Permatang Pasir (state constituency)

Permatang Pasir
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim; PN
;
Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	30,464
Area (km²)[2]	29

Permatang Pasir 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 1986 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 Assemblyman for Permatang Pasir is Faiz Fadzil from Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Permatang Pasir constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
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 Pauh	044/11/09	SJK (C) Lay Keow

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Permatang Pasir's electorate as of 2023[6]

Malay (75.38%)

Chinese (22.08%)

Indian (2.13%)

Other ethnicities (0.41%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Sama Gagah	3,069
Permatang Ara	3,849
Permatang Pauh	1,862
Bukit Indra Muda	3,250
Kampong Pelet	2,123
Kubang Semang	1,629
Tanah Liat Mukim 8	3,254
Kampong Cross Street 2	1,434
Permatang Tengah	3,113
Total	23,583
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

Penang State Legislative Assembly man for Permatang Pasir
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kubang Semang
7th	1986 – 1990	Adnan Ramli	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990 – 1995	Adnan Ramli
9th	1995 – 1999	Ahmad Saad
10th	1999 – 2004	Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman	PAS
11th	2004 – 2008
12th	2008 – 2009
12th	2009 - 2013	Mohd Salleh Man
13th	2013 – 2018	Mohd Salleh Man
14th	2018 – 2023	Muhammad Faiz Fadzil	PH (AMANAH)
15th	2023 - present	Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim	PN (PAS)

Election results

Penang state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim	13,526	56.49	25.09
	PH	Muhammad Faiz Fadzil	10,418	43.51	1.79
Total valid votes			23,944	100.00
Total rejected ballots			102
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			24,070	79.01	8.29
Registered electors			30,464
Majority			3,108	12.98	0.92
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Penang state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Muhammad Faiz Fadzil	9,708	45.30	45.30
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff	6,727	31.40	35.60
	BN	Anuar Faisal Yahaya	4,979	23.30	9.70
Total valid votes			21,414	100.00
Total rejected ballots			191
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			21,659	87.30	1.50
Registered electors			24,811
Majority			2,981	13.90	20.10
	PH gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?
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. "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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Salleh Man	13,479	67.00	1.50
	BN	Anuar Faisal Yahaya	6,653	33.00	1.50
Total valid votes			20,132	100.00
Total rejected ballots			207
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,339	88.80	16.01
Registered electors			22,905
Majority			6,826	34.00	3.00
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold		Swing
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. "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 by-election, 25 August 2009
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Salleh Man	9,618	65.50	0.90
	BN	Rohaizat Othman	5,067	34.50	0.90
Total valid votes			14,685	100.00
Total rejected ballots			83
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			14,769	72.79	9.81
Registered electors			20,290
Majority			4,551	31.00	2.80
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.11 Permatang Pasir". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Penang state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman	11,004	66.40	14.20
	BN	Ahmad Sahar Shuib	5,571	32.60	14.20
Total valid votes			16,575	100.00
Total rejected ballots			227
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			16,803	82.60	0.60
Registered electors			20,350
Majority			5,433	33.80	29.40
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold		Swing
Source(s) [8]

Penang state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman	8,057	52.20	9.49
	BN	Adnan Ramli	7,378	47.80	9.49
Total valid votes			15,435	100.00
Total rejected ballots			246
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			15,703	82.00	1.32
Registered electors			19,149
Majority			679	4.40	18.98
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman	8,430	61.69	41.81
	BN	Ahmad Saad	5,236	38.31	29.60
Total valid votes			13,666	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,940	80.68	2.05
Registered electors			17,279
Majority			3,194	23.38	24.64
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?

Penang state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Saad	8,764	67.90	2.63
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Yusoff Abdul Latif	2,566	19.88	9.59
	DAP	Mior Ariff Mior Hassan	1,577	12.22	12.22
Total valid votes			12,907	100.00
Total rejected ballots			252
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			13,171	78.63	3.34
Registered electors			16,750
Majority			6,198	48.02	6.96
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Adnan Ramli	7,338	70.53	3.77
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Yusoff Abdul Latif	3,066	29.47	3.77
Total valid votes			10,404	100.00
Total rejected ballots			297
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,701	81.97	4.34
Registered electors			13,054
Majority			4,272	41.06	7.54
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Adnan Ramli	6,086	66.76
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ahmad Awang	3,030	33.24
Total valid votes			10,404	100.00
Total rejected ballots			257
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,373	77.63
Registered electors			12,074
Majority			3,056	33.52
This was a new constituency created.

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.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang".
"Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
"15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
"Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
https://undi.info/penang/r18/n11

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[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] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang".

[5] "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

[6] "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

[2018report-7] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

[8] ttps://undi.info/penang/r18/n11