Permatang Pauh (federal constituency)

Permatang Pauh

Penang constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
PKR

Constituency created

1974

First contested

1974

Last contested

2013

Permatang Pauh is a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Seberang Tengah constituency in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Sembilang, Seberang Jaya II, Kampong Pertama, Kampong Belah Dua, Seberang Jaya I, Jalan Bahru, Simpang Ampat, Jalan Tuna, Taman Tun Hussein Onn, Sama Gagah, Permatang Ara, Permatang Pauh, Bukit Indra Muda, Kampong Pelet, Kubang Semang, Tanah Liat Mukim 8, Kampong Cross Street 2, Permatang Tengah, Guar Perahu, Kuala Mengkuang, Telok Wang, Mengkuang, Sungai Lembu, Penanti, Kubang Ulu, Sungai Semambu, Tanah Liat Mukim 9, Berapit Road.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Permatang Pauh
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Seberang Tengah
4th	1974-1978	Ariffin Md Daud	BN
5th	1978-1982	Zabidi Ali	PAS
6th	1982-1986	Anwar Ibrahim	BN
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1998
9th	1998-1999		Independent
10th	1999-2004	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	KEADILAN
11th	2004-2008		KEADILAN
11th	2004-2008		PKR
12th	2008
12th	2008-2013	Anwar Ibrahim
13th	2013-2015	Anwar Ibrahim
13th	2015-present	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 7 May 2015 The by-election was called due to the disqualification of incumbent, Anwar Ibrahim after being found guilty of sodomy.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	30,316
	BN	Suhaimi Sabudin	21,475
	Independent	Salleh Isahak	367
	PRM	Azman Shah Othman	101
Total valid votes			52,259	100.00
Total rejected ballots			843
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			53,145	73.93
Registered electors			71,890
Majority			8,841
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Borang 16 Penyata Pengundian Selepas Penjumlahan Rasmi Undi Bahagian Pilihan Raya P.044 Permatang Pauh 7 Mei 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-23. "P. U. (B) 221/2015 Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.044 Permatang Pauh" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-26.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Anwar Ibrahim	37,090
	BN	Mazlan Ismail	25,369
	Independent	Abdullah Zawawi Samsudin	201
Total valid votes			62,660	100.00
Total rejected ballots			672
Unreturned ballots			143
Turnout			63,475	88.53
Registered electors			71,699
Majority			11,721
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Malaysian general by-election, 26 August 2008 The by-election was called due to the resignation of incumbent, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Anwar Ibrahim	31,195
	BN	Arif Shah Omar Shah	15,524
	AKIM	Hanafi Mamat	92
Total valid votes			46,811	100.00
Total rejected ballots			447
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			47,268	80.86
Registered electors			58,459
Majority			15,671
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Penyata Pengundian Selepas Penjumlahan Rasmi Undi Bahagian Pilihan Raya P.044 Permatang Pauh 26 Ogos 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-23.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	30,348
	BN	Pirdaus Ismail	16,950
Total valid votes			47,298	100.00
Total rejected ballots			636
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			47,963	82.06
Registered electors			58,449
Majority			13,398
	PKR hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	KEADILAN	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	21,737
	BN	Pirdaus Ismail	21,147
Total valid votes			42,884	100.00
Total rejected ballots			665
Unreturned ballots			185
Turnout			43,734	80.93
Registered electors
Majority			590
	KEADILAN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	KEADILAN	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	23,820
	BN	Ibrahim Saad	14,743
Total valid votes			38,563	100.00
Total rejected ballots			647
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,210	78.94
Registered electors
Majority			9,077
	KEADILAN gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	27,945
	DAP	A. Rahman Manap	4,430
	PAS	Mazani Abdullah	4,071
Total valid votes			36,446	100.00
Total rejected ballots			889
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			37,385	78.30
Registered electors
Majority			23,515
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	23,793
	PAS	Mahfuz Omar	7,643
Total valid votes			31,436	100.00
Total rejected ballots			304
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			31,740	78.32
Registered electors
Majority			16,150
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	17,979
	PAS	Mohamad Sabu	7,500
Total valid votes			25,479	100.00
Total rejected ballots			619
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,098	74.82
Registered electors			34,879
Majority			10,479
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Zabidi Ali
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ariffin Md Daud
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created out of Seberang Tengah which went to Gerakan in the previous election.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-24.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

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Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

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Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

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F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

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Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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