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The14th Penang election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14thPenang State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of theMalaysian state ofPenang.[1] The legislature had been dissolved on 9 April by the state'sGovernor,Abdul Rahman Abbas, on the advice of the thenChief MinisterLim Guan Eng, who also led the state's rulingPakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[2]
The election was conducted by theMalaysian Election Commission and utilised thefirst-past-the-post system. Electoral candidates were nominated on 28 April.[1] On 9 May, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.Malaysian time (UTC+8), polling was held in all40 state constituencies throughout Penang; each constituency elects a single State Assemblyman to the state legislature.
The incumbent PH government secured a historic third term in alandslide victory, as it swept eight additional constituencies to hold 37 seats (out of 40) in the Penang State Legislative Assembly, commanding asupermajority in the legislature.[3] Following thesimultaneous Malaysian general election, which saw the PH formingMalaysia's federal government for the first time in the country's history,Chow Kon Yeow was selected as Penang's fifth Chief Minister, succeeding Lim who was appointed as thefederal Minister of Finance.[4][5]
The state election was the 14th state election in theState of Penang since the independence ofMalaya (nowMalaysia) in 1957. The governingPakatan Harapan (PH) coalition sought to secure their third consecutive term in office since 2008.
According to theConstitution of the State of Penang, the maximum term of thePenang State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of Penang, is five years from the date of the first sitting of Assembly following a state election, after which it is dissolved by operation of law.[7] The Assembly would have been automatically dissolved on 28 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of its first sitting on 28 June 2013.[8]
However, theChief Minister, as thehead of government in Penang, may advise theGovernor, thehead of state, to dissolve the Assembly before the five-year period is up. Following the dissolution of theMalaysian Parliament by the thenMalaysian Prime Minister,Najib Razak, on 7 April 2018, the Chief Minister of Penang at the time,Lim Guan Eng, was granted the consent of the governor of Penang,Abdul Rahman Abbas, on 9 April to dissolve the Assembly.[9][2][6]
A state election must be held within sixty days after the dissolution. Accordingly, theMalaysian Election Commission set 28 April as the nomination day and 9 May as the polling day.[1] The timing of the election, which was to be held on a weekday as opposed to the usual practice of holding elections on weekends, sparked outrage on social media.[10]
ThePakatan Harapan (PH), the ruling coalition inPenang, has been in power since 2008 and was led by the thenChief MinisterLim Guan Eng. In the aftermath of the 2013 state election, the PH controlled 29 out of the 40 seats in thePenang State Legislative Assembly.
The PH was challenged by two opposition coalitions,Barisan Nasional (BN) andGagasan Sejahtera (GS), as well as a number of individual independent parties.[11] The BN and GS coalitions were led by Teng Chang Yeow and Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff respectively.[12][13]
| Coalition | Other parties | ||
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 Pakatan Harapan (PH) | Barisan Nasional (BN) | Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) | |
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All 40 state constituencies within Penang, which constitute thePenang State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election. TheMalaysian Election Commission utilised the updated electoral roll as of the fourth quarter of 2017; voters who had registered by the end of 2017 were therefore eligible for polling.[17] Penang had a total of 945,627 voters as of April 2018[update].[18]
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| The state constituencies ofPenang (in blue) as of 2013. Unlike most otherstates in thePeninsular, Penang was unaffected by theMalaysian Election Commission's redelineation exercise prior to the14th Malaysian general election.[19][20] DAP-controlled seats PKR-controlled seats UMNO-controlled seats PAS-controlled seats |
By 27 April 2018, 471 nomination forms for Penang's state constituencies had been sold by the Malaysian Election Commission, making this election the most hotly contested election inPenang's history.[21] A total of 155 candidates vied for the 40 state constituencies.
| No. | Area | State constituency | Incumbent State Assemblyman | Number of voters[18] | Candidate[22] | |||
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| N01 | Seberang Perai | Penaga | Mohd Zain Ahmad (BN) | 19,089 | - | Mohd Zain Ahmad (UMNO) | Mohd Yusni Mat Piah (PAS) | - |
| N02 | Bertam | Shariful Azhar Othman (BN) | 18,378 | Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (Bersatu) | Shariful Azhar Othman (UMNO) | Moktar Ramly (PAS) | - | |
| N03 | Pinang Tunggal | Roslan Saidin (BN) | 23,056 | Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (PKR) | Roslan Saidin (UMNO) | Bukhori Ghazali (PAS) | - | |
| N04 | Permatang Berangan | Omar Abd Hamid (BN) | 21,120 | Mohd Shariff Omar (Bersatu) | Nor Hafizah Othman (UMNO) | Mohd Sobri Saleh (PAS) | Azman Shah Othman (PRM) | |
| N05 | Sungai Dua | Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor (BN) | 20,558 | Yusri Isahak (Amanah) | Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor (UMNO) | Zahadi Hj. Mohd (PAS) | - | |
| N06 | Telok Ayer Tawar | Jahara Hamid (BN) | 19,172 | Mustafa Kamal Ahmad (PKR) | Zamri Che Ros (UMNO) | Mohamad Hanif Haron (PAS) | Lee Thian Hong (PRM) | |
