2018 Penang state election
{{Short description|14th state election of Penang, held on 9 May 2018}}
{{EngvarB|date=December 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2018 Penang state election
| country = Penang
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2013 Penang state election
| previous_year = 2013
| previous_mps = List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2013–2018)#Penang
| next_election = 2023 Penang state election
| next_year = 2023
| seats_for_election = 40 seats to the Penang State Legislative Assembly
| elected_mps = members elected
| majority_seats = 21
| registered = 945,627 ({{increase}} 11.75%)
| turnout = 84.62% ({{decrease}} 2.31pp)
| election_date = 9 May 2018
| image1 = Lim Guan Eng 2019 (cropped, 4to3).jpg
| leader1 = Lim Guan Eng
| leader_since1 = 4 September 2004
| party1 = DAP
| color1 = E21118
| leaders_seat1 = Air Putih
| last_election1 = 29 seats, 62.43%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
| seats_needed1 = '''{{steady}}
| seats_before1 = 29
| seats1 = 37
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}8
| popular_vote1 = 530,008
| percentage1 = 67.20%
| swing1 = {{increase}}4.77%
| image2 = Teng Chang Yeow (cropped, 4to3).jpg
| leader2 = Teng Chang Yeow
| leader_since2 = 22 April 2012
| party2 = GERAKAN
| colour2 = 000080
| leaders_seat2 = Tanjong Bunga (lost)
| last_election2 = 10 seats, 32.09%
| seats_needed2 = {{increase}} 11
| seats_before2 = 10
| seats2 = 2
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}8
| popular_vote2 = 176,723
| percentage2 = 22.41%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}9.68%
| image3 =
| leader3 = Muhammad Fauzi
| leader_since3 = Unknown
| party3 = PAS
| colour3 = 009000
| leaders_seat3 = Permatang Pasir (lost)
| last_election3 = 1 seat, 5.10%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
| seats_needed3 = {{increase}} 20
| seats_before3 = 1
| seats3 = 1
| seat_change3 = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote3 = 77,171
| percentage3 = 9.78%
| swing3 = {{increase}}4.68%
| title = Chief Minister
| before_election = Lim Guan Eng
| before_party = Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
| after_election = Chow Kon Yeow
| after_party = Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
| map_image = Penang constituency map 2018.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = Pakatan Harapan seats:
{{legend|{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}|DAP}}
{{legend|{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}|PKR}}
{{legend|{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}|BERSATU}}
{{legend|{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}|AMANAH}}
Opposition seats:
{{legend|{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}|UMNO}}
{{legend|{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}|PAS}}
| alliance1 = PH
| alliance2 = BN
| alliance3 = GS
| image_size = 160x160px
}}
The 14th Penang election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Penang State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang.{{Cite news|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-s-general-election-to-take-place-on-may-9-election-10122000|title=Malaysia's general election to take place on May 9: Election Commission|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=2018-04-10|language=en-US|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001213228/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-s-general-election-to-take-place-on-may-9-election-10122000|url-status=dead}} The legislature had been dissolved on 9 April by the state's Governor, Abdul Rahman Abbas, on the advice of the then Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who also led the state's ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.{{Cite news|url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/penang-cm-announces-assembly-dissolution-highlights-unique-records-achieved-state-2013|title=Penang CM announces assembly dissolution, highlights 'unique records' achieved by state since 2013|date=2018-04-09|work=The Edge Markets|access-date=2018-04-09}}
The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission and utilised the first-past-the-post system. Electoral candidates were nominated on 28 April. On 9 May, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Malaysian time (UTC+8), polling was held in all 40 state constituencies throughout Penang; each constituency elects a single State Assemblyman to the state legislature.
The incumbent PH government secured a historic third term in a landslide victory, as it swept eight additional constituencies to hold 37 seats (out of 40) in the Penang State Legislative Assembly, commanding a supermajority in the legislature. Following the simultaneous Malaysian general election, which saw the PH forming Malaysia's federal government for the first time in the country's history, Chow Kon Yeow was selected as Penang's fifth Chief Minister, succeeding Lim who was appointed as the federal Minister of Finance.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/12/chow-kon-yeow-to-be-penang-cm/|title=Chow Kon Yeow to be Penang CM|date=12 May 2018|work=The Star|access-date=12 May 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/05/14/chow-kon-yeow-sworn-in-as-penang-cm/|title=Chow Kon Yeow sworn in as Penang CM|date=2018-05-14|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=2018-05-14|language=en-US}}
Background
File:Seri Mutiara on 9 April 2018.jpg, Lim Guan Eng, at The Residency (the official residence of the governor of Penang) in George Town on 9 April 2018 for the dissolution of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.{{Cite news|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/penang-legislative-assembly-officially-dissolved-tomorrow|title=Penang legislative assembly officially dissolved tomorrow|date=2018-04-09|access-date=2018-04-09}}]]
The state election was the 14th state election in the State of Penang since the independence of Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1957. The governing Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition sought to secure their third consecutive term in office since 2008.
