Batu (federal constituency)

Batu

the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Chua Tian Chang
PKR

Constituency created

1958

First contested

1959

Last contested

2013

Batu is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974, from 1986 to present.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1974 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1984.

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Selayang Lama, Taman Wahyu, Pekan Batu, Taman Batu Muda, Changkat, Batu Muda, Kampong Padang Balang, Jinjang Tempatan Keduabelas, Batu Kantomen, Taman Rainbow, Sentul Pasar, Sentul Tengah, Sentul Utara, Kampong Kovil Utara, Bandar Baru Sentul, Sentul Selatan, Kampong Kovil Selatan, Kolam Ayer, Rumah Pangsa Sri Perak, Taman Intan Baiduri, Taman Beringin, Taman Million, Sentul Jaya, Taman Sri Murni, Taman Batu Permai.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Intan Baiduri, Taman Sri Murni, Kampong Selayang Lama, Taman Beringin, Taman Wahyu, Taman Batu Permai, Taman Batu Muda, Taman Koperasi Polis Fasa II, Changkat, Kampong Padang Balang, Batu Muda, Jinjang Tempatan Keduabelas, Pekan Batu, Batu Kantomen, Sentul Utara, Sentul Jaya, Taman Rainbow, Taman Million, Sentul Pasar, Sentul Tengah, Bandar Baru Sentul, Rumah Pangsa Sri Perak, Sentul Selatan, Kampong Kovil Utara, Kampong Kovil Selatan, Kolam Ayer.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created in the state of Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Ng Ann Teck	Socialist Front
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Ng Ann Teck	Socialist Front
2nd	1964-1968	Tan Chee Khoon	Socialist Front
2nd	1968-1969	Tan Chee Khoon	Gerakan
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1972	Tan Chee Khoon	Gerakan
3rd	1972-1974	Tan Chee Khoon	PEKEMAS
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
7th	1986-1990	Alexander Lee Yu Lung	BN
8th	1990-1995	Alexander Lee Yu Lung
9th	1995-1999	Chong Chek Ah
10th	1999-2004	Ng Lip Yong @ Ng Lip Sat
11th	2004-2008	Ng Lip Yong @ Ng Lip Sat
12th	2008-2013	Chua Tian Chang	PKR
13th	2013-present	Chua Tian Chang	PKR

Election results

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
	Berjasa	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
Registered electors			85,402
Majority			13,284
	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. 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. 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
Registered electors			70,544
Majority			9,455
	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
	KEADILAN	Chua Tian Chang	17,201	37.46	+ 37.46
Total valid votes			45,919	100.00
Total rejected ballots			309
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			46,228	68.33
Registered electors
Majority			11,517
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ng Lip Yong @ Ng Lip Sat	22,639	52.67	- 16.45
	PRM	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
Registered electors
Majority			2,297
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chong Chek Ah	26,823	69.12	+ 10.90
	PRM	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
Registered electors
Majority			14,842
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Alexander Lee Yu Lung	36,646	58.22	+ 6.03
	PRM	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
Turnout			63,163	69.99
Registered electors
Majority			11,387
	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
Turnout			43,074	62.55
Registered electors			68,865
Majority			6,265
	BN gain from Gerakan		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Gerakan	Tan Chee Khoon	22,720	72.15
	Alliance	Yap Chin Kwee	8,772	27.85
Total valid votes			31,492	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,189
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,681	65.12
Registered electors			50,183
Majority			13,948
	Gerakan gain from Socialist Front		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Socialist Front	Tan Chee Khoon	10,122	45.28
	Alliance	Yap Chin Kwee	9,774	43.72
	PAP	Too Chee Cheong	2,459	11.00
Total valid votes			22,355	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,023
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,378	72.38
Registered electors			32,297
Majority			348
	Socialist Front hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Socialist Front	Ng Ann Teck	8,737	57.69
	Alliance	Lim Hee Hong	6,408	42.31
Total valid votes			15,145	100.00
Total rejected ballots			164
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,309	73.53
Registered electors			20,819
Majority			2,329
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-23.

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Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

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Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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