| N07 | Sungai Puyu | Phee Boon Poh (PH) | 27,671 | Phee Boon Poh (DAP) | Lim Hai Song (MCA) | - | Tan Lay Hock (PRM) | |
| Ong Yin Yin (PFP) | ||||||||
| Neoh Bok Keng (MUP) | ||||||||
| N08 | Bagan Jermal | Lim Hock Seng (PH) | 25,621 | Soon Lip Chee (DAP) | Ang Chor Keong (MCA) | - | Teoh Chai Deng (PRM) | |
| Fabian George Albart (PFP) | ||||||||
| Hari Devydrai (MUP) | ||||||||
| N09 | Bagan Dalam | Tanasekharan Autherapady (PH) | 18,291 | Satees Muniandy (DAP) | Dhinagaran Jayabalan (MIC) | - | Teoh Huck Ping (PRM) | |
| Teoh Uat Lye (MUP) | ||||||||
| Jasper Ooi Zong Han (PFP) | ||||||||
| N10 | Seberang Jaya | Afif Bahardin (PH) | 35,541 | Afif Bahardin (PKR) | Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin (UMNO) | Ahmad Rafaei Rashid (PAS) | - | |
| N11 | Permatang Pasir | Mohd Salleh Man (GS) | 24,811 | Faiz Fadzil (Amanah) | Anuar Faisal Yahaya (UMNO) | Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff (PAS) | - | |
| N12 | Penanti | Norlela Ariffin (PH) | 21,437 | Norlela Ariffin (PKR) | Suhaimi Sabudin (UMNO) | Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (PAS) | - | |
| N13 | Berapit | Ong Kok Fooi (PH) | 23,779 | Heng Lee Lee (DAP) | Goh Swee Gim (MCA) | - | Song Chee Meng (PRM) | |
| Lee Poh Kong (PFP) | ||||||||
| N14 | Machang Bubuk | Lee Khai Loon (PH) | 37,260 | Lee Khai Loon (PKR) | Tan Teik Cheng (Gerakan) | Jamil Abdul Rahman (PAS) | Tang Ah Ba (PRM) | |
| Lim Jhun Hou (MUP) | ||||||||
| N15 | Padang Lalang | Chong Eng (PH) | 27,959 | Chong Eng (DAP) | Kuan Hin Yeep (MCA) | - | Lai Yean Nee (PRM) | |
| Liew Ee Jin (PFP) | ||||||||
| N16 | Perai | Ramasamy Palanisamy (PH) | 17,032 | Ramasamy Palanisamy (DAP) | Suresh Muniandy (MIC) | Asoghan Govindaraju (PAP) | Samuganathan Muniandy (PRM) | |
| Patrick Ooi Khar Giap (PFP) | ||||||||
| Isumary Retnam | ||||||||
| N17 | Bukit Tengah | Ong Chin Wen (PH) | 22,276 | Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) | Thor Teong Gee (Gerakan) | Norazman Ishak (PAS) | Tan Hiang Lye (PRM) | |
| Joseph Edward (PFP) | ||||||||
| N18 | Bukit Tambun | Law Choo Kiang (PH) | 26,086 | Goh Choon Aik (PKR) | Hartini Tan Abdullah (Gerakan) | Kumaravelu Arumugam (PAS) | Goh Bee Koon (PRM) | |
| Ong Seong Lu (PFP) | ||||||||
| N19 | Jawi | Soon Lip Chee (PH) | 26,699 | H’ng Mooi Lye (DAP) | Kiew Hen Chong (MCA) | Tan Beng Huat (PAP) | Tan Chew Suan (PRM) | |
| Koay Xing Boon (MUP) | ||||||||
| Daphne Edward (PFP) | ||||||||
| N20 | Sungai Bakap | Maktar Shapee (PH) | 26,666 | Amar Pritpal Abdullah (PKR) | Mohamed Sani Bakar (UMNO) | Osman Jaafar (PAS) | Tan Chow Kang (PRM) | |
| N21 | Sungai Acheh | Mahmud Zakaria (BN) | 20,018 | Zulkifli Ibrahim (PKR) | Mahmud Zakaria (UMNO) | Nor Zamri Latiff (PAS) | - | |
| N22 | Penang Island | Tanjong Bunga | Teh Yee Cheu (PH) | 21,768 | Zairil Khir Johari (DAP) | Teng Chang Yeow (Gerakan) | - | Chua Cheong Wee (PRM) |
| Lee Zheng Yong (MUP) | ||||||||
| N23 | Air Putih | Lim Guan Eng (PH) | 13,509 | Lim Guan Eng (DAP) | Tang Heap Seng (MCA) | Manikandan Ramayah (PCM) | Tan Gim Theam (MUP) | |
| N24 | Kebun Bunga | Cheah Kah Peng (PH) | 21,369 | Ong Khan Lee (PKR) | Ooi Zhi Yi (Gerakan) | - | Wu Kai Min (MUP) | |
| N25 | Pulau Tikus | Yap Soo Huey (PH) | 18,423 | Chris Lee Chun Kit (DAP) | Loo Jieh Sheng (Gerakan) | - | Wee Kean Wai (MUP) | |
| N26 | Padang Kota | Chow Kon Yeow (PH) | 14,476 | Chow Kon Yeow (DAP) | H'ng Khoon Leng (Gerakan) | - | Goh Saik Wei (MUP) | |
| N27 | Pengkalan Kota | Lau Keng Ee (PH) | 20,069 | Gooi Zi Sen (DAP) | Lim Swee Bok (MCA) | - | Chew Seng Tung (PRM) | |
| Koay Teng Lye (MUP) | ||||||||
| Ragindran Sivasamy | ||||||||
| N28 | Komtar | Teh Lai Heng (PH) | 15,041 | Teh Lai Heng (DAP) | Tan Hing Teik (MCA) | - | Ong Chun Jiet (MUP) | |
| N29 | Datok Keramat | Jagdeep Singh Deo (PH) | 22,630 | Jagdeep Singh Deo (DAP) | Lee Boon Ten (Gerakan) | - | Nicholas Diane Morgan (PFP) | |
| Lim Boo Chang (MUP) | ||||||||
| Muhammad Majnun Abdul Wahab | ||||||||
| N30 | Sungai Pinang | Lim Siew Khim (PH) | 26,917 | Lim Siew Khim (DAP) | Ng Fook On (Gerakan) | Yacoob Omar (PAS) | Teh Yee Cheu (PSM) | |
| Tan Sim Bee (MUP) | ||||||||
| Mohamed Yacoob Mohamed Noor | ||||||||
| N31 | Batu Lancang | Law Heng Kiang (PH) | 27,444 | Ong Ah Teong (DAP) | Koo Pei Chee (Gerakan) | - | Kee Lean Ee (MUP) | |
| N32 | Seri Delima | RSN Rayer (PH) | 25,232 | Syerleena Abdul Rashid (DAP) | Khoo Kay Teong (MCA) | - | Tan Yang Yung (MUP) | |
| N33 | Air Itam | Wong Hon Wai (PH) | 19,622 | Joseph Ng Soon Seong (DAP) | Tan Kah Leong (Gerakan) | - | Kang Teik Woi (MUP) | |
| N34 | Paya Terubong | Yeoh Soon Hin (PH) | 46,741 | Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) | Wong Chin Chong (MCA) | - | Kuan Aun Wan (MUP) | |
| N35 | Batu Uban | Jayabalan Thambyappa (PH) | 31,924 | Kumaresan Aramugam (PKR) | Hng Chee Wey (Gerakan) | Vikneswaran Muniandy (PAS) | Teoh Kean Liang (PFP) | |
| Teoh Kok Siang (MUP) | ||||||||
| N36 | Pantai Jerejak | Mohd Rashid Hasnon (PH) | 23,646 | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (PKR) | Oh Tong Keong (Gerakan) | Mohd Farhan Yusri (PAS) | Yim Boon Leong (MUP) | |
| N37 | Batu Maung | Abdul Malik Abdul Kassim (PH) | 35,210 | Abdul Halim Hussain (PKR) | Liakat Ali Mohamed Ali (UMNO) | Saiful Lizan Md Yusuf (PAS) | - | |
| N38 | Bayan Lepas | Nordin Ahmad (BN) | 26,570 | Azrul Mahathir Aziz (Amanah) | Rusli Hashim (UMNO) | Zarina Shinta Madar (PAS) | - | |
| N39 | Pulau Betong | Muhamad Farid Saad (BN) | 18,177 | Mohd Tuah Ismail (PKR) | Muhamad Farid Saad (UMNO) | Muhd Taufik Hashim (PAS) | Yeoh Cheng Huat (PRM) | |
| N40 | Telok Bahang | Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah (BN) | 14,339 | Zolkifly Md Lazim (Bersatu) | Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah (UMNO) | Mohd Ali Othman (PAS) | - | |
