Permatang Berangan (state constituency)
Permatang Berangan is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
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|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1995 | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 21,120 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 56 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblywoman for Permatang Berangan is Nor Hafizah Othman from Barisan Nasional (BN).
Definition
The Permatang Berangan constituency contains the polling districts of Ara Rendang, Pokok Machang, Pokok Tampang, Permatang Berangan, Simpang Tiga, Tasek Gelugor, Jarak, Padang Chempedak, Ara Kuda and Permatang Kerai.[4]
Demographics
| Polling district | Electors |
|---|---|
| Ara Rendang | 2,556 |
| Pokok Machang | 1,998 |
| Pokok Tampang | 2,128 |
| Permatang Berangan | 1,180 |
| Simpang Tiga | 2,472 |
| Tasek Gelugor | 2,344 |
| Jarak | 2,016 |
| Padang Chempedak | 1,786 |
| Ara Kuda | 608 |
| Permatang Kerai | 1,683 |
| Total | 18,771 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6] | |
History
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Permatang Berangan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Mohd Shariff Omar | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | Abd Ro'ni A. Hasan | |
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Shabudin Yahaya | |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Omar Haji Abd Hamid | |
| 14th | 2018 – | Nor Hafizah Othman | |
Election results
The electoral results for the Permatang Berangan state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Nor Hafizah Othman | 6,870 | 37.9 | |||
| PAS | Mohd Sobri Saleh | 6,224 | 34.3 | |||
| PH | Mohd Shariff Omar | 5,021 | 27.7 | |||
| PRM | Azman Shah Othman | 24 | 0.1 | |||
| Total valid votes | 18,139 | 100.0 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 296 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 187 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,622 | 88.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 21,120 | |||||
| Majority | 646 | |||||
| BN 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. "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 | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Omar Haji Abdul Hamid | 8,913 | 55.0 | |||
| PAS | Arshad Mohammad Saleh | 7,292 | 45.0 | |||
| Total valid votes | 16,205 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 247 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,452 | 89.7 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,336 | |||||
| Majority | 1,621 | |||||
| BN 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. "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 | Shahbudin Yahya | 7,295 | 57.9 | |||
| PAS | Arshad Mohammad Saleh | 5,310 | 42.1 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,605 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 193 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 8 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,806 | 84.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,174 | |||||
| Majority | 1,985 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
See also
References
- "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. 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. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
- "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
- "undi.info - Permatang Berangan (P42-N4) - Malaysiakini". undi.info - Permatang Berangan (P42-N4).
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