Kepala Batas is a federal constituency in North Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
Penang constituency | |
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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 |
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
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History
editPolling districts
editAccording 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Bumbung Lima | 041/03/01 | SK Bumbong Lima |
Paya Keladi | 041/03/02 |
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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
editMembers of Parliament for Kepala Batas | ||||
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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
editParliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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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
editNo. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
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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
editNo. | State Constituency | Local Government |
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N1 | Penaga | Seberang Perai City Council |
N2 | Bertam | |
N3 | Pinang Tunggal |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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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 | % | ∆% | ||
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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 | % | ∆% | ||
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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 | % | ∆% | |
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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 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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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 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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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 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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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 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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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 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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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 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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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 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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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 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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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.
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- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.