Permatang Pauh (federal constituency)

Permatang Pauh (P044)

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	159,989
Electors (2023) [2]	107,849
Area (km²) [3]	98
Pop. density (per km²)	1,632.5

Permatang Pauh is a federal constituency in Central Seberang Perai District, 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.

The seat has been well known for being the seat held by Anwar Ibrahim's fam ily since 1982, until Nurul Izzah unexpectedly lost the seat to Perikatan Nasional in the 2022 election.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG

Ethnic breakdown of Permatang Pauh's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (74.2%)

   Chinese (19.4%)

   Indian (6.0%)

  Other ethnicities (0.4%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Permatang Pauh constituency is divided into 28 polling districts. ^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Seberang Jaya (N10)	Jalan Sembilang	044/10/01	SMK Seberang Jaya
	Seberang Jaya II	044/10/02	SK Seberang Jaya 2
	Kampong Pertama	044/10/03	SK Permatang To Kandu
	Kampong Belah Dua	044/10/04	SMK Pauh Jaya
	Seberang Jaya I	044/10/05	SK Seberang Jaya
	Jalan Bahru	044/10/06	SK Jalan Bahru Perai
	Simpang Ampat	044/10/07	SMK Permatang Rawa
	Jalan Tuna	044/10/08	SK Seberang Jaya 2
	Taman Tun Hussein Onn	044/10/09	SMK Tun Hussein Onn
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 Tengah	044/11/09	SJK (C) Lay Keow
Penanti (N12)	Guar Perahu	044/12/01	SMK Guar Perahu
	Kuala Mengkuang	044/12/02	SMK Guar Perahu Indah SK Seri Impian
	Telok Wang	044/12/03	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Tun Sardon Ara Kuda
	Mengkuang	044/12/04	SK Mengkuang
	Sungai Lembu	044/12/05	SJK (C) Kg. Sg. Lembu
	Penanti	044/12/06	SMK Mengkuang
	Kubang Ulu	044/12/07	SMK Penanti
	Sungai Semambu	044/12/08	SK Tanah Liat
	Tanah Liat Mukim 9	044/12/09	SK Tanah Liat
	Berapit Road	044/12/10	SJK (C) Jit Sin A Jalan Berapit SJK (C) Jit Sin B Jalan Berapit

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Permatang Pauh
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Seberang Tengah
4th	P037	1974–1978	Ariffin Md Daud (عريفين مد داود)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982	Zabidi Ali (زبيدي علي)	PAS
6th		1982–1986	Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم)	BN (UMNO)
7th	P041	1986–1990
8th		1990–1995
9th	P044	1995–1998
		1998–1999		Independent
		1999	Vacant
10th		1999–2004	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل)	BA (keADILan)
11th		2004–2008		PKR
12th		2008		PR (PKR)
		2008–2013	Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم)
13th		2013–2015
		2015–2018	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل)
14th		2018–2022	Nurul Izzah Anwar (نور العزّة أنوار)	PH (PKR)
15th		2022–present	Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (محمّد فوّاز محمد جن)	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Permatang Pauh			Kubang Semang
			Penanti
				Permatang Pasir
				Seberang Jaya
			Sungai Dua

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N10	Seberang Jaya	Izhar Shah Arif Shah	PN (BERSATU)
N11	Permatang Pasir	Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim	PN (PAS)
N12	Penanti	Zulkefli Bakar	PN (BERSATU)

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N10	Seberang Jaya	Seberang Perai City Council
N11	Permatang Pasir
N12	Penanti

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan	37,638	43.04	43.04
	PH	Nurul Izzah Anwar	32,366	37.01	13.88
	BN	Mohd Zaidi Mohd Zaid	16,971	19.41	9.04
	GTA	Mohamad Nasir Osman	473	0.54	0.54
Total valid votes			87,448	100.00
Total rejected ballots			648
Unreturned ballots			158
Turnout			88,254	82.34	4.08
Registered electors			107,186
Majority			5,272	6.03	16.41
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753273/PUB609%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Nurul Izzah Anwar	35,534	50.89	50.89
	BN	Mohd Zaidi Mohd Said	19,866	28.45	12.64
	PAS	Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden	14,428	20.66	9.49
Total valid votes			69,828	100.00
Total rejected ballots			658
Unreturned ballots			200
Turnout			70,686	86.42	12.49
Registered electors			81,789
Majority			15,668	22.44	5.52
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]" (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, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ] "Keputusan PRU-14: Nurul Izzah menang di Parlimen Permatang Pauh". Kosmo! Online. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

