Kepala Batas — Malaysia General Election Results

Kepala Batas was won by Siti Mastura binti Muhammad (PAS) at the GE15 (2022) general election, with a majority of 2,867 votes over Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican. This page covers every general election in Kepala Batas from GE04 (1974) to GE15 (2022).

Full Election History, GE04 (1974)–GE15 (2022)

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority
GE04 (1974) Mohamed Sopiee bin Sh. Ibrahim UMNO Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
GE05 (1978) Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO 12,645 62.4% Musa bin Mohd Yatim (PAS) 5,029 (24.8 pts)
GE06 (1982) Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO 16,759 68.5% Mohamad bin Sabu (PAS) 12,644 (51.7 pts)
GE07 (1986) Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO 15,463 69.3% Ahmad Hasan Salahuddin bin Mohd Khalil (PAS) 8,622 (38.7 pts)
GE08 (1990) Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO 17,025 70.4% Ahmad bin Awang (Semangat 46) 9,851 (40.7 pts)
GE09 (1995) Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO 22,521 82.8% Naser bin Mohd. Razi (Semangat 46) 17,834 (65.5 pts)
GE10 (1999) Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO 19,985 69.4% Abd. Khalid bin Rasid (PAS) 11,175 (38.8 pts)
GE11 (2004) Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO 25,403 77.7% Abd. Khalid bin Rasid (PAS) 18,122 (55.5 pts)
GE12 (2008) Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO 23,445 65.8% Subri bin Md Arshad (PAS) 11,246 (31.6 pts)
GE13 (2013) Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican UMNO 25,128 54.5% Afnan Hamimi bin Taib Azamudden (PAS) 4,176 (9.1 pts)
GE14 (2018) Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican UMNO 22,459 42.9% Zaidi bin Zakaria (Amanah) 4,736 (9.1 pts)
GE15 (2022) Siti Mastura binti Muhammad PAS 28,604 41.3% Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican (UMNO) 2,867 (4.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

GE04 (1974)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mohamed Sopiee bin Sh. Ibrahim UMNO (BN) Unopposed

GE05 (1978)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO (BN) 12,64562.4%
Musa bin Mohd Yatim PAS 7,61637.6%

GE06 (1982)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO (BN) 16,75968.5%
Mohamad bin Sabu PAS 4,11516.8%
Khoo Soo Hoe DAP 3,58914.7%

GE07 (1986)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO (BN) 15,46369.3%
Ahmad Hasan Salahuddin bin Mohd Khalil PAS (HAK) 6,84130.7%

GE08 (1990)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO (BN) 17,02570.4%
Ahmad bin Awang Semangat 46 (APU) 7,17429.6%

GE09 (1995)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO (BN) 22,52182.8%
Naser bin Mohd. Razi Semangat 46 (APU) 4,68717.2%

GE10 (1999)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO (BN) 19,98569.4%
Abd. Khalid bin Rasid PAS (BA) 8,81030.6%

GE11 (2004)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO (BN) 25,40377.7%
Abd. Khalid bin Rasid PAS (BA) 7,28122.3%

GE12 (2008)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi UMNO (BN) 23,44565.8%
Subri bin Md Arshad PAS (PR) 12,19934.2%

GE13 (2013)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican UMNO (BN) 25,12854.5%
Afnan Hamimi bin Taib Azamudden PAS (PR) 20,95245.5%

GE14 (2018)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican UMNO (BN) 22,45942.9%
Zaidi bin Zakaria Amanah (PH) 17,72333.9%
Siti Mastura binti Muhammad PAS (GS) 12,12023.2%

GE15 (2022)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Siti Mastura binti Muhammad PAS (PN) 28,60441.3%
Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican UMNO (BN) 25,73737.1%
Muhammad Danial bin Abdul Majeed MUDA (PH) 14,21420.5%
Hamidi bin Abu Hassan BERJASA (GTA) 7471.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's coalition bloc.

GE05 (1978): UMNO margin 24.8 pts GE06 (1982): UMNO margin 51.7 pts GE07 (1986): UMNO margin 38.7 pts GE08 (1990): UMNO margin 40.7 pts GE09 (1995): UMNO margin 65.5 pts GE10 (1999): UMNO margin 38.8 pts GE11 (2004): UMNO margin 55.5 pts GE12 (2008): UMNO margin 31.6 pts GE13 (2013): UMNO margin 9.1 pts GE14 (2018): UMNO margin 9.1 pts GE15 (2022): PAS margin 4.1 pts GE05 (1978) GE06 (1982) GE07 (1986) GE08 (1990) GE09 (1995) GE10 (1999) GE11 (2004) GE12 (2008) GE13 (2013) GE14 (2018) GE15 (2022)

Trend

Kepala Batas has been contested at 12 general elections on record since GE04 (1974). Parties that have won this seat over that span: UMNO, PAS.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kepala Batas in the GE15 (2022) general election?

Siti Mastura binti Muhammad (PAS) won Kepala Batas in GE15 (2022) with 28,604 votes (41.3%), a majority of 2,867 votes over Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican (UMNO).

Which parties have won Kepala Batas since GE04 (1974)?

Since GE04 (1974), Kepala Batas has been won by: PAS, UMNO.

What was the closest result in Kepala Batas?

The closest result on record for Kepala Batas was GE15 (2022), when PAS beat UMNO by just 2,867 votes (4.1 percentage points).

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