Lanang (federal constituency)

Lanang

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng DAP
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1990
Last contested	2013

Lanang is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.

The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2008–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tiong Hua, Tong Sang, Keladi, Kapor Lima, Lembangan, Uk Daik, Hardin, Lai Chee, Merlin, Hua Kiew, Hin Yu, Layang-layang, Manggis, Maling, Assan, Naman, Pak, Dudong, Salim, Lanang, Aik Dee, Menyan, Sibu Jaya, Lada, Usaha Jaya, Mantis.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lanang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1990-1995	Wong Sing Nang	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Tiong Thai King	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng	DAP

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng	26,613
	BN	Tiong Thai King	17,983
Total valid votes			44,596	100.00
Total rejected ballots			304
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			44,956	78.67
Registered electors			57,143
Majority			8,630
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s)  "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiong Thai King	19,476
	DAP	Wong Kee Woan	14,612
Total valid votes			34,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			102
Turnout			34,443	69.54
Registered electors			49,530
Majority			4,864
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiong Thai King	14,895
	DAP	Wong Kee Woan	10,174
Total valid votes			25,069	100.00
Total rejected ballots			252
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			25,374	63.28
Registered electors
Majority			4,721
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiong Thai King	16,256
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	9,466
Total valid votes			25,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			292
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			26,084	68.32
Registered electors
Majority			6,790
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiong Thai King	18,221
	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	15,813
Total valid votes			34,034	100.00
Total rejected ballots			355
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			34,456	72.79
Registered electors
Majority			2,408
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	15,405
	BN	Tieu Sung Seng	11,432
Total valid votes			26,837	100.00
Total rejected ballots			213
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,050	69.22
Registered electors
Majority			3,973
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-06.