Seberang Perai Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1976 |
Preceded by | Seberang Perai Local Government Management Board |
Leadership | |
President | Rozali Mohamud (2017 – ) |
Municipal Secretary | Rosnani Mahmod (2017 – ) |
Structure | |
Seats | 24 |
Political groups | Councillors: |
Motto | |
Seberang Perai Aspiring City of Tomorrow (Seberang Perai Aspirasi Bandar Masa Hadapan) | |
Meeting place | |
Menara MPSP, Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam | |
Website | |
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The Seberang Perai Municipal Council is the local government which administers Seberang Perai, the mainland half of the Malaysian state of Penang. This agency is under the purview of the Penang state government.
The local government in Malaysia is the lowest tier of government in Malaysia administered under the states and federal territories which in turn are beneath the federal tier. Local governments are generally under the exclusive purview of the state governments as provided in the Constitution of Malaysia, except for local governments in the federal territories. The federal Ministry of Housing and Local Government plays a role in co-ordinating and standardising the practices of local governments across the country.
Seberang Perai, also known as Province Wellesley, is a narrow hinterland on the Malay Peninsula opposite Penang Island, which, together with the island, forms the Malaysian state of Penang. It borders Kedah to the north and east, and Perak to the south. Its principal town is Butterworth, while its local authority, the Seberang Perai Municipal Council, is centred near Bukit Mertajam. As of 2010, Seberang Perai had a population of 815,767, making it the second most populous local government area in Malaysia.
The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia. Malaysia is a federation comprising 13 states (Negeri) and 3 federal territories.
Established in 1976, Seberang Perai Municipal Council's jurisdiction includes several major towns, such as Butterworth, Bukit Mertajam, Batu Kawan and Nibong Tebal, covering a total area of 738 km2 (285 sq mi). The local council is responsible for urban planning, heritage preservation, public health, sanitation, waste management, traffic management, environmental protection, building control, social and economic development, and general maintenance of urban infrastructure.
Butterworth, within the North Seberang Perai District, is the largest town in Seberang Perai, the mainland half of the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) east of George Town, the capital city of Penang, across the Penang Strait. As of 2010, Butterworth contained a total of 71,643 residents.
Bukit Mertajam is a town and the administrative centre of the Central Seberang Perai District in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia. It also serves as the seat of the local government of Seberang Perai - the Seberang Perai Municipal Council. As of 2010, Bukit Mertajam contained a total of 13,097 residents.
Batu Kawan is a town within the South Seberang Perai District in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia. It is geographically separated from the rest of Seberang Perai by the Jawi and Tengah rivers. As of 2010, Batu Kawan contained a population of 5,537.
The headquarters of the Seberang Perai Municipal Council is Bangunan MPSP at the Bandar Perda township, about 3.15 km (1.96 mi) west of Bukit Mertajam proper.
Province Wellesley (now Seberang Perai) had been acquired in stages by the British East India Company in the early 19th century. [1] [2] The principal town within Province Wellesley, Butterworth, began to develop sometime in the 1850s.
The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company, and informally known as John Company, Company Bahadur, or simply The Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with Mughal India and the East Indies, and later with Qing China. The company ended up seizing control over large parts of the Indian subcontinent, colonised parts of Southeast Asia, and colonised Hong Kong after a war with Qing China.
However, the history of local governance in Seberang Perai only began in earnest towards the end of the 19th century. In 1896, the first Municipal Ordinance was introduced to ensure the smooth administration of Penang's local authorities. [1] Another legislation was passed in 1913, permitting the establishment of three Rural Boards and a Town Board within Province Wellesley. [1] [2] [3]
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. The second smallest Malaysian state by land mass, Penang is bordered by Kedah to the north and the east, and Perak to the south. Penang Island is connected to the rest of the state by Malaysia's two longest road bridges, the Penang Bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge; the latter is also as of May 2019 the longest oversea bridge in Southeast Asia.
The four local authorities were:
The evolution of the local governments in Province Wellesley continued in 1952, when the four local boards were upgraded into local councils. These upgrades took effect within the following year. In addition, the Bukit Mertajam Town Council was formed in 1953, thus increasing the total number of local authorities in Province Wellesley to five. [3] [4] [5] The five local authorities at the time were:
In 1961, both the Butterworth and Bukit Mertajam town councils were merged with their surrounding rural councils, the Province Wellesley North and Central rural councils, respectively. [1] [2] [4] Later on in 1973, the remaining three Rural District Councils were also merged into a single local authority that encompasses all of Seberang Perai, the Seberang Perai Local Government Management Board. [6]
Following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1976, the local board was succeeded by the Seberang Perai Municipal Council. [1] At that point, the municipal council's jurisdiction covered an area of over 738 km2 (285 sq mi), encompassing all of Seberang Perai and a few offshore islets, making it the largest municipal council in Malaysia in terms of land size.
