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.

After the 2023 Penang state election, 29 out of 40 seats are held by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN). The PH–BN alliance thus command a supermajority in the legislature. Meanwhile, 11 seats are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) opposition coalition.

Current composition

Government (29)Opposition (11)PHBNPNBERSATU27274197127DAPPKRAMANAHUMNOPASBERSATU No.Parliamentary ConstituencyNo.State Constituency MemberCoalition (Party) Post - - -Non-MLALaw Choo KiangPH (PKR)SpeakerP041Kepala BatasN01PenagaMohd Yusni Mat Piah N/AN02BertamReezal Merican Naina Merican BN (UMNO)N03Pinang TunggalBukhori GhazaliP042Tasek GelugorN04Permatang BeranganMohd Sobri SalehN05Sungai DuaMuhammad Fauzi YusoffOpposition LeaderN06Telok Ayer TawarAzmi AlangN/AP043Bagan N07Sungai PuyuPhee Syn TzePH (DAP)N08Bagan JermalChee Yeeh KeenPH (DAP)N09Bagan DalamKumaran KrishnanPH (DAP)P044Permatang PauhN10Seberang JayaIzhar Shah Arif ShahN11Permatang PasirAmir Hamzah Abdul HashimN12PenantiZulkefli BakarP045Bukit MertajamN13BerapitHeng Lee LeePH (DAP)N14Machang BubukLee Khai LoonPH (PKR)N15Padang LalangDaniel Gooi Zi SenPH (DAP)EXCO MemberP046Batu KawanN16PeraiSundarajoo SomuPH (DAP)N17Bukit TengahGooi Hsiao LeungPH (PKR)N/AN18Bukit TambunGoh Choon AikPH (PKR)EXCO MemberP047Nibong TebalN19JawiJason H'ng Mooi LyePH (DAP)N20Sungai BakapAbidin IsmailN/AN21Sungai AchehRashidi Zinol BN (UMNO)EXCO MemberP048Bukit BenderaN22Tanjong BungaZairil Khir JohariPH (DAP)N23Air PutihLim Guan EngPH (DAP) Former Chief Minister of Penang MP for BaganN24Kebun BungaLee Boon HengPH (PKR) N/AN25Pulau TikusJoshua Woo Sze ZengPH (DAP)P049TanjongN26Padang KotaChow Kon YeowPH (DAP) Chief Minister MP for Batu KawanN27Pengkalan KotaWong Yuee HarngPH (DAP) N/AN28KomtarTeh Lai HengPH (DAP)P050JelutongN29Datok KeramatJagdeep Singh DeoPH (DAP)Deputy Chief Minister IIN30Sungai PinangLim Siew KhimPH (DAP)EXCO MemberN31Batu LancangOng Ah TeongPH (DAP)N/AP051Bukit GelugorN32Seri DelimaConnie Tan Hooi PengPH (DAP)N33Air ItamJoseph Ng Soon SiangPH (DAP)N34Paya TerubongWong Hon WaiPH (DAP)EXCO MemberP052Bayan BaruN35Batu UbanKumaresan AramugamPH (PKR)N/AN36Pantai JerejakFahmi ZainolPH (PKR)N37Batu MaungMohamad Abdul HamidPH (PKR)Deputy Chief Minister IP053Balik PulauN38Bayan LepasAzrul Mahathir AzizPH (AMANAH)Deputy SpeakerN39Pulau BetongMohamad Shukor ZakariahN/AN40Telok BahangMuhamad Kasim

Seating arrangement The seating arrangement of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is as follows. B Vacant C A State Legal Advisor State Financial Officer Secretary State Secretary 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.Role and Membership of the State Assembly Penang State Assembly Portal 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 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:List of State Assembly Committees Penang State Assembly Portal 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:

No. Speaker Term start Term end PartyConstituency 1 Sulaiman Ahmad 6 January 1959 1 April 1964 Alliance (UMNO)Alma 25 April 1964 19 March 1969 2 Harun Sirat 10 May 1969 31 July 1974 Gerakan Alma 24 August 1974 16 June 1978 BN (Gerakan) Bukit Tengah 3 Hassan Md Noh 8 July 1978 29 March 1982 BN (UMNO) Penaga 4 Teh Ewe Lim 22 April 1982 19 July 1986 BN (Gerakan)Datok Keramat 5 Ooi Ean Kwong 3 August 1986 5 October 1990 BN (Gerakan)Datok Keramat 6 Abdul Rahman Abbas 21 October 1990 4 April 1995 BN (UMNO)Bertam 7 Yahaya Abdul Hamid 25 April 1995 10 November 1999 BN (UMNO)Pinang Tunggal 29 November 1999 2 March 2004 21 March 2004 12 February 2008 Non-MLA 8 Abdul Halim Hussain 8 March 2008 27 June 2013 PR (PKR) Non-MLA 9 Law Choo Kiang 28 June 2013 10 April 2018 PH (PKR) Bukit Tambun2 August 201828 June 2023Non-MLA29 August 2023Incumbent

