# Batu Kawan (federal constituency)

Batu Kawan is a federal constituency in South Seberang Perai District and Central Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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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* Chinese (54.1%)
* Malay (23.7%)
* Indian (21.9%)
* Other ethnicities (0.3%)
* 18-20 (6.37%)
* 21-29 (20.33%)
* 30-39 (20.02%)
* 40-49 (17.89%)
* 50-59 (16%)
* 60-69 (11.56%)
* 70-79 (5.76%)
* 80-89 (1.72%)
* above 90 (0.34%)
* Male (49.03%)
* Female (50.97%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Batu Kawan constituency is divided into 24 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Perai (N16) | Taman Indrawasih | 046/16/01 | SMK Taman Inderawasih |
| Perai (N16) | Taman Chai Leng | 046/16/02 | SK Taman Inderawasih |
| Perai (N16) | Perai | 046/16/03 | SJK (T) Perai |
| Perai (N16) | Taman Perai | 046/16/04 | SK Khir Johari |
| Perai (N16) | Taman Supreme | 046/16/05 | SMK Prai |
| Perai (N16) | Taman Kimsar | 046/16/06 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa 3 |
| Bukit Tengah (N17) | Kampong Jawa | 046/17/01 | SJK (T) Ladang Prye |
| Bukit Tengah (N17) | Jalan Pengkalan | 046/17/02 | SK Kebun Sireh |
| Bukit Tengah (N17) | Kebun Sireh | 046/17/03 | SK Kebun Sireh |
| Bukit Tengah (N17) | Bukit Tengah | 046/17/04 | SJK (C) Peng Bin |
| Bukit Tengah (N17) | Kuala Juru | 046/17/05 | SK Juru SJK (T) Juru |
| Bukit Tengah (N17) | Juru | 046/17/06 | SJK (C) True Light |
| Bukit Tengah (N17) | Taman Perwira | 046/17/07 | SMK Taman Perwira |
| Bukit Tengah (N17) | Taman Sejati | 046/17/08 | SJK (C) Peng Bin |
| Bukit Tengah (N17) | Taman Sentul Jaya | 046/17/09 | SMK Permai Indah |
| Bukit Tambun (N18) | Pulau Aman | 046/18/01 | Dewan Serbaguna Pulau Aman |
| Bukit Tambun (N18) | Batu Kawan | 046/18/02 | SMK Batu Kawan |
| Bukit Tambun (N18) | Bukit Tambun | 046/18/03 | SK Bkt Tambun |
| Bukit Tambun (N18) | Taman Merak | 046/18/04 | SK Taman Merak SJK (C) Keng Koon |
| Bukit Tambun (N18) | Kampong Baharu | 046/18/05 | SMK Simpang Empat |
| Bukit Tambun (N18) | Ladang Valdor | 046/18/06 | SJK (T) Ladang Valdor |
| Bukit Tambun (N18) | Perkampungan Valdor | 046/18/07 | SMK Valdor |
| Bukit Tambun (N18) | Badak Mati | 046/18/08 | SK Bakap Indah |
| Bukit Tambun (N18) | Rumah Murah Valdor | 046/18/09 | SJK (C) Kampung Valdor |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu Kawan :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bagan, Bukit Mertajam and Nibong Tebal |||||
| 11th | P046 | 2004–2008 | Huan Cheng Guan (范清渊) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | P046 | 2008–2013 | Ramasamy Palanisamy (இராமசாமி பழனிசாமி) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P046 | 2013–2015 | Kasthuriraani Patto (கஸ்தூரி பட்டு) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P046 | 2015–2018 | Kasthuriraani Patto (கஸ்தூரி பட்டு) | PH (DAP) |
| 14th | P046 | 2018–2022 | Kasthuriraani Patto (கஸ்தூரி பட்டு) | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | P046 | 2022–present | Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友) | PH (DAP) |

### 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 |
| Batu Kawan | | | | | | Bukit Tambun | Bukit Tambun |
| Bukit Tengah ||
| Perai ||

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N16 | Perai | Sundarajoo Somu | PH (DAP) |
| N17 | Bukit Tengah | Gooi Hsiao Leung | PH (PKR) |
| N18 | Bukit Tambun | Goh Choon Aik | PH (PKR) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N16 | Perai | Seberang Perai City Council | 13600, 13609, 13700 Perai 14100, 14110 Simpang Ampat 14200 Sungai Jawi |
| N17 | Bukit Tengah | Seberang Perai City Council | 13600, 13609, 13700 Perai 14100, 14110 Simpang Ampat 14200 Sungai Jawi |
| N18 | Bukit Tambun | Seberang Perai City Council | 13600, 13609, 13700 Perai 14100, 14110 Simpang Ampat 14200 Sungai Jawi |