| Padang Lalang | |
| State: | Penang |
| State-Rep-Party: | Pakatan Harapan |
| State-Status: | active |
| State-Created: | 2004 |
| State-Election-First: | 2004 |
| State-Election-Last: | 2023 |
| Demo-Census-Date: | 2020 |
| Demo-Pop: | 39655 |
| Demo-Electors: | 36,001 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Area: | 10 |
| Demo-Area-Ref: | [2] |
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., 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]
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 |
| 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[6] | ||
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Padang Lalang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bukit Tengah | |||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Tan Teik Cheng | |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Tan Cheong Heng | |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Chong Eng | |
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | Daniel Gooi Zi Sen | |
The electoral results for the Padang Lalang state constituency from 2004 to 2023 are as follows.