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Penang State Legislative Assembly

Penang State Legislative Assembly

Legislative branch of the Penang state government


The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legislature, whose members are called State Assemblymen, convenes at the Penang State Assembly Building in Penang's capital city of George Town. The Penang State Executive Council, the executive branch of the Penang state government, is drawn from among the State Assemblymen.

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After the 2023 Penang state election and out of the 40 seats, 29 are held by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) ruling coalitions. Within the PH coalition, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) retains its 19 seats since 2008, the People's Justice Party (PKR) holds 7 seats and the National Trust Party (Amanah) retain just a single seat, while the BN coalition holds 2 seats. The PH and BN coalitions thus command a supermajority in the legislature. Meanwhile, 11 seats are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) opposition coalition.

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

Government Opposition
PH BN PN
27 2 11
19 7 1 2 7 4
DAP PKR AMANAH UMNO PAS BERSATU
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Seating arrangement

The seating arrangement of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is as follows.[1]

N08 Bagan JermalN27 Pengkalan KotaN33 Air ItamN31 Batu LanchangN17 Bukit TengahN13 BerapitN14 Machang BubokN35 Batu Uban
N18 Bukit TambunN28 KomtarN02 BertamN23 Air Putih
N32 Seri DelimaBVacant
N25 Pulau TikusN38 Bayan Lepas (Deputy Speaker)
N24 Kebun BungaN10 Seberang JayaCAN34 Paya Terubong (EXCO Member)N36 Pantai Jerejak (EXCO Member)
N09 Bagan DalamN11 Permatang PasirN22 Tanjong Bunga (EXCO Member)N16 Perai (EXCO Member)
N07 Sungai PuyuN06 Telok Ayer TawarN21 Sungai Acheh (EXCO Member)N15 Padang Lalang (EXCO Member)
N39 Pulau BetongN03 Pinang TunggalN29 Datok Keramat (Deputy Chief Minister II)N19 Jawi (EXCO Member)
N20 Sungai BakapN01 PenagaN37 Batu Maung (Deputy Chief Minister I)N30 Sungai Pinang (EXCO Member)
N40 Telok BahangN12 PenantiState Legal AdvisorState Financial Officer
N04 Permatang BeranganN05 Sungai Dua (Opposition Leader)SecretaryN26 Padang Kota (Chief Minister)State Secretary
Speaker
Yang Di-Pertua Negeri

Role

The Penang State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact legislation and policies relating to the State List and Joint List as defined in the Federal Constitution. Its members also provide oversight on the state's executive branch of government, ensuring the state departments and agencies enforce the aforementioned legislation.[2] Debates in the Assembly are presided over by the Speaker.

The leader of the party or coalition with a majority in the Assembly is appointed as the Chief Minister by the Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang. The Chief Minister heads the state's executive, known as the State Executive Council, whose members are also drawn from the Assembly.

Committees

The State Assembly also consists of committees to handle administrative matters. The committees include:[3]

  • Public Accounts Committee
  • Committee on Privileges
  • House Committee
  • Standing Orders Committee
  • Constitution Committee

Speakers Roll of Honour

The following is the Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:[4]

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Election pendulum

The 2023 Penang state election witnessed 29 governmental seats and 11 non-governmental seats filled the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 25 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 4 safe seats and 3 fairly safe seats.

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List of Assemblies

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See also


References

  1. "Persidangan dewan undangan negeri penggal keempat belas" (PDF). Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang.
  2. List of State Assembly Committees Penang State Assembly Portal

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