According to the Constitution of the State of Penang, the maximum term of the Penang State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of Penang, is five years from the date of the first sitting of Assembly following a state election, after which it is dissolved by operation of law.{{Cite journal|title=Constitution of the State of Penang|url=http://dun.penang.gov.my/images/v25/Perlembagaan%20Negeri_VERSI%20BM_BI.pdf|journal=Penang State Legislative Assembly}} The Assembly would have been automatically dissolved on 28 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of its first sitting on 28 June 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.penang.gov.my/kenyataan-akhbar/2580-the-appointed-of-speaker-deputy-speaker-of-penang-state-assembly|title=The Appointment of Speaker & Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly|last=Lim|first=Guan Eng|date=27 June 2013|website=Penang State Government|access-date=6 April 2018}}
However, the Chief Minister, as the head of government in Penang, may advise the Governor, the head of state, to dissolve the Assembly before the five-year period is up. Following the dissolution of the Malaysian Parliament by the then Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, on 7 April 2018, the Chief Minister of Penang at the time, Lim Guan Eng, was granted the consent of the governor of Penang, Abdul Rahman Abbas, on 9 April to dissolve the Assembly.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/418610|title=Najib announces Parliament to be dissolved tomorrow, next stop - GE14|date=2018-04-06|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-04-06|language=en-GB}}
A state election must be held within sixty days after the dissolution. Accordingly, the Malaysian Election Commission set 28 April as the nomination day and 9 May as the polling day. The timing of the election, which was to be held on a weekday as opposed to the usual practice of holding elections on weekends, sparked outrage on social media.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/419174|title=Uproar over Wednesday polling day|date=2018-04-10|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-04-10|language=en-GB}}
= Political parties =
The Pakatan Harapan (PH), the ruling coalition in Penang, has been in power since 2008 and was led by the then Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. In the aftermath of the 2013 state election, the PH controlled 29 out of the 40 seats in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
The PH was challenged by two opposition coalitions, Barisan Nasional (BN) and Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), as well as a number of individual independent parties.{{Cite news|url=https://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/polls-loom-new-political-parties-emerge-penang-bid-spoil-daps-chances|title=As polls loom, new political parties emerge in Penang in bid to spoil DAP's chances|work=TODAYonline|access-date=2018-04-06}} The BN and GS coalitions were led by Teng Chang Yeow and Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff respectively.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/04/24/teng-take-zairil-khir-tanjung-bungah|title=Teng to take on Zairil Khir in Tanjung Bungah|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en|access-date=2018-04-24}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/04/20/pas-asks-penang-voters-chance-serve|title=PAS asks Penang voters for a chance to serve|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en|access-date=2018-04-19}}
= Electoral divisions =
{{Main|Constituencies of Penang}}
All 40 state constituencies within Penang, which constitute the Penang State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election. The Malaysian Election Commission utilised the updated electoral roll as of the fourth quarter of 2017; voters who had registered by the end of 2017 were therefore eligible for polling.{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-goes-to-the-polls-may-9-election-commission|title=Malaysia goes to the polls on May 9, nomination day is April 28: Election Commission|last=hermesauto|date=2018-04-10|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2018-04-22|language=en}} Penang had a total of 945,627 voters {{As of|2018|April|lc=y}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf|title=Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018|date=2018-04-16|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|page=12|language=ms|access-date=2018-04-25|archive-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf|url-status=dead}}
= Electoral candidates =
By 27 April 2018, 471 nomination forms for Penang's state constituencies had been sold by the Malaysian Election Commission, making this election the most hotly contested election in Penang's history.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/28/penang-makes-polling-history-150-candidates-from-nine-political-parties-join-crowded-field/|title=Penang makes polling history - Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-04-28}} A total of 155 candidates vied for the 40 state constituencies.
