Batu Maung (N37)

Penangconstituency
Batu Maung (olive) onPenang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohamad Abdul Hamid PH
Constituency created	2004
First contested	2004
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2020)	63,168
Electors (2023)[1]	47,226
Area (km²)[2]	21

Batu Maung is a state constituency inPenang,Malaysia, that has been represented in thePenang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers the southeastern corner ofPenang Island, including the eponymous town ofBatu Maung, thePenang International Airport and the newer parts ofBayan Lepas.

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to thePenang State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-past-the-post voting system. Since 2023^[update], the State Assemblyman for Batu Maung isMohamad Abdul Hamid fromPeople's Justice Party (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition,Pakatan Harapan (PH).

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Batu Maung constituency is divided into 10 polling districts.^[3]

The latter is the southeastern tip ofPenang Island.^[4]

This state constituency is named after the town ofBatu Maung, located nearTeluk Tempoyak. The state seat also encompasses the newer neighbourhoods ofBayan Lepas that grew as a result of the massive industrialisation which created theBayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone during the latter decades of the 20th century. The southern half of this manufacturing zone, as well as thePenang International Airport, falls under this constituency.

In addition, the Batu Maung constituency containsRimau Island, an uninhabitedislet south ofPenang Island.

The electoral results for the Batu Maung state constituency in2008,2013 and2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohamad Abdul Hamid	18,939	54.70	4.00
	PN	Azahari Aris	15,718	45.40	45.40
Total valid votes			34,657	100.00
Total rejected ballots			213
Unreturned ballots			52
Turnout			34,922	73.95	11.35
Registered electors			47,226
Majority			3,221	9.30	18.80
	PHhold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Abdul Halim Hussain	17,380	58.70	58.70
	BN	Liakat Ali Mohamed Ali	9,063	30.60	12.50
	PAS	Saiful Lizan Md Yusuf	3,153	10.70	10.70
Total valid votes			29,596	100.00
Total rejected ballots			352
Unreturned ballots			98
Turnout			30,046	85.30	3.20
Registered electors			35,210
Majority			8,317	28.10	14.60
	PHhold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Abdul Malik Abul Kassim	14,265	56.60	3.30
	BN	Mansor Musa	10,875	43.10	3.00
	Independent	Rahmad Isahak	78	0.30	0.30
Total valid votes			25,218	100.00
Total rejected ballots			358
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			25,632	88.50	9.30
Registered electors			28,946
Majority			3,390	13.50	6.30
	PKRhold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved2016-05-21.[permanent dead link]"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 230/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved2016-05-21.

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