Batu (Kuala Lumpur federal constituency)

For Selangor, see Batu (Selangor federal constituency).

Batu is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

Batu (P115)

Kuala Lumpur constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Prabakaran Parameswaran PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	219,132
Electors (2022)[2]	113,863
Area (km²)[3]	20
Pop. density (per km²)	10,956.6

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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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Ethnic breakdown of Batu's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (47.0%)
2. Chinese (34.6%)
3. Indian (17.5%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.00%)

Age breakdown of Batu's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (5.78%)
2. 21-29 (20.4%)
3. 30-39 (22.9%)
4. 40-49 (17.5%)
5. 50-59 (14.4%)
6. 60-69 (11.8%)
7. 70-79 (5.19%)
8. 80-89 (1.62%)
9. above 90 (0.38%)

Gender breakdown of Batu's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.8%)
2. Female (50.2%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Batu constituency has a total of 23 polling districts.^[4]

Polling District	Code	Location
Kampung Selayang Lama	115/00/01	SK Kg. Selayang
Taman Sri Murni	115/00/02	SK Seri Murni
Taman Intan Baiduri	115/00/03	SK Intan Baiduri
Taman Beringin	115/00/04	Sekolah Integrasi Rendah Agama Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (SIRAJ) Abu Bzae Al-Ghifari
Taman Wahyu	115/00/05	SK Seri Delima
Taman Batu Permai	115/00/06	SMK Dato' Ibrahim Yaacob
Taman Batu Muda	115/00/07	SK Batu Muda
Batu Muda	115/00/08	SMK Batu Muda
Taman Koperasi Fasa II	115/00/09	SK Taman Koperasi Polis
Batu Kentonmen	115/00/10	SK Kampung Batu
Pekan Batu	115/00/11	SK (1) Batu 4 Jalan Ipoh SK (2) Batu 4 Jalan Ipoh
Taman Rainbow	115/00/12	SJK (C) Lai Chee
Taman Million	115/00/13	SM (Persendirian) Chong Hwa
Sentul Pasar	115/00/14	SMK Convent Sentul
Sentul Jaya	115/00/15	SK Sentul 1
Sentul Utara	115/00/16	SRA Ibnu Hajar Al-'Asqalani (SRA Raudhatul Muttaqin), Taman Dato' Senu
Pekan Setapak	115/00/17	SJK (C) Chong Hwa, Setapak
Rumah Pangsa Sri Perak	118/00/18	SK Bandar Baru Sentul SK Seri Perak
Bandar Baru Sentul	115/00/19	SMK Bandar Baru Sentul Majlis Kebajikan dan Pembangunan Masyarakat Kebangsaan Malaysia (MAKPEM)
Sentul Tengah	115/00/20	SK Convent Sentul 1 SK Convent Sentul 2
Kampung Kovil Utara	115/00/21	SMK (L) Methodist Sentul
Kampung Kovil Selatan	115/00/22	SK La Salle (1) Sentul
Sentul Selatan	115/00/23	SK (L) Methodist Sentul

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kepong and Setapak
7th	P097	1986–1990	Alexander Lee Yu Lung (李裕隆)	BN (GERAKAN)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P104	1995–1999	Chong Chek Ah (庄智雅)
10th		1999–2004	Ng Lip Yong (吴立洋)
11th	P115	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013	Chua Tian Chang (蔡添强)	PR (PKR)
13th		2013–2015
		2015–2018		PH (PKR)
14th		2018	Prabakaran Parameswaran (பிரபாகரன் பரமேஸ்வரன்)	Independent
		2018–2022		PH (PKR)
15th		2022–present

Local governments & postcodes

No.	Local Government	Postcode
P115	Kuala Lumpur City Hall	68100 Batu Caves 50400, 51000, 51100, 52000, 53000 Kuala Lumpur

