Penang State Legislative Assembly
Penang State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang ديوان اوندڠن نڬري ڤولاو ڤينڠ 槟城州议会 பினாங்கு மாநில சட்ட மன்றம் | |
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14th Penang State Legislative Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | Unicameral |
History | |
Founded | 11 July 1959 |
Leadership | |
Yang di-Pertua Negeri | Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak since 1 May 2021 |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Chief Minister | |
Opposition Leader | |
Secretary | Maheswari Malayandy |
Structure | |
Seats | 40 Quorum: 13 Simple majority: 21 Two-thirds majority: 27 |
Political groups | (As of 22 August 2020) Government (33) Opposition (7) BN (2)
Speaker (1) |
Committees | show
5 |
Elections | |
Voting system | Plurality: First-past-the-post (40 single-member constituencies) |
Last election | 9 May 2018 |
Next election | 2023 |
Meeting place | |
Penang State Assembly Building, Light Street, George Town, Penang | |
Website | |
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The Penang State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang) is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legislature, whose members are called State Assemblymen, convenes at the Penang State Assembly Building in Penang's capital city of George Town. The Penang State Executive Council, the executive branch of the Penang state government, is drawn from among the State Assemblymen.
Out of the 40 seats, 33 are held by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition after the 2018 State Election. Within the coalition, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) holds 19 seats, the People's Justice Party (PKR) 12 seats, and the National Trust Party (Amanah) holds two seats. The PH coalition thus commands a supermajority in the legislature.
Meanwhile, the opposition is formed by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) where all are from Barisan Nasional (BN), Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu), and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), which currently controls just seven seats (along with Zulkifli Ibrahim[3][4][5]) and they support current federal government.
Current composition[]
PH | PN | BN | |||
33 | 5 | 2 | |||
19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
DAP | PKR | AMANAH | BERSATU | PAS | UMNO |
No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) | Post |
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- | - | - | Non-MLA | Law Choo Kiang | PH (PKR) | Speaker |
P41 | Kepala Batas | N1 | Penaga | Mohd Yusni Mat Piah | PN (PAS) | N/A |
N2 | Bertam | Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq | PN (BERSATU) | |||
N3 | Pinang Tunggal | Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman | PH (PKR) | Deputy Chief Minister | ||
P42 | Tasek Gelugor | N4 | Permatang Berangan | Nor Hafizah Othman | BN (UMNO) | N/A |
N5 | Sungai Dua | Muhamad Yusoff Mohd. Noor | BN (UMNO) | Opposition Leader | ||
N6 | Telok Ayer Tawar | Mustafa Kamal Ahmad | PH (PKR) | N/A | ||
P43 | Bagan | N7 | Sungai Puyu | Phee Boon Poh | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member |
N8 | Bagan Jermal | Soon Lip Chee | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member | ||
N9 | Bagan Dalam | Satees Muniandy | PH (DAP) | N/A | ||
P44 | Permatang Pauh | N10 | Seberang Jaya | Afif Bahardin | PN (BERSATU) | |
N11 | Permatang Pasir | Muhammad Faiz Fadzil | PH (AMANAH) | |||
N12 | Penanti | Norlela Ariffin | PH (PKR) | EXCO Member | ||
P45 | Bukit Mertajam | N13 | Berapit | Heng Lee Lee | PH (DAP) | N/A |
N14 | Machang Bubok | Lee Khai Loon | PH (PKR) | |||
N15 | Padang Lalang | Chong Eng | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member | ||
P46 | Batu Kawan | N16 | Perai | Ramasamy Palanisamy | PH (DAP) | Deputy Chief Minister |
N17 | Bukit Tengah | Gooi Hsiao Leung | PH (PKR) | N/A | ||
N18 | Bukit Tambun | Goh Choon Aik | PH (PKR) | |||
P47 | Nibong Tebal | N19 | Jawi | H’ng Mooi Lye | PH (DAP) | |
N20 | Sungai Bakap | Amar Pritpal Abdullah | PH (PKR) | Deputy Speaker | ||
N21 | Sungai Acheh | Zulkifli Ibrahim | PN (BERSATU) | N/A | ||
P48 | Bukit Bendera | N22 | Tanjong Bunga | Zairil Khir Johari | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member |
N23 | Air Putih | Lim Guan Eng | PH (DAP) | MP of Bagan | ||
N24 | Kebun Bunga | Ong Khan Lee | PH (PKR) | N/A | ||
N25 | Pulau Tikus | Chris Lee Chun Kit | PH (DAP) | |||
P49 | Tanjong | N26 | Padang Kota | Chow Kon Yeow | PH (DAP) | Chief Minister MP of Tanjong |
N27 | Pengkalan Kota | Gooi Zi Sen | PH (DAP) | N.A | ||
N28 | Komtar | Teh Lai Heng | PH (DAP) | |||
P50 | Jelutong | N29 | Datok Keramat | Jagdeep Singh Deo | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member |
N30 | Sungai Pinang | Lim Siew Khim | PH (DAP) | N/A | ||
N31 | Batu Lancang | Ong Ah Teong | PH (DAP) | |||
P51 | Bukit Gelugor | N32 | Seri Delima | Syerleena Abdul Rashid | PH (DAP) | |
N33 | Air Itam | Joseph Ng Soon Seong | PH (DAP) | |||
N34 | Paya Terubong | Yeoh Soon Hin | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member | ||
P52 | Bayan Baru | N35 | Batu Uban | Kumaresan Aramugam | PH (PKR) | N/A |