| Date | Event[23] |
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| 9 April 2018 | Dissolution of thePenang State Legislative Assembly |
| 11 April 2018 | Issue of the Writ of Election |
| 28 April 2018 | Nomination day |
| 28 April - 9 May 2018 | Campaigning period |
| 5 May 2018 | Early voting for postal and advance voters |
| 9 May 2018 | Polling day |
| Date | Event |
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| 29 October 2017 |  Tanjong Bunga State Assemblyman Teh Yee Cheu states his intention to quit theDemocratic Action Party (DAP) prior to the upcoming election.[24] Teh later announces that he will contest in theSungai Pinang constituency as an independent candidate under the banner of theSocialist Party of Malaysia (PSM).[25] |
| 16 January 2018 | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of theBarisan Nasional (BN), reveals that it will contest in 10 of the state seats.[26] |
| 4 February 2018 | Permatang Pasir State Assemblyman Mohd Salleh Man is dropped out as an election candidate by the leadership of theMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS).[27] |
| 11 March 2018 | Pakatan Harapan (PH) announces the final seat allocation among its four component parties during a rally at theEsplanade inGeorge Town.[28] |
| 14 March 2018 | Pulau Tikus State AssemblymanYap Soo Huey announces that she will not defend her constituency in the upcoming election.[29] |
| 20 March 2018 | BN kicks off its campaign by indiscriminately pasting anti-PH posters throughout George Town.[30] The move is condemned by, among others,Tenaga Nasional and thePenang Island City Council, with the latter removing all the posters within the same day.[31][32][33] BN is subsequently fined RM13,448 by the city council for the illegal pasting of politically charged material.[34] |
| 28 March 2018 | The Malaysian Parliament approves the redelineation of electoral constituencies, which was conducted by theMalaysian Election Commission.[35] Penang is unaffected by the redelineation exercise.[19][20] |
| One of the two Deputy Chief Ministers of Penang andPantai Jerejak State Assemblyman,Mohd Rashid Hasnon, confirms that he will be relocated out of the state toJohor for the upcoming elections.[36] | |
| 9 April 2018 | TheChief Minister of Penang,Lim Guan Eng, declares the dissolution of thePenang State Legislative Assembly, after obtaining the consent of theGovernor of Penang,Abdul Rahman Abbas.[2][6] |
| 10 April 2018 | The Malaysian Election Commission sets 28 April as the nomination day and 9 May as the polling day; this provides for a minimum campaigning period of 11 days.[1] |
 Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) states that it will be contesting in 18 of the state constituencies in Penang, and announces its candidates for the 18 seats.[37][38] | |
| 12 April 2018 | DAP announces thatChong Eng is retained for thePadang Lalang constituency, whilst Heng Lee Lee will be making her political debut inBerapit, replacing the latter's incumbent Ong Kok Fooi.[39] |
| TheMalaysian Prime Minister and BN chairman,Najib Razak, tells voters inBalik Pulau to vote for BN, or get "nothing" if PH still retains Penang.[40] Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng subsequently slams Najib's ultimatum, stating that it is tantamount to "a threat to the country's democratic system".[41] | |
| 14 April 2018 | National Trust Party (Amanah), a component party of the PH, reveals its candidates for the three state constituencies it is contesting, namelyBayan Lepas,Permatang Pasir andSungai Dua.[42] |
| 15 April 2018 | BN unveils its Penang-specific manifesto during an event inSeberang Jaya.[43] |
| 16 April 2018 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu), a component party of the PH, announces its candidates for the four state constituencies it is contesting, namelyBertam,Penaga,Permatang Berangan andTelok Bahang.[44] However, the candidate for Penaga, Yaakob Osman, is disqualified on nomination day due to his bankruptcy issues.[45] |
| 19 April 2018 | DAP candidates forTanjong Bunga,Air Putih andPulau Tikus state constituencies are announced.[46] In particular, Lim Guan Eng, the Chief Minister of Penang who also serves as the incumbent Air Putih State Assemblyman, will be defending the seat for the third consecutive time since 2008, whilstChris Lee Chun Kit, an ex-councillor of the Penang Island City Council, will be making his political debut in Pulau Tikus. |
| PAS declares that it will be contesting in 18 of the state constituencies in Penang, and announces its candidates for the 18 seats.[13] | |
| 20 April 2018 | DAP candidates forSeri Delima,Air Itam andPaya Terubong state constituencies are announced.[47] Two ex-councillors of the Penang Island City Council,Syerleena Abdul Rashid and Joseph Ng Soon Seong, will be making their political debut in Seri Delima and Air Itam respectively. |
| 21 April 2018 | DAP candidates forSungai Puyu,Bagan Jermal,Bagan Dalam,Perai,Jawi,Padang Kota,Pengkalan Kota,Komtar,Datok Keramat,Sungai Pinang andBatu Lancang state constituencies are announced.[48] These include four new candidates - Satees Muniandy (Bagan Dalam), H’ng Mooi Lye (Jawi), Gooi Zi Sen (Pengkalan Kota) and Ong Ah Teong (Batu Lancang). |
| 22 April 2018 | TheMalaysian United Party (MUP) announces its candidates for 20 of the state constituencies.[49] |
| 24 April 2018 | ThePeople's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH, names its candidates for 14 of the state constituencies in Penang, namelyPinang Tunggal,Telok Ayer Tawar,Seberang Jaya,Penanti,Machang Bubuk,Bukit Tengah,Bukit Tambun,Sungai Bakap,Sungai Acheh,Kebun Bunga,Batu Uban,Pantai Jerejak,Batu Maung andPulau Betong.[50] Notably, the party's secretary-general,Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, will contest in Pantai Jerejak, replacing the seat's incumbent and Deputy Chief Minister I of Penang, Mohd Rashid Hasnon. |
