Permatang Berangan (state constituency)

Permatang Berangan
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Nor Hafizah Othman; BN
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Constituency created	1995
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	21,120
Area (km²)	56

Permatang Berangan is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.^[3]

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblywoman for Permatang Berangan is Nor Hafizah Othman from Barisan Nasional (BN).

Definition[]

The Permatang Berangan constituency contains the polling districts of Ara Rendang, Pokok Machang, Pokok Tampang, Permatang Berangan, Simpang Tiga, Tasek Gelugor, Jarak, Padang Chempedak, Ara Kuda and Permatang Kerai.^[4]

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Permatang Berangan's electorate as of 2018^[5]

Malay (84.84%)

Chinese (7.15%)

Indian (7.82%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.06%)

Other ethnicities (0.12%)

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]

History[]

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Permatang Berangan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Ara Rendang
	1995 – 1999	Mohd Shariff Omar	BN (UMNO)
	1999 – 2004	Abd Ro'ni A. Hasan
	2004 – 2008	Shabudin Yahaya
12th	2008 – 2013	Shabudin Yahaya
13th	2013 – 2018	Omar Haji Abd Hamid
14th	2018 –	Nor Hafizah Othman

Election results[]

The electoral results for the Permatang Berangan state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Nor Hafizah Othman	6,870	37.9
	PAS	Mohd Sobri Saleh	6,224	34.3
	PH	Mohd Shariff Omar	5,021	27.7
	PRM	Azman Shah Othman	24	0.1
Total valid votes			18,139	100.0
Total rejected ballots			296
Unreturned ballots			187
Turnout			18,622	88.2
Registered electors			21,120
Majority			646
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Omar Haji Abdul Hamid	8,913	55.0
	PAS	Arshad Mohammad Saleh	7,292	45.0
Total valid votes			16,205	100.00
Total rejected ballots			247
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,452	89.7
Registered electors			18,336
Majority			1,621
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Shahbudin Yahya	7,295	57.9
	PAS	Arshad Mohammad Saleh	5,310	42.1
Total valid votes			12,605	100.00
Total rejected ballots			193
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			12,806	84.4
Registered electors			15,174
Majority			1,985
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[7]

References[]

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
^ "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.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
^ "undi.info - Permatang Berangan (P42-N4) - Malaysiakini". undi.info - Permatang Berangan (P42-N4).

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.

[4] "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.

[star-5] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[2018report-6] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

[7] "undi.info - Permatang Berangan (P42-N4) - Malaysiakini". undi.info - Permatang Berangan (P42-N4).

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