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. , 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. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationBatu Uban (N35)Minden Heights052/35/01SK Minden HeightUniversiti Sains052/35/02SK Minden HeightBatu Uban052/35/03Kompleks Pencak Silat Majlis Sukan Negeri Pulau PinangSungai Dua052/36/04SJK (C) Keong HoeBukit Jambol052/35/05SJK (C) Min SinBukit Gambir052/35/06SMK Bukit GambirTaman Jubilee052/35/07SMK Sungai NibongTaman Pekaka052/36/08SMK Bukit Jambul It encompasses the southernmost halve of Gelugor, a suburb of George Town, including Universiti Sains Malaysia and Minden Heights. 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
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsBatu Uban4,692Bukit Gambir2,397Bukit Jambol3,512Minden Heights3,488Sungai Dua2,615Taman Jubilee7,370Taman Pekaka5,257Universiti Sains210Total29,541Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Batu UbanAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Sungai Nibong and Bukit Gelugor7thN301986 – 1990Kee Phaik Cheen (纪碧真) 8th1990 – 19959th1995 – 199910th1999 – 200411thN352004 – 2008Goh Kheng Sneah (吴竟城)12th2008 – 2013Raveenthran V. Subramaniam 13th2013 – 2015 Jayabalan Thambyappa2015 – 2018 14th2018 – 2023 Kumaresan Aramugam15th2023–present
Election results The electoral results for the Batu Uban state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
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