N36 | Pantai Jerejak | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | PH (PKR) | MP of Kulim-Bandar Baharu | ||
N37 | Batu Maung | Abdul Halim Hussain | PH (PKR) | EXCO Member | ||
P53 | Balik Pulau | N38 | Bayan Lepas | Azrul Mahathir Aziz | PH (AMANAH) | N/A |
N39 | Pulau Betong | Mohd. Tuah Ismail | PH (PKR) | |||
N40 | Telok Bahang | Zolkifly Md Lazim | PN (BERSATU) |
Seating arrangement[]
The seating arrangement of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is as follows.[6]
N11 Permatang Pasir | N38 Bayan Lepas | N24 Kebun Bunga | N25 Pulau Tikus | N17 Bukit Tengah | N14 Machang Bubok | ||
N30 Sungai Pinang | N28 Komtar | N36 Pantai Jerejak | N23 Air Putih | ||||
N06 Telok Ayer Tawar | B | Vacant | |||||
N35 Batu Uban | N20 Sungai Bakap (Deputy Speaker) | ||||||
N40 Telok Bahang | C | A | N07 Sungai Puyu (EXCO Member) | N12 Penanti (EXCO Member) | |||
N39 Pulau Betong | N2 Bertam | N29 Datok Keramat (EXCO Member) | N08 Bagan Jermal (EXCO Member) | ||||
N18 Bukit Tambun | N21 Sungai Acheh | N15 Padang Lalang (EXCO Member) | N34 Paya Terubong (EXCO Member) | ||||
N27 Pengkalan Kota | N10 Seberang Jaya | N16 Perai (Deputy Chief Minister II) | N37 Batu Maung (EXCO Member) | ||||
N13 Berapit | N01 Penaga | N03 Pinang Tunggal (Deputy Chief Minister I) | N22 Tanjong Bunga (EXCO Member) | ||||
N09 Bagan Dalam | N04 Permatang Berangan | State Legal Advisor | State Financial Officer | ||||
N32 Seri Delima | N05 Sungai Dua (Opposition Leader) | Secretary | N26 Padang Kota (Chief Minister) | State Secretary | |||
Speaker | |||||||
Yang Di-Pertua Negeri |
Role[]
The Penang State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact legislation and policies relating to the State List and Joint List as defined in the Federal Constitution. Its members also provide oversight on the state's executive branch of government, ensuring the state departments and agencies enforce the aforementioned legislation.[7] Debates in the Assembly are presided over by the Speaker.
The leader of the party or coalition with a majority in the Assembly is appointed as the Chief Minister by the Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang. The Chief Minister heads the state's executive, known as the State Executive Council, whose members are also drawn from the Assembly.
Committees[]
The State Assembly also consists of committees to handle administrative matters. The committees include:[8]
- Public Accounts Committee
- Committee on Privileges
- House Committee
- Standing Orders Committee
- Constitution Committee
Speakers Roll of Honour[]
The following is the Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:[9]
No. | Speaker | Term start | Term end | Party | Constituency |
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1 | Sulaiman Ahmad | 6 January 1959 | 1 April 1964 | Alliance (UMNO) | Alma |
25 April 1964 | 19 March 1969 | ||||
2 | Harun Sirat | 10 May 1969 | 31 July 1974 | Gerakan | Alma |
24 August 1974 | 16 June 1978 | BN (Gerakan) | Bukit Tengah | ||
3 | Hassan Md. Noh | 8 July 1978 | 29 March 1982 | BN (UMNO) | Penaga |
4 | Teh Ewe Lim | 22 April 1982 | 19 July 1986 | BN (Gerakan) | Datok Keramat |
5 | Ooi Ean Kwong | 3 August 1986 | 5 October 1990 | BN (Gerakan) | Datok Keramat |
6 | Abdul Rahman Abbas | 21 October 1990 | 4 April 1995 | BN (UMNO) | Bertam |
7 | Yahaya Abdul Hamid | 25 April 1995 | 10 November 1999 | BN (UMNO) | Pinang Tunggal |
29 November 1999 | 2 March 2004 | ||||
21 March 2004 | 12 February 2008 | Non-MLA | |||
8 | Abdul Halim Hussain | 8 March 2008 | 27 June 2013 | PR (PKR) | Non-MLA |
9 | Law Choo Kiang | 28 June 2013 | 10 April 2018 | PH (PKR) | Bukit Tambun |
2 August 2018 | Incumbent | Non-MLA |
Election pendulum[]
The 14th General Election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 3 non-governmental seats filled the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 25 safe seats and 2 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.
show 2018 Penang state election
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See also[]
- Penang State Assembly Building
- Penang state government
- Constituencies of Penang
- Constitution of Penang
References[]
- ^ Nambiar, Predeep (2 August 2018). "Guan Eng, Saifuddin to make history in Penang assembly". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dermawan, Audrey (2 August 2018). "'Lawan tetap lawan, kawan tetap kawan, dewan tetap dewan'". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "PKR pecat empat pemimpin berkaitan Azmin". 28 June 2020.
- ^ "PKR perlu keluar daripada PH: ADUN Sungai Acheh". 20 June 2020.
- ^ https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/07/04/after-being-sacked-from-pkr-sg-acheh-rep-zulkifli-ibrahim-to-support-pn/
- ^ (PDF) http://dun.penang.gov.my/images/SUSUNAN%20TEMPAT%20DUDUK%20ADUN%202020%20(12%20OKT%202020)(PINDAAN%2013%20OKT))%20SALINAN.pdf. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ Role and Membership of the State Assembly Penang State Assembly Portal
- ^ List of State Assembly Committees Penang State Assembly Portal
- ^ Senarai Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri
External links[]
- Penang State Legislative Assembly
- State legislatures of Malaysia
- Unicameral legislatures
- Politics of Penang