Penaga is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 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 Penaga is Mohd Yusni Mat Piah from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
Definition
Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Penaga constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationPenaga (N01)Kuala Muda041/01/01SK Kuala MudaPulau Mertajam041/01/02SK Pulau MertajamPasir Gebu041/01/03SK Pasir GebuPenaga041/01/04SMK Sri MudaKota Aur041/01/05SMK Pmtg Tok LabuPermatang Janggus041/01/06SK Permatang JanggusGuar Kepah041/01/07Pusat Penempatan Banjir Pengkalan BongorPermatang Tiga Ringgit041/01/08SK Lahar KeparLahar Kepar041/01/09SK Lahar Kepar
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsKuala Muda2,255Pulau Mertajam3,018Pasir Gebu1,329Penaga3,453Kota Aur2,142Permatang Janggus1,664Guar Kepah914Permatang Tiga Ringgit1,128Lahar Kepar1,230Total17,133Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for PenagaAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Muda4th N011974–1978Hassan Md. Noor 5th1978–19826th1982–19867th 1986–1990Abdul Razak Ismail8th1990–1995Azhar Ibrahim9th1995–199910th 1999–200411th2004–200812th2008–201313th2013–2018 Mohd Zain Ahmad14th2018–2020Mohd Yusni Mat Piah 2020–2023 15th2023–present
Election results
See also Constituencies of Penang
References