Batu (Kuala Lumpur federal constituency)

Batu (P115)
the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Prabakaran Parameswaran; PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	76,328
Area (km²)	20

Batu is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Batu's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (42.52%)

Chinese (38.28%)

Indian (17.46%)

Other ethnicities (1.74%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Selayang Lama, Taman Wahyu, Pekan Batu, Taman Batu Muda, Changkat, Batu Muda, Kampong Padang Balang, Jinjang Tempatan Keduabelas, Batu Kantomen, Taman Rainbow, Sentul Pasar, Sentul Tengah, Sentul Utara, Kampong Kovil Utara, Bandar Baru Sentul, Sentul Selatan, Kampong Kovil Selatan, Kolam Ayer, Rumah Pangsa Sri Perak, Taman Intan Baiduri, Taman Beringin, Taman Million, Sentul Jaya, Taman Sri Murni, Taman Batu Permai.

2016–present:^[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Intan Baiduri, Taman Sri Murni, Kampong Selayang Lama, Taman Beringin, Taman Wahyu, Taman Batu Permai, Taman Batu Muda, Taman Koperasi Polis Fasa II, Changkat, Kampong Padang Balang, Batu Muda, Jinjang Tempatan Keduabelas, Pekan Batu, Batu Kantomen, Sentul Utara, Sentul Jaya, Taman Rainbow, Taman Million, Sentul Pasar, Sentul Tengah, Bandar Baru Sentul, Rumah Pangsa Sri Perak, Sentul Selatan, Kampong Kovil Utara, Kampong Kovil Selatan, Kolam Ayer.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Setapak
7th	1986-1990	Alexander Lee Yu Lung (李裕隆)	BN (GERAKAN)
8th	1990-1995	Alexander Lee Yu Lung (李裕隆)
9th	1995-1999	Chong Chek Ah (庄智雅)
10th	1999-2004	Ng Lip Yong (吴立洋)
11th	2004-2008	Ng Lip Yong (吴立洋)
12th	2008-2013	Chua Tian Chang (蔡添强)	PKR
13th	2013-2018	Chua Tian Chang (蔡添强)	PKR
14th	2018	Prabakaran Parameswaran	Independent
14th	2018-present	Prabakaran Parameswaran	PH (PKR)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	P. Prabakaran M. Parameswaran	38,125	60.70	+60.70
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Dominic Lau Hoe Chai	13,687	21.79	-17.98
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Azhar Yahya	10,610	16.89	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Panjamorthy Muthusami	383	0.61	N/A
Total valid votes			62,805	100.00
Total rejected ballots			498
Unreturned ballots			297
Turnout			63,000	83.32	-1.16
Registered electors			76,328
Majority			24,438	38.91	+20.30
	[[\|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 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 240/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 314/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Damansara parliamentary seat records biggest majority - Nation". The Star Online. 10 May 2018.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Chua Tian Chang	41,672	58.38	-1.05
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Dominic Lau Hoe Chai	28,388	39.77	-0.80
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BERJASA	Hashim Karim	949	1.33	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Nazariah Abbas	209	0.29	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Atan Jasin	164	0.23	N/A
Total valid votes			71,382	100.00
Total rejected ballots			606
Unreturned ballots			159
Turnout			72,147	84.48	+11.76
Registered electors			85,402
Majority			13,284	18.61	-0.26
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		PKR
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 177/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-07. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 218/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Chua Tian Chang	29,785	59.43	+21.97
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Lim Si Pin	20,330	40.57	-21.97
Total valid votes			50,115	100.00
Total rejected ballots			614
Unreturned ballots			574
Turnout			51,303	72.72	+4.39
Registered electors			70,544
Majority			9,455	18.87	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PKR]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ng Lip Yong @ Ng Lip Sat	28,718	62.54	+9.87
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Chua Tian Chang	17,201	37.46	N/A
Total valid votes			45,919	100.00
Total rejected ballots			309
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			46,228	68.33
Registered electors
Majority			11,517	25.08	+19.74
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ng Lip Yong @ Ng Lip Sat	22,639	52.67	-16.45
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PRM	Sanusi Osman	20,342	47.33	+16.45
Total valid votes			42,981	100.00
Total rejected ballots			565
Unreturned ballots			1,370
Turnout			44,916	73.53
Registered electors
Majority			2,297	5.34	-32.91
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Chong Chek Ah	26,823	69.12	+10.90
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PRM	Sanusi Osman	11,981	30.88	-9.25
Total valid votes			38,804	100.00
Total rejected ballots			284
Unreturned ballots			842
Turnout			39,930	68.49	-1.50
Registered electors
Majority			14,842	38.25	+20.16
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Alexander Lee Yu Lung	36,646	58.22	+6.03
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PRM	Syed Husin Ali	25,259	40.13	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Azizi Shariff	1,043	1.66	N/A
Total valid votes			62,948	100.00
Total rejected ballots			215
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			63,163	69.99	+7.44
Registered electors
Majority			11,387	18.09	+3.40
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Alexander Lee Yu Lung	22,262	52.19	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Chan Beng Shin	15,997	37.50	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Hassan Shukri	3,923	9.20	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SDP	Omar Din Mawai Din	477	1.12	N/A
Total valid votes			42,659	100.00
Total rejected ballots			415
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			43,074	62.55	N/A
Registered electors			68,865
Majority			6,265	14.69	N/A
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. 10 April 2018. p. 26. 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. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ "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. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 26. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] 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. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "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. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

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Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Hang Tuah Jaya Kota Melaka Jasin
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Labuan	Labuan
Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Lahad Datu Semporna Tawau Kalabakan
Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Puncak Borneo Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas
See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts