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Permatang Pauh (federal constituency)

Permatang Pauh is a federal constituency in Central Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Penang constituency

Dewan Rakyat
Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad JanPN
1974
1974
2022
159,989
107,849
98
1,632.5

Permatang Pauh is a federal constituency in Central Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Seberang Tengah constituency in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

The seat was long established as a stronghold of Anwar Ibrahim's fam ily.

Anwar’s father, Ibrahim Abdul Rahman was the Seberang Tengah MP from 1959 to 1969 and the family held the Permatang Pauh seat from 1982 until 2022 when his daughter, Nurul Izzah unexpectedly lost the seat to Perikatan Nasional in the 2022 election.

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG

As of 2020, Permatang Pauh has a population of 159,989 people.

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Permatang Pauh constituency is divided into 28 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Seberang Jaya (N10)	Jalan Sembilang	044/10/01	SMK Seberang Jaya
Seberang Jaya II	044/10/02	SK Seberang Jaya 2
Kampong Pertama	044/10/03	SK Permatang To Kandu
Kampong Belah Dua	044/10/04	SMK Pauh Jaya
Seberang Jaya I	044/10/05	SK Seberang Jaya
Jalan Bahru	044/10/06	SK Jalan Bahru Perai
Simpang Ampat	044/10/07	SMK Permatang Rawa
Jalan Tuna	044/10/08	SK Seberang Jaya 2
Taman Tun Hussein Onn	044/10/09	SMK Tun Hussein Onn
Permatang Pasir (N11)	Sama Gagah	044/11/01	SMK Sama Gagah
Permatang Ara	044/11/02	SK Permatang Pasir
Permatang Pauh	044/11/03	SK Permatang Pauh
Bukit Indra Muda	044/11/04	SK Bukit Indera Muda
Kampong Pelet	044/11/05	SJK (C) Kubang Semang
Kubang Semang	044/11/06	SK Seri Penanti
Tanah Liat Mukim 8	044/11/07	SK Seri Penanti
Kampong Cross Street 2	044/11/08	SM Islam Al-Masriyah
Permatang Tengah	044/11/09	SJK (C) Lay Keow
Penanti (N12)	Guar Perahu	044/12/01	SMK Guar Perahu
Kuala Mengkuang	044/12/02	SMK Guar Perahu Indah
SK Seri Impian
Telok Wang	044/12/03	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Tun Sardon Ara Kuda
Mengkuang	044/12/04	SK Mengkuang
Sungai Lembu	044/12/05	SJK (C) Kg. Sg. Lembu
Penanti	044/12/06	SMK Mengkuang
Kubang Ulu	044/12/07	SMK Penanti
Sungai Semambu	044/12/08	SK Tanah Liat
Tanah Liat Mukim 9	044/12/09	SK Tanah Liat
Berapit Road	044/12/10	SJK (C) Jit Sin A Jalan Berapit
SJK (C) Jit Sin B Jalan Berapit

Members of Parliament for Permatang Pauh
4th	P037	1974–1978	Ariffin Md Daud (عارفين مد داود)	BN (UMNO)	13,645 78.25%
5th	1978–1982	Zabidi Ali (زبيدي علي)	PAS	11,124 52.01%
6th	1982–1986	Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم)	BN (UMNO)	18,849 74.88%
7th	P041	1986–1990	17,979 70.56%
8th	1990–1995	23,793 75.69%
9th	P044	1995–1998	27,945 76.68%
1998–1999	Independent
1999	Vacant
10th	1999–2004	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل)	BA (keADILan)	23,820 61.77%
11th	2004–2008	PKR	21,737 50.69%
12th	2008	PR (PKR)	30,348 64.16%
2008–2013	Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم)	31,195 66.64%
13th	2013–2015	37,090 59.19%
2015–2018	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل)	PH (PKR)	30,316 58.01%
14th	2018–2022	Nurul Izzah Anwar (نور العزّة أنوار)	35,534 50.89%
15th	2022–present	Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (محمّد فوّاز محمد جن)	PN (PAS)	37,638 43.04%

