State constituency in Penang, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Permatang Berangan is a state constituency inPenang,Malaysia, that has been represented in thePenang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to thePenang State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-past-the-post voting system. Since 2023[update], the State Assemblyman for Permatang Berangan is Mohd Sobri Saleh fromPerikatan Nasional (PN).
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 |
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| 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 |
Ethnic breakdown of Permatang Berangan's electorate as of
2023[5]- Malay (86.7%)
- Indian (6.63%)
- Chinese (6.27%)
- 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] |
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 |
| BNhold | Swing | |
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Penang state election, 1999:Permatang Berangan| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
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| 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 |
| BNhold | Swing | |
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