Penaga

Penaga is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.^[3]

Penaga

Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Yusni Mat Piah PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	25,468
Area (km²)[2]	39

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

Polling districts

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

Ethnic breakdown of Penaga's electorate as of 2023^[6]

1. Malay (93.0%)
2. Chinese (6.31%)
3. Indian (0.41%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.33%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

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

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Penaga
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Muda
4th	1974–1978	Hassan Md. Noor	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

Penang state election, 2023: Penaga

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

Penang state election, 2018: Penaga

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.

Penang state election, 2013: Penaga

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
	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.[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.

Penang state election, 2008: Penaga

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
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [8]

Penang state election, 2004: Penaga

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
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1999: Penaga

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
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1995: Penaga

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
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1990: Penaga

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
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1986: Penaga

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
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1982: Penaga

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
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1978: Penaga

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
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1974: Penaga

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

• Constituencies of Penang