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |No. ! rowspan="2" |Area ! rowspan="2" |State constituency ! rowspan="2" |Incumbent State Assemblyman |
| File:Pakatan Harapan Logo.svg
! !Ind |
|---|
| N01
| rowspan="36" |Seberang Perai |Mohd Zain Ahmad (BN) | align="right" |19,089 | - |Mohd Zain Ahmad (UMNO) |Mohd Yusni Mat Piah (PAS) | - |
| N02
|Shariful Azhar Othman (BN) | align="right" |18,378 |Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (Bersatu) |Shariful Azhar Othman (UMNO) |Moktar Ramly (PAS) | - |
| N03
|Roslan Saidin (BN) | align="right" |23,056 |Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (PKR) |Roslan Saidin (UMNO) |Bukhori Ghazali (PAS) | - |
| N04
|Omar Abd Hamid (BN) | align="right" |21,120 |Mohd Shariff Omar (Bersatu) |Nor Hafizah Othman (UMNO) |Mohd Sobri Saleh (PAS) |Azman Shah Othman (PRM) |
| N05
|Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor (BN) | align="right" |20,558 |Yusri Isahak (Amanah) |Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor (UMNO) |Zahadi Hj. Mohd (PAS) | - |
| N06
|Jahara Hamid (BN) | align="right" |19,172 |Mustafa Kamal Ahmad (PKR) |Zamri Che Ros (UMNO) |Mohamad Hanif Haron (PAS) |Lee Thian Hong (PRM) |
| rowspan="3" |N07
| rowspan="3" |Sungai Puyu | rowspan="3" |Phee Boon Poh (PH) | rowspan="3" align="right" |27,671 | rowspan="3" |Phee Boon Poh (DAP) | rowspan="3" |Lim Hai Song (MCA) | rowspan="3" | - |Tan Lay Hock (PRM) |
| Ong Yin Yin (PFP) |
| Neoh Bok Keng (MUP) |
| rowspan="3" |N08
| rowspan="3" |Bagan Jermal | rowspan="3" |Lim Hock Seng (PH) | rowspan="3" align="right" |25,621 | rowspan="3" |Soon Lip Chee (DAP) | rowspan="3" |Ang Chor Keong (MCA) | rowspan="3" | - |Teoh Chai Deng (PRM) |
| Fabian George Albart (PFP) |
| Hari Devydrai (MUP) |
| rowspan="3" |N09
| rowspan="3" |Bagan Dalam | rowspan="3" |Tanasekharan Autherapady (PH) | rowspan="3" align="right" |18,291 | rowspan="3" |Satees Muniandy (DAP) | rowspan="3" |Dhinagaran Jayabalan (MIC) | rowspan="3" | - |Teoh Huck Ping (PRM) |
| Teoh Uat Lye (MUP) |
| Jasper Ooi Zong Han (PFP) |
| N10
|Afif Bahardin (PH) | align="right" |35,541 |Afif Bahardin (PKR) |Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin (UMNO) |Ahmad Rafaei Rashid (PAS) | - |
| N11
|Mohd Salleh Man (GS) | align="right" |24,811 |Faiz Fadzil (Amanah) |Anuar Faisal Yahaya (UMNO) |Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff (PAS) | - |
| N12
|Norlela Ariffin (PH) | align="right" |21,437 |Norlela Ariffin (PKR) |Suhaimi Sabudin (UMNO) |Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (PAS) | - |
| rowspan="2" |N13
| rowspan="2" |Berapit | rowspan="2" |Ong Kok Fooi (PH) | rowspan="2" align="right" |23,779 | rowspan="2" |Heng Lee Lee (DAP) | rowspan="2" |Goh Swee Gim (MCA) | rowspan="2" | - |Song Chee Meng (PRM) |
| Lee Poh Kong (PFP) |
| rowspan="2" |N14
| rowspan="2" |Machang Bubuk | rowspan="2" |Lee Khai Loon (PH) | rowspan="2" align="right" |37,260 | rowspan="2" |Lee Khai Loon (PKR) | rowspan="2" |Tan Teik Cheng (Gerakan) | rowspan="2" |Jamil Abdul Rahman (PAS) |Tang Ah Ba (PRM) |
| Lim Jhun Hou (MUP) |
| rowspan="2" |N15
| rowspan="2" |Padang Lalang | rowspan="2" align="right" |27,959 | rowspan="2" |Chong Eng (DAP) | rowspan="2" |Kuan Hin Yeep (MCA) | rowspan="2" | - |Lai Yean Nee (PRM) |
| Liew Ee Jin (PFP) |
| rowspan="3" |N16
| rowspan="3" |Perai | rowspan="3" |Ramasamy Palanisamy (PH) | rowspan="3" align="right" |17,032 | rowspan="3" |Ramasamy Palanisamy (DAP) | rowspan="3" |Suresh Muniandy (MIC) | rowspan="3" |Asoghan Govindaraju (PAP) |Samuganathan Muniandy (PRM) |
| Patrick Ooi Khar Giap (PFP) |
| Isumary Retnam |
| rowspan="2" |N17
| rowspan="2" |Bukit Tengah | rowspan="2" |Ong Chin Wen (PH) | rowspan="2" align="right" |22,276 | rowspan="2" |Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) | rowspan="2" |Thor Teong Gee (Gerakan) | rowspan="2" |Norazman Ishak (PAS) |Tan Hiang Lye (PRM) |
| Joseph Edward (PFP) |
| rowspan="2" |N18
