Penanti (state 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] | 28,170 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 47 |
Penanti 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 2013[update], the State Assemblywoman for Penanti is Norlela Ariffin from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]
Definition
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Penanti constituency is divided into 12 polling districts.[5]
State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
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Penanti (N12) | Guar Perahu | 044/12/01 | SMK Guar Perahu |
Kuala Mengkuang | 044/12/02 | SMK Guar Perahu Indah | |
Telok Wang | 044/12/03 | Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Tun Sardon Ara Kuda | |
Mengkuang | 044/12/04 | SK Mengkuang | |
Sungai Lembu | 044/12/05 | SJK (C) Kg. Sg. Lembu | |
Penanti | 044/12/06 | SMK Mengkuang | |
Kubang Ulu | 044/12/07 | SMK Penanti | |
Sungai Semambu | 044/12/08 | SK Tanah Liat | |
Tanah Liat Mukim 9 | 044/12/09 | SK Tanah Liat | |
Berapit Road | 044/12/10 |
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Demographics
[edit]Polling district | Electors |
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Guar Perahu | 2,395 |
Kuala Mengkuang | 4,234 |
Telok Wang | 692 |
Mengkuang | 2,524 |
Sungai Lembu | 529 |
Penanti | 1,207 |
Kubang Ulu | 1,651 |
Sungai Semambu | 2,188 |
Tanah Liat Mukim 9 | 2,352 |
Berapit Road | 1,563 |
Total | 19,335 |
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7] |
History
[edit]Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Penanti | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Permatang Pauh | |||
4th | 1974 – 1978 | Abdullah Mohamad @ Mahmud | BN (UMNO) |
5th | 1978 – 1982 | ||
6th | 1982 – 1986 | Jusoh @ Yusoff Helmi Shafie | |
7th | 1986 – 1990 | Yahaya Jamaluddin | |
8th | 1990 – 1995 | Ahmad Saad | |
9th | 1995 – 1999 | Daud Taha | |
10th | 1999 – 2004 | Abdul Rahman Abdul Kadir | BA (KeADILan) |
11th | 2004 – 2008 | Abdul Jalil Abdul Majid | BN (UMNO) |
12th | 2008 – 2009 | Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin | PR (PKR) |
2009 - 2013 | Mansor Othman | ||
13th | 2013 – 2018 | Norlela Ariffin | |
14th | 2018 – 2023 | PH (PKR) | |
15th | 2023–present | Zulkefli Bakar | PN (BERSATU) |
Election results
[edit]The electoral results for the Penanti state constituency are as follows.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PN | Zulkefli Bakar | 12,586 | 58.28 | ![]() | ||
PH | Ustaz Rohsidi Hussain | 9,011 | 41.72 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 21,597 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 110 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 28 | |||||
Turnout | 21,745 | 77.16 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 28,170 | |||||
Majority | 3,575 | 16.56 | ![]() | |||
PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Norlela Ariffin | 8,221 | 45.00 | ![]() | ||
BN | Suhaimi Sabudin | 5,277 | 28.80 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan | 4,791 | 26.20 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 18,289 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 176 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 61 | |||||
Turnout | 18,526 | 86.40 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 21,437 | |||||
Majority | 2,944 | 16.20 | ![]() | |||
PH hold | 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 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PKR | Norlela Ariffin | 9,387 | 57.10 | ![]() | ||
BN | Ibrahim Ahmad | 7,048 | 42.90 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 16,435 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 230 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 16,665 | 88.50 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 18,830 | |||||
Majority | 2,339 | 14.20 | ![]() | |||
PKR hold | 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. 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 | % | ∆% | ||
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PKR | Mansor Othman | 6,052 | 86.53 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Nai Khan Ari Nai Keow | 494 | 7.06 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Aminah Abdullah | 392 | 5.60 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Kamarul Ramizu Idris | 56 | 0.80 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 6,994 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 107 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 1 | |||||
Turnout | 7,102 | 46.16 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 15,384 | |||||
Majority | 5,558 | 79.47 | ![]() | |||
PKR hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PKR | Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin | 7,346 | 58.90 | ![]() | ||
BN | Abdul Jalil Abdul Majid | 5,127 | 41.10 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 12,473 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 184 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 10 | |||||
Turnout | 12,667 | 82.10 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 15,421 | |||||
Majority | 2,219 | 17.80 | ![]() | |||
PKR gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abdul Jalil Abdul Majid | 6,195 | 52.84 | ![]() | ||
PKR | Anuar Shaari | 5,528 | 47.16 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 11,723 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 192 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 11,915 | 80.46 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 14,808 | |||||
Majority | 667 | 5.68 | ![]() | |||
BN gain from PKR | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PKR | Abdul Rahman Abdul Kadir | 6,405 | 59.16 | ![]() | ||
BN | Zukefly Bakar | 4,422 | 40.84 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 10,827 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 267 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 11,094 | 78.61 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 14,112 | |||||
Majority | 1,983 | 18.32 | ![]() | |||
PKR gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Daud Taha | 8,577 | 82.98 | ![]() | |
S46 | Adil Ismail | 1,759 | 17.02 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 10,336 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 292 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 10,641 | 78.06 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,631 | ||||
Majority | 6,818 | 65.96 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Ahmad Saad | 6,685 | 75.12 | ![]() | |
S46 | Mohd. Salleh Din | 2,214 | 24.82 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 8,899 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 265 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 9,171 | 78.44 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,691 | ||||
Majority | 4,471 | 50.30 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Yahaya Jamaluddin | 5,467 | 69.82 | ![]() | |
PAS | Mazani Abdullah | 2,363 | 31.18 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 7,830 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 261 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 8,091 | 72.53 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,156 | ||||
Majority | 3,104 | 38.64 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Jusoh @ Yusoff Helmi Shafie | 5,604 | 66.34 | ![]() | |
PAS | Mohamad Sabu | 2,844 | 33.66 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 8,448 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 244 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 8,692 | 77.76 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,178 | ||||
Majority | 2,760 | 32.68 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abdullah Mohamad @ Mahmud | 3,488 | 50.21 | ![]() | |
PAS | Md. Jamil Hassan | 3,069 | 44.18 | ![]() | |
Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air | Jaafar Ahmad | 390 | 5.61 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 6,947 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 416 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 7,363 | 77.96 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,445 | ||||
Majority | 419 | 6.03 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Abdullah Mohamad @ Mahmud | 3,997 | 69.71 | |||
Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air | Tan Thai Kim | 828 | 14.44 | |||
Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Paharuddin Ibrahim | 605 | 10.55 | |||
PEKEMAS | Ismail Helmy | 304 | 5.30 | |||
Total valid votes | 5,734 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 836 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 6,070 | 75.30 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,942 | |||||
Majority | 3,169 | 55.27 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
See also
[edit]References
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