Penaga
 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PN | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023)[1] | 25,468 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 39 | ||
Penaga is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Penaga is Mohd Yusni Mat Piah from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).[4]
Definition
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Penaga constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penaga (N01) | Kuala Muda | 041/01/01 | SK Kuala Muda |
| Pulau Mertajam | 041/01/02 | SK Pulau Mertajam | |
| Pasir Gebu | 041/01/03 | SK Pasir Gebu | |
| Penaga | 041/01/04 | SMK Sri Muda | |
| Kota Aur | 041/01/05 | SMK Pmtg Tok Labu | |
| Permatang Janggus | 041/01/06 | SK Permatang Janggus | |
| Guar Kepah | 041/01/07 | Pusat Penempatan Banjir Pengkalan Bongor | |
| Permatang Tiga Ringgit | 041/01/08 | SK Lahar Kepar | |
| Lahar Kepar | 041/01/09 | SK Lahar Kepar |
Demographics
[edit]| Polling district | Electors |
|---|---|
| Kuala Muda | 2,255 |
| Pulau Mertajam | 3,018 |
| Pasir Gebu | 1,329 |
| Penaga | 3,453 |
| Kota Aur | 2,142 |
| Permatang Janggus | 1,664 |
| Guar Kepah | 914 |
| Permatang Tiga Ringgit | 1,128 |
| Lahar Kepar | 1,230 |
| Total | 17,133 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7] | |
History
[edit]| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Penaga | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Muda | |||
| 4th | 1974–1978 | Hassan Mohd. Noh | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | ||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | ||
| 7th | 1986–1990 | Abdul Razak Ismail | |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Azhar Ibrahim | |
| 9th | 1995–1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Mohd Zain Ahmad | |
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Mohd Yusni Mat Piah | PAS |
| 2020–2023 | PN (PAS) | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | ||
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Mohd Yusni Mat Piah | 13,223 | 63.24 |  63.24
| ||
| BN | Mohd Naim Salleh | 7,686 | 36.76 |  9.64
| ||
| Total valid votes | 20,909 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 97 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 16 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,022 | 82.54 | 5.46
| |||
| Registered electors | 25,468 | |||||
| Majority | 5,537 | 26.48 | 19.28
| |||
| PN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mohd Yusni Mat Piah | 8,530 | 53.60 | 9.10
| ||
| BN | Mohd Zain Ahmad | 7,398 | 46.40 | 9.10
| ||
| Total valid votes | 15,928 | 100.0 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 843 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 30 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,801 | 88.00 | 3.20
| |||
| Registered electors | 19,089 | |||||
| Majority | 1,132 | 7.20 | 3.80
| |||
| PAS gain from BN | 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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[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 from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd Zain Ahmad | 8,350 | 55.50 | 0.40
| ||
| PAS | Rosidi Hussain | 6,688 | 44.50 | 0.40
| ||
| Total valid votes | 15,038 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 168 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,206 | 91.20 | 4.90
| |||
| Registered electors | 16,681 | |||||
| Majority | 1,662 | 11.00 | 0.80
| |||
| Penaga hold | Swing | BN | ||||
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. Retrieved 2016-05-21.[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 from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Azhar Ibrahim | 6,685 | 55.10 | 4.95
| ||
| PAS | Tapiudin Hamzah | 5,454 | 44.90 | 4.95
| ||
| Total valid votes | 12,139 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 170 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 5 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,314 | 86.30 | 1.14
| |||
| Registered electors | 14,268 | |||||
| Majority | 1,231 | 10.20 | 9.90
| |||
| Penaga hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Azhar Ibrahim | 6,707 | 60.05 | 3.87
| |
| PAS | Subri Md Arshad | 4,462 | 39.95 | 3.87
| |
| Total valid votes | 11,169 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 185 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 2 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,356 | 85.16 | 5.22
| ||
| Registered electors | 13,335 | ||||
| Majority | 2,245 | 20.10 | 7.74
| ||
| Penaga hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Azhar Ibrahim | 5,504 | 56.18 | 11.79
| |
| PAS | Khazali Hussin | 4,293 | 43.82 | 11.79
| |
| Total valid votes | 9,797 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 236 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,034 | 79.94 | 0.92
| ||
| Registered electors | 12,552 | ||||
| Majority | 1,211 | 12.36 | 23.58
| ||
| Penaga hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Azhar Ibrahim | 6,239 | 67.97 | 0.14
| |
| PAS | Mohd Hamdan Abd Rahman | 2,940 | 32.03 | 0.14
| |
| Total valid votes | 9,179 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 249 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 11 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,439 | 79.02 | 1.20
| ||
| Registered electors | 11,945 | ||||
| Majority | 3,299 | 35.94 | 0.28
| ||
| Penaga hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Azhar Ibrahim | 4,839 | 67.83 | 3.48
| |
| PAS | Mohd Hamdan Abd Rahman | 2,295 | 32.17 | 3.48
| |
| Total valid votes | 7,134 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 252 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 11 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,386 | 80.22 | 4.51
| ||
| Registered electors | 9,207 | ||||
| Majority | 2,544 | 35.66 | 6.96
| ||
| Penaga hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Razak Ismail | 4,174 | 64.35 | 5.76
| |
| PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 2,312 | 35.65 | 5.76
| |
| Total valid votes | 6,486 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 252 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,738 | 75.71 | 3.37
| ||
| Registered electors | 8,900 | ||||
| Majority | 1,862 | 28.70 | 11.52
| ||
| Penaga hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hassan Mohd. Noh | 5,968 | 70.11 | 8.57
| |
| PAS | Ismail Hamid | 2,544 | 29.89 | 8.57
| |
| Total valid votes | 8,512 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 237 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,749 | 79.08 | 15.65
| ||
| Registered electors | 11,063 | ||||
| Majority | 1,962 | 40.22 | 17.14
| ||
| Penaga hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hassan Mohd. Noh | 5,231 | 61.54 | 61.54
| |
| PAS | Ismail Hamid | 3,269 | 38.46 | 38.46
| |
| Total valid votes | 8,500 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 483 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,983 | 94.73 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,483 | ||||
| Majority | 1,962 | 23.08 | |||
| Penaga hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Nomination Day, Hassan Mohd. Noh won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Hassan Mohd. Noh | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 8,591 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang".
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ https://undi.info/penang/r18/n1 [dead link]
