Batu Lancang

Batu Lancang (N31)
Penang constituency
	Batu Lanchang (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ong Ah Teong; PH
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Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	33,106
Area (km²)	3

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.

Constituency created1986

First contested1986

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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).

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

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]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Lanchang
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Gelugor and Sungei Pinang
7th	N27	1986 – 1990	Tan Loo Jit (陈尔奕)	DAP
8th		1990 – 1995	Tan Loo Jit (陈尔奕)	GR (DAP)
9th		1995 – 1999	Chong Eng (章瑛)	GR (DAP)
10th		1999 – 2004	Law Heng Kiang (罗兴强)	BA (DAP)
11th	N31	2004 – 2008	Ng Fook On (吴洑安)	BN (Gerakan)
12th		2008 – 2013	Law Heng Kiang (罗兴强)	PR (DAP)
13th		2013 – 2015		PR (DAP)
13th		2015 – 2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018 – 2023	Ong Ah Teong (王耶宗)
15th		2023–present	Ong Ah Teong (王耶宗)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Ong Ah Teong	20,615	89.01	4.34
	BN	Koo Pei Chee	2,407	10.39	4.94
	BERSAMA	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	85.16	1.50
Registered electors			27,444
Majority			18,208	78.61	9.27
	PKR 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.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Law Heng Kiang	18,760	84.67	15.00
	BN	Lee Boon Ten	3,396	15.33	15.00
Total valid votes			22,156	100.00
Total rejected ballots			157
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			22,398	86.66	8.73
Registered electors			25,846
Majority			15,364	69.34	30.00
	DAP hold		Swing
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.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Law Heng Kiang	11,945	69.67	20.13
	BN	Ng Fook On	5,200	30.33	20.13
Total valid votes			17,145	100.00
Total rejected ballots			171
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			17,319	77.93	4.36
Registered electors			22,225
Majority			6,745	39.34	38.42
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Tan Loo Jit @ Tan Yik Khoon	9,437	65.65
	BN	Tan Gim Hwa	4,938	34.35
Total valid votes			14,375	100.00
Total rejected ballots			291
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,666	75.69
Registered electors			19,376
Majority			4,499	31.30
This was a new constituency created.