Since 1976, the Seberang Perai Municipal Council was one of the only two local governments in Penang, alongside the then Penang Island Municipal Council which administered Penang Island, including George Town. In 2015, the Penang Island Municipal Council was succeeded by the present-day Penang Island City Council (MBPP), leaving the Seberang Perai Municipal Council as the sole municipal council in Penang until 2019 as the Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin announced the federal cabinet approved MPSP bid to upgrade to city council status on 20 May 2019 [7] and soon will be expected to officially grant the city status on 16 September 2019. [8]
The Seberang Perai Municipal Council administers all three districts of Seberang Perai, as well as the two islets off the coastline of Seberang Perai - Aman Island and Gedung Island. [9] Over 738 km2 (285 sq mi) of the mainland half of Penang is therefore under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Council.
District | Major towns |
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North Seberang Perai | Butterworth |
Kepala Batas | |
Central Seberang Perai | Bukit Mertajam |
Juru | |
Perai | |
Seberang Jaya | |
South Seberang Perai | Batu Kawan |
Nibong Tebal |
The Municipal Council is headed by the President, who is assisted by a Municipal Secretary and 24 councillors. [10] The President's term lasts for two years, while each of the 24 councillors is appointed for a one-year term by the Penang state government. [11]
21 of the councillors are selected by the component parties of the ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition. Of these, nine are appointed by the Democratic Action Party (DAP), eight by the People's Justice Party (PKR), and two each from the National Trust Party (Amanah) and Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu). [12] Penang-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are allocated the remaining three councillor positions to allow for the participation in policy-making by Penang's civil societies. [12] [13]
The current President of the Seberang Perai Municipal Council is Rozali Mohamud, who assumed office in 2017. [14] At the time of writing, the position of the Municipal Secretary is held by Rosnani Mahmod.
As of 3 July 2018 [update] , the councillors of the Seberang Perai Municipal Council are as listed below. [12] [15]
Councillor | Political Affiliation |
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A'ziss Zainal Abdiddin | Bersatu |
Anuar Yusoff | PKR |
Cameron Kang Yau Chuang | none (NGO) |
Cheen Goon Hooi | DAP |
David Marshel Pakianathan | DAP |
Heng Yeh Shiuan | DAP |
Jason Raj Kirupanantha | DAP |
Johnson Anthonysamy | PKR |
Khong Chee Seong | DAP |
Kumaran Krishnan | DAP |
Marshidaliza Marzuki | Bersatu |
Mohamad Akmal Azhar | PKR |
Mohd. Saifullah Abd Nasir | Amanah |
Mohd. Sharmizan Haji Mohamad Nor | PKR |
Ong Jing Cheng | PKR |
Ooi Yong Wooi | DAP |
Seow Kweng Tian | PKR |
Shuhada Abdul Rahim | PKR |
Tan Chee Teong | DAP |
Tan Cheong Heng | DAP |
Tengku Rasidah Tengku Kamarudin | none (NGO) |
Wong Chee Keet | none (NGO) |
Zaini Awang | PKR |
Zulkiply Ishak | Amanah |
The Municipal Council also comprises the following departments and units. [16]
Department | Director |
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Building Commissioner | Norlizawati Sidek |
Community Services | Norhayati Sulaiman |
Corporate and International Relations | Wan Junaidy Yahaya |
Engineering | Hj Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid |
Health Services | Sujatha R. Saravanan |
Information Technology and Communication | Abdul Fikri Ridzauudin Abdullah |
Internal Auditing | Asma Othman |
Landscape | Shaqhrony Md Yusoff |
Law Enforcement | Nazri Abdul Wahab |
Legal | Rosnada Abu Hassan |
Licensing | Mohd Faidrol Mohd Radzi |
Management and Human Resource | Siti Haslinda Hasan |
Municipal Services | Mohd Puad Hamid |
New Butterworth | Normaira Abdul Rahman |
One Stop Centre | Ismail Abdul Manaf |
Tourism, Arts and Heritage | Mohd Ridzal Abdul |
Town Planning | Norliza Abdullah |
Treasury | Shahrulnizad Abd Razak |
Valuation and Property Management | Mat Nasir Hassan |
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