| BN reveals its candidates for all of the state constituencies in Penang.[12] | |
| 25 April 2018 | PH unveils its Penang-specific manifesto at thePenang Chinese Town Hall in George Town.[51] |
 Penang Front Party (PFP) announces its candidates for 13 of the state constituencies.[52] | |
| Love Malaysia Party (PCM), a component party of theGagasan Sejahtera (GS) coalition, announces its sole electoral candidate, who will contest theAir Putih state constituency.[53] | |
| 27 April 2018 | GS reveals its candidates forMachang Bubok,Perai,Bukit Tambun,Jawi andBatu Uban state constituencies.[54] |
| Constituency | Nomination centre[55] |
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| Penaga | Kepala Batas Industrial Training Institute |
| Bertam | |
| Pinang Tunggal | |
| Permatang Berangan | Sungai Dua Community Hall |
| Sungai Dua | |
| Telok Ayer Tawar | |
| Sungai Puyu | SRJK (C) Kwang Hua |
| Bagan Jermal | |
| Bagan Dalam | |
| Seberang Jaya | National Institute of Youth Skills (IKTBN),Bukit Mertajam |
| Permatang Pasir | |
| Penanti | |
| Berapit | Jit Sin High School |
| Machang Bubuk | |
| Padang Lalang | |
| Perai | Seberang Perai Vocational College |
| Bukit Tengah | |
| Bukit Tambun | |
| Jawi | Jawi Multi-purpose Hall |
| Sungai Bakap | |
| Sungai Acheh | |
| Tanjong Bunga | Caring Society Complex,George Town |
| Air Putih | |
| Kebun Bunga | |
| Pulau Tikus | |
| Padang Kota | Dewan Sri Pinang,George Town |
| Pengkalan Kota | |
| Komtar | |
| Datok Keramat | Penang Free School |
| Sungai Pinang | |
| Batu Lancang | |
| Seri Delima | Chung Hwa Confucian High School |
| Air Itam | |
| Paya Terubong | |
| Batu Uban | SRJK (C) Min Sin |
| Pantai Jerejak | |
| Batu Maung | |
| Bayan Lepas | Balik Pulau Municipal Sports Complex |
| Pulau Betong | |
| Telok Bahang |
Analysts and news agencies, includingChannel NewsAsia,The Straits Times andThe Edge, predicted another victory for thePakatan Harapan (PH) in Penang, due to the PH-ledstate government's achievements in social welfare and infrastructural developments, as well as Penang's economic growth under PH's tenure.[58][59][60] Even so, the election was still hotly contested over several issues, including the vulnerability of the city-state to natural disasters such as floods and landslides, the proposedPenang Undersea Tunnel, transportation and public housing.[61][62][63]
In particular, the PH administration placed considerable emphasis on Penang's achievements under its tenure, such as the state's solid economic performance, rapid development, overall cleanliness, public housing and the administration's social welfare policies.[64][65][66][67] These were seen in contrast to the perceived discrimination of Penang by theBarisan Nasional-ledfederal government, especially in matters ranging from transportation to the lack of financial aid for Penang's flood victims.[61][66][68][69]
TheBarisan Nasional (BN) coalition launched its Penang-specific manifesto on 15 April 2018 inSeberang Jaya.[43] It pledged, among others, to create a special fund for first time married couples, ban construction projects at hill slopes and at areas 250 ft (76 m) above sea level, build low-cost houses (priced at RM40,000 each) in its Rent-To-Own Housing Schemes, and solve traffic congestion within the city-state.[70] These were in addition to the previous promises made by various BN politicians, including theMalaysian Prime Minister and BN chairman,Najib Razak, to abolish toll charges for motorcycles on thePenang Bridge and to scrap thePenang Undersea Tunnel project, which had been proposed by Penang'sPakatan Harapan (PH) administration.[71][72] BN politicians also claimed that the PH-ledstate government had failed to fulfil 51 promises and attempted to attract public attention on this issue by illegally pasting anti PH-posters throughoutGeorge Town on 20 March.[30][73]
In response, the state government, led by the thenChief MinisterLim Guan Eng, slammed BN for deliberately copying the administration's policies into the BN manifesto, stating for the record that the government's policies, including social welfare programmes and reduced assessment rates for low-cost housing, have already been implemented.[73][74] Notably, the BN manifesto failed to address the need for a rail-based public transportation system, such asLRT andmonorail, within Penang; Lim maintained that the BN manifesto "offered no alternatives to building a public transport system to alleviate traffic congestion except to sabotage our proposed LRT and under-sea tunnel projects".[75][76][74] Meanwhile,Jagdeep Singh Deo, the incumbent State Assemblyman forDatok Keramat, refuted BN's claims that Penang's PH-led state government had failed to provide affordable housing, reporting that more than 25,000 units of affordable housing have, in fact, been completed within the state.[77] Critics also assert that the BN-ledfederal government has consistently discriminated the State of Penang by withholding major infrastructure projects and financial grants to the state.[78][79]
ThePakatan Harapan (PH) coalition unveiled its Penang-specific manifesto on 25 April 2018 at thePenang Chinese Town Hall inGeorge Town.[51][80] The manifesto encompasses 68 pledges, including the implementation of the Penang Transport Master Plan which incorporates the proposedLRT andmonorail services throughout the city-state, the construction of thePenang Undersea Tunnel, free-of-chargepublic bus services, a health-care programme which offers financial aid for lower-income households, a varsity township inBalik Pulau, the completion of more than 75,000 affordable housing units by 2025, a wider variety of public infrastructure, and a two-term limit for the position of theChief Minister.[80] In officiating the launch of the manifesto, PH leaders in Penang also promised financial funding for Islamic schools in the state and the promotion of interfaith harmony through the construction of a 'Harmony Centre' for non-Muslim affairs.
