Permatang Pasir is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2023.
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. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is a constituent and voter of Permatang Pasir.
Definition
Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Permatang Pasir constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationPermatang Pasir (N11)Sama Gagah044/11/01SMK Sama GagahPermatang Ara044/11/02SK Permatang PasirPermatang Pauh044/11/03SK Permatang PauhBukit Indra Muda044/11/04SK Bukit Indera MudaKampong Pelet044/11/05SJK (C) Kubang SemangKubang Semang044/11/06SK Seri PenantiTanah Liat Mukim 8044/11/07SK Seri PenantiKampong Cross Street 2044/11/08SM Islam Al-MasriyahPermatang Pauh044/11/09SJK (C) Lay Keow
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsSama Gagah3,069Permatang Ara3,849Permatang Pauh1,862Bukit Indra Muda3,250Kampong Pelet2,123Kubang Semang1,629Tanah Liat Mukim 83,254Kampong Cross Street 21,434Permatang Tengah3,113Total23,583Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assembly man for Permatang PasirAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Kubang Semang7thN111986 – 1990Adnan Ramli 8th 1990 – 19959th 1995 – 1999Ahmad Saad10th1999 – 2004Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman 11th2004 – 2008 12th2008 – 2009 2009 - 2013 Mohd Salleh Man13th2013 – 2018 14th2018 – 2023 Muhammad Faiz Fadzil 15th2023–presentAmir Hamzah Abdul Hashim
Election results
See also Constituencies of Penang
References