Batu Kawan (P046)

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Chow Kon Yeow PH
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	164,468
Electors (2023)[2]	89,610
Area (km²)[3]	129
Pop. density (per km²)	1,274.9

Batu Kawan is a federal constituency in South Seberang Perai District and Central Seberang Perai District, 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.

Demographics

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

History

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chow Kon Yeow	50,744	73.72	4.30
	PN	Wong Chia Zhen	10,344	15.03	15.03
	BN	Tan Lee Huat	7,145	10.38	6.31
	Sabah Heritage Party	Ong Chin Wen	450	0.65	0.65
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Lee Ah Liang	148	0.22	0.22
Total valid votes			68,831	100.00
Total rejected ballots			839
Unreturned ballots			89
Turnout			69,759	78.50	6.34
Registered electors			88,812
Majority			40,400	58.69	2.64
	PH hold		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	%	∆%
	PH	Kasthuriraani Patto	42,683	78.02	78.02
	BN	Jayanthi Devi Balaguru	9,130	16.69	4.91
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Jay Kumar Balakrishna	2,636	4.82	4.82
	Penang Front Party	Ooi Khar Giap	256	0.47	0.47
Total valid votes			54,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			675
Unreturned ballots			99
Turnout			55,479	84.84	2.48
Registered electors			65,394
Majority			33,553	61.33	8.79
	PH 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	%	∆%
	DAP	Kasthuriraani Patto	36,636	74.14	11.20
	BN	Gobalakrishnan Narayanasamy	10,674	21.60	15.46
	Love Malaysia Party	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	8.61
Registered electors			57,500
Majority			25,962	52.54	26.66
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. 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	3.09
Registered electors			47,378
Majority			9,485	25.88	2.76
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.