# Batu (Kuala Lumpur federal constituency)

Batu is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

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* Malay 47 (47.0%)
* Chinese 34.6 (34.6%)
* Indian 17.5 (17.5%)
* Other ethnicities 1 (1.00%)
* 18-20 5.78 (5.78%)
* 21-29 20.39 (20.4%)
* 30-39 22.93 (22.9%)
* 40-49 17.54 (17.5%)
* 50-59 14.4 (14.4%)
* 60-69 11.78 (11.8%)
* 70-79 5.19 (5.19%)
* 80-89 1.62 (1.62%)
* above 90 0.38 (0.38%)
* Male (49.81%)
* Female (50.19%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Batu constituency has a total of 23 polling districts.
| Polling District | Code | Location |
| Kampung Selayang Lama | 115/00/01 | SK Kg. Selayang |
| Taman Sri Murni | 115/00/02 | SK Seri Murni |
| Taman Intan Baiduri | 115/00/03 | SK Intan Baiduri |
| Taman Beringin | 115/00/04 | Sekolah Integrasi Rendah Agama Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (SIRAJ) Abu Bzae Al-Ghifari |
| Taman Wahyu | 115/00/05 | SK Seri Delima |
| Taman Batu Permai | 115/00/06 | SMK Dato' Ibrahim Yaacob |
| Taman Batu Muda | 115/00/07 | SK Batu Muda |
| Batu Muda | 115/00/08 | SMK Batu Muda |
| Taman Koperasi Fasa II | 115/00/09 | SK Taman Koperasi Polis |
| Batu Kentonmen | 115/00/10 | SK Kampung Batu |
| Pekan Batu | 115/00/11 | SK (1) Batu 4 Jalan Ipoh SK (2) Batu 4 Jalan Ipoh |
| Taman Rainbow | 115/00/12 | SJK (C) Lai Chee |
| Taman Million | 115/00/13 | SM (Persendirian) Chong Hwa |
| Sentul Pasar | 115/00/14 | SMK Convent Sentul |
| Sentul Jaya | 115/00/15 | SK Sentul 1 |
| Sentul Utara | 115/00/16 | SRA Ibnu Hajar Al-'Asqalani (SRA Raudhatul Muttaqin), Taman Dato' Senu |
| Pekan Setapak | 115/00/17 | SJK (C) Chong Hwa, Setapak |
| Rumah Pangsa Sri Perak | 118/00/18 | SK Bandar Baru Sentul SK Seri Perak |
| Bandar Baru Sentul | 115/00/19 | SMK Bandar Baru Sentul Majlis Kebajikan dan Pembangunan Masyarakat Kebangsaan Malaysia (MAKPEM) |
| Sentul Tengah | 115/00/20 | SK Convent Sentul 1 SK Convent Sentul 2 |
| Kampung Kovil Utara | 115/00/21 | SMK (L) Methodist Sentul |
| Kampung Kovil Selatan | 115/00/22 | SK La Salle (1) Sentul |
| Sentul Selatan | 115/00/23 | SK (L) Methodist Sentul |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kepong and Setapak |||||
| 7th | P097 | 1986–1990 | Alexander Lee Yu Lung (李裕隆) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 8th | P097 | 1990–1995 | Alexander Lee Yu Lung (李裕隆) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 9th | P104 | 1995–1999 | Chong Chek Ah (庄智雅) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 10th | P104 | 1999–2004 | Ng Lip Yong (吴立洋) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 11th | P115 | 2004–2008 | Ng Lip Yong (吴立洋) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | P115 | 2008–2013 | Chua Tian Chang (蔡添强) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P115 | 2013–2015 | Chua Tian Chang (蔡添强) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P115 | 2015–2018 | Chua Tian Chang (蔡添强) | PH (PKR) |
| 14th | P115 | 2018 | Prabakaran Parameswaran (பிரபாகரன் பரமேஸ்வரன்) | IND |
| 14th | P115 | 2018–2022 | Prabakaran Parameswaran (பிரபாகரன் பரமேஸ்வரன்) | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | P115 | 2022–present | Prabakaran Parameswaran (பிரபாகரன் பரமேஸ்வரன்) | PH (PKR) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | Local Government | Postcode |
| P115 | Kuala Lumpur City Hall | 68100 Batu Caves 50400, 51000, 51100, 52000, 53000 Kuala Lumpur |