Kepala Batas (P041)
Penang constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Siti Mastura Mohamad
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2022
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

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

Ethnic breakdown of Kepala Batas's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (80.05%)
  Chinese (15.35%)
  Indian (4.17%)
  Other ethnicities (0.43%)

History

Polling districts

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
  • SK Penaga
  • SK Penaga Jaya
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
  • SMK Kepala Batas
  • SMK Datuk Haji Ahmad Badawi
Pinang Tunggal (N03) Bumbung Lima 041/03/01 SK Bumbong Lima
Paya Keladi 041/03/02
  • SMK Bertam Perdana
  • SK Paya Keladi
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

Members of Parliament for Kepala Batas
Parliament NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Seberang Utara
4th P0351974–1978Mohamed Sopiee Sheikh Ibrahim (محمد سوڤياي شيخ إبراهيم)BN (UMNO)
5th1978–1982Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبد الله احمد بدوي)
6th1982–1986
7th P0381986–1990
8th1990–1995
9th P0411995–1999
10th1999–2004
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018Reezal Merican Naina Merican (ريزال ماريکان ناينا ماريکان)
14th2018–2022
15th2022–presentSiti Mastura Mohamad (سيتي مستورا محمد)PN (PAS)

State constituency

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

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

No. State Constituency Local Government
N1 Penaga Seberang Perai City Council
N2 Bertam
N3 Pinang Tunggal

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNSiti Mastura Mohamad28,60441.27Increase 41.27
BNReezal Merican Naina Merican25,73737.14Decrease 5.80
MUDAMuhammad Danial Abdul Majeed14,21420.51Increase 20.51
Homeland Fighters' PartyHamidi Abu Hassan7471.08Increase 1.08
Total valid votes 69,302 100.00
Total rejected ballots 714
Unreturned ballots 134
Turnout 70,15083.41Decrease 4.37
Registered electors 83,081
Majority 2,8674.13Decrease 4.92
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753273/PUB609%20(2022).pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNReezal Merican Naina Merican22,45942.94Decrease 11.59
PHZaidi Zakaria17,72333.89Increase 33.89
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartySiti Mastura Mohamad12,12023.17Decrease 22.30
Total valid votes 52,302 100.00
Total rejected ballots 715
Unreturned ballots 110
Turnout 53,12787.78Decrease 2.74
Registered electors 60,523
Majority 4,7369.05Decrease 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.

"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 %∆%
BNReezal Merican Naina Merican25,12854.53Decrease 11.25
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAfnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden20,95245.47Increase 11.25
Total valid votes 46,080 100.00
Total rejected ballots 585
Unreturned ballots 75
Turnout 46,74090.52Increase 6.07
Registered electors 51,635
Majority 4,1769.06Decrease 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.

"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.
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdullah Ahmad Badawi23,44565.78Decrease 11.94
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartySubri Md. Arshad12,19934.22Increase 11.94
Total valid votes 35,644 100.00
Total rejected ballots 634
Unreturned ballots 50
Turnout 36,32884.45Increase 0.26
Registered electors 43,019
Majority 11,24631.56Decrease 23.88
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdullah Ahmad Badawi25,40377.72Increase 8.32
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbd Khalid Rasid7,28122.28Decrease 8.32
Total valid votes 32,684 100.00
Total rejected ballots 672
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 33,35684.19Increase 2.80
Registered electors 39,619
Majority 18,12255.44Increase 16.64
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdullah Ahmad Badawi19,98569.40Decrease 13.77
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbd Khalid Rasid8,81030.60Increase 30.60
Total valid votes 28,795 100.00
Total rejected ballots 618
Unreturned ballots 64
Turnout 29,47781.39Increase 2.92
Registered electors 36,180
Majority 11,17538.80Decrease 26.74
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdullah Ahmad Badawi22,52182.77Increase 12.42
S46Naser Mohd. Razi4,68717.23Decrease 12.42
Total valid votes 27,208 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,093
Unreturned ballots 31
Turnout 28,33278.47Decrease 1.78
Registered electors 36,105
Majority 17,83465.54Increase 24.84
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdullah Ahmad Badawi17,02570.35Increase 1.02
S46Ahmad Awang7,17429.65Increase 29.65
Total valid votes 24,199 100.00
Total rejected ballots 732
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 24,93180.25Increase 4.44
Registered electors 31,066
Majority 9,85140.70Increase 2.04
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdullah Ahmad Badawi15,46369.33Increase 0.82
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAhmad Hasan Salahuddin6,84130.67Increase 13.85
Total valid votes 22,304 100.00
Total rejected ballots 596
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 22,90075.81Decrease 4.48
Registered electors 30,209
Majority 8,62238.66Decrease 13.03
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdullah Ahmad Badawi16,75968.51Increase 6.10
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohamad Sabu4,11516.82Decrease 20.77
DAPKhoo Siew Hoe3,58914.67Increase 14.67
Total valid votes 24,463 100.00
Total rejected ballots 814
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,27780.29
Registered electors 31,481
Majority 12,64451.69Increase 26.87
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdullah Ahmad Badawi12,64562.41
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMusa Mohd. Yatim7,61637.59
Total valid votes 20,261 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 26,269
Majority 5,02924.82
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
On the nomination day, Mohamed Sopiee Sheikh Ibrahim won uncontested.
BNMohamed 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

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