| rowspan="2" |Bukit Tambun | rowspan="2" |Law Choo Kiang (PH) | rowspan="2" align="right" |26,086 | rowspan="2" |Goh Choon Aik (PKR) | rowspan="2" |Hartini Tan Abdullah (Gerakan) | rowspan="2" |Kumaravelu Arumugam (PAS) |Goh Bee Koon (PRM) |
| Ong Seong Lu (PFP) |
| rowspan="3" |N19
| rowspan="3" |Jawi | rowspan="3" |Soon Lip Chee (PH) | rowspan="3" align="right" |26,699 | rowspan="3" |H’ng Mooi Lye (DAP) | rowspan="3" |Kiew Hen Chong (MCA) | rowspan="3" |Tan Beng Huat (PAP) |Tan Chew Suan (PRM) |
| Koay Xing Boon (MUP) |
| Daphne Edward (PFP) |
| N20
|Maktar Shapee (PH) | align="right" |26,666 |Amar Pritpal Abdullah (PKR) |Mohamed Sani Bakar (UMNO) |Osman Jaafar (PAS) |Tan Chow Kang (PRM) |
| N21
|Mahmud Zakaria (BN) | align="right" |20,018 |Zulkifli Ibrahim (PKR) |Mahmud Zakaria (UMNO) |Nor Zamri Latiff (PAS) | - |
| rowspan="2" |N22
| rowspan="27" |Penang Island | rowspan="2" |Tanjong Bunga | rowspan="2" |Teh Yee Cheu (PH) | rowspan="2" align="right" |21,768 | rowspan="2" |Zairil Khir Johari (DAP) | rowspan="2" |Teng Chang Yeow (Gerakan) | rowspan="2" | - |Chua Cheong Wee (PRM) |
| Lee Zheng Yong (MUP) |
| N23
|Lim Guan Eng (PH) | align="right" |13,509 |Lim Guan Eng (DAP) |Tang Heap Seng (MCA) |Manikandan Ramayah (PCM) |Tan Gim Theam (MUP) |
| N24
|Cheah Kah Peng (PH) | align="right" |21,369 |Ong Khan Lee (PKR) |Ooi Zhi Yi (Gerakan) | - |Wu Kai Min (MUP) |
| N25
|Yap Soo Huey (PH) | align="right" |18,423 |Loo Jieh Sheng (Gerakan) | - |Wee Kean Wai (MUP) |
| N26
|Chow Kon Yeow (PH) | align="right" |14,476 |Chow Kon Yeow (DAP) |H'ng Khoon Leng (Gerakan) | - |Goh Saik Wei (MUP) |
| rowspan="3" |N27
| rowspan="3" |Pengkalan Kota | rowspan="3" |Lau Keng Ee (PH) | rowspan="3" align="right" |20,069 | rowspan="3" |Gooi Zi Sen (DAP) | rowspan="3" |Lim Swee Bok (MCA) | rowspan="3" | - |Chew Seng Tung (PRM) |
| Koay Teng Lye (MUP) |
| Ragindran Sivasamy |
| N28
|Teh Lai Heng (PH) | align="right" |15,041 |Teh Lai Heng (DAP) |Tan Hing Teik (MCA) | - |Ong Chun Jiet (MUP) |
| rowspan="3" |N29
| rowspan="3" |Datok Keramat | rowspan="3" |Jagdeep Singh Deo (PH) | rowspan="3" align="right" |22,630 | rowspan="3" |Jagdeep Singh Deo (DAP) | rowspan="3" |Lee Boon Ten (Gerakan) | rowspan="3" | - |Nicholas Diane Morgan (PFP) |
| Lim Boo Chang (MUP) |
| Muhammad Majnun Abdul Wahab |
| rowspan="3" |N30
| rowspan="3" |Sungai Pinang | rowspan="3" |Lim Siew Khim (PH) | rowspan="3" align="right" |26,917 | rowspan="3" |Lim Siew Khim (DAP) | rowspan="3" |Ng Fook On (Gerakan) | rowspan="3" |Yacoob Omar (PAS) |Teh Yee Cheu (PSM) |
| Tan Sim Bee (MUP) |
| Mohamed Yacoob Mohamed Noor |
| N31
|Law Heng Kiang (PH) | align="right" |27,444 |Ong Ah Teong (DAP) |Koo Pei Chee (Gerakan) | - |Kee Lean Ee (MUP) |
| N32
| align="right" |25,232 |Khoo Kay Teong (MCA) | - |Tan Yang Yung (MUP) |
| N33
|Wong Hon Wai (PH) | align="right" |19,622 |Joseph Ng Soon Seong (DAP) |Tan Kah Leong (Gerakan) | - |Kang Teik Woi (MUP) |
| N34
|Yeoh Soon Hin (PH) | align="right" |46,741 |Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) |Wong Chin Chong (MCA) | - |Kuan Aun Wan (MUP) |
| rowspan="2" |N35
| rowspan="2" |Batu Uban | rowspan="2" |Jayabalan Thambyappa (PH) | rowspan="2" align="right" |31,924 | rowspan="2" |Kumaresan Aramugam (PKR) | rowspan="2" |Hng Chee Wey (Gerakan) | rowspan="2" |Vikneswaran Muniandy (PAS) |Teoh Kean Liang (PFP) |
| Teoh Kok Siang (MUP) |
| N36
| align="right" |23,646 |Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (PKR) |Oh Tong Keong (Gerakan) |Mohd Farhan Yusri (PAS) |Yim Boon Leong (MUP) |
| N37
|Abdul Malik Abdul Kassim (PH) | align="right" |35,210 |Abdul Halim Hussain (PKR) |Liakat Ali Mohamed Ali (UMNO) |Saiful Lizan Md Yusuf (PAS) | - |
| N38
|Nordin Ahmad (BN) | align="right" |26,570 |Azrul Mahathir Aziz (Amanah) |Rusli Hashim (UMNO) |Zarina Shinta Madar (PAS) | - |
| N39
|Muhamad Farid Saad (BN) | align="right" |18,177 |Mohd Tuah Ismail (PKR) |Muhamad Farid Saad (UMNO) |Muhd Taufik Hashim (PAS) |Yeoh Cheng Huat (PRM) |
| N40
|Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah (BN) | align="right" |14,339 |Zolkifly Md Lazim (Bersatu) |Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah (UMNO) |Mohd Ali Othman (PAS) | - |
Timeline
| class="wikitable"
!Date |
| 9 April 2018
|Dissolution of the Penang State Legislative Assembly |
| 11 April 2018
|Issue of the Writ of Election |
| 28 April 2018
|Nomination day |
| 28 April - 9 May 2018
|Campaigning period |
| 5 May 2018
|Early voting for postal and advance voters |
| 9 May 2018
|Polling day |
= Pre-nomination events =
= Nomination centres =
Campaign
File:Pakatan Harapan ad in George Town, Penang 2018.jpg (PH) banner at Burmah Road in George Town uses nasi lemak as an analogy for Penang's position as the top destination in Malaysia for foreign direct investment, as well as the state's low public debt. In an unprecedented move, PH banners depicting famous local dishes have been placed throughout the city.{{Cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/04/26/food-used-to-bring-across-political-messages-in-penang/|title=Food used to bring across political messages in Penang|date=2018-04-26|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=2018-04-27|language=en-US|archive-date=8 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908082839/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/04/26/food-used-to-bring-across-political-messages-in-penang/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/421693|title=Penang DAP takes gastronomical campaign route|date=2018-04-26|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-04-27|language=en-GB}}]]
Analysts and news agencies, including Channel NewsAsia, The Straits Times and The Edge, predicted another victory for the Pakatan Harapan (PH) in Penang, due to the PH-led state government's achievements in social welfare and infrastructural developments, as well as Penang's economic growth under PH's tenure.{{Cite news|url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/focus-crowded-field-pakatan-set-prevail-penang|title=Focus: Crowded field but Pakatan set to prevail in Penang|date=2018-04-23|work=The Edge Markets|access-date=2018-04-24}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/penang-malaysia-lim-guan-eng-bn-dap-ruling-coalition-ge14-10129952|title=In Penang, Malaysia's ruling coalition resigned to being 'strong opposition' to DAP|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/penang-govt-popular-despite-graft-claims|title=Malaysia election: Penang government popular despite graft claims|last=hermes|date=2018-04-17|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}} Even so, the election was still hotly contested over several issues, including the vulnerability of the city-state to natural disasters such as floods and landslides, the proposed Penang Undersea Tunnel, transportation and public housing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/35123/|title=Penang's hot-button issues ahead of GE14 {{!}} The Malaysian Insight|website=www.themalaysianinsight.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-07}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/02/21/tunnel-graft-case-no-effect-on-daps-stranglehold-in-penang/|title=Tunnel, graft case no effect on DAP's stranglehold on Penang|date=2018-02-21|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=2018-04-07|language=en-US|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913010436/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/02/21/tunnel-graft-case-no-effect-on-daps-stranglehold-in-penang/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/44082/|title=Anti-Pakatan posters have little impact on outcome of GE14, say Penangites {{!}} The Malaysian Insight|website=www.themalaysianinsight.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-07}}File:PKR flags in George Town, Penang in April 2018.jpg (PKR) in George Town. The PKR banner serves as the common election symbol of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, hence its use by the coalition's other component parties, DAP, Amanah and Bersatu.]]