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The election was notable for the extensive use of social media, particularly by the opposingPakatan Harapan (PH) andBarisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.[83] Both sides created numerous videos to disseminate their policies, pledges and ideologies to the public in the run-up to the election.
Videos created by the PH typically depict the improvements experienced by Penangites since 2008, when the coalition's predecessor, thePakatan Rakyat (PR), was voted into power. The PH-ledstate government's welfare policies, Penang's economic growth, the refurbishment of existing infrastructure, and efforts to improve cleanliness and reduce crime, as well as the preservation of forest reserves within the state, are often touted in these videos.[84][85][86]
In contrast, BN's videos generated considerable controversy. On 22 February 2018, a video entitled "Penang, would you hear my story?" depicting a woman grousing about her disappointment with the general state of affairs in Penang under PH rule was uploaded online by a BN-linkedFacebook page.[87] It received widespread condemnation by netizens and PH politicians alike, and was generally seen as a BN propaganda effort designed to peddle half-truths and myths about Penang's PH-led government.[87][88][89] An official of the state government, Zaidi Ahmad, rebutted all the allegations raised in the video, pointing out, among others, that Penangites' median income and average monthly income were greater than the national average, Penang's relatively low unemployment rate and water tariffs, and that the PH administration has indeed built more affordable housing units within the state.[89] Meanwhile, on 23 April, Grace Teoh Koon Gee, a councillor of thePenang Island City Council, lodged a police report over a BN-made video which painted the PH as a racist party.[90]RSN Rayer, aDAP politician, slammed the video as extremely dangerous and stated that the video was intended to "instigate voters to go against PH".
During the campaigning period, a number of DAP candidates fell victim to slanderous social media content created by BN. For instance,Ramasamy Palanisamy, the Deputy Chief Minister II of Penang and the incumbent State Assemblyman forPerai, lodged a police report on 2 May over a manipulated video of his speech during a rally inPerai, which was reportedly circulated by BN.[91] DAP's candidate inSeri Delima,Syerleena Abdul Rashid, also lodged a police report over BN's baseless allegations that she supported the Christian domination of Penang. BN cybertroopers targeted Satees Muniandy, the DAP candidate inBagan Dalam, as well, claiming that he owns a luxurious house worth RM527,000.
Instead of holding large-scale rallies solely inPenang's capital city,George Town (onPenang Island), as was the practice in the2008 and2013 elections, thePakatan Harapan (PH) organised simultaneous rallies in both George Town and mainlandSeberang Perai.[93] This change of tactic was intended to reach out to more voters, particularly in Seberang Perai, thus negating the need for supporters to travel across thePenang Strait to attend the rallies and reducing traffic congestion within George Town.
The first PH rallies were held concurrently on 28 April 2018 at George Town'sEsplanade andButterworth on the mainland; both rallies, which featured key speakers such asLim Guan Eng,Nurul Izzah Anwar andMarina Mahathir, collectively attracted more than 120,000 people.[92] Simultaneous PH rallies were also held on 2 May at George Town'sHan Chiang College andJuru on the mainland, with the Han Chiang rally alone attended by a 120,000-strong crowd.[93]
The last PH rallies were held at George Town's Esplanade on 7 and 8 May, the latter of which was held simultaneously with other PH rallies inBayan Baru,Butterworth andSeberang Jaya.[94] The PH rally at the Esplanade on 7 May collected RM84,335.70 worth of donations, with PH supporters staying on site despite the rain.[95] Meanwhile, PH's last Esplanade rally on 8 May featured formerUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) politician,Rafidah Aziz, as one of its key speakers, as well as the live telecast of a speech byMahathir Mohamad, PH's candidate for the position of theMalaysian Prime Minister.[94]
The decision by the Malaysian Election Commission to hold the election on a weekday (Wednesday, 9 May 2018), as opposed to the previous practice of holding elections on weekends, sparked considerable uproar on the Internet.[10] Netizens voiced their displeasure and questioned the need to hold the polling day on a weekday, and alleged that this decision was intended to reduce voter turnout.[96] In particular, voters residing outside Penang could be hampered from returning home for the polling day due to work commitments, thus carrying the potential of a lower voter turnout which would place thePakatan Harapan (PH) at a disadvantage.[10][96][97] In response to the nationwide criticism of the polling date, the thenMalaysian Prime Minister,Najib Razak, subsequently declared 9 May as a national holiday.[98][99]
During the polling day on 9 May, PH candidates, includingLim Guan Eng andZairil Khir Johari, reported that their mobile phones and social media accounts were being subjected to cyber attacks.[100][101] The candidates alleged that their mobile phones received a continuous stream of automatically generated spam calls fromUnited States-based phone numbers by the minute, disrupting the coalition's communications and operations in the midst of polling.
