Kepala Batas (federal constituency)

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district

|name =Kepala Batas (P041)

|state =Penang

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|fed-rep =Siti Mastura Mohamad

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|fed-rep-party =Perikatan Nasional

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|fed-status =active

|fed-created =1974

|fed-abolished =

|fed-election-first =1974

|fed-election-last =2022

|demo-census-date = 2020

|demo-pop = 117043

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|demo-electors = 84,190

|demo-electors-date = 2023

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Kepala Batas is a federal constituency in North Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Kepala Batas's electorate as of 2022|label1=Malay|value1=80.05|color1=green|label2=Chinese|value2=15.35|color2=red|label3=Indian|value3=4.17|color3=orange|label4=Other ethnicities|value4=0.43|color4=yellow}}

{{Pie chart|thumb=|caption= Age breakdown of Kepala Batas's electorate as of 2022

| label1 = 18-20

| label2 = 21-29

| label3 = 30-39

| label4 = 40-49

| label5 = 50-59

| label6 = 60-69

| label7 = 70-79

| label8 = 80-89

| label9 = above 90

| value1 = 7.5

| color1 = red

| value2 = 23.32

| color2 = orange

| value3 = 20.5

| color3 = yellow

| value4 = 17.43

| color4 = green

| value5 = 14.92

| color5 = blue

| value6 = 9.63

| color6 = indigo

| value7 = 5

| color7 = purple

| value8 = 1.49

| color8 = brown

| value9 = 0.2

| color9 = pink

}}

{{Pie chart|thumb=|caption= Gender breakdown of Kepala Batas's electorate as of 2022

| label1 = Male

| label2 = Female

| value1 = 49.38

| color1 = blue

| value2 = 50.62

| color2 = pink

}}

History

= Polling districts =

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kepala Batas constituency is divided into 29 polling districts.{{cite web |date=15 July 2023 |title=Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1837473/PUB%20269%20(2023)%20-%20PULAU%20PINANG.pdf |website=Attorney General's Chambers}}

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%"

!State constituency

!Polling districts

!Code

!Location

rowspan="9" |Penaga (N01)

|Kuala Muda

|041/01/01

|SK Kuala Muda

Pulau Mertajam

|041/01/02

|SK Pulau Mertajam

Pasir Gebu

|041/01/03

|SK Pasir Gebu

Penaga

|041/01/04

SK Penaga
SK Penaga Jaya

Kota Aur

|041/01/05

|SMK Dato' Haji Hassan Noh

Permatang Janggus

|041/01/06

|SK Permatang Janggus

Guar Kepah

|041/01/07

|Pusat Penempatan Banjir Pengkalan Bongor

Permatang Tiga Ringgit

|041/01/08

|SK Lahar Kepar

Lahar Kepar

|041/01/09

|SK Lahar Kepar

rowspan="9" |Bertam (N02)

|Padang Benggali

|041/02/01

|SA Rakyat Al-Falah Padang Benggali

Permatang Berah

|041/02/02

|SJK (C) Aik Keow

Permatang Rambai

|041/02/03

|SA Rakyat Maahad Al-Huda

Permatang Sintok

|041/02/04

|SK Permatang Sintok

Permatang Pak Elong

|041/03/05

|SJK (C) Sin Chung

Permatang Bertam

|041/02/06

|SK Permatang Bertam

Kepala Batas

|041/02/07

|SK Hashim Awang

Jalan Kedah

|041/02/08

|SJK (C) Pei Yu

Pongsu Seribu

|041/02/09

SMK Kepala Batas
SMK Datuk Haji Ahmad Badawi

rowspan="11" |Pinang Tunggal (N03)

