| 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'sfamily.
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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As of 2020, Permatang Pauh has a population of 159,989 people.[4]
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Members of Parliament for Permatang Pauh | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created fromSeberang Tengah andSeberang Utara | ||||
| 4th | P037 | 1974–1978 | Ariffin Md Daud (عارفين مد داود) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | Zabidi Ali (زبيدي علي) | PAS | |
| 6th | 1982–1986 | Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) | |
| 7th | P041 | 1986–1990 | ||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | |||
| 9th | P044 | 1995–1998 | ||
| 1998–1999 | Independent | |||
| 1999 | Vacant | |||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل) | BA (keADILan) | |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | PKR | ||
| 12th | 2008 | PR (PKR) | ||
| 2008–2013 | Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم) | |||
| 13th | 2013–2015 | |||
| 2015–2018 | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل) | PH (PKR) | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Nurul Izzah Anwar (نور العزّة أنوار) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (محمّد فوّاز محمد جن) | PN (PAS) | |
| Parliamentary constituency | 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 | |||||||
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N10 | Seberang Jaya | Izhar Shah Arif Shah | PN (BERSATU) |
| N11 | Permatang Pasir | Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim | PN (PAS) |
| N12 | Penanti | Zulkefli Bakar | PN (BERSATU) |
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N10 | Seberang Jaya | Seberang Perai City Council |
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| N11 | Permatang Pasir | ||
| N12 | Penanti |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan | 37,638 | 43.04 | |||
| PH | Nurul Izzah Anwar | 32,366 | 37.01 | |||
| BN | Mohd Zaidi Mohd Zaid | 16,971 | 19.41 | |||
| GTA | Mohamad Nasir Osman | 473 | 0.54 | |||
| Total valid votes | 87,448 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 648 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 158 | |||||
| Turnout | 88,254 | 82.34 | ||||
| Registered electors | 107,186 | |||||
| Majority | 5,272 | 6.03 | ||||
| PNgain fromPH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | 30,316 | 58.01 | |||
| BN | Suhaimi Sabudin | 21,475 | 41.09 | |||
| Independent | Salleh Isahak | 367 | 0.70 | |||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Azman Shah Othman | 101 | 0.20 | |||
| Total valid votes | 52,259 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 843 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 43 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,145 | 73.93 | ||||
| Registered electors | 71,890 | |||||
| Majority | 8,841 | 16.92 | ||||
| PKRhold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.044 Permatang Pauh".Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved2018-09-19."Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.044 Permatang Pauh for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2015]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 27 April 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved2018-09-19. "P. U. (B) 221/2015 Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.044 Permatang Pauh"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 13 May 2015. Retrieved2016-04-26.[dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Anwar Ibrahim | 37,090 | 59.19 | |||
| BN | Mazlan Ismail | 25,369 | 40.49 | |||
| Independent | Abdullah Zawawi Samsudin | 201 | 0.32 | |||
| Total valid votes | 62,660 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 672 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 143 | |||||
| Turnout | 63,475 | 88.53 | ||||
| Registered electors | 71,699 | |||||
| Majority | 11,721 | 18.70 | ||||
| PKRhold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved2016-04-27.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved2016-04-27. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Anwar Ibrahim | 31,195 | 66.64 | |||
| BN | Arif Shah Omar Shah | 15,524 | 33.16 | |||
| KITA | Hanafi Mamat | 92 | 0.20 | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,811 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 447 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 10 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,268 | 80.86 | ||||
| Registered electors | 58,459 | |||||
| Majority | 15,671 | 33.48 | ||||
| PKRhold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | 30,348 | 64.16 | ||
| BN | Pirdaus Ismail | 16,950 | 35.84 | ||
| Total valid votes | 47,298 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 636 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 29 | ||||
| Turnout | 47,963 | 82.06 | |||
| Registered electors | 58,449 | ||||
| Majority | 13,398 | 28.32 | |||
| PKRhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | 21,737 | 50.69 | ||
| BN | Pirdaus Ismail | 21,147 | 49.31 | ||
| Total valid votes | 42,884 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 665 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 185 | ||||
| Turnout | 43,734 | 80.93 | |||
| Registered electors | 54,039 | ||||
| Majority | 590 | 1.38 | |||
| PKRhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | 23,820 | 61.77 | ||
| BN | Ibrahim Saad | 14,743 | 38.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 38,563 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 647 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 39,210 | 78.94 | |||
| Registered electors | 49,670 | ||||
| Majority | 9,077 | 23.54 | |||
| PKRgain fromBN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Anwar Ibrahim | 27,945 | 76.68 | ||
| DAP | Abdul Rahman Manap | 4,430 | 12.15 | ||
| PAS | Mazani Abdullah | 4,071 | 11.17 | ||
| Total valid votes | 36,446 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 889 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 50 | ||||
| Turnout | 37,385 | 78.30 | |||
| Registered electors | 47,745 | ||||
| Majority | 23,515 | 64.53 | |||
| BNhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Anwar Ibrahim | 23,793 | 75.69 | ||
| PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 7,643 | 24.31 | ||
| Total valid votes | 31,436 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 304 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 31,740 | 78.32 | |||
| Registered electors | 40,526 | ||||
| Majority | 16,150 | 51.38 | |||
| BNhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Anwar Ibrahim | 17,979 | 70.56 | ||
| PAS | Mohamad Sabu | 7,500 | 29.44 | ||
| Total valid votes | 25,479 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 619 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 26,098 | 74.82 | |||
| Registered electors | 34,879 | ||||
| Majority | 10,479 | 41.12 | |||
| BNhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Anwar Ibrahim | 18,849 | 74.88 | ||
| PAS | Zabidi Ali | 4,497 | 17.87 | ||
| DAP | Tan Ah Huat | 1,825 | 7.25 | ||
| Total valid votes | 25,171 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 714 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,885 | 79.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 32,378 | ||||
| Majority | 14,352 | 57.01 | |||
| BNgain fromPAS | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Zabidi Ali | 11,124 | 52.01 | ||
| BN | Ariffin Md Daud | 10,264 | 47.99 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,388 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 849 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,237 | 80.81 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,516 | ||||
| Majority | 860 | 4.02 | |||
| PASgain fromBN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ariffin Md Daud | 13,645 | 78.25 | |||
| PEKEMAS | Abu Bakar Munir | 1,948 | 11.17 | |||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Paharuddin Ibrahim | 1,844 | 10.58 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,437 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 659 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,096 | 79.85 | ||||
| Registered electors | 21,942 | |||||
| Majority | 11,697 | 67.08 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created out ofSeberang Tengah which went to Gerakan in theprevious election. | ||||||