Batu Kawan (federal constituency) explained

Batu Kawan (P046)
State:Penang
Fed-Rep:Chow Kon Yeow
Fed-Rep-Party:PH
Fed-Status:active
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2022
Demo-Census-Date:2020
Demo-Pop:164468
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Electors:89,610
Demo-Electors-Date:2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:[2]
Demo-Area:129
Demo-Area-Ref:[3]

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

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Batu Kawan constituency is divided into 24 polling districts.[4]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Perai (N16)Taman Indrawasih046/16/01SMK Taman Inderawasih
Taman Chai Leng046/16/02SK Taman Inderawasih
Perai046/16/03SJK (T) Perai
Taman Perai046/16/04SK Khir Johari
Taman Supreme046/16/05SMK Prai
Taman Kimsar046/16/06SJK (C) Chung Hwa 3
Bukit Tengah (N17)Kampong Jawa046/17/01SJK (T) Ladang Prye
Jalan Pengkalan046/17/02SK Kebun Sireh
Kebun Sireh046/17/03SK Kebun Sireh
Bukit Tengah046/17/04SJK (C) Peng Bin
Kuala Juru046/17/05
  • SK Juru
  • SJK (T) Juru
Juru046/17/06SJK (C) True Light
Taman Perwira046/17/07SMK Taman Perwira
Taman Sejati046/17/08SJK (C) Peng Bin
Taman Sentul Jaya046/17/09SMK Permai Indah
Bukit Tambun (N18)Pulau Aman046/18/01Dewan Serbaguna Pulau Aman
Batu Kawan046/18/02SMK Batu Kawan
Bukit Tambun046/18/03SK Bkt Tambun
Taman Merak046/18/04
  • SK Taman Merak
  • SJK (C) Keng Koon
Kampong Baharu046/18/05SMK Simpang Empat
Ladang Valdor046/18/06SJK (T) Ladang Valdor
Perkampungan Valdor046/18/07SMK Valdor
Badak Mati046/18/08SK Bakap Indah
Rumah Murah Valdor046/18/09SJK (C) Kampung Valdor

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu Kawan
Parliament NoYears Member Party
Constituency created from Bagan, Bukit Mertajam and Nibong Tebal
P0462004–2008 Huan Cheng Guan
(范清渊)
2008–2013 Ramasamy Palanisamy
(இராமசாமி பழனிசாமி)
2013–2018 Kasthuriraani Patto
(கஸ்தூரி பட்டு)
2018–2022
2022–present Chow Kon Yeow
(曹观友)

State constituency

ParliamentaryconstituencyState constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Batu KawanBukit Tambun
Bukit Tengah
Perai

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N16PeraiSundarajoo Somu
N17Bukit TengahGooi Hsiao Leung
N18Bukit TambunGoh Choon Aik

Local governments

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government
N16PeraiSeberang Perai City Council
N17Bukit Tengah
N18Bukit Tambun

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
  2. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2020-01-29. 11. ms. 2018-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf. dead.
  3. 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. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. 2020-01-29. ms. 2018-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212213/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: 15 July 2023 . Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang . Attorney General's Chambers.