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This is a list of federal and state electoral districts within the Malaysian state of Penang. The state sends 13 representatives to the Malaysian federal Parliament and is divided into 40 state constituencies, each of which elects a single member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The state constituencies are denoted by Nxx, whereas the federal constituencies are denoted by Pxxx.[1][2] Each federal constituency consists of three to four state constituencies.[3]

Electoral demographics

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Seberang Perai

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The city of Seberang Perai, which encompasses the mainland half of Penang, sends 21 representatives to the Penang State Legislative Assembly and 7 Members of Parliament. The ethnicity that formed the plurality within each constituency is highlighted in bold.

Federal constituency State constituency Population Registered voters
Total (2020)[4] Malay (%) Chinese (%) Indian (%) Total (2023)[5] Malay (%) Chinese (%) Indian (%)
P041 Kepala Batas N01 Penaga 28,207 94.9 3.3 0.4 25,468 93.0 6.3 0.4
N02 Bertam 25,194 70.7 16.4 5.2 23,999 68.9 21.8 8.7
N03 Pinang Tunggal 63,642 83.4 7.9 4.2 34,723 78.8 17.1 3.7
P042 Tasek Gelugor N04 Permatang Berangan 39,561 87.3 3.8 3.8 28,519 86.7 6.3 6.6
N05 Sungai Dua 37,508 74.9 20.8 2.9 28,100 81.1 16.0 2.4
N06 Telok Ayer Tawar 29,830 60.2 26.6 8.3 24,784 64.8 23.8 10.1
P043 Bagan N07 Sungai Puyu 49,443 17.8 67.7 7.3 35,904 8.4 83.1 8.1
N08 Bagan Jermal 34,358 21.0 55.5 14.2 32,529 16.0 66.7 16.7
N09 Bagan Dalam 28,911 21.3 54.3 15.4 21,221 23.0 49.7 26.5
P044 Permatang Pauh N10 Seberang Jaya 93,836 68.7 13.6 7.2 49,215 68.5 18.3 12.1
N11 Permatang Pasir 34,309 76.6 17.7 3.8 30,464 75.4 22.1 2.1
N12 Penanti 31,844 83.1 14.2 1.2 28,170 79.8 17.8 1.7
P045 Bukit Mertajam N13 Berapit 28,128 10.8 69.9 9.4 29,076 5.1 83.6 10.8
N14 Machang Bubuk 95,164 32.8 50.5 10.8 56,538 35.2 51.4 12.7
N15 Padang Lalang 39,655 21.0 67.9 8.0 36,001 12.9 78.4 8.2
P046 Batu Kawan N16 Perai 26,435 21.8 37.3 25.7 20,479 13.3 49.9 35.6
N17 Bukit Tengah 76,060 28.3 30.0 9.5 31,635 36.1 46.1 16.8
N18 Bukit Tambun 61,973 25.6 41.3 16.9 37,496 17.7 62.5 19.3
P047 Nibong Tebal N19 Jawi 37,397 29.7 44.2 23.6 36,601 21.3 52.6 25.6
N20 Sungai Bakap 56,802 56.1 27.3 15.0 38,409 59.4 22.5 17.4
N21 Sungai Acheh 27,835 62.3 27.7 8.2 26,095 63.8 27.7 7.6

George Town

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The city of George Town, which encompasses Penang Island and the surrounding islets, sends 19 representatives to the Penang State Legislative Assembly and 6 Members of Parliament. The ethnicity that formed the plurality within each constituency is highlighted in bold.

Federal constituency State constituency Population Registered voters
Total (2020)[4] Malay (%) Chinese (%) Indian (%) Total (2023)[5] Malay (%) Chinese (%) Indian (%)
P048 Bukit Bendera N22 Tanjong Bunga 47,717 20.8 55.7 8.6 29,477 25.9 59.5 12.1
N23 Air Putih 14,744 11.2 74.8 8.8 15,371 9.9 80.0 9.4
N24 Kebun Bunga 28,278 10.3 68.3 13.2 24,532 7.2 75.0 16.9
N25 Pulau Tikus 33,088 13.0 60.2 7.2 23,257 13.7 75.2 8.6
P049 Tanjong N26 Padang Kota 5,900 23.6 38.0 11.9 15,165 8.0 72.6 18.5
N27 Pengkalan Kota 21,083 9.3 57.1 7.8 21,568 2.1 89.3 8.2
N28 Komtar 7,826 10.5 48.3 7.0 15,532 12.2 77.8 8.9
P050 Jelutong N29 Datok Keramat 23,329 30.5 55.5 9.6 26,791 27.0 55.4 16.5
N30 Sungai Pinang 55,462 33.9 46.8 12.6 34,416 30.7 48.2 20.2
N31 Batu Lancang 34,934 8.0 83.9 5.2 33,106 6.6 84.3 8.3
P051 Bukit Gelugor N32 Seri Delima 38,045 25.4 61.2 7.2 31,574 22.1 64.6 12.4
N33 Air Itam 27,678 23.6 58.9 8.6 23,085 23.3 64.9 11.1
N34 Paya Terubong 135,282 17.3 60.1 9.4 62,734 7.8 77.6 13.8
P052 Bayan Baru N35 Batu Uban 83,879 31.9 48.0 9.4 43,529 25.4 58.7 14.7
N36 Pantai Jerejak 41,556 36.1 47.2 8.8 29,890 35.8 50.6 12.5
N37 Batu Maung 63,168 47.0 34.9 6.9 47,226 53.1 36.2 9.5
P053 Balik Pulau N38 Bayan Lepas 85,321 54.7 36.0 4.8 39,754 63.2 30.2 5.7
N39 Pulau Betong 27,310 72.5 22.2 3.4 23,838 66.3 28.4 4.3
N40 Telok Bahang 19,713 75.8 20.5 2.3 17,927 68.1 27.6 3.6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Penang State Legislative Assemblymen and Seating Arrangement" (PDF). Penang State Legislative Assembly.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ^ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
  5. ^ a b "Undi.info". undi.info. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
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