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Penang State Assembly

Penang State Legislative Assembly
Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang (Malay)
13th Penang State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded 11 July 1959
Leadership
Yang di-Pertua Negeri
Abdul Rahman Abbas
Since 1 May 2001
Speaker
Law Choo Kiang, PHPKR
Since 28 June 2013
Deputy Speaker
Maktar Shapee, PHPKR
Since 28 June 2013
Chief Minister
Lim Guan Eng, PHDAP
Since 11 March 2008
Opposition Leader
Jahara Hamid, BNUMNO
Since 28 June 2013
Secretary
Mohd Farulizam Che Meh
Structure
Seats 40
Quorum: 13
Simple majority: 21
Two-thirds majority: 27
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Political groups

(As of 24 February 2016)
Government
     Pakatan Harapan (29)

EXCO Members: 11
Backbenchers: 18
  •      DAP (19)
  •      PKR (10)

Opposition
     Barisan Nasional (10)

  •      UMNO (10)
     PAS (1)
Committees
Elections
Plurality: First-past-the-post (40 single-member constituencies)
Last election
5 May 2013
Next election
on or before 28 August 2018
Meeting place
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Penang State Assembly Building, Light Street, George Town, Penang
Website
dun.penang.gov.my
Penang state election, 2013
Penang
← 2008 5 May 2013 (2013-05-05)

All 40 seats in the Penang State Legislative Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 86.93%
  First party Second party
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Leader Lim Guan Eng Teng Chang Yeow
Party Pakatan Rakyat Barisan Nasional
Leader since  ()  ()
Leader's seat Air Puteh
(ran in Bagan, won)
Bukit Tengah (lost contest)
Last election 29 seats, 58.90% 11 seats, 40.96%
Seats before 29 11
Seats won 30 10
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 490,978 233,246
Percentage 67.53% 32.09%
Swing Increase8.63% Decrease8.87%

Chief Minister before election

Lim Guan Eng
Pakatan Rakyat

Chief Minister-designate

Lim Guan Eng
Pakatan Rakyat


(As of 24 February 2016)
Government
     Pakatan Harapan (29)

Opposition
     Barisan Nasional (10)

The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the state 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 unicameral state legislature, whose members are called State Assemblymen, convenes at the Neoclassical Penang State Assembly Building at Light Street in George Town, Penang's capital city. Since 2008, State Legislative Assembly proceedings have been broadcast live on the internet.

The State Legislative Assembly has 40 seats, 29 of which are held by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition that comprises the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). Out of the 29 PH seats, the DAP has 19 seats and PKR holds the remaining 10. Meanwhile, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of the Barisan Nasional (BN) opposition coalition controls 10 seats. Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), another opposition party, holds the one remaining seat.


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