Batu Kawan (federal constituency)
 Penang constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 164,468 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 89,610 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 129 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,274.9 |
Batu Kawan is a federal constituency in South Seberang Perai District and Central Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG
Age breakdown of Batu Kawan's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.37%)
21-29 (20.33%)
30-39 (20.02%)
40-49 (17.89%)
50-59 (16%)
60-69 (11.56%)
70-79 (5.76%)
80-89 (1.72%)
above 90 (0.34%)
Gender breakdown of Batu Kawan's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.03%)
Female (50.97%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Batu Kawan constituency is divided into 24 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perai (N16) | Taman Indrawasih | 046/16/01 | SMK Taman Inderawasih |
| Taman Chai Leng | 046/16/02 | SK Taman Inderawasih | |
| Perai | 046/16/03 | SJK (T) Perai | |
| Taman Perai | 046/16/04 | SK Khir Johari | |
| Taman Supreme | 046/16/05 | SMK Prai | |
| Taman Kimsar | 046/16/06 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa 3 | |
| Bukit Tengah (N17) | Kampong Jawa | 046/17/01 | SJK (T) Ladang Prye |
| Jalan Pengkalan | 046/17/02 | SK Kebun Sireh | |
| Kebun Sireh | 046/17/03 | SK Kebun Sireh | |
| Bukit Tengah | 046/17/04 | SJK (C) Peng Bin | |
| Kuala Juru | 046/17/05 |
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| Juru | 046/17/06 | SJK (C) True Light | |
| Taman Perwira | 046/17/07 | SMK Taman Perwira | |
| Taman Sejati | 046/17/08 | SJK (C) Peng Bin | |
| Taman Sentul Jaya | 046/17/09 | SMK Permai Indah | |
| Bukit Tambun (N18) | Pulau Aman | 046/18/01 | Dewan Serbaguna Pulau Aman |
| Batu Kawan | 046/18/02 | SMK Batu Kawan | |
| Bukit Tambun | 046/18/03 | SK Bkt Tambun | |
| Taman Merak | 046/18/04 |
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| Kampong Baharu | 046/18/05 | SMK Simpang Empat | |
| Ladang Valdor | 046/18/06 | SJK (T) Ladang Valdor | |
| Perkampungan Valdor | 046/18/07 | SMK Valdor | |
| Badak Mati | 046/18/08 | SK Bakap Indah | |
| Rumah Murah Valdor | 046/18/09 | SJK (C) Kampung Valdor |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Batu Kawan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bagan, Bukit Mertajam and Nibong Tebal | ||||
| 11th | P046 | 2004–2008 | Huan Cheng Guan (范清渊) |
BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Ramasamy Palanisamy (இராமசாமி பழனிசாமி) |
PR (DAP) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Kasthuriraani Patto (கஸ்தூரி பட்டு) | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | PH (DAP) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友) | ||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Batu Kawan | Bukit Tambun | ||||||
| Bukit Tengah | |||||||
| Perai | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N16 | Perai | Sundarajoo Somu | PH (DAP) |
| N17 | Bukit Tengah | Gooi Hsiao Leung | PH (PKR) |
| N18 | Bukit Tambun | Goh Choon Aik |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N16 | Perai | Seberang Perai City Council |
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| N17 | Bukit Tengah | ||
| N18 | Bukit Tambun |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Chow Kon Yeow | 50,744 | 73.72 |  4.30
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| PN | Wong Chia Zhen | 10,344 | 15.03 |  15.03
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| BN | Tan Lee Huat | 7,145 | 10.38 | 6.31
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| Heritage | Ong Chin Wen | 450 | 0.65 | 0.65
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| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Lee Ah Liang | 148 | 0.22 | 0.22
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| Total valid votes | 68,831 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 839 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 89 | |||||
| Turnout | 69,759 | 78.50 | 6.34
| |||
| Registered electors | 88,812 | |||||
| Majority | 40,400 | 58.69 | 2.64
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Kasthuriraani Patto | 42,683 | 78.02 | 78.02
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| BN | Jayanthi Devi Balaguru | 9,130 | 16.69 | 4.91
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| PAS | Jay Kumar Balakrishna | 2,636 | 4.82 | 4.82
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| Penang Front Party | Ooi Khar Giap | 256 | 0.47 | 0.47
| ||
| Total valid votes | 54,705 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 675 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 99 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,479 | 84.84 | 2.48
| |||
| Registered electors | 65,394 | |||||
| Majority | 33,553 | 61.33 | 8.79
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]" (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, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Kasthuriraani Patto | 36,636 | 74.14 | 11.20
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| BN | Gobalakrishnan Narayanasamy | 10,674 | 21.60 | 15.46
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| Love Malaysia Party | Huan Cheng Guan | 1,801 | 3.64 | 3.64
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| Independent | Mohan Apparoo | 305 | 0.62 | 0.62
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| Total valid votes | 49,416 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 723 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 69 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,208 | 87.32 | 8.61
| |||
| Registered electors | 57,500 | |||||
| Majority | 25,962 | 52.54 | 26.66
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| DAP hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-10. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Ramasamy Palanisamy | 23,067 | 62.94 | 42.30
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| BN | Koh Tsu Koon | 13,582 | 37.06 | 16.79
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| Total valid votes | 36,649 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 640 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3 | ||||
| Turnout | 37,292 | 78.71 | 3.09
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| Registered electors | 47,378 | ||||
| Majority | 9,485 | 25.88 | 2.76
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| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Huan Cheng Guan | 17,097 | 53.85 | |||
| PKR | Law Choo Kiang | 8,099 | 25.51 | |||
| DAP | Tanasekharan Autherapady | 6,552 | 20.64 | |||
| Total valid votes | 31,748 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 811 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 32,559 | 75.62 | ||||
| Registered electors | 43,056 | |||||
| Majority | 8,998 | 28.64 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.
