Kepala Batas (federal constituency)
 Penang constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1974 |
| First contested | 1974 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 117,043 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 84,190 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 138 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 848.1 |
Kepala Batas is a federal constituency in North Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG
Age breakdown of Kepala Batas's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.5%)
21-29 (23.32%)
30-39 (20.5%)
40-49 (17.43%)
50-59 (14.92%)
60-69 (9.63%)
70-79 (5%)
80-89 (1.49%)
above 90 (0.2%)
Gender breakdown of Kepala Batas's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.38%)
Female (50.62%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kepala Batas constituency is divided into 29 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penaga (N01) | Kuala Muda | 041/01/01 | SK Kuala Muda |
| Pulau Mertajam | 041/01/02 | SK Pulau Mertajam | |
| Pasir Gebu | 041/01/03 | SK Pasir Gebu | |
| Penaga | 041/01/04 |
| |
| Kota Aur | 041/01/05 | SMK Dato' Haji Hassan Noh | |
| Permatang Janggus | 041/01/06 | SK Permatang Janggus | |
| Guar Kepah | 041/01/07 | Pusat Penempatan Banjir Pengkalan Bongor | |
| Permatang Tiga Ringgit | 041/01/08 | SK Lahar Kepar | |
| Lahar Kepar | 041/01/09 | SK Lahar Kepar | |
| Bertam (N02) | Padang Benggali | 041/02/01 | SA Rakyat Al-Falah Padang Benggali |
| Permatang Berah | 041/02/02 | SJK (C) Aik Keow | |
| Permatang Rambai | 041/02/03 | SA Rakyat Maahad Al-Huda | |
| Permatang Sintok | 041/02/04 | SK Permatang Sintok | |
| Permatang Pak Elong | 041/03/05 | SJK (C) Sin Chung | |
| Permatang Bertam | 041/02/06 | SK Permatang Bertam | |
| Kepala Batas | 041/02/07 | SK Hashim Awang | |
| Jalan Kedah | 041/02/08 | SJK (C) Pei Yu | |
| Pongsu Seribu | 041/02/09 |
| |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Bumbung Lima | 041/03/01 | SK Bumbong Lima |
| Paya Keladi | 041/03/02 |
| |
| Bertam Indah | 041/03/03 | SMK Bertam Indah | |
| Ladang Malakoff | 041/03/04 | SJK (T) Ladang Malakoff | |
| Kampong To'Bedu | 041/03/05 | SK Kampong To' Bedor | |
| Permatang Langsat | 041/03/06 | SMK Dato' Kailan | |
| Pinang Tunggal | 041/03/07 | SK Pinang Tunggal | |
| Kampong Baharu | 041/03/08 | SK Mohd Shah | |
| Kampong Selamat Utara | 041/03/09 | SJK (C) Mah Hua | |
| Kubang Menerong | 041/03/10 | Madrasah Al-Yatumiah Al-Islamiah Kubang Menerong | |
| Kampong Selamat Selatan | 041/03/11 | SK Kampung Selamat |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Kepala Batas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Seberang Utara | ||||
| 4th | P035 | 1974–1978 | Mohamed Sopiee Sheikh Ibrahim (محمد سوڤياي شيخ إبراهيم) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبد الله احمد بدوي) | ||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | |||
| 7th | P038 | 1986–1990 | ||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | |||
| 9th | P041 | 1995–1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | |||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Reezal Merican Naina Merican (ريزال ماريکان ناينا ماريکان) | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | Siti Mastura Mohamad (سيتي مستورا محمد) |
PN (PAS) | |
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Kepala Batas | Bertam | ||||||
| Penaga | |||||||
| Pinang Tunggal | |||||||
| Tasek Gelugor | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Penaga | Mohd Yusni Mat Piah | PN (PAS) |
| N2 | Bertam | Reezal Merican Naina Merican | BN (UMNO) |
| N3 | Pinang Tunggal | Bukhori Ghazali | PN (PAS) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Penaga | Seberang Perai City Council |
|
| N2 | Bertam | ||
| N3 | Pinang Tunggal |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Siti Mastura Mohamad | 28,604 | 41.27 |  41.27
| ||
| BN | Reezal Merican Naina Merican | 25,737 | 37.14 |  5.80
| ||
| MUDA | Muhammad Danial Abdul Majeed | 14,214 | 20.51 | 20.51
| ||
| GTA | Hamidi Abu Hassan | 747 | 1.08 | 1.08
| ||
| Total valid votes | 69,302 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 714 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 134 | |||||
| Turnout | 70,150 | 83.41 | 4.37
| |||
| Registered electors | 83,081 | |||||
| Majority | 2,867 | 4.13 | 4.92
| |||
| PN gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Reezal Merican Naina Merican | 22,459 | 42.94 | 11.59
| ||
| PH | Zaidi Zakaria | 17,723 | 33.89 | 33.89
| ||
| PAS | Siti Mastura Mohamad | 12,120 | 23.17 | 22.30
| ||
