List of electoral districts in Penang

Last updated May 12, 2024

This is a list of federal and state electoral districts within the Malaysian state of Penang. The state sends 13 representatives to the Malaysian federal Parliament and is divided into 40 state constituencies, each of which elects a single member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The state constituencies are denoted by Nxx, whereas the federal constituencies are denoted by Pxxx.^[1]^[2] Each federal constituency consists of three to four state constituencies.^[3]

Electoral demographics

Seberang Perai

The city of Seberang Perai, which encompasses the mainland half of Penang, sends 21 representatives to the Penang State Legislative Assembly and 7 Members of Parliament. The ethnicity that formed the plurality within each constituency is highlighted in bold.

Federal constituency	State constituency	Population				Registered voters
Federal constituency	State constituency	Total (2020)^[4]	Malay (%)	Chinese (%)	Indian (%)	Total (2023)^[5]	Malay (%)	Chinese (%)	Indian (%)
P041 Kepala Batas	N01 Penaga	28,207	94.9	3.3	0.4	25,468	93.0	6.3	0.4
	N02 Bertam	25,194	70.7	16.4	5.2	23,999	68.9	21.8	8.7
	N03 Pinang Tunggal	63,642	83.4	7.9	4.2	34,723	78.8	17.1	3.7
P042 Tasek Gelugor	N04 Permatang Berangan	39,561	87.3	3.8	3.8	28,519	86.7	6.3	6.6
	N05 Sungai Dua	37,508	74.9	20.8	2.9	28,100	81.1	16.0	2.4
	N06 Telok Ayer Tawar	29,830	60.2	26.6	8.3	24,784	64.8	23.8	10.1
P043 Bagan	N07 Sungai Puyu	49,443	17.8	67.7	7.3	35,904	8.4	83.1	8.1
	N08 Bagan Jermal	34,358	21.0	55.5	14.2	32,529	16.0	66.7	16.7
	N09 Bagan Dalam	28,911	21.3	54.3	15.4	21,221	23.0	49.7	26.5
P044 Permatang Pauh	N10 Seberang Jaya	93,836	68.7	13.6	7.2	49,215	68.5	18.3	12.1
	N11 Permatang Pasir	34,309	76.6	17.7	3.8	30,464	75.4	22.1	2.1
	N12 Penanti	31,844	83.1	14.2	1.2	28,170	79.8	17.8	1.7
P045 Bukit Mertajam	N13 Berapit	28,128	10.8	69.9	9.4	29,076	5.1	83.6	10.8
	N14 Machang Bubuk	95,164	32.8	50.5	10.8	56,538	35.2	51.4	12.7
	N15 Padang Lalang	39,655	21.0	67.9	8.0	36,001	12.9	78.4	8.2
P046 Batu Kawan	N16 Perai	26,435	21.8	37.3	25.7	20,479	13.3	49.9	35.6
	N17 Bukit Tengah	76,060	28.3	30.0	9.5	31,635	36.1	46.1	16.8
	N18 Bukit Tambun	61,973	25.6	41.3	16.9	37,496	17.7	62.5	19.3
P047 Nibong Tebal	N19 Jawi	37,397	29.7	44.2	23.6	36,601	21.3	52.6	25.6
	N20 Sungai Bakap	56,802	56.1	27.3	15.0	38,409	59.4	22.5	17.4
	N21 Sungai Acheh	27,835	62.3	27.7	8.2	26,095	63.8	27.7	7.6

George Town

The city of George Town, which encompasses Penang Island and the surrounding islets, sends 19 representatives to the Penang State Legislative Assembly and 6 Members of Parliament. The ethnicity that formed the plurality within each constituency is highlighted in bold.

Federal constituency	State constituency	Population				Registered voters
Federal constituency	State constituency	Total (2020)^[4]	Malay (%)	Chinese (%)	Indian (%)	Total (2023)^[5]	Malay (%)	Chinese (%)	Indian (%)
P048 Bukit Bendera	N22 Tanjong Bunga	47,717	20.8	55.7	8.6	29,477	25.9	59.5	12.1
	N23 Air Putih	14,744	11.2	74.8	8.8	15,371	9.9	80.0	9.4
	N24 Kebun Bunga	28,278	10.3	68.3	13.2	24,532	7.2	75.0	16.9
	N25 Pulau Tikus	33,088	13.0	60.2	7.2	23,257	13.7	75.2	8.6
P049 Tanjong	N26 Padang Kota	5,900	23.6	38.0	11.9	15,165	8.0	72.6	18.5
	N27 Pengkalan Kota	21,083	9.3	57.1	7.8	21,568	2.1	89.3	8.2
	N28 Komtar	7,826	10.5	48.3	7.0	15,532	12.2	77.8	8.9
P050 Jelutong	N29 Datok Keramat	23,329	30.5	55.5	9.6	26,791	27.0	55.4	16.5
	N30 Sungai Pinang	55,462	33.9	46.8	12.6	34,416	30.7	48.2	20.2
	N31 Batu Lancang	34,934	8.0	83.9	5.2	33,106	6.6	84.3	8.3
P051 Bukit Gelugor	N32 Seri Delima	38,045	25.4	61.2	7.2	31,574	22.1	64.6	12.4
	N33 Air Itam	27,678	23.6	58.9	8.6	23,085	23.3	64.9	11.1
	N34 Paya Terubong	135,282	17.3	60.1	9.4	62,734	7.8	77.6	13.8
P052 Bayan Baru	N35 Batu Uban	83,879	31.9	48.0	9.4	43,529	25.4	58.7	14.7
	N36 Pantai Jerejak	41,556	36.1	47.2	8.8	29,890	35.8	50.6	12.5
	N37 Batu Maung	63,168	47.0	34.9	6.9	47,226	53.1	36.2	9.5
P053 Balik Pulau	N38 Bayan Lepas	85,321	54.7	36.0	4.8	39,754	63.2	30.2	5.7
	N39 Pulau Betong	27,310	72.5	22.2	3.4	23,838	66.3	28.4	4.3
	N40 Telok Bahang	19,713	75.8	20.5	2.3	17,927	68.1	27.6	3.6

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References

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[:2-2] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[:0-3] "Story Map Journal" . Retrieved 2017-04-22.

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