In particular, the PH administration placed considerable emphasis on Penang's achievements under its tenure, such as the state's solid economic performance, rapid development, overall cleanliness, public housing and the administration's social welfare policies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/41756/|title=Lim lauds Penang's power to pull investors on 10-year anniversary of Pakatan rule {{!}} The Malaysian Insight|website=www.themalaysianinsight.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://limguaneng.com/index.php/2017/11/02/belanjawan-marhaen-a-budget-for-the-many-emc/|title=Belanjawan Marhaen: A Budget For The Many (e/m/c) – Lim Guan Eng|website=limguaneng.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-07}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/417453|title='Where are Najib's 9,999 affordable Penang houses?'|date=2018-03-28|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-04-07|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/04/02/%E2%80%98other-states-can-emulate-penang%E2%80%99|title=Other states can emulate Penang|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en|access-date=2018-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614122120/http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/04/02/%E2%80%98other-states-can-emulate-penang%E2%80%99|archive-date=14 June 2018|url-status=dead}} These were seen in contrast to the perceived discrimination of Penang by the Barisan Nasional-led federal government, especially in matters ranging from transportation to the lack of financial aid for Penang's flood victims.{{Cite news|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/minister-denies-bias-in-leaving-penang-out-of-city-competitiveness-master-p|title=Minister denies bias in leaving Penang out of city competitiveness master plan|date=2015-06-08|access-date=2018-04-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/08/26/fate-penang-transport-master-plan-hangs-balance-updated|title=Fate of Penang Transport Master Plan hangs in the balance (Updated)|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en|access-date=2018-04-07}}
= Manifestos =
== Barisan Nasional ==
The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition launched its Penang-specific manifesto on 15 April 2018 in Seberang Jaya. It pledged, among others, to create a special fund for first time married couples, ban construction projects at hill slopes and at areas {{Convert|250|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level, build low-cost houses (priced at RM40,000 each) in its Rent-To-Own Housing Schemes, and solve traffic congestion within the city-state.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/04/15/60-pledges-penangites-if-bn-wins|title=60 pledges for Penangites if BN wins|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en|access-date=2018-04-22}} These were in addition to the previous promises made by various BN politicians, including the Malaysian Prime Minister and BN chairman, Najib Razak, to abolish toll charges for motorcycles on the Penang Bridge and to scrap the Penang Undersea Tunnel project, which had been proposed by Penang's Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/1619237/want-free-toll-across-penang-bridge-vote-for-bn-in-ge14-najib-tells-bikers|title=Want free toll across Penang Bridge? Vote for BN in GE14, Najib tells bikers {{!}} Malay Mail|website=www.malaymail.com|access-date=2018-04-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/02/09/najib-no-need-to-waste-rakyats-money-to-build-undersea-tunnel/|title=Najib: No need to waste rakyat's money to build undersea tunnel - Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-04-22}} BN politicians also claimed that the PH-led state government had failed to fulfil 51 promises and attempted to attract public attention on this issue by illegally pasting anti PH-posters throughout George Town on 20 March.{{Cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/1620595/dap-accuses-bn-of-copying-penang-manifesto|title=DAP accuses BN of copying Penang manifesto {{!}} Malay Mail|website=www.malaymail.com|access-date=2018-04-22}}
In response, the state government, led by the then Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, slammed BN for deliberately copying the administration's policies into the BN manifesto, stating for the record that the government's policies, including social welfare programmes and reduced assessment rates for low-cost housing, have already been implemented.{{Cite web|url=https://limguaneng.com/index.php/2018/04/17/bn-penang-is-not-only-short-of-ideas-by-adopting-a-manifesto-that-is-a-copycat-of-penang-state-government-policies-but-is-cruel-in-allowing-penangites-to-choke-to-death-in-traffic-congestion-e-c/|title=BN Penang Is Not Only Short Of Ideas By Adopting A Manifesto That Is A Copycat Of Penang State Government Policies But Is Cruel In Allowing Penangites To Choke To Death In Traffic Congestion.(e/c) – Lim Guan Eng|website=limguaneng.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-22}} Notably, the BN manifesto failed to address the need for a rail-based public transportation system, such as LRT and monorail, within Penang; Lim maintained that the BN manifesto "offered no alternatives to building a public transport system to alleviate traffic congestion except to sabotage our proposed LRT and under-sea tunnel projects".{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/82108|title=Umno burning their bridges in Penang|date=2008-04-29|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-04-22|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/764593|title=Monorail promise in Penang|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en|access-date=2018-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614121731/http://www.thesundaily.my/news/764593|archive-date=14 June 2018|url-status=dead}} Meanwhile, Jagdeep Singh Deo, the incumbent State Assemblyman for Datok Keramat, refuted BN's claims that Penang's PH-led state government had failed to provide affordable housing, reporting that more than 25,000 units of affordable housing have, in fact, been completed within the state.{{Cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/03/28/jagdeep-denies-penang-not-fulfilling-housing-promises/|title=Jagdeep denies Penang not fulfilling housing promises|date=2018-03-28|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=2018-04-22|language=en-US|archive-date=30 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530110353/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/03/28/jagdeep-denies-penang-not-fulfilling-housing-promises/|url-status=dead}} Critics also assert that the BN-led federal government has consistently discriminated the State of Penang by withholding major infrastructure projects and financial grants to the state.{{Cite book|title=Catching the Wind: Penang in a Rising Asia|last=Hutchinson|first=Francis|publisher=Penang Institute|year=2013|isbn=9789814379878|location=Penang}}{{Cite book|title=Globalization and New Intra-Urban Dynamics in Asian Cities|last=Sue-Ching Jou, Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao|first=Natacha Aveline-Dubach|publisher=National Taiwan University|year=2014|isbn=9789863500216|location=Taipei}}
== Pakatan Harapan ==
File:Pakatan Harapan's Penang manifesto launch 25 April 2018.jpg's Penang manifesto at the Penang Chinese Town Hall in George Town on 25 April 2018.]]
The Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition unveiled its Penang-specific manifesto on 25 April 2018 at the Penang Chinese Town Hall in George Town.{{Cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/04/25/balik-pulau-to-get-varsity-town-if-ph-wins-in-penang/|title=Varsity town for Balik Pulau if PH wins in Penang|date=2018-04-25|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=2018-04-25|language=en-US|archive-date=14 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514121159/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/04/25/balik-pulau-to-get-varsity-town-if-ph-wins-in-penang/|url-status=dead}} The manifesto encompasses 68 pledges, including the implementation of the Penang Transport Master Plan which incorporates the proposed LRT and monorail services throughout the city-state, the construction of the Penang Undersea Tunnel, free-of-charge public bus services, a health-care programme which offers financial aid for lower-income households, a varsity township in Balik Pulau, the completion of more than 75,000 affordable housing units by 2025, a wider variety of public infrastructure, and a two-term limit for the position of the Chief Minister. In officiating the launch of the manifesto, PH leaders in Penang also promised financial funding for Islamic schools in the state and the promotion of interfaith harmony through the construction of a 'Harmony Centre
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= Social media =
The election was notable for the extensive use of social media, particularly by the opposing Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/social-media-war-hots-up-as-malaysian-polls-inch-closer|title=Social media war hots up as Malaysian polls inch closer|last=hermes|date=2018-02-19|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}} Both sides created numerous videos to disseminate their policies, pledges and ideologies to the public in the run-up to the election.
Videos created by the PH typically depict the improvements experienced by Penangites since 2008, when the coalition's predecessor, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR), was voted into power. The PH-led state government's welfare policies, Penang's economic growth, the refurbishment of existing infrastructure, and efforts to improve cleanliness and reduce crime, as well as the preservation of forest reserves within the state, are often touted in these videos.{{Citation|last=Ken Chen|title=PENANG state by Lim Guan Eng|date=2018-04-23|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OoFI6gy50o|access-date=2018-04-24}}{{Citation|last=UbahTV|title=#BinaHarapan: Transformasi Pulau Pinang Dalam 10 Tahun Je!|date=2018-04-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZKdJWdGjxU|access-date=2018-04-24}}{{Citation|last=UbahTV|title=Syiar Islam terus subur di Pulau Pinang.|date=2018-04-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LW6_1PcONM|access-date=2018-04-24}}
In contrast, BN's videos generated considerable controversy. On 22 February 2018, a video entitled "Penang, would you hear my story?" depicting a woman grousing about her disappointment with the general state of affairs in Penang under PH rule was uploaded online by a BN-linked Facebook page.{{Cite web|url=https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/39685/|title=Social media users pan 'Penang woes' video as propaganda flop {{!}} The Malaysian Insight|website=www.themalaysianinsight.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-24}} It received widespread condemnation by netizens and PH politicians alike, and was generally seen as a BN propaganda effort designed to peddle half-truths and myths about Penang's PH-led government.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/413449|title=Penang video: Some truth, more BN propaganda, say critics|date=2018-02-26|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424202646/https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/413449|archive-date=24 April 2018|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/413448|title=Let's go for char koay teow, Penang CM's officer tells woman in video|date=2018-02-26|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424202752/https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/413448|archive-date=24 April 2018|url-status=dead}} An official of the state government, Zaidi Ahmad, rebutted all the allegations raised in the video, pointing out, among others, that Penangites' median income and average monthly income were greater than the national average, Penang's relatively low unemployment rate and water tariffs, and that the PH administration has indeed built more affordable housing units within the state. Meanwhile, on 23 April, Grace Teoh Koon Gee, a councillor of the Penang Island City Council, lodged a police report over a BN-made video which painted the PH as a racist party.{{Cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/04/23/anti-ph-video-making-the-rounds-on-social-media/|title=Report lodged over video linking PH to foreign meddling, gay rights|date=2018-04-23|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US|archive-date=30 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130134512/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/04/23/anti-ph-video-making-the-rounds-on-social-media/|url-status=dead}} RSN Rayer, a DAP politician, slammed the video as extremely dangerous and stated that the video was intended to "instigate voters to go against PH".
During the campaigning period, a number of DAP candidates fell victim to slanderous social media content created by BN. For instance, Ramasamy Palanisamy, the Deputy Chief Minister II of Penang and the incumbent State Assemblyman for Perai, lodged a police report on 2 May over a manipulated video of his speech during a rally in Perai, which was reportedly circulated by BN.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/422828|title=DAP candidates say victims of fake news, lodge police reports|date=2018-05-03|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-05-03|language=en-GB}} DAP's candidate in Seri Delima, Syerleena Abdul Rashid, also lodged a police report over BN's baseless allegations that she supported the Christian domination of Penang. BN cybertroopers targeted Satees Muniandy, the DAP candidate in Bagan Dalam, as well, claiming that he owns a luxurious house worth RM527,000.
