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Permatang Berangan
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Nor Hafizah Othman
BN
Constituency created1995
First contested1995
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]21,120
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, 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

Ethnic breakdown of Permatang Berangan's electorate as of 2018[5]

  Malay (84.84%)
  Chinese (7.15%)
  Indian (7.82%)
  Other ethnicities (0.12%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
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.

Penang state election, 2018: Permatang Berangan
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Nor Hafizah Othman 6,870 37.9
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Mohd Sobri Saleh 6,224 34.3
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Mohd Shariff Omar 5,021 27.7
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] 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
Permatang Berangan hold Swing BN
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.
Penang state election, 2013: Permatang Berangan
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Omar Haji Abdul Hamid 8,913 55.0
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] 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
Permatang Berangan hold Swing BN
Penang state election, 2008: Permatang Berangan
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Shahbudin Yahya 7,295 57.9
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] 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
Permatang Berangan hold Swing BN
Source(s)

See also

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