| Total valid votes | 52,302 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 715 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 110 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,127 | 87.78 | 2.74
| |||
| Registered electors | 60,523 | |||||
| Majority | 4,736 | 9.05 | 0.01
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
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 | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Reezal Merican Naina Merican | 25,128 | 54.53 | 11.25
| ||
| PAS | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden | 20,952 | 45.47 | 11.25
| ||
| Total valid votes | 46,080 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 585 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 75 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,740 | 90.52 | 6.07
| |||
| Registered electors | 51,635 | |||||
| Majority | 4,176 | 9.06 | 22.50
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
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 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2016-05-10. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 23,445 | 65.78 | 11.94
| |
| PAS | Subri Md. Arshad | 12,199 | 34.22 | 11.94
| |
| Total valid votes | 35,644 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 634 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 50 | ||||
| Turnout | 36,328 | 84.45 | 0.26
| ||
| Registered electors | 43,019 | ||||
| Majority | 11,246 | 31.56 | 23.88
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 25,403 | 77.72 | 8.32
| |
| PAS | Abd Khalid Rasid | 7,281 | 22.28 | 8.32
| |
| Total valid votes | 32,684 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 672 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 33,356 | 84.19 | 2.80
| ||
| Registered electors | 39,619 | ||||
| Majority | 18,122 | 55.44 | 16.64
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 19,985 | 69.40 | 13.77
| |
| PAS | Abd Khalid Rasid | 8,810 | 30.60 | 30.60
| |
| Total valid votes | 28,795 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 618 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 64 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,477 | 81.39 | 2.92
| ||
| Registered electors | 36,180 | ||||
| Majority | 11,175 | 38.80 | 26.74
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 22,521 | 82.77 | 12.42
| |
| S46 | Naser Mohd. Razi | 4,687 | 17.23 | 12.42
| |
| Total valid votes | 27,208 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,093 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 31 | ||||
| Turnout | 28,332 | 78.47 | 1.78
| ||
| Registered electors | 36,105 | ||||
| Majority | 17,834 | 65.54 | 24.84
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 17,025 | 70.35 | 1.02
| |
| S46 | Ahmad Awang | 7,174 | 29.65 | 29.65
| |
| Total valid votes | 24,199 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 732 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,931 | 80.25 | 4.44
| ||
| Registered electors | 31,068 | ||||
| Majority | 9,851 | 40.70 | 2.04
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 15,463 | 69.33 | 0.82
| |
| PAS | Ahmad Hasan Salahuddin | 6,841 | 30.67 | 13.85
| |
| Total valid votes | 22,304 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 596 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,900 | 75.81 | 4.48
| ||
| Registered electors | 30,209 | ||||
| Majority | 8,622 | 38.66 | 13.03
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 16,759 | 68.51 | 6.10
| |
| PAS | Mohamad Sabu | 4,115 | 16.82 | 20.77
| |
| DAP | Khoo Siew Hoe | 3,589 | 14.67 | 14.67
| |
| Total valid votes | 24,463 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 814 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,277 | 80.29 | 1.52
| ||
| Registered electors | 31,481 | ||||
| Majority | 12,644 | 51.69 | 26.87
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 12,645 | 62.41 | ||
| PAS | Musa Mohd. Yatim | 7,616 | 37.59 | ||
| Total valid votes | 20,261 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,230 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 21,491 | 81.81 | |||
| Registered electors | 26,269 | ||||
| Majority | 5,029 | 24.82 | |||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Mohamed Sopiee Sheikh Ibrahim won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Mohamed Sopiee Sheikh Ibrahim | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 22,843 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "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. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. 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.
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