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Prabakaran Parameswaran	45,716	52.46	52.46
	PN	Azhar Yahya	23,475	26.94	26.94
	BN	Kohilan Pillay Appu	10,398	11.93	9.86
	Independent	Chua Tian Chang	4,603	5.28	5.28
	GTA	Wan Azliana Wan Adnan	849	0.97	0.97
	Independent	Siti Zabedah Kasim	653	0.75	0.75
	Independent	Nur Fathiah Syazwana @ Cleo Shaharuddin	628	0.72	0.72
	Heritage	Naganathan Pillai	575	0.66	0.66
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Zulkifli Abdul Fadlan	137	0.16	0.16
	Independent	Too Cheng Huat @ Too Gao Lan	112	0.13	0.13
Total valid votes			87,146	100.00
Total rejected ballots			477
Unreturned ballots			218
Turnout			87,841	76.54	6.78
Registered electors			113,863
Majority			22,241	25.52	13.39
	PH gain from Independent		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753271/PUB%20613%20(2022)%20-%20PARLIMEN%20WP%20KUALA%20LUMPUR.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Prabakaran Parameswaran	38,125	60.70	60.70
	BN	Dominic Lau Hoe Chai	13,687	21.79	17.98
	PAS	Azhar Yahya	10,610	16.89	16.89
	Independent	Panjamorthy Muthusami	383	0.61	0.61
Total valid votes			62,805	100.00
Total rejected ballots			498
Unreturned ballots			297
Turnout			63,000	83.32	1.16
Registered electors			76,328
Majority			24,438	38.91	20.30
	Independent gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 240/2018]" (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 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 314/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Damansara parliamentary seat records biggest majority - Nation". The Star Online. 10 May 2018.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Chua Tian Chang	41,672	58.38	1.05
	BN	Dominic Lau Hoe Chai	28,388	39.77	0.80
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Hashim Karim	949	1.33	1.33
	Independent	Nazariah Abbas	209	0.29	0.29
	Independent	Atan Jasin	164	0.23	0.23
Total valid votes			71,382	100.00
Total rejected ballots			606
Unreturned ballots			159
Turnout			72,147	84.48	11.76
Registered electors			85,402
Majority			13,284	18.61	0.26
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 177/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-07. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 218/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Chua Tian Chang	29,785	59.43	21.97
	BN	Lim Si Pin	20,330	40.57	21.97
Total valid votes			50,115	100.00
Total rejected ballots			614
Unreturned ballots			574
Turnout			51,303	72.72	4.39
Registered electors			70,544
Majority			9,455	18.87	6.21
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ng Lip Yong @ Ng Lip Sat	28,718	62.54	9.87
	PKR	Chua Tian Chang	17,201	37.46	37.46
Total valid votes			45,919	100.00
Total rejected ballots			309
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			46,228	68.33	5.20
Registered electors
Majority			11,517	25.08	19.74
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ng Lip Yong @ Ng Lip Sat	22,639	52.67	16.45
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Sanusi Osman	20,342	47.33	16.45
Total valid votes			42,981	100.00
Total rejected ballots			565
Unreturned ballots			1,370
Turnout			44,916	73.53	5.04
Registered electors
Majority			2,297	5.34	32.91
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Chek Ah	26,823	69.12	10.90
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Sanusi Osman	11,981	30.88	9.25
Total valid votes			38,804	100.00
Total rejected ballots			284
Unreturned ballots			842
Turnout			39,930	68.49	1.50
Registered electors
Majority			14,842	38.25	20.16
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Alexander Lee Yu Lung	36,646	58.22	6.03
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Syed Husin Ali	25,259	40.13	40.13
	Independent	Azizi Shariff	1,043	1.66	1.66
Total valid votes			62,948	100.00
Total rejected ballots			215
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			63,163	69.99	7.44
Registered electors			90,251
Majority			11,387	18.09	3.40
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Alexander Lee Yu Lung	22,262	52.19
	DAP	Chan Beng Shin	15,997	37.50
	PAS	Hassan Shukri	3,923	9.20
	SDP	Omar Din Mawai Din	477	1.12
Total valid votes			42,659	100.00
Total rejected ballots			415
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			43,074	62.55
Registered electors			68,865
Majority			6,265	14.69
This was a new constituency created.