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 was long established as a stronghold of Anwar Ibrahim's family.
Anwar’s father, Ibrahim Abdul Rahman was the Seberang Tengah MP from 1959 to 1969 and the family held the Permatang Pauh seat from 1982 until 2022 when his daughter, Nurul Izzah unexpectedly lost the seat to Perikatan Nasional in the 2022 election.
Demographics https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG As of 2020, Permatang Pauh has a population of 159,989 people.
History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Permatang Pauh constituency is divided into 28 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationSeberang Jaya (N10)Jalan Sembilang044/10/01SMK Seberang JayaSeberang Jaya II044/10/02SK Seberang Jaya 2Kampong Pertama044/10/03SK Permatang To KanduKampong Belah Dua044/10/04SMK Pauh JayaSeberang Jaya I044/10/05SK Seberang Jaya Jalan Bahru044/10/06SK Jalan Bahru PeraiSimpang Ampat044/10/07SMK Permatang RawaJalan Tuna044/10/08SK Seberang Jaya 2Taman Tun Hussein Onn044/10/09SMK Tun Hussein OnnPermatang 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 Tengah044/11/09SJK (C) Lay KeowPenanti (N12)Guar Perahu044/12/01SMK Guar PerahuKuala Mengkuang044/12/02 SMK Guar Perahu Indah SK Seri ImpianTelok Wang044/12/03Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Tun Sardon Ara KudaMengkuang044/12/04SK MengkuangSungai Lembu044/12/05SJK (C) Kg. Sg. LembuPenanti044/12/06SMK MengkuangKubang Ulu044/12/07SMK PenantiSungai Semambu044/12/08SK Tanah LiatTanah Liat Mukim 9044/12/09SK Tanah LiatBerapit Road044/12/10 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 PartyVote Share Constituency created from Seberang Tengah and Seberang Utara 4thP037 1974–1978 Ariffin Md Daud (عارفين مد داود) 13,645 78.25% 5th 1978–1982 Zabidi Ali (زبيدي علي) 11,124 52.01% 6th 1982–1986 Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم) 18,849 74.88% 7thP041 1986–1990 17,979 70.56% 8th 1990–1995 23,793 75.69% 9thP044 1995–1998 27,945 76.68% 1998–1999 Independent 1999 Vacant 10th 1999–2004 Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل) 23,820 61.77% 11th 2004–2008 21,737 50.69% 12th 2008 30,348 64.16% 2008–2013 Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم)31,195 66.64% 13th 2013–201537,090 59.19% 2015–2018 Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل) 30,316 58.01% 14th 2018–2022 Nurul Izzah Anwar (نور العزّة أنوار) 35,534 50.89% 15th 2022–present Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (محمّد فوّاز محمد جن) 37,638 43.04%
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentPermatang PauhKubang SemangPenantiPermatang PasirSeberang JayaSungai Dua
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea19741984199420032018Kubang Semang Guar Perahu Permatang Janggus Permatang Pasir Permatang Pauh Permatang To KanduPenanti Ara Kuda Mengkuang Titi Padang Menora Sungai Lembu Tanah Liat Guar Perahu Mengkuang Titi Penanti Sungai Lembu Tanah Liat Guar Perahu Kampung Kuala Mengkuang Mengkuang Titi Penanti Sungai LembuPermatang Pasir Guar Jering Permatang Janggus Permatang Pasir Permatang Pauh Permatang To Kandu Kampung Cross Street Kubang Semang Permatang Janggus Permatang Pasir Permatang PauhSeberang Jaya Bandar Perda Bukit Tengah Seberang Jaya Seri Tenggiri Taman Nagasari Bandar Perda Permatang Rawa Permatang To Kandu Seberang Jaya Seri TenggiriSungai Dua Ara Rendang Denai Desa Padang Tonson Permatang Buloh Sungai Dua
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)N10Seberang JayaIzhar Shah Arif ShahN11Permatang PasirAmir Hamzah Abdul HashimN12PenantiZulkefli Bakar
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN10Seberang JayaSeberang Perai City Council 13500 Permatang Pauh 13700 Perai 14000 Bukit Mertajam 14400 Kubang SemangN11Permatang PasirN12Penanti
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