30
Total valid votes			17,145	100.00
Total rejected ballots			171
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			17,319	78.10
Registered electors			22,166
Majority			6,745	39.40
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

See also

• Constituencies of Penang