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. GOVERNMENT SEATSMarginal Sungai Acheh Rashidi Zainol UMNO 50.33 Bayan Lepas Azrul Mahathir Aziz AMANAH 52.35 Batu Maung Mohamad Abdul Hamid PKR 54.65Fairly safe Bertam Reezal Merican Naina Merican UMNO 56.24Safe Sungai Pinang Lim Siew Khim DAP 65.13 Bukit Tengah Gooi Hsiao-Leung PKR 68.58 Machang Bubok Lee Khai Loon PKR 69.12 Pantai Jerejak Fahmi Zainol PKR 69.94 Bagan Dalam Kamaran Krishnan DAP 71.49 Tanjong Bunga Zairil Khir Johari DAP 72.82 Datok Keramat Jagdeep Singh Deo DAP 72.61 Perai Sundarajoo Somu DAP 76.76 Batu Uban Kumaresan Aramugam PKR 76.83 Jawi H’ng Mooi Lye DAP 79.50 Air Itam Joseph Ng Soon Seong DAP 79.22 Seri Delima Connie Tan Hooi Peng DAP 80.57 Bukit Tambun Goh Choon Aik PKR 80.64 Bagan Jermal Chee Yeeh Keen DAP 84.77 Air Putih Lim Guan Eng DAP 85.63 Pulau Tikus Joshua Woo Sze Zeng DAP 85.09 Komtar Teh Lai Heng DAP 86.61 Padang Kota Chow Kon Yeow DAP 87.83 Kebun Bunga Lee Boon Heng PKR 87.83 Padang Lalang Daniel Gooi Zi Sen DAP 87.85 Sungai Puyu Phee Syn Tze DAP 90.48 Paya Terubong Wong Hon Wai DAP 91.58 Batu Lancang Ong Ah Teong DAP 92.12 Berapit Heng Lee Lee DAP 94.44 Pengkalan Kota Wong Yee Harng DAP 94.64

NON-GOVERNMENT SEATSMarginal Sungai Bakap Nor Zamri Latiff PAS 52.67 Pulau Betong Mohamad Shukor Zakariah PAS 52.92 Telok Bahang Muhamd Kasim BERSATU 53.48 Telok Ayer Tawar Azmi Alang BERSATU 55.26Fairly Safe Permatang Pasir Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim PAS 56.49 Seberang Jaya Izhar Shah Arif Shah BERSATU 56.69 Penanti Zulkefli Bakar BERSATU 58.28Safe Sungai Dua Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff PAS 62.26 Pinang Tunggal Bukhori Ghazali PAS 62.74 Penaga Mohd. Yusni Mat Piah PAS 63.24 Permatang Berangan Mohd Sobri Saleh PAS 69.50

List of Assemblies

AssemblyTerm beganMembersCommitteeGoverning partiesSettlement Council195525Wong Pow Nee I (1957–1959)Alliance 1st195924Wong Pow Nee IIAlliance 2nd1964Wong Pow Nee IIIAlliance 3rd1969Lim Chong Eu IGERAKAN (1969–1972)GERAKAN–Alliance (1972–1973)BN (1973–1974)4th197427Lim Chong Eu IIBN (1974–1977)BN (1977–1978)5th1978Lim Chong Eu IIIBN 6th1982Lim Chong Eu IVBN 7th198633Lim Chong Eu VBN 8th1990Koh Tsu Koon IBN 9th1995Koh Tsu Koon IIBN 10th1999Koh Tsu Koon IIIBN 11th200440Koh Tsu Koon IVBN 12th2008Lim Guan Eng IPR 13th2013Lim Guan Eng IIPR (2013–2015)PH (2015–2018)14th2018Chow Kon Yeow IPH (2018–2020)PH (2020–2022)PH –BN (2022–2023)15th2023Chow Kon Yeow IIPH –BN

See also Penang State Assembly Building Penang state government Constitution of Penang Constituencies of Penang

References

External links Penang State Assembly Portal