Permatang Berangan

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

Permatang Berangan

Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Sobri Saleh PN
Constituency created	1995
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	28,519
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^[update], the State Assemblywoman for Permatang Berangan is Nor Hafizah Othman from Barisan Nasional (BN).

Definition

Polling districts

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
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

Ethnic breakdown of Permatang Berangan's electorate as of 2023^[5]

1. Malay (86.71%)
2. Indian (6.63%)
3. Chinese (6.27%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.38%)

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 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

Penang state election, 2023: Permatang Berangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohd Sobri Saleh	15,950	69.50	36.08
	BN	Nor Hafizah Othman	7,001	30.50	6.39
Total valid votes			22,951	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			23,107	81.02	7.15
Registered electors			28,519
Majority			8,949	39.00	35.53
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Penang state election, 2018: Permatang Berangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nor Hafizah Othman	6,870	36.89	17.29
	PAS	Mohd Sobri Saleh	6,224	33.42	10.90
	PH	Mohd Shariff Omar	5,021	26.96	26.96
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Azman Shah Othman	24	0.13	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	1.56
Registered electors			21,120
Majority			646	3.47	6.39
	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.

Penang state election, 2013: Permatang Berangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Omar Haji Abdul Hamid	8,913	54.18	2.79
	PAS	Arshad Mohammad Saleh	7,292	44.32	2.86
Total valid votes			16,205	98.50
Total rejected ballots			247	1.50
Unreturned ballots			30	0.18
Turnout			16,452	89.73	5.34
Registered electors			18,336
Majority			1,621	9.86	5.65
	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: Permatang Berangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shabudin Yahaya	7,295	56.97	8.71
	PAS	Arshad Mohammad Saleh	5,310	41.46	8.74
Total valid votes			12,605	98.43
Total rejected ballots			193	1.51
Unreturned ballots			8	0.06
Turnout			12,806	84.39	0.04
Registered electors			15,174
Majority			1,985	15.51	17.45
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Penang state election, 2004: Permatang Berangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shabudin Yahaya	7,791	65.68	11.21
	PAS	Abdul Rahman Salleh	3,881	32.72	10.81
Total valid votes			11,672	98.40
Total rejected ballots			189	1.59
Unreturned ballots			1	0.01
Turnout			11,862	84.43	3.66
Registered electors			14,049
Majority			3,910	32.96	22.02
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Penang state election, 1999: Permatang Berangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd Ro'ni A. Hasan	5,506	54.47	23.52
	PAS	Hassan Ahmad	4,400	43.53	24.31
Total valid votes			9,906	97.99
Total rejected ballots			201	1.99
Unreturned ballots			2	0.02
Turnout			10,109	80.77	1.67
Registered electors			12,516
Majority			1,106	10.94	47.83
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Penang state election, 1995: Permatang Berangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	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.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

See also

• Constituencies of Penang