Penaga

Penangconstituency
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

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to thePenang State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-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]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Penaga constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.^[5]

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
	PNhold		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
	PASgain fromBN		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. Retrieved2018-08-01.[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 fromthe original(PDF) on August 29, 2019. Retrieved2018-08-01.

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
	BNhold		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. Retrieved2016-05-21.[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 fromthe original(PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved2016-05-21.

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
	BNhold		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
	BNhold		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
	BNhold		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
	BNhold		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
	BNhold		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
	BNhold		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
	BNhold		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
	BNhold		Swing

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