Batu Kawan (federal constituency)

Batu Kawan
Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018

Batu Kawan is a federal constituency in 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.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Indrawasih, Taman Chai Leng, Perai, Taman Perai, Taman Supreme, Taman Kimsar, Kampong Jawa, Jalan Pengkalan, Kebun Sireh, Bukit Tengah, Kuala Juru, Juru, Taman Perwira, Taman Sejati, Taman Sentul Jaya, Pulau Aman, Batu Kawan, Bukit Tambun, Taman Merak, Kampong Baharu, Ladang Valdor, Perkampungan Valdor, Badak Mati, Rumah Murah Valdor.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Indrawasih, Taman Chai Leng, Perai, Taman Perai, Taman Supreme, Taman Kimsar, Kampong Jawa, Jalan Pengkalan, Kebun Sireh, Bukit Tengah, Kuala Juru, Juru, Taman Perwira, Taman Sejati, Taman Sentul Jaya, Pulau Aman, Batu Kawan, Bukit Tambun, Taman Merak, Kampong Baharu, Ladang Valdor, Perkampungan Valdor, Badak Mati, Rumah Murah Valdor.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu Kawan
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
11th	2004-2008	Huan Cheng Guan	BN
12th	2008-2013	Ramasamy Palanisamy	DAP
13th	2013-2018	Kasthuriraani Patto	DAP
14th	2018-present	Kasthuriraani Patto	PH (DAP)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Kasthuriraani Patto	42,683	78.02
	BN	Jayanthi Devi Balaguru	9,130	16.69
	PAS	Jay Kumar Balakrishna	2,636	4.82
	PFP	Ooi Khar Giap	256	0.47
Total valid votes			54,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			675
Unreturned ballots			99
Turnout			55,479	84.84
Registered electors			65,394
Majority			33,553	61.33
	PH gain from DAP		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. "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.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Kasthuriraani Patto	36,636	74.14	+ 11.20
	BN	Gobalakrishnan Narayanasamy	10,674	21.60	- 15.46
	PCM	Huan Cheng Guan	1,801	3.64	+ 3.64
	Independent	Mohan Apparoo	305	0.62	+ 0.62
Total valid votes			49,416	100.00
Total rejected ballots			723
Unreturned ballots			69
Turnout			50,208	87.32
Registered electors			57,500
Majority			25,962	52.54
	DAP 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. "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. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ramasamy Palanisamy	23,067	62.94	+ 42.30
	BN	Koh Tsu Koon	13,582	37.06	- 16.79
Total valid votes			36,649	100.00
Total rejected ballots			640
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			37,292	78.71
Registered electors			47,378
Majority			9,485	25.88
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Huan Cheng Guan	17,097	53.85
	KEADILAN	Law Choo Kiang	8,099	25.51
	DAP	Tanasekharan Autherapady	6,552	20.64
Total valid votes			31,748	100.00
Total rejected ballots			811
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,559	75.62
Registered electors			43,056
Majority			8,998	28.64
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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[1] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.