# Kepala Batas (federal constituency)

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
Ethnic breakdown of Kepala Batas's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Kepala Batas's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Kepala Batas's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kepala Batas constituency is divided into 29 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Penaga (N01) | Kuala Muda | 041/01/01 | SK Kuala Muda |
| Penaga (N01) | Pulau Mertajam | 041/01/02 | SK Pulau Mertajam |
| Penaga (N01) | Pasir Gebu | 041/01/03 | SK Pasir Gebu |
| Penaga (N01) | Penaga | 041/01/04 | SK Penaga SK Penaga Jaya |
| Penaga (N01) | Kota Aur | 041/01/05 | SMK Dato' Haji Hassan Noh |
| Penaga (N01) | Permatang Janggus | 041/01/06 | SK Permatang Janggus |
| Penaga (N01) | Guar Kepah | 041/01/07 | Pusat Penempatan Banjir Pengkalan Bongor |
| Penaga (N01) | Permatang Tiga Ringgit | 041/01/08 | SK Lahar Kepar |
| Penaga (N01) | Lahar Kepar | 041/01/09 | SK Lahar Kepar |
| Bertam (N02) | Padang Benggali | 041/02/01 | SA Rakyat Al-Falah Padang Benggali |
| Bertam (N02) | Permatang Berah | 041/02/02 | SJK (C) Aik Keow |
| Bertam (N02) | Permatang Rambai | 041/02/03 | SA Rakyat Maahad Al-Huda |
| Bertam (N02) | Permatang Sintok | 041/02/04 | SK Permatang Sintok |
| Bertam (N02) | Permatang Pak Elong | 041/03/05 | SJK (C) Sin Chung |
| Bertam (N02) | Permatang Bertam | 041/02/06 | SK Permatang Bertam |
| Bertam (N02) | Kepala Batas | 041/02/07 | SK Hashim Awang |
| Bertam (N02) | Jalan Kedah | 041/02/08 | SJK (C) Pei Yu |
| Bertam (N02) | Pongsu Seribu | 041/02/09 | SMK Kepala Batas SMK Datuk Haji Ahmad Badawi |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Bumbung Lima | 041/03/01 | SK Bumbong Lima |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Paya Keladi | 041/03/02 | SMK Bertam Perdana SK Paya Keladi |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Bertam Indah | 041/03/03 | SMK Bertam Indah |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Ladang Malakoff | 041/03/04 | SJK (T) Ladang Malakoff |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Kampong To'Bedu | 041/03/05 | SK Kampong To' Bedor |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Permatang Langsat | 041/03/06 | SMK Dato' Kailan |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Pinang Tunggal | 041/03/07 | SK Pinang Tunggal |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Kampong Baharu | 041/03/08 | SK Mohd Shah |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Kampong Selamat Utara | 041/03/09 | SJK (C) Mah Hua |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Kubang Menerong | 041/03/10 | Madrasah Al-Yatumiah Al-Islamiah Kubang Menerong |
| Pinang Tunggal (N03) | Kampong Selamat Selatan | 041/03/11 | SK Kampung Selamat |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kepala Batas :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Seberang Utara |||||
| 4th | P035 | 1974–1978 | Mohamed Sopiee Sheikh Ibrahim (محمد شڤيعي شيخ إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | P035 | 1978–1982 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبدالله أحمد بدوي) | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | P035 | 1982–1986 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبدالله أحمد بدوي) | BN (UMNO) |
| 7th | P038 | 1986–1990 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبدالله أحمد بدوي) | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | P038 | 1990–1995 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبدالله أحمد بدوي) | BN (UMNO) |
| 9th | P041 | 1995–1999 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبدالله أحمد بدوي) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | P041 | 1999–2004 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبدالله أحمد بدوي) | BN (UMNO) |
| 11th | P041 | 2004–2008 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبدالله أحمد بدوي) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P041 | 2008–2013 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (عبدالله أحمد بدوي) | BN (UMNO) |
| 13th | P041 | 2013–2018 | Reezal Merican Naina Merican (ريزال ماريکان ناينا ماريکان) | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | P041 | 2018–2022 | Reezal Merican Naina Merican (ريزال ماريکان ناينا ماريکان) | BN (UMNO) |
| 15th | P041 | 2022–present | Siti Mastura Muhammad (سيتي مستورة محمّد) | PN (PAS) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–1959* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Kepala Batas | | | Bertam | Bertam | Bertam | Bertam | Bertam |
| Penaga |||||
| Kepala Batas | | | | Pinang Tunggal | Pinang Tunggal | Pinang Tunggal | Pinang Tunggal |
| Kepala Batas | | | Tasek Gelugor | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N1 | Penaga | Mohd Yusni Mat Piah | PN (PAS) |
| N2 | Bertam | Reezal Merican Naina Merican | BN (UMNO) |
| N3 | Pinang Tunggal | Bukhori Ghazali | PN (PAS) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N1 | Penaga | Seberang Perai City Council | 13100, 13110 Penaga 13200, 13210 Kepala Batas 13300 Tasek Gelugor |
| N2 | Bertam | Seberang Perai City Council | 13100, 13110 Penaga 13200, 13210 Kepala Batas 13300 Tasek Gelugor |
| N3 | Pinang Tunggal | Seberang Perai City Council | 13100, 13110 Penaga 13200, 13210 Kepala Batas 13300 Tasek Gelugor |