Federal constituency of Penang, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Permatang Pauh (P044) Penangconstituency Federal constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1974 First contested 1974 Last contested 2022 Demographics Population (2020)[ 1] 159,989 Electors (2023)[ 2] 107,849 Area (km²)[ 3] 98 Pop. density (per km²) 1,632.5
Permatang Pauh is a federal constituency inCentral Seberang Perai District ,Penang ,Malaysia , that has been represented in theDewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created from parts of theSeberang Tengah constituency in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
The seat was long established as a stronghold ofAnwar Ibrahim's fam ily .
Anwar’s father,Ibrahim Abdul Rahman was the Seberang Tengah MP from 1959 to 1969 and the family held the Permatang Pauh seat from 1982 until 2022 when his daughter, Nurul Izzah unexpectedly lost the seat toPerikatan Nasional in the2022 election .
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Ethnic breakdown of Permatang Pauh's electorate as of 2022
Malay (74.2%)Chinese (19.4%)Indian (6.00%)Other ethnicities (0.40%) As of 2020, Permatang Pauh has a population of 159,989 people.[ 4]
Age breakdown of Permatang Pauh's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.29%) 21-29 (20.9%) 30-39 (21.2%) 40-49 (17.6%) 50-59 (15.7%) 60-69 (11.6%) 70-79 (5.23%) 80-89 (1.32%) above 90 (0.21%) Gender breakdown of Permatang Pauh's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.2%) Female (50.8%) According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Permatang Pauh constituency is divided into 28 polling districts.[ 5]
State constituency Polling districts Code Location Seberang Jaya (N10) Jalan Sembilang 044/10/01 SMK Seberang Jaya Seberang Jaya II 044/10/02 SK Seberang Jaya 2 Kampong Pertama 044/10/03 SK Permatang To Kandu Kampong Belah Dua 044/10/04 SMK Pauh Jaya Seberang Jaya I 044/10/05 SK Seberang Jaya Jalan Bahru 044/10/06 SK Jalan Bahru Perai Simpang Ampat 044/10/07 SMK Permatang Rawa Jalan Tuna 044/10/08 SK Seberang Jaya 2 Taman Tun Hussein Onn 044/10/09 SMK Tun Hussein Onn Permatang Pasir (N11) Sama Gagah 044/11/01 SMK Sama Gagah Permatang Ara 044/11/02 SK Permatang Pasir Permatang Pauh 044/11/03 SK Permatang Pauh Bukit Indra Muda 044/11/04 SK Bukit Indera Muda Kampong Pelet 044/11/05 SJK (C) Kubang Semang Kubang Semang 044/11/06 SK Seri Penanti Tanah Liat Mukim 8 044/11/07 SK Seri Penanti Kampong Cross Street 2 044/11/08 SM Islam Al-Masriyah Permatang Tengah 044/11/09 SJK (C) Lay Keow Penanti (N12) Guar Perahu 044/12/01 SMK Guar Perahu Kuala Mengkuang 044/12/02 SMK Guar Perahu Indah SK Seri Impian Telok Wang 044/12/03 Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Tun Sardon Ara Kuda Mengkuang 044/12/04 SK Mengkuang Sungai Lembu 044/12/05 SJK (C) Kg. Sg. Lembu Penanti 044/12/06 SMK Mengkuang Kubang Ulu 044/12/07 SMK Penanti Sungai Semambu 044/12/08 SK Tanah Liat Tanah Liat Mukim 9 044/12/09 SK Tanah Liat Berapit Road 044/12/10 SJK (C) Jit Sin A Jalan Berapit SJK (C) Jit Sin B Jalan Berapit
Representation history [ edit ] Parliamentaryconstituency
State constituency 1955–1959* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present Permatang Pauh Kubang Semang Penanti Permatang Pasir Seberang Jaya Sungai Dua
Historical boundaries [ edit ] State Constituency Area 1974 1984 1994 2003 2018 Kubang Semang Guar Perahu Permatang Janggus Permatang Pasir Permatang Pauh Permatang To Kandu Penanti Ara Kuda Mengkuang Titi Padang Menora Sungai Lembu Tanah Liat Guar Perahu Mengkuang Titi Penanti Sungai Lembu Tanah Liat Guar Perahu Kampung Kuala Mengkuang Mengkuang Titi Penanti Sungai Lembu Permatang Pasir Guar Jering Permatang Janggus Permatang Pasir Permatang Pauh Permatang To Kandu Kampung Cross Street Kubang Semang Permatang Janggus Permatang Pasir Permatang Pauh Seberang Jaya Bandar Perda Bukit Tengah Seberang Jaya Seri Tenggiri Taman Nagasari Bandar Perda Permatang Rawa Permatang To Kandu Seberang Jaya Seri Tenggiri Sungai Dua Ara Rendang Denai Desa Padang Tonson Permatang Buloh Sungai Dua
Current state assembly members [ edit ] Local governments & postcodes[ edit ] Malaysian general by-election, 7 May 2015 The by-election was called due to the disqualification of incumbent,Anwar Ibrahim after being found guilty of sodomy. Party Candidate Votes % ∆% PKR Wan Azizah Wan Ismail 30,316 58.01 1.18BN Suhaimi Sabudin 21,475 41.09 0.60Independent Salleh Isahak 367 0.70 0.70Parti Rakyat Malaysia Azman Shah Othman 101 0.20 0.20Total valid votes 52,259 100.00 Total rejected ballots 843 Unreturned ballots 43 Turnout 53,145 73.93 14.60Registered electors 71,890 Majority 8,841 16.92 1.78PKR hold Swing
Malaysian general by-election, 26 August 2008 The by-election was called due to the resignation of incumbent,Wan Azizah Wan Ismail . Party Candidate Votes % ∆% PKR Anwar Ibrahim 31,195 66.64 2.48BN Arif Shah Omar Shah 15,524 33.16 2.68KITA Hanafi Mamat 92 0.20 0.20Total valid votes 46,811 100.00 Total rejected ballots 447 Unreturned ballots 10 Turnout 47,268 80.86 1.20Registered electors 58,459 Majority 15,671 33.48 5.16PKR hold Swing