Batu Uban (state constituency)
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 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Batu Uban (olive) on Penang Island | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1986 | ||
| First contested | 1986 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023)[1] | 43,529 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 9 | ||
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.
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).
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
| 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 and Bukit Gelugor | |||
| 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 | ||
