 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1986 (as Prai) | ||
| First contested | 1986 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023)[1] | 20,479 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 11 | ||
Perai is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
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. Since 2018[update], 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).[4]
Definition
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Perai constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perai（N16） | Taman Indrawasih | 046/16/01 | SMK Taman Inderawasih |
| Taman Chai Leng | 046/16/02 | SK Taman Inderawasih | |
| Perai | 046/16/03 | SJK (T) Perai | |
| Taman Perai | 046/16/04 | SK Khir Johari | |
| Taman Supreme | 046/16/05 | SMK Prai | |
| Taman Kimsar | 046/16/06 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa 3 |
Demographics
| Polling district | Electors |
|---|---|
| Taman Indrawasih | 4,233 |
| Taman Chai Leng | 3,224 |
| Perai | 2,268 |
| Taman Perai | 999 |
| Taman Supreme | 2,937 |
| Taman Kimsar | 2,403 |
| Total | 16,064 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7] | |
History
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Perai | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bagan Dalam | |||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Shanmugam Nadason | DAP |
| 8th | 1990 – 1991 | S. Asamaley[8] | |
| 1991 – 1995 | Valli Muthusamy | BN (MIC) | |
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Rajapathy Kuppusamy | |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Ramasamy Palanisamy | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | PH (DAP) | |
| 15th | 2023–present | Sundarajoo Somu | |
Election results
The electoral results for the Perai state constituency are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Sundarajoo Somu | 10,680 | 76.80 |  5.70
| ||
| PN | Sivasuntaram Rajalinggam | 1,541 | 11.10 |  11.10
| ||
| Independent | David Marshel Pakianathan | 1,439 | 10.30 | 10.30
| ||
| MUDA | Vikneswary Harikrishnan | 253 | 1.80 | 1.80
| ||
| Total valid votes | 13,913 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 120 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 11 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,044 | 68.58 | 12.52
| |||
| Registered electors | 20,479 | |||||
| Majority | 9,139 | 65.70 | 0.70
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Ramasamy Palanisamy | 11,243 | 82.50 | 82.50
| ||
| BN | Suresh Muniandy | 2,194 | 16.10 | 3.30
| ||
| Penang Front Party | Ooi Khar Giap | 104 | 0.80 | 0.80
| ||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Samuganathan Muniandy | 37 | 0.20 | 0.20
| ||
| People's Alternative Party | Asoghan Govindaraju | 33 | 0.20 | 0.20
| ||
| Independent | Kumary Retnam | 23 | 0.20 | 0.20
| ||
| Total valid votes | 13,634 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 168 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 17 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,819 | 81.10 | 2.80
| |||
| Registered electors | 17,032 | |||||
| Majority | 9,049 | 66.40 | 6.60
| |||
| Perai hold | Swing | PH | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (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, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Ramasamy Palanisamy | 10,549 | 79.20 | 6.00
| ||
| BN | Krishnan Letchumanan | 2,590 | 19.40 | 4.40
| ||
| Independent | Muhammad Ridhwan Sulaiman | 184 | 1.40 | 1.40
| ||
| Total valid votes | 13,323 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 142 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,465 | 83.90 | 8.50
| |||
| Registered electors | 16,058 | |||||
| Majority | 7,959 | 59.80 | 10.40
| |||
| Perai hold | Swing | DAP | ||||
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Ramasamy Palanisamy | 7,668 | 73.20 | 20.14
| ||
| BN | Krishnan Letchumanan | 2,492 | 23.80 | 23.14
| ||
| Independent | Ulaganathan Ramasamy | 311 | 3.00 | 3.00
| ||
| Total valid votes | 10,471 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 180 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,651 | 75.40 | 4.83
| |||
| Registered electors | 14,124 | |||||
| Majority | 4,241 | 49.40 | 43.28
| |||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Rajapathy Kuppusamy | 5,060 | 53.06 | 5.04
| ||
| DAP | Chong Eng | 4,477 | 46.94 | 6.19
| ||
| Total valid votes | 9,537 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 206 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,748 | 70.57 | 0.30
| |||
| Registered electors | 13,813 | |||||
| Majority | 583 | 6.12 | 11.23
| |||
| Perai hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Rajapathy Kuppusamy | 9,174 | 58.10 | 2.95
| |
| DAP | S. Neelamekan | 6,435 | 40.75 | 5.10
| |
| Independent | K. Vijaya Kumari | 182 | 1.15 | 1.15
| |
| Total valid votes | 15,791 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 382 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,176 | 70.27 | 2.59
| ||
| Registered electors | 23,020 | ||||
| Majority | 2,739 | 17.35 | 8.05
| ||
| Perai hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Rajapathy Kuppusamy | 9,047 | 55.15 | ||
| DAP | Patto Perumal | 7,357 | 45.85 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,404 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 408 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,849 | 72.86 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,124 | ||||
| Majority | 1,690 | 9.30 | |||
| BN gain from DAP | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Valli Muthusamy | - | - | ||
| DAP | Karpal Singh Ram Singh | - | - | ||
| Total valid votes | - | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | - | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | - | ||||
| Turnout | - | - | |||
| Registered electors | 14,000 | ||||
| Majority | - | ||||
| BN gain from DAP | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | S. Asamaley | 5,250 | 51.75 | 2.51
| |
| BN | Valli Muthusamy | 4,895 | 48.25 | 11.72
| |
| Total valid votes | 10,145 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,388 | 73.72 | 4.10
| ||
| Registered electors | 14,092 | ||||
| Majority | 355 | 3.50 | 14.23
| ||
| Perai hold | Swing | DAP
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Shanmugam Nadason | 5,117 | 54.26 | |||
| BN | Subbiah Thevarayan Chettiar | 3,445 | 36.53 | |||
| Independent | Lim Eng Seng | 870 | 9.23 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,430 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 288 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,720 | 69.62 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,961 | |||||
| Majority | 1,672 | 17.73 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang".
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.
- ^ "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "DAP announces SDR. Karpal Singh as its candidate in the Prai by-election « Pursuit of a Malaysian Dream".
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