Batu Uban (state constituency)


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, which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan.

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 districtsCodeLocation
Batu Uban Minden Heights052/35/01SK Minden Height
Batu Uban Universiti Sains052/35/02SK Minden Height
Batu Uban Batu Uban052/35/03Kompleks Pencak Silat Majlis Sukan Negeri Pulau Pinang
Batu Uban Sungai Dua052/36/04SJK Keong Hoe
Batu Uban Bukit Jambol052/35/05SJK Min Sin
Batu Uban Bukit Gambir052/35/06SMK Bukit Gambir
Batu Uban Taman Jubilee052/35/07SMK Sungai Nibong
Batu Uban Taman 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. The Batu Uban seat is also bounded to the south by Jalan Tun Dr Awang, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah and Sungai Dua.

Election results

The electoral results for the Batu Uban state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.