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Permatang Pauh | | Kubang Semang | | | Penanti | | | | | | Permatang Pasir | | | | | Seberang Jaya | | | | Sungai Dua | | | |

State Constituency	Area
Kubang Semang	Guar Perahu
Permatang Janggus
Permatang Pasir
Permatang Pauh
Permatang To Kandu
Penanti	Ara Kuda
Mengkuang Titi
Padang Menora
Sungai Lembu
Tanah Liat	Guar Perahu
Mengkuang Titi
Penanti
Sungai Lembu
Tanah Liat	Guar Perahu
Kampung Kuala Mengkuang
Mengkuang Titi
Penanti
Sungai Lembu
Permatang Pasir		Guar Jering
Permatang Janggus
Permatang Pasir
Permatang Pauh
Permatang To Kandu	Kampung Cross Street
Kubang Semang
Permatang Janggus
Permatang Pasir
Permatang Pauh
Seberang Jaya		Bandar Perda
Bukit Tengah
Seberang Jaya
Seri Tenggiri
Taman Nagasari	Bandar Perda
Permatang Rawa
Permatang To Kandu
Seberang Jaya
Seri Tenggiri
Sungai Dua	Ara Rendang
Denai Desa
Padang Tonson
Permatang Buloh
Sungai Dua

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N10	Seberang Jaya	Izhar Shah Arif Shah	PN (BERSATU)
N11	Permatang Pasir	Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim	PN (PAS)
N12	Penanti	Zulkefli Bakar	PN (BERSATU)

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N10	Seberang Jaya	Seberang Perai City Council	13500 Permatang Pauh
13700 Perai
14000 Bukit Mertajam
14400 Kubang Semang
N11	Permatang Pasir
N12	Penanti

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan	37,638	43.04	43.04
	PH	Nurul Izzah Anwar	32,366	37.01	37.01
	BN	Mohd Zaidi Mohd Zaid	16,971	19.41	9.04
	PEJUANG	Mohamad Nasir Osman	473	0.54	0.54
Total valid votes	87,448	100.00
Total rejected ballots	648
Unreturned ballots	158
Turnout	88,254	82.34	4.08
Registered electors	107,186
Majority	5,272	6.03	16.41
	PN gain from PKR	Swing	?
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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Nurul Izzah Anwar	35,534	50.89	7.12
	BN	Mohd Zaidi Mohd Said	19,866	28.45	12.64
	PAS	Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden	14,428	20.66	9.49
Total valid votes	69,828	100.00
Total rejected ballots	658
Unreturned ballots	200
Turnout	70,686	86.42	12.49
Registered electors	81,789
Majority	15,668	22.44	5.52
	PKR hold	Swing
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018.

"Keputusan PRU-14: Nurul Izzah menang di Parlimen Permatang Pauh". Kosmo! Online. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. | | | | | |

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	30,316	58.01	1.18
	BN	Suhaimi Sabudin	21,475	41.09	0.60
	Independent	Salleh Isahak	367	0.70	0.70
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Azman Shah Othman	101	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes	52,259	100.00
Total rejected ballots	843
Unreturned ballots	43
Turnout	53,145	73.93	14.60
Registered electors	71,890
Majority	8,841	16.92	1.78
	PKR hold	Swing
Source(s)
"Pilihan Raya Kecil P.044 Permatang Pauh". Election Commission of Malaysia.
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.044 Permatang Pauh for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29.