|Bumbung Lima

|041/03/01

|SK Bumbong Lima

Paya Keladi

|041/03/02

SMK Bertam Perdana
SK Paya Keladi

Bertam Indah

|041/03/03

|SMK Bertam Indah

Ladang Malakoff

|041/03/04

|SJK (T) Ladang Malakoff

Kampong To'Bedu

|041/03/05

|SK Kampong To' Bedor

Permatang Langsat

|041/03/06

|SMK Dato' Kailan

Pinang Tunggal

|041/03/07

|SK Pinang Tunggal

Kampong Baharu

|041/03/08

|SK Mohd Shah

Kampong Selamat Utara

|041/03/09

|SJK (C) Mah Hua

Kubang Menerong

|041/03/10

|Madrasah Al-Yatumiah Al-Islamiah Kubang Menerong

Kampong Selamat Selatan

|041/03/11

|SK Kampung Selamat

=Representation history=

colspan="5" \| Members of Parliament for Kepala Batas
class=wikitable
Parliament !No	Years	Member	Party
colspan="5" align="center" \| Constituency created, renamed from Seberang Utara
4th \| rowspan="3" \|P035	1974–1978	Mohamed Sopiee Sheikh Ibrahim (محمد شڤيعي شيخ إبراهيم)	rowspan="11" bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (UMNO)}}
5th	1978–1982	rowspan=8\| Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبدالله أحمد بدوي)
6th	1982–1986
7th \| rowspan="2" \|P038	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995
9th \| rowspan="7" \|P041	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	rowspan="2" \| Reezal Merican Naina Merican (ريزال ماريکان ناينا ماريکان)
14th	2018–2022
15th	2022–present	Siti Mastura Muhammad (سيتي مستورة محمّد)	bgcolor="{{party color\|Perikatan Nasional\|PN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| PN (PAS)}}

= State constituency =

class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" \|Parliamentary constituency ! colspan="7" \|State constituency
1955–1959* !1959–1974 !1974–1986 !1986–1995 !1995–2004 !2004–2018 !2018–present
rowspan="4" \|Kepala Batas \| colspan="2" rowspan="4" bgcolor="dcdcdc" \| \| colspan="5" \|Bertam
colspan="5" \|Penaga
bgcolor="dcdcdc" \| \| colspan="4" \|Pinang Tunggal
Tasek Gelugor \| colspan="4" bgcolor="dcdcdc" \|

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Parliamentary

constituency

! colspan="7" |State constituency

1955–1959*

!1959–1974

!1974–1986

!1986–1995

!1995–2004

!2004–2018

!2018–present

rowspan="4" |Kepala Batas

| colspan="2" rowspan="4" bgcolor="dcdcdc" |

| colspan="5" |Bertam

colspan="5" |Penaga

bgcolor="dcdcdc" |

| colspan="4" |Pinang Tunggal

Tasek Gelugor

| colspan="4" bgcolor="dcdcdc" |

= Current state assembly members =

class="wikitable"

! width="30" |No.

! width="130" |State Constituency

! width="200" |Member

! width="80" |Coalition (Party)

|Penaga

|Mohd Yusni Mat Piah

| bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" |{{Font color|white|PN (PAS)}}

|Bertam

|Reezal Merican Naina Merican

|bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}

|Pinang Tunggal

|Bukhori Ghazali

| bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" |{{Font color|white|PN (PAS)}}

= Local governments & postcodes =

class="wikitable"

!No.

!State Constituency

!Local Government

!Postcode

|Penaga

| rowspan="3" |Seberang Perai City Council

| rowspan="3" |

13100, 13110 Penaga
13200, 13210 Kepala Batas
13300 Tasek Gelugor

|Bertam

|Pinang Tunggal

Election results

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2022|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Siti Mastura Muhammad|28,604|41.27|{{increase}} 41.27}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Reezal Merican Naina Merican|25,737|37.14|{{decrease}} 5.80}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian United Democratic Alliance|Muhammad Danial Abdul Majeed|14,214|20.51|{{increase}} 20.51}}

{{MASelec|Gerakan Tanah Air|Hamidi Abu Hassan|747|1.08|{{increase}} 1.08}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|70,150|83.41|{{decrease}} 4.37}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,867|4.13|{{decrease}} 4.92}}