The 14th General Election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 3 non-governmental seats filled thePenang State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 25 safe seats and 2 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.
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Pakatan Harapan (92.5%)Gagasan Sejahtera (2.50%)Pakatan Harapan (67.2%)Gagasan Sejahtera (9.78%)Parti Rakyat Malaysia (0.15%)Penang Front Party (0.08%)Socialist Party of Malaysia (0.03%)| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
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| Pakatan Harapan | Democratic Action Party | 301,343 | 38.21 | 19 | 0 | ||
| People's Justice Party | 184,350 | 23.37 | 14 | +4 | |||
| Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 16,988 | 2.15 | 2 | +2 | |||
| National Trust Party | 27,327 | 3.46 | 2 | +2 | |||
| Total | 530,008 | 67.20 | 37 | +8 | |||
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 101,761 | 12.90 | 2 | –8 | ||
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | 43,092 | 5.46 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 25,758 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 6,112 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 176,723 | 22.41 | 2 | –8 | |||
| Gagasan Sejahtera | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 76,746 | 9.73 | 1 | 0 | ||
| People's Alternative Party | 342 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Love Malaysia Party | 83 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 77,171 | 9.78 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Malaysian United Party | 2,366 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | 1,190 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Penang Front Party | 631 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Socialist Party of Malaysia | 223 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 375 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 788,687 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 788,687 | 98.57 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,471 | 1.43 | |||||
| Total votes | 800,158 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 945,627 | 84.62 | |||||
| Source: The Star[102] | |||||||
ThePakatan Harapan (PH) coalition scored its best ever electoral results inPenang's history, seizing eight additional seats to increase its tally in thePenang State Legislative Assembly to 37, or 92.5% of the legislature.[3] The election marked the debut of PH's newest component parties - theMalaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) and theNational Trust Party (Amanah) - into Penang's political arena, with each of the parties winning two constituencies. ThePeople's Justice Party (PKR) also successfully increased its share in the legislature from 10 seats to 14 seats. Meanwhile, theDemocratic Action Party (DAP) saw an increase in the majority in some of its 19 seats. The incumbentChief Minister of Penang,Lim Guan Eng, defended theAir Putih constituency with over 80% of the popular vote, whileChow Kon Yeow won inPadang Kota with more than 70% of the popular vote.[103] The largest margin of victory was recorded inPaya Terubong, where Yeoh Soon Hin of the DAP won by 31,189 votes.[104]
The election also saw BN's worst performance in Penang's history, as the coalition lost eight constituencies to the PH and retained only two, both of which are won by theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO).[105] Once again, BN's other component parties, namelyParti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), theMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and theMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC), did not win any seat. Although theMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS) lost thePermatang Pasir constituency, it managed to capture thePenaga constituency from the BN, thus giving the Islamist party a single seat in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
| PH37 |BN2 |GS1 | Independent0 | ||||||||
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Majority | Incumbent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penaga | Mohd Yusni Mat Piah | PAS | 8,530 | Mohd Zain Ahmad | UMNO | 7,398 | 1,132 | Mohd Zain Ahmad (UMNO) |
| Bertam | Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq | Bersatu | 6,485 | Shariful Azhar Othman | UMNO | 6,268 | 217 | Shariful Azhar Othman (UMNO) |
| Moktar Ramly | PAS | 2,986 | ||||||
| Pinang Tunggal | Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman | PKR | 7,754 | Roslan Saidin | UMNO | 7,627 | 127 | Roslan Saidin (UMNO) |
| Bukhori Ghazali | PAS | 4,622 | ||||||
| Permatang Berangan | Nor Hafizah Othman | UMNO | 6,870 | Mohd Shariff Omar | Bersatu | 5,021 | 646 | Omar Haji Abd Hamid (UMNO) |