"P. U. (B) 221/2015 Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.044 Permatang Pauh" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 13 May 2015. | | | | | |

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Anwar Ibrahim	37,090	59.19	7.45
	BN	Mazlan Ismail	25,369	40.49	7.33
	Independent	Abdullah Zawawi Samsudin	201	0.32	0.32
Total valid votes	62,660	100.00
Total rejected ballots	672
Unreturned ballots	143
Turnout	63,475	88.53	7.67
Registered electors	71,699
Majority	11,721	18.70	14.78
	PKR hold	Swing
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. | | | | | |

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Anwar Ibrahim	31,195	66.64	2.48
	BN	Arif Shah Omar Shah	15,524	33.16	2.68
	KITA	Hanafi Mamat	92	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes	46,811	100.00
Total rejected ballots	447
Unreturned ballots	10
Turnout	47,268	80.86	1.20
Registered electors	58,459
Majority	15,671	33.48	5.16
	PKR hold	Swing
Source(s)
"Pilihan Raya Kecil P.044 Permatang Pauh". Election Commission of Malaysia.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	30,348	64.16	13.47
	BN	Pirdaus Ismail	16,950	35.84	13.47
Total valid votes	47,298	100.00
Total rejected ballots	636
Unreturned ballots	29
Turnout	47,963	82.06	1.13
Registered electors	58,449
Majority	13,398	28.32	26.94
	PKR hold	Swing

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	21,737	50.69	11.08
	BN	Pirdaus Ismail	21,147	49.31	11.08
Total valid votes	42,884	100.00
Total rejected ballots	665
Unreturned ballots	185
Turnout	43,734	80.93	1.99
Registered electors	54,039
Majority	590	1.38	22.16
	PKR hold	Swing

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	23,820	61.77	61.77
	BN	Ibrahim Saad	14,743	38.23	38.45
Total valid votes	38,563	100.00
Total rejected ballots	647
Unreturned ballots	0
Turnout	39,210	78.94	0.64
Registered electors	49,670
Majority	9,077	23.54	40.99
	PKR gain from BN	Swing	?

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	27,945	76.68	0.99
	DAP	Abdul Rahman Manap	4,430	12.15	12.15
	PAS	Mazani Abdullah	4,071	11.17	13.14
Total valid votes	36,446	100.00
Total rejected ballots	889
Unreturned ballots	50
Turnout	37,385	78.30	0.02
Registered electors	47,745
Majority	23,515	64.53	13.15
	BN hold	Swing

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	23,793	75.69	5.13
	PAS	Mahfuz Omar	7,643	24.31	5.13
Total valid votes	31,436	100.00
Total rejected ballots	304
Unreturned ballots	0
Turnout	31,740	78.32	3.50
Registered electors	40,526
Majority	16,150	51.38	10.26
	BN hold	Swing

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	17,979	70.56	4.32
	PAS	Mohamad Sabu	7,500	29.44	11.57
Total valid votes	25,479	100.00
Total rejected ballots	619
Unreturned ballots	0
Turnout	26,098	74.82	5.13
Registered electors	34,879
Majority	10,479	41.12	15.89
	BN hold	Swing

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anwar Ibrahim	18,849	74.88	26.89
	PAS	Zabidi Ali	4,497	17.87	34.14
	DAP	Tan Ah Huat	1,825	7.25	7.25
Total valid votes	25,171	100.00
Total rejected ballots	714
Unreturned ballots	0
Turnout	25,885	79.95	0.86
Registered electors	32,378
Majority	14,352	57.01	52.99
	BN gain from PAS	Swing	?

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Zabidi Ali	11,124	52.01	52.01
	BN	Ariffin Md Daud	10,264	47.99	30.26
Total valid votes	21,388	100.00
Total rejected ballots	849
Unreturned ballots	0
Turnout	22,237	80.81	0.96
Registered electors	27,516
Majority	860	4.02	63.06
	PAS gain from BN	Swing	?

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ariffin Md Daud	13,645	78.25
	PEKEMAS	Abu Bakar Munir	1,948	11.17
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Paharuddin Ibrahim	1,844	10.58
Total valid votes	17,437	100.00
Total rejected ballots	659
Unreturned ballots	0
Turnout	18,096	79.85
Registered electors	21,942
Majority	11,697	67.08
This was a new constituency created out of Seberang Tengah which went to Gerakan in the previous election.

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia.

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