{{MASelec/source|hide=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753273/PUB609%20(2022).pdf||}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2018|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Reezal Merican Naina Merican|22,459|42.94|{{decrease}} 11.59}}

{{MASelec|PH (2018)|Zaidi Zakaria|17,723|33.89|{{increase}} 33.89}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Islamic Party|Siti Mastura Muhammad|12,120|23.17|{{decrease}} 22.30}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|53,127|87.78|{{decrease}} 2.74}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,736|9.05|{{decrease}} 0.01}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180504_P.U.%20%28B%29%20236%20PULAU%20PINANG.pdf|title=His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]|date=3 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180530_P.U.%20%28B%29%20310%20-%20PARLIMEN%20%28PENANG%29.pdf|title=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]|date=28 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}||}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2013|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Reezal Merican Naina Merican|25,128|54.53|{{decrease}} 11.25}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Islamic Party|Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden|20,952|45.47|{{increase}} 11.25}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|46,740|90.52|{{increase}} 6.07}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,176|9.06|{{decrease}} 22.50}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_Borang%208%20-%20PARLIMEN%20Pulau%20Pinang.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-10}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_Borang%2016%20Parlimen%20PENANG.pdf|title=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]|date=22 May 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-10|archive-date=2019-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322115254/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_Borang%2016%20Parlimen%20PENANG.pdf|url-status=dead}}}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2008|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdullah Ahmad Badawi|23,445|65.78|{{decrease}} 11.94}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Islamic Party|Subri Md. Arshad|12,199|34.22|{{increase}} 11.94}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|36,328|84.45|{{increase}} 0.26}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|11,246|31.56|{{decrease}} 23.88}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2004|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdullah Ahmad Badawi|25,403|77.72|{{increase}} 8.32}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Islamic Party|Abd Khalid Rasid|7,281|22.28|{{decrease}} 8.32}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|33,356|84.19|{{increase}} 2.80}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|18,122|55.44|{{increase}} 16.64}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1999|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdullah Ahmad Badawi|19,985|69.40|{{decrease}} 13.77}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Islamic Party|Abd Khalid Rasid|8,810|30.60|{{increase}} 30.60}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|29,477|81.39|{{increase}} 2.92}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|11,175|38.80|{{decrease}} 26.74}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1995|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdullah Ahmad Badawi|22,521|82.77|{{increase}} 12.42}}

{{MASelec|Parti Melayu Semangat 46|Naser Mohd. Razi|4,687|17.23|{{decrease}} 12.42}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|28,332|78.47|{{decrease}} 1.78}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|17,834|65.54|{{increase}} 24.84}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1990|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdullah Ahmad Badawi|17,025|70.35|{{increase}} 1.02}}

{{MASelec|Parti Melayu Semangat 46|Ahmad Awang|7,174|29.65|{{increase}} 29.65}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|24,931|80.25|{{increase}} 4.44}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|9,851|40.70|{{increase}} 2.04}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1986|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdullah Ahmad Badawi|15,463|69.33|{{increase}} 0.82}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Islamic Party|Ahmad Hasan Salahuddin|6,841|30.67|{{increase}} 13.85}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|22,900|75.81|{{decrease}} 4.48}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|8,622|38.66|{{decrease}} 13.03}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1982|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdullah Ahmad Badawi|16,759|68.51|{{increase}} 6.10}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohamad Sabu|4,115|16.82|{{decrease}} 20.77}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Khoo Siew Hoe|3,589|14.67|{{increase}} 14.67}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|25,277|80.29|{{decrease}} 1.52}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|12,644|51.69|{{increase}} 26.87}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1978|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1974|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec/note|On the nomination day, Mohamed Sopiee Sheikh Ibrahim won uncontested.}}

References

{{cite web |url=http://www.spr.gov.my/ms/keputusan-pilihanraya |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya |work=Election Commission of Malaysia |access-date=2018-08-12}}

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