| Mohd Sobri Saleh | PAS | 6,224 | ||||||
| Azman Shah Othman | PRM | 24 | ||||||
| Sungai Dua | Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor | UMNO | 7,314 | Yusri Isahak | Amanah | 5,115 | 1,934 | Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor (UMNO) |
| Zahadi Hj. Mohd | PAS | 5,380 | ||||||
| Telok Ayer Tawar | Mustafa Kamal Ahmad | PKR | 7,072 | Zamri Che Ros | UMNO | 4,869 | 2,203 | Jahara Hamid (UMNO) |
| Mohamad Hanif Haron | PAS | 3,900 | ||||||
| Lee Thian Hong | PRM | 88 | ||||||
| Sungai Puyu | Phee Boon Poh | DAP | 21,705 | Lim Hai Song | MCA | 2,136 | 19,569 | Phee Boon Poh (DAP) |
| Tan Lay Hock | PRM | 101 | ||||||
| Ong Yin Yin | PFP | 51 | ||||||
| Neoh Bok Keng | MUP | 79 | ||||||
| Bagan Jermal | Soon Lip Chee | DAP | 18,134 | Ang Chor Keong | MCA | 2,898 | 15,236 | Lim Hock Seng (DAP) |
| Teoh Chai Deng | PRM | 74 | ||||||
| Fabian George Albart | PFP | 30 | ||||||
| Hari Devydrai | MUP | 106 | ||||||
| Bagan Dalam | Satees Muniandy | DAP | 10,701 | Dhinagaran Jayabalan | MIC | 3,918 | 6,783 | Tanasekharan Autherapady (DAP) |
| Teoh Huck Ping | PRM | 45 | ||||||
| Jasper Ooi Zong Han | PFP | 36 | ||||||
| Teoh Uat Lye | MUP | 51 | ||||||
| Seberang Jaya | Afif Bahardin | PKR | 16,014 | Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin | UMNO | 8,593 | 7,421 | Afif Bahardin (PKR) |
| Ahmad Rafaei Rashid | PAS | 5,540 | ||||||
| Permatang Pasir | Faiz Fadzil | Amanah | 9,708 | Anuar Faisal Yahaya | UMNO | 4,979 | 2,981 | Mohd Salleh Man (PAS) |
| Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff | PAS | 6,727 | ||||||
| Penanti | Norlela Ariffin | PKR | 8,221 | Suhaimi Sabudin | UMNO | 5,277 | 2,944 | Norlela Ariffin (PKR) |
| Fawwaz Mohamad Jan | PAS | 4,791 | ||||||
| Berapit | Heng Lee Lee | DAP | 18,378 | Goh Swee Gim | MCA | 1,397 | 16,981 | Ong Kok Fooi (DAP) |
| Song Chee Meng | PRM | 84 | ||||||
| Lee Poh Kong | PFP | 105 | ||||||
| Machang Bubuk | Lee Khai Loon | PKR | 21,819 | Tan Teik Cheng | MCA | 4,658 | 16,747 | Lee Khai Loon (PKR) |
| Jamil Abdul Rahman | PAS | 5,072 | ||||||
| Tang Ah Ba | PRM | 53 | ||||||
| Lim Jhun Hou | MUP | 28 | ||||||
| Padang Lalang | Chong Eng | DAP | 20,764 | Kuan Hin Yeep | Gerakan | 2,400 | 18,364 | Chong Eng (DAP) |
| Lai Yean Nee | PRM | 154 | ||||||
| Liew Ee Jin | PFP | 101 | ||||||
| Perai | Ramasamy Palanisamy | DAP | 11,243 | Suresh Muniandy | MIC | 2,194 | 9,049 | Ramasamy Palanisamy (DAP) |
| Asoghan Govindaraju | PAP | 33 | ||||||
| Samuganathan Muniandy | PRM | 37 | ||||||
| Patrick Ooi Khar Giap | PFP | 104 | ||||||
| Isumary Retnam | - | 23 | ||||||
| Bukit Tengah | Gooi Hsiao-Leung | PKR | 12,535 | Thor Teong Gee | Gerakan | 3,977 | 8,558 | Ong Chin Wen (PKR) |
| Norazman Ishak | PAS | 2,355 | ||||||
| Tan Hiang Lye | PRM | 53 | ||||||
| Joseph Edward | PFP | 27 | ||||||
| Bukit Tambun | Goh Choon Aik | PKR | 18,064 | Hartini Tan Abdullah | Gerakan | 3,184 | 14,880 | Law Choo Kiang (PKR) |
| Kumaravelu Arumugam | PAS | 735 | ||||||
| Goh Bee Koon | PRM | 117 | ||||||
| Ong Seong Lu | PFP | 54 | ||||||
| Jawi | H’ng Mooi Lye | DAP | 17,559 | Kiew Hen Chong | MCA | 4,188 | 13,371 | Soon Lip Chee (DAP) |
| Tan Beng Huat | PAP | 309 | ||||||
| Tan Chew Suan | PRM | 51 | ||||||
| Daphne Edward | PFP | 73 | ||||||
| Koay Xing Boon | MUP | 165 | ||||||
| Sungai Bakap | Amar Pritpal Abdullah | PKR | 10,386 | Mohamed Sani Bakar | UMNO | 8,038 | 2,348 | Maktar Shapee (PKR) |
| Osman Jaafar | PAS | 4,316 | ||||||
| Tan Chow Kang | PRM | 55 | ||||||
| Sungai Acheh | Zulkifli Ibrahim | PKR | 7,486 | Mahmud Zakaria | UMNO | 7,070 | 416 | Mahmud Zakaria (UMNO) |
| Nor Zamri Latiff | PAS | 2,383 | ||||||
| Tanjong Bunga | Zairil Khir Johari | DAP | 13,245 | Teng Chang Yeow | Gerakan | 3,902 | 9,343 | Teh Yee Cheu (DAP) |
| Chua Cheong Wee | PRM | 122 | ||||||
| Lee Zheng Yong | MUP | 74 | ||||||
| Air Putih | Lim Guan Eng | DAP | 9,362 | Tang Heap Seng | MCA | 1,404 | 7,958 | Lim Guan Eng (DAP) |
| Manikandan Ramayah | PCM | 83 | ||||||
| Tan Gim Theam | MUP | 87 | ||||||
| Kebun Bunga | Ong Khan Lee | PKR | 14,851 | Ooi Zhi Yi | Gerakan | 2,254 | 12,597 | Cheah Kah Peng (PKR) |
| Wu Kai Min | MUP | 110 | ||||||
| Pulau Tikus | Chris Lee Chun Kit | DAP | 11,679 | Loo Jieh Sheng | Gerakan | 2,434 | 9,245 | Yap Soo Huey (DAP) |
| Wee Kean Wai | MUP | 75 | ||||||
| Padang Kota | Chow Kon Yeow | DAP | 9,278 | H'ng Khoon Leng | Gerakan | 1,470 | 7,808 | Chow Kon Yeow (DAP) |
| Goh Saik Wei | MUP | 71 | ||||||
| Pengkalan Kota | Gooi Zi Sen | DAP | 15,037 | Lim Swee Bok | MCA | 1,647 | 13,390 | Lau Keng Ee (DAP) |
| Chew Seng Tung | PRM | 68 | ||||||
| Koay Teng Lye | MUP | 82 | ||||||
| Ragindran Sivasamy | - | 87 | ||||||
| Komtar | Teh Lai Heng | DAP | 10,113 | Tan Hing Teik | MCA | 1,750 | 8,363 | Teh Lai Heng (DAP) |
| Ong Chun Jiet | MUP | 85 | ||||||
