Permatang Berangan
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PN | ||
Constituency created | 1995 | ||
First contested | 1995 | ||
Last contested | 2023 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2023)[1] | 28,519 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 56 |
Permatang Berangan 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 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[update], the State Assemblywoman for Permatang Berangan is Nor Hafizah Othman from Barisan Nasional (BN).
Definition
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Permatang Berangan constituency is divided into 10 polling districts.[4]
State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
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Permatang Berangan (N04) | Ara Rendang | 042/04/01 | SK Ara Rendang |
Pokok Machang | 042/04/02 | SMK Pokok Sena | |
Pokok Tampang | 042/04/03 | SK Pengkalan Jaya | |
Permatang Berangan | 042/04/04 | SMK Bakti | |
Simpang Tiga | 042/04/05 | SJK (T) Ldg Mayfield | |
Tasek Gelugor | 042/04/06 | SJK (C) Lee Chee | |
Jarak | 042/04/07 | SK Padang Menora | |
Padang Chempedak | 042/04/08 | SR Islam Al-Rahman Padang Chempedak | |
Ara Kuda | 042/04/09 | Dewan Petempatan Banjir Ara Kuda | |
Permatang Kerai | 042/04/10 | Madrasah Al-Tahzib Al-Diniah Permatang Kerai Besar |
Demographics
[edit]Polling district | Electors |
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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
[edit]Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Permatang Berangan | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Ara Rendang | |||
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 | 2018–2023 | Nor Hafizah Othman | |
15th | 2023–present | Mohd Sobri Saleh | PN (PAS) |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PN | Mohd Sobri Saleh | 15,950 | 69.50 | ![]() | ||
BN | Nor Hafizah Othman | 7,001 | 30.50 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 22,951 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 122 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 34 | |||||
Turnout | 23,107 | 81.02 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 28,519 | |||||
Majority | 8,949 | 39.00 | ![]() | |||
PN gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Nor Hafizah Othman | 6,870 | 36.89 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Mohd Sobri Saleh | 6,224 | 33.42 | ![]() | ||
PH | Mohd Shariff Omar | 5,021 | 26.96 | ![]() | ||
Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Azman Shah Othman | 24 | 0.13 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 18,139 | 97.41 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 296 | 1.59 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 187 | 1.00 | ||||
Turnout | 18,622 | 88.17 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 21,120 | |||||
Majority | 646 | 3.47 | ![]() | |||
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.[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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BN | Omar Haji Abdul Hamid | 8,913 | 54.18 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Arshad Mohammad Saleh | 7,292 | 44.32 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 16,205 | 98.50 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 247 | 1.50 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 30 | 0.18 | ||||
Turnout | 16,452 | 89.73 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 18,336 | |||||
Majority | 1,621 | 9.86 | ![]() | |||
Permatang Berangan 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 | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Shabudin Yahaya | 7,295 | 56.97 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Arshad Mohammad Saleh | 5,310 | 41.46 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 12,605 | 98.43 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 193 | 1.51 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 8 | 0.06 | ||||
Turnout | 12,806 | 84.39 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 15,174 | |||||
Majority | 1,985 | 15.51 | ![]() | |||
Permatang Berangan hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Shabudin Yahaya | 7,791 | 65.68 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Abdul Rahman Salleh | 3,881 | 32.72 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 11,672 | 98.40 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 189 | 1.59 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 1 | 0.01 | ||||
Turnout | 11,862 | 84.43 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 14,049 | |||||
Majority | 3,910 | 32.96 | ![]() | |||
Permatang Berangan hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abd Ro'ni A. Hasan | 5,506 | 54.47 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Hassan Ahmad | 4,400 | 43.53 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 9,906 | 97.99 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 201 | 1.99 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 2 | 0.02 | ||||
Turnout | 10,109 | 80.77 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,516 | |||||
Majority | 1,106 | 10.94 | ![]() | |||
Permatang Berangan hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Mohd Shariff Omar | 7,526 | 77.99 | |||
PAS | Mohd Salleh Man | 1,855 | 19.22 | |||
Total valid votes | 9,381 | 97.21 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 259 | 2.68 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 10 | 0.10 | ||||
Turnout | 9,650 | 79.10 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,200 | |||||
Majority | 5,671 | 58.77 | ||||
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. 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 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.