Batu Kawah (state constituency) explained

Batu Kawah
State:Sarawak
State-Rep:Sim Kui Hian
State-Rep-Party:Gabungan Parti Sarawak
State-Status:active
State-Created:1968
State-Election-First:1969
State-Election-Last:2021

Batu Kawah is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Batu Kawah constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.[1]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Batu Kawah (N14)RPR Batu Kawah196/14/01SK RPR Batu Kawah
Kawah196/14/02SJK (C) Chung Hua Batu Kawa
Stapok196/14/03
  • SK Rantau Panjang
  • SJK (C) Chung Hua Stapok
  • SMK Batu Kawa
  • SJK (C) Chung Hua Sg Tapang
  • Balai Raya Kpg Desa Wira Lot
  • SK Jalan Arang
  • SK Stapok
  • Dewan Serbaguna Kpg Sinar Budi
Sin San Tu196/14/04SJK (C) Chung Hua Sin San Tu
Kim Chu Shin196/14/05SJK (C) Chung Hua Kim Choo Seng

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Kawah
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1970-1973 SUPP
1973-1974
1974-1979
1979-1983
1983-1987
1987-1991
1991-1992
1992-1996 Yap Chin Loi
1996-2001
2001-2006
2006-2011 Tan Joo Phoi
2011-2016
2016-2018
2018-2021
2021–present

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.