Legislative branch of the Penang state government
The Penang State Legislative Assembly 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.
After the 2023 Penang state election and out of the 40 seats, 29 are held by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) ruling coalitions. Within the PH coalition, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) retains its 19 seats since 2008, the People's Justice Party (PKR) holds 7 seats and the National Trust Party (Amanah) retain just a single seat, while the BN coalition holds 2 seats. The PH and BN coalitions thus command a supermajority in the legislature. Meanwhile, 11 seats are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) opposition coalition.
Map of current constituencies (since 2018)
Current composition
Government
Opposition
PH
BN
PN
27
2
11
19
7
1
2
7
4
DAP
PKR
AMANAH
UMNO
PAS
BERSATU
Seating arrangement
The seating arrangement of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is as follows.[ 1]
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.[ 2] 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 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:[ 3]
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:[ 4]
Election pendulum
The 2023 Penang state election witnessed 29 governmental seats and 11 non-governmental seats filled the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 25 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 4 safe seats and 3 fairly safe seats.
GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Sungai Acheh
Rashidi Zainol
UMNO
50.33
Bayan Lepas
Azrul Mahathir Aziz
AMANAH
52.35
Batu Maung
Mohamad Abdul Hamid
PKR
54.65
Fairly safe
Bertam
Reezal Merican Naina Merican
UMNO
56.24
Safe
Sungai Pinang
Lim Siew Khim
DAP
65.13
Bukit Tengah
Gooi Hsiao-Leung
PKR
68.58
Machang Bubok
Lee Khai Loon
PKR
69.12
Pantai Jerejak
Fahmi Zainol
PKR
69.94
Bagan Dalam
Kamaran Krishnan
DAP
71.49
Tanjong Bunga
Zairil Khir Johari
DAP
72.82
Datok Keramat
Jagdeep Singh Deo
DAP
72.61
Perai
Sundarajoo Somu
DAP
76.76
Batu Uban
Kumaresan Aramugam
PKR
76.83
Jawi
H’ng Mooi Lye
DAP
79.50
Air Itam
Joseph Ng Soon Seong
DAP
79.22
Seri Delima
Connie Tan Hooi Peng
DAP
80.57
Bukit Tambun
Goh Choon Aik
PKR
80.64
Bagan Jermal
Chee Yeeh Keen
DAP
84.77
Air Putih
Lim Guan Eng
DAP
85.63
Pulau Tikus
Joshua Woo Sze Zeng
DAP
85.09
Komtar
Teh Lai Heng
DAP
86.61
Padang Kota
Chow Kon Yeow
DAP
87.83
Kebun Bunga
Lee Boon Heng
PKR
87.83
Padang Lalang
Daniel Gooi Zi Sen
DAP
87.85
Sungai Puyu
Phee Syn Tze
DAP
90.48
Paya Terubong
Wong Hon Wai
DAP
91.58
Batu Lancang
Ong Ah Teong
DAP
92.12
Berapit
Heng Lee Lee
DAP
94.44
Pengkalan Kota
Wong Yee Harng
DAP
94.64
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Sungai Bakap
Nor Zamri Latiff
PAS
52.67
Pulau Betong
Mohamad Shukor Zakariah
PAS
52.92
Telok Bahang
Muhamd Kasim
BERSATU
53.48
Telok Ayer Tawar
Azmi Alang
BERSATU
55.26
Fairly Safe
Permatang Pasir
Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim
PAS
56.49
Seberang Jaya
Izhar Shah Arif Shah
BERSATU
56.69
Penanti
Zulkefli Bakar
BERSATU
58.28
Safe
Sungai Dua
Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff
PAS
62.26
Pinang Tunggal
Bukhori Ghazali
PAS
62.74
Penaga
Mohd. Yusni Mat Piah
PAS
63.24
Permatang Berangan
Mohd Sobri Saleh
PAS
69.50
List of Assemblies
Assembly
Term
began
Members
Election
Committee
Majority party/coalition
1st
1959
Wong Pow Nee I
Alliance
2nd
1964
Wong Pow Nee II
Alliance
3rd
1969
Lim Chong Eu I
Gerakan (1969-1973)
Barisan Nasional (1973-1974)
4th
1974
Lim Chong Eu II
Barisan Nasional
5th
1978
Lim Chong Eu III
Barisan Nasional
6th
1982
Lim Chong Eu IV
Barisan Nasional
7th
1986
Lim Chong Eu V
Barisan Nasional
8th
1990
Koh Tsu Koon I
Barisan Nasional
9th
1995
Koh Tsu Koon II
Barisan Nasional
10th
1999
Koh Tsu Koon III
Barisan Nasional
11th
2004
Koh Tsu Koon IV
Barisan Nasional
12th
2008
Lim Guan Eng I
Pakatan Rakyat
13th
2013
Lim Guan Eng II
Pakatan Rakyat (2013-2015)
Pakatan Harapan (2015-2018)
14th
2018
Chow Kon Yeow I
Pakatan Harapan
15th
2023
Chow Kon Yeow II
Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional
See also
References
External links
Topics Society Administrative divisions
Metropolitan area George Town
Local government Downtown and suburbs Residential neighbourhoods Villages Islands Districts
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