= Rallies =
File:Pakatan Harapan ceramah at the Esplanade in George Town, Penang.jpg rally at the Esplanade in George Town on 28 April 2018.]]
Instead of holding large-scale rallies solely in Penang's capital city, George Town (on Penang Island), as was the practice in the 2008 and 2013 elections, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) organised simultaneous rallies in both George Town and mainland Seberang Perai.{{Cite web|url=https://malaymail.com/s/1626771/pakatan-goes-big-with-simultaneous-ceramah-on-both-sides-of-penang|title=Pakatan goes big with simultaneous ceramah on both sides of Penang {{!}} Malay Mail|website=malaymail.com|access-date=2018-05-03}} This change of tactic was intended to reach out to more voters, particularly in Seberang Perai, thus negating the need for supporters to travel across the Penang Strait to attend the rallies and reducing traffic congestion within George Town.
The first PH rallies were held concurrently on 28 April 2018 at George Town's Esplanade and Butterworth on the mainland; both rallies, which featured key speakers such as Lim Guan Eng, Nurul Izzah Anwar and Marina Mahathir, collectively attracted more than 120,000 people.{{Cite web|url=https://malaymail.com/s/1625294/pakatan-kicks-off-penang-campaign-with-double-mega-rallies|title=Pakatan kicks off Penang campaign with double 'mega' rallies {{!}} Malay Mail|website=malaymail.com|access-date=2018-05-03}} Simultaneous PH rallies were also held on 2 May at George Town's Han Chiang College and Juru on the mainland, with the Han Chiang rally alone attended by a 120,000-strong crowd.
The last PH rallies were held at George Town's Esplanade on 7 and 8 May, the latter of which was held simultaneously with other PH rallies in Bayan Baru, Butterworth and Seberang Jaya.{{Cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/1628807/rafidah-pakatan-only-want-to-win-not-bring-umno-down|title=Rafidah: Pakatan only wants to win, not bring Umno down {{!}} Malay Mail|website=www.malaymail.com|access-date=2018-05-09}} The PH rally at the Esplanade on 7 May collected RM84,335.70 worth of donations, with PH supporters staying on site despite the rain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/1628436/Despite-downpour-high-spirits-at-Pakatan-ceramah-in-Penang|title=Despite downpour, high spirits at Pakatan ceramah in Penang {{!}} Malay Mail|website=www.malaymail.com|access-date=2018-05-09}} Meanwhile, PH's last Esplanade rally on 8 May featured former United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) politician, Rafidah Aziz, as one of its key speakers, as well as the live telecast of a speech by Mahathir Mohamad, PH's candidate for the position of the Malaysian Prime Minister.
Controversies
The decision by the Malaysian Election Commission to hold the election on a weekday (Wednesday, 9 May 2018), as opposed to the previous practice of holding elections on weekends, sparked considerable uproar on the Internet. Netizens voiced their displeasure and questioned the need to hold the polling day on a weekday, and alleged that this decision was intended to reduce voter turnout.{{Cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2141021/malaysia-hold-general-election-may-9|title=Malaysia to hold election May 9. Will weekday vote benefit Najib?|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2018-04-10|language=en}} In particular, voters residing outside Penang could be hampered from returning home for the polling day due to work commitments, thus carrying the potential of a lower voter turnout which would place the Pakatan Harapan (PH) at a disadvantage.{{Cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/04/10/guan-eng-ecs-mid-week-polling-decision-to-favour-bn/|title=Guan Eng: EC's mid-week polling decision to favour BN|date=2018-04-10|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=2018-04-10|language=en-US|archive-date=12 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912221851/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/04/10/guan-eng-ecs-mid-week-polling-decision-to-favour-bn/|url-status=dead}} In response to the nationwide criticism of the polling date, the then Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, subsequently declared 9 May as a national holiday.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/419376|title=PMO announces May 9 as public holiday|date=2018-04-11|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-04-11|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/kl-declares-polling-day-a-public-holiday-after-outcry|title=KL declares Polling Day a public holiday after outcry|last=hermes|date=2018-04-12|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2018-04-11|language=en}}
During the polling day on 9 May, PH candidates, including Lim Guan Eng and Zairil Khir Johari, reported that their mobile phones and social media accounts were being subjected to cyber attacks.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/423830|title=Hackers spoil the day for Harapan, BN leaders|date=2018-05-09|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-05-09|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/05/09/missed-calls-from-america-greet-ph-leaders-on-polling-day/|title=Missed calls from America greet PH leaders on polling day|date=2018-05-09|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=2018-05-09|language=en-US|archive-date=8 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908173504/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/05/09/missed-calls-from-america-greet-ph-leaders-on-polling-day/|url-status=dead}} The candidates alleged that their mobile phones received a continuous stream of automatically generated spam calls from United States-based phone numbers by the minute, disrupting the coalition's communications and operations in the midst of polling.
Election pendulum
The 14th General Election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 3 non-governmental seats filled the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 25 safe seats and 