Batu Kawan (federal constituency)
 Penang constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2018 |
| Demographics | |
| Electors (2018)[1] | 65,394 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 129 |
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
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Indrawasih, Taman Chai Leng, Perai, Taman Perai, Taman Supreme, Taman Kimsar, Kampong Jawa, Jalan Pengkalan, Kebun Sireh, Bukit Tengah, Kuala Juru, Juru, Taman Perwira, Taman Sejati, Taman Sentul Jaya, Pulau Aman, Batu Kawan, Bukit Tambun, Taman Merak, Kampong Baharu, Ladang Valdor, Perkampungan Valdor, Badak Mati, Rumah Murah Valdor.
2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Indrawasih, Taman Chai Leng, Perai, Taman Perai, Taman Supreme, Taman Kimsar, Kampong Jawa, Jalan Pengkalan, Kebun Sireh, Bukit Tengah, Kuala Juru, Juru, Taman Perwira, Taman Sejati, Taman Sentul Jaya, Pulau Aman, Batu Kawan, Bukit Tambun, Taman Merak, Kampong Baharu, Ladang Valdor, Perkampungan Valdor, Badak Mati, Rumah Murah Valdor.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Batu Kawan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bagan, Bukit Mertajam and Nibong Tebal | |||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Huan Cheng Guan (范清渊) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Ramasamy Palanisamy | DAP |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Kasthuriraani Patto | |
| 14th | 2018-present | PH (DAP) | |
State constituency
| 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 | |||||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Kasthuriraani Patto | 42,683 | 78.02 | +78.02 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Jayanthi Devi Balaguru | 9,130 | 16.69 | -4.91 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Jay Kumar Balakrishna | 2,636 | 4.82 | +4.82 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PFP | 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 | ||||
| Registered electors | 65,394 | |||||
| Majority | 33,553 | 61.33 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | PH (2018) | ||||
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 | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Kasthuriraani Patto | 36,636 | 74.14 | + 11.20 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Gobalakrishnan Narayanasamy | 10,674 | 21.60 | - 15.46 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PCM | Huan Cheng Guan | 1,801 | 3.64 | + 3.64 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Mohan Apparoo | 305 | 0.62 | + 0.62 | |
| Total valid votes | 49,416 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 723 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 69 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,208 | 87.32 | ||||
| Registered electors | 57,500 | |||||
| Majority | 25,962 | 52.54 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP | ||||
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 | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Ramasamy Palanisamy | 23,067 | 62.94 | + 42.30 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Koh Tsu Koon | 13,582 | 37.06 | - 16.79 | |
| Total valid votes | 36,649 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 640 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,292 | 78.71 | ||||
| Registered electors | 47,378 | |||||
| Majority | 9,485 | 25.88 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Huan Cheng Guan | 17,097 | 53.85 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KEADILAN | Law Choo Kiang | 8,099 | 25.51 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | 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
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
