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Batu Uban (state constituency)

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Batu Uban (N35)
Penang constituency
Batu Uban (olive) on Penang Island
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Kumaresan Aramugam
PH
Constituency created1986
First contested1986
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]43,529
Area (km²)[2]9

Batu Uban is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1986. It covers a portion of Penang Island's eastern seaboard, including the southernmost suburbs of George Town.

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 Uban is Kumaresan Aramugam from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Batu Uban constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Batu Uban (N35) Minden Heights 052/35/01 SK Minden Height
Universiti Sains 052/35/02 SK Minden Height
Batu Uban 052/35/03 Kompleks Pencak Silat Majlis Sukan Negeri Pulau Pinang
Sungai Dua 052/36/04 SJK (C) Keong Hoe
Bukit Jambol 052/35/05 SJK (C) Min Sin
Bukit Gambir 052/35/06 SMK Bukit Gambir
Taman Jubilee 052/35/07 SMK Sungai Nibong
Taman Pekaka 052/36/08 SMK Bukit Jambul

It encompasses the southernmost halve of Gelugor, a suburb of George Town, including Universiti Sains Malaysia and Minden Heights.[4] Surrounding neighbourhoods such as Batu Uban, Sungai Dua, Sungai Nibong and Bukit Jambul are also situated within this state seat.

The northern limits of this constituency roughly follows the course of the Gelugor River into the sea, thereby dividing Gelugor into the northern and southern halves (with the northern half under the neighbouring Seri Delima constituency). The Batu Uban seat is also bounded to the south by Jalan Tun Dr Awang, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah and Sungai Dua.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Batu Uban's electorate as of 2023[5]

  Chinese (58.70%)
  Malay (25.44%)
  Indian (14.68%)
  Other ethnicities (1.17%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Batu Uban 4,692
Bukit Gambir 2,397
Bukit Jambol 3,512
Minden Heights 3,488
Sungai Dua 2,615
Taman Jubilee 7,370
Taman Pekaka 5,257
Universiti Sains 210
Total 29,541
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

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Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Batu Uban
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Sungai Nibong
7th 1986 – 1990 Kee Phaik Cheen BN (GERAKAN)
8th 1990 – 1995
9th 1995 – 1999
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008 Goh Kheng Sneah
12th 2008 – 2013 Raveenthran V. Subramaniam PR (PKR)
13th 2013 – 2018 Jayabalan A. Thambyappa
14th 2018 – 2023 Kumaresan Aramugam PH (PKR)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Kumaresan Aramugam 22,773 76.80 Decrease 3.60
PN Mok Kok On 6,065 20.50 Increase 20.50
MUDA Lee Kim Noor 803 2.70 Increase 2.70
Total valid votes 29,641 100.00
Total rejected ballots 136
Unreturned ballots 82
Turnout 29,859 68.60 Decrease 14.50
Registered electors 43,529
Majority 16,708 56.30 Decrease 9.60
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Kumaresan Aramugam 21,079 80.40 Increase 80.40
BN Hng Chee Wey 3,806 14.50 Decrease 14.80
PAS Vikneswaran Muniandy 1,176 4.50 Increase 4.50
Penang Front Party Teoh Kean Liang 32 0.20 Increase 0.20
Malaysian United Party Teoh Kok Siang 116 0.40 Increase 0.40
Total valid votes 26,209 100.00
Total rejected ballots 235
Unreturned ballots 79
Turnout 26,523 83.10 Decrease 3.30
Registered electors 31,924
Majority 17,273 65.90 Increase 25.50
PH hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (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, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Jayabalan Thambyappa 17,017 69.70 Increase 17.70
BN Goh Kheng Sneah 7,160 29.30 Decrease 18.70
Independent Mohd Noor Mohd Abdul Kadeer 186 0.76 Increase 0.76
Independent Baratharajan Narayanasamy Pillai 40 0.16 Increase 0.16
Independent Rajendra Ammasi 26 0.08 Increase 0.08
Total valid votes 24,429 100.00
Total rejected ballots 246
Unreturned ballots 75
Turnout 24,750 86.40 Increase 10.90
Registered electors 28,649
Majority 9,857 40.40 Increase 36.40
PKR hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Raveentharan V. Subramaniam 8,046 52.00
BN Goh Kheng Sneah 7,435 48.00
Total valid votes 15,481 100.00
Total rejected ballots 285
Unreturned ballots 448
Turnout 16,214 75.50
Registered electors 21,483
Majority 611 4.00
PKR gain from BN Swing ?


See also

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References

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"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.