Batu Uban (state constituency)

Batu Uban is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1986. It covers a portion of Penang Island's eastern seaboard, including the southernmost suburbs of George Town.

Batu Uban (N35)

Penang constituency
Batu Uban (olive) on Penang Island
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Kumaresan Aramugam PH
Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	43,529
Area (km²)[2]	9

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018^[update], the State Assemblyman for Batu Uban is Kumaresan Aramugam from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Batu Uban constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Batu Uban (N35)	Minden Heights	052/35/01	SK Minden Height
	Universiti Sains	052/35/02	SK Minden Height
	Batu Uban	052/35/03	Kompleks Pencak Silat Majlis Sukan Negeri Pulau Pinang
	Sungai Dua	052/36/04	SJK (C) Keong Hoe
	Bukit Jambol	052/35/05	SJK (C) Min Sin
	Bukit Gambir	052/35/06	SMK Bukit Gambir
	Taman Jubilee	052/35/07	SMK Sungai Nibong
	Taman Pekaka	052/36/08	SMK Bukit Jambul

It encompasses the southernmost halve of Gelugor, a suburb of George Town, including Universiti Sains Malaysia and Minden Heights.^[4] Surrounding neighbourhoods such as Batu Uban, Sungai Dua, Sungai Nibong and Bukit Jambul are also situated within this state seat.

The northern limits of this constituency roughly follows the course of the Gelugor River into the sea, thereby dividing Gelugor into the northern and southern halves (with the northern half under the neighbouring Seri Delima constituency). The Batu Uban seat is also bounded to the south by Jalan Tun Dr Awang, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah and Sungai Dua.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Batu Uban's electorate as of 2023^[5]

1. Chinese (58.7%)
2. Malay (25.4%)
3. Indian (14.7%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.17%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
Batu Uban	4,692
Bukit Gambir	2,397
Bukit Jambol	3,512
Minden Heights	3,488
Sungai Dua	2,615
Taman Jubilee	7,370
Taman Pekaka	5,257
Universiti Sains	210
Total	29,541
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Batu Uban
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sungai Nibong
7th	1986 – 1990	Kee Phaik Cheen	BN (GERAKAN)
8th	1990 – 1995
9th	1995 – 1999
10th	1999 – 2004
11th	2004 – 2008	Goh Kheng Sneah
12th	2008 – 2013	Raveenthran V. Subramaniam	PR (PKR)
13th	2013 – 2015	Jayabalan Thambyappa
	2015 – 2018		PH (PKR)
14th	2018 – 2023	Kumaresan Aramugam
15th	2023–present

Election results

The electoral results for the Batu Uban state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Kumaresan Aramugam	22,773	76.80	3.60
	PN	Mok Kok On	6,065	20.50	20.50
	MUDA	Lee Kim Noor	803	2.70	2.70
Total valid votes			29,641	100.00
Total rejected ballots			136
Unreturned ballots			82
Turnout			29,859	68.60	14.50
Registered electors			43,529
Majority			16,708	56.30	9.60
	PH hold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Kumaresan Aramugam	21,079	80.40	80.40
	BN	Hng Chee Wey	3,806	14.50	14.80
	PAS	Vikneswaran Muniandy	1,176	4.50	4.50
	Penang Front Party	Teoh Kean Liang	32	0.20	0.20
	Malaysian United Party	Teoh Kok Siang	116	0.40	0.40
Total valid votes			26,209	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			26,523	83.10	3.30
Registered electors			31,924
Majority			17,273	65.90	25.50
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (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, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Jayabalan Thambyappa	17,017	69.70	17.70
	BN	Goh Kheng Sneah	7,160	29.30	18.70
	Independent	Mohd Noor Mohd Abdul Kadeer	186	0.76	0.76
	Independent	Baratharajan Narayanasamy Pillai	40	0.16	0.16
	Independent	Rajendra Ammasi	26	0.08	0.08
Total valid votes			24,429	100.00
Total rejected ballots			246
Unreturned ballots			75
Turnout			24,750	86.40	10.90
Registered electors			28,649
Majority			9,857	40.40	36.40
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Raveentharan V. Subramaniam	8,046	52.00
	BN	Goh Kheng Sneah	7,435	48.00
Total valid votes			15,481	100.00
Total rejected ballots			285
Unreturned ballots			448
Turnout			16,214	75.50
Registered electors			21,483
Majority			611	4.00
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

See also

• Constituencies of Penang