| Penanti | |
| State: | Penang |
| State-Rep: | Zulkefli Bakar |
| State-Rep-Party: | Perikatan Nasional |
| State-Status: | active |
| State-Created: | 1974 |
| State-Election-First: | 1974 |
| State-Election-Last: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors: | 28,170 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Area: | 47 |
| Demo-Area-Ref: | [2] |
Penanti is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system., the State Assemblywoman for Penanti is Norlela Ariffin from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Penanti constituency is divided into 12 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penanti (N12) | Guar Perahu | 044/12/01 | SMK Guar Perahu |
| Kuala Mengkuang | 044/12/02 | SMK Guar Perahu Indah | |
| 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 |
| |
| Guar Perahu | 2,395 | |
| Kuala Mengkuang | 4,234 | |
| Telok Wang | 692 | |
| Mengkuang | 2,524 | |
| Sungai Lembu | 529 | |
| Penanti | 1,207 | |
| Kubang Ulu | 1,651 | |
| Sungai Semambu | 2,188 | |
| Tanah Liat Mukim 9 | 2,352 | |
| Berapit Road | 1,563 | |
| Total | 19,335 | |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6] | ||
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Penanti | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created from Permatang Pauh | ||||
| 4th | 1974 – 1978 | Abdullah Mohamad @ Mahmud | ||
| 5th | 1978 – 1982 | |||
| 6th | 1982 – 1986 | Jusoh @ Yusoff Helmi Shafie | ||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Yahaya Jamaluddin | ||
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | Ahmad Saad | ||
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Daud Taha | ||
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | Abdul Rahman Abdul Kadir | ||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Abdul Jalil Abdul Majid | ||
| 12th | 2008 – 2009 | Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin | ||
| 2009 - 2013 | Mansor Othman | |||
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Norlela Ariffin | ||
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | |||
| 15th | 2023–present | Zulkefli Bakar | ||
The electoral results for the Penanti state constituency are as follows.