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	58.01	1.18
	BN	Suhaimi Sabudin	21,475	41.09	0.60
	Independent	Salleh Isahak	367	0.70	0.70
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Azman Shah Othman	101	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			52,259	100.00
Total rejected ballots			843
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			53,145	73.93	14.60
Registered electors			71,890
Majority			8,841	16.92	1.78
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.044 Permatang Pauh". Election Commission of Malaysia . Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.044 Permatang Pauh for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "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	59.19	7.45
	BN	Mazlan Ismail	25,369	40.49	7.33
	Independent	Abdullah Zawawi Samsudin	201	0.32	0.32
Total valid votes			62,660	100.00
Total rejected ballots			672
Unreturned ballots			143
Turnout			63,475	88.53	7.67
Registered electors			71,699
Majority			11,721	18.70	14.78
	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.[ permanent dead link ] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. 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	66.64	2.48
	BN	Arif Shah Omar Shah	15,524	33.16	2.68
	KITA	Hanafi Mamat	92	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			46,811	100.00
Total rejected ballots			447
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			47,268	80.86	1.20
Registered electors			58,459
Majority			15,671	33.48	5.16
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.044 Permatang Pauh". Election Commission of Malaysia . Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	30,348	64.16	13.47
	BN	Pirdaus Ismail	16,950	35.84	13.47
Total valid votes			47,298	100.00
Total rejected ballots			636
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			47,963	82.06	1.13
Registered electors			58,449
Majority			13,398	28.32	26.94
	PKR hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	21,737	50.69	11.08
	BN	Pirdaus Ismail	21,147	49.31	11.08
Total valid votes			42,884	100.00
Total rejected ballots			665
Unreturned ballots			185
Turnout			43,734	80.93	1.99
Registered electors			54,039
Majority			590	1.38	22.16
	PKR hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	23,820	61.77	61.77
	BN	Ibrahim Saad	14,743	38.23	38.45
Total valid votes			38,563	100.00
Total rejected ballots			647
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,210	78.94	0.64
Registered electors			49,670
Majority			9,077	23.54	40.99
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	27,945	76.68	0.99
	DAP	Abdul Rahman Manap	4,430	12.15	12.15
	PAS	Mazani Abdullah	4,071	11.17	13.14
Total valid votes			36,446	100.00
Total rejected ballots			889
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			37,385	78.30	0.02
Registered electors			47,745
Majority			23,515	64.53	13.15
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	23,793	75.69	5.13
	PAS	Mahfuz Omar	7,643	24.31	5.13
Total valid votes			31,436	100.00
Total rejected ballots			304
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			31,740	78.32	3.50
Registered electors			40,526
Majority			16,150	51.38	10.26
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	17,979	70.56	4.32
	PAS	Mohamad Sabu	7,500	29.44	11.57
Total valid votes			25,479	100.00
Total rejected ballots			619
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,098	74.82	5.13
Registered electors			34,879
Majority			10,479	41.12	15.89
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	18,849	74.88	26.89
	PAS	Zabidi Ali	4,497	17.87	34.14
	DAP	Tan Ah Huat	1,825	7.25	7.25
Total valid votes			25,171	100.00
Total rejected ballots			714
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,885	79.95
Registered electors			32,378
Majority			14,352	57.01	52.99
	BN gain		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Zabidi Ali	11,124	52.01	52.01
	BN	Ariffin Md Daud	10,264	47.99	30.26
Total valid votes			21,388	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			27,516
Majority			860	4.02	63.06
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ariffin Md Daud	13,645	78.25
	PEKEMAS	Abu Bakar Munir	1,948	11.17
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Paharuddin Ibrahim	1,844	10.58
Total valid votes			17,437	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			21,942
Majority			11,697	67.08
This was a new constituency created out of Seberang Tengah which went to Gerakan in the previous election.

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