# Batu Lancang

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. Since 2018, 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 constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Batu Lanchang (N31) | Lilitan Hargreaves | 050/31/01 | SK Jalan Hamilton |
| Batu Lanchang (N31) | Chemor Lane | 050/31/02 | SMJK Heng Ee |
| Batu Lanchang (N31) | Lorong Parit Buntar | 050/31/03 | SJK (C) Kheng Tean |
| Batu Lanchang (N31) | Jelutong Road | 050/31/04 | SJK (C) Beng Teik (Cawangan) |
| Batu Lanchang (N31) | Panchor Road | 050/31/05 | SJK (C) Jelutong |
| Batu Lanchang (N31) | Batu Lanchang | 050/31/06 | SJK (C) Jelutong |
| Batu Lanchang (N31) | Solok Batu Lanchang | 050/31/07 | SMK Jelutong |
| Batu Lanchang (N31) | Jalan Penaga | 050/31/08 | SK Jelutong Barat |
| Batu Lanchang (N31) | Tingkat Jelutong | 050/31/09 | SMK Jelutong |
| Batu Lanchang (N31) | 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.
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

* Chinese (84.32%)
* Indian (8.29%)
* Malay (6.62%)
* 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 ||

## 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 | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bukit Gelugor ||||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Tan Loo Jit | DAP |
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | Tan Loo Jit | GR (DAP) |
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Chong Eng | GR (DAP) |
| 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 | Law Heng Kiang | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | 2015 – 2018 | Law Heng Kiang | PH (DAP) |
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | Ong Ah Teong | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | 2023–present | Ong Ah Teong | PH (DAP) |

## Election results

The electoral results for the Batu Lancang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.