Perai (state constituency)

Perai is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. , the State Assemblyman for Perai is Ramasamy Palanisamy from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Perai constituency is divided into 6 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationPerai（N16）Taman Indrawasih046/16/01SMK Taman InderawasihTaman Chai Leng046/16/02SK Taman InderawasihPerai046/16/03SJK (T) PeraiTaman Perai046/16/04SK Khir JohariTaman Supreme046/16/05SMK PraiTaman Kimsar046/16/06SJK (C) Chung Hwa 3

Demographics

+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsTaman Indrawasih4,233Taman Chai Leng3,224Perai2,268Taman Perai999Taman Supreme2,937Taman Kimsar2,403Total16,064Source: Malaysian Election Commission

History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for PeraiAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Bagan Dalam and Bukit TengahPrai7thN091986 – 1990Shanmugam Nadason DAP8th 1990 – 1991S. Asamaley1991 – 1995Valli Muthusamy Perai9thN091995 – 1999Rajapathy Kuppusamy 10th1999 – 200411thN162004 – 200812th2008 – 2013Ramasamy Palanisamy 13th2013 – 20152015 – 2018 14th2018 – 2023 15th2023–presentSundarajoo Somu

Election results The electoral results for the Perai state constituency are as follows.

See also Constituencies of Penang

References