| Datok Keramat | Jagdeep Singh Deo | DAP | 13,712 | Lee Boon Ten | Gerakan | 4,151 | 9,561 | Jagdeep Singh Deo (DAP) |
| Nicholas Diane Morgan | PFP | 18 | ||||||
| Lim Boo Chang | MUP | 194 | ||||||
| Muhammad Majnun Abdul Wahab | - | 146 | ||||||
| Sungai Pinang | Lim Siew Khim | DAP | 15,362 | Ng Fook On | Gerakan | 4,974 | 10,388 | Lim Siew Khim (DAP) |
| Yacoob Omar | PAS | 1,575 | ||||||
| Teh Yee Cheu | PSM | 223 | ||||||
| Tan Sim Bee | MUP | 79 | ||||||
| Mohamed Yacoob Mohamed Noor | - | 119 | ||||||
| Batu Lancang | Ong Ah Teong | DAP | 20,615 | Koo Pei Chee | Gerakan | 2,407 | 18,208 | Law Heng Kiang (DAP) |
| Kee Lean Ee | MUP | 139 | ||||||
| Seri Delima | Syerleena Abdul Rashid | DAP | 16,553 | Khoo Kay Teong | MCA | 3,342 | 13,211 | RSN Rayer (DAP) |
| Tan Yang Yung | MUP | 159 | ||||||
| Air Itam | Joseph Ng Soon Seong | DAP | 12,588 | Tan Kah Leong | Gerakan | 3,047 | 9,541 | Wong Hon Wai (DAP) |
| Kang Teik Woi | MUP | 148 | ||||||
| Paya Terubong | Yeoh Soon Hin | DAP | 35,315 | Wong Chin Chong | MCA | 4,126 | 31,189 | Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) |
| Kuan Aun Wan | MUP | 421 | ||||||
| Batu Uban | Kumaresan Aramugam | PKR | 21,079 | Hng Chee Wey | Gerakan | 3,806 | 17,273 | Jayabalan Thambyappa (PKR) |
| Vikneswaran Muniandy | PAS | 1,176 | ||||||
| Teoh Kean Liang | PFP | 32 | ||||||
| Teoh Kok Siang | MUP | 116 | ||||||
| Pantai Jerejak | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | PKR | 14,014 | Oh Tong Keong | Gerakan | 3,298 | 10,716 | Mohd Rashid Hasnon (PKR) |
| Mohd Farhan Yusri | PAS | 1,670 | ||||||
| Yim Boon Leong | MUP | 97 | ||||||
| Batu Maung | Abdul Halim Hussain | PKR | 17,380 | Liakat Ali Mohamed Ali | UMNO | 9,063 | 8,317 | Abdul Malik Abdul Kassim (PKR) |
| Saiful Lizan Md Yusuf | PAS | 3,153 | ||||||
| Bayan Lepas | Azrul Mahathir Aziz | Amanah | 12,504 | Rusli Hashim | UMNO | 7,259 | 5,245 | Nordin Ahmad (UMNO) |
| Zarina Shinta Madar | PAS | 2,497 | ||||||
| Pulau Betong | Mohd Tuah Ismail | PKR | 7,675 | Muhamad Farid Saad | UMNO | 6,079 | 1,596 | Muhammad Farid Saad (UMNO) |
| Muhd Taufik Hashim | PAS | 1,645 | ||||||
| Yeoh Cheng Huat | PRM | 64 | ||||||
| Telok Bahang | Zolkifly Md Lazim | Bersatu | 5,482 | Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah | UMNO | 5,057 | 425 | Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah (UMNO) |
| Mohd Ali Othman | PAS | 1,469 | ||||||
| No. | Seat | Previous Party (2013) | Current Party (2018) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N01 |  Penaga | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) | ||||
| N02 | Bertam | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU) | ||||
| N03 | Pinang Tunggal | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | ||||
| N06 | Telok Ayer Tawar | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | ||||
| N11 | Permatang Pasir | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) | Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) | ||||
| N21 | Sungai Acheh | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | ||||
| N38 | Bayan Lepas | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) | ||||
| N39 | Pulau Betong | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | ||||
| N40 | Telok Bahang | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU) | ||||
The14th Malaysian general election, which was held simultaneously with the Penang state election, resulted in thePakatan Harapan (PH) coalition seizing power at the federal level from the incumbentBarisan Nasional (BN), making the election the first time since independence Malaysia experienced a regime change.[106] On 12 May 2018, the incumbentChief Minister of Penang,Lim Guan Eng, was appointed theFinance Minister by the newMalaysian Prime Minister,Mahathir Mohamad.[107]Chow Kon Yeow, the chairperson of theDemocratic Action Party inPenang, had been endorsed by Lim to succeed the latter as the Chief Minister; Chow was sworn in as Penang's fifth Chief Minister on 14 May.[5]
Meanwhile,Barisan Nasional's Penang chief, Teng Chang Yeow, announced his retirement from politics in the aftermath of the coalition's rout in the hands of the PH.[108] Aside from the PH administration's exemplary performance in Penang in the preceding 10 years, the trouncing of the BN was also attributed to the Malaysia-wide tsunami against the perceived corruption and maladministration by the previous BN-ledfederal government.[109] Teng's counterpart in theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Zainal Abidin Osman, also tendered his resignation as the Penang chief of the BN component party.[110]
On 23 June, Teng's former party Gerakan, through the decision of its central committee, announced its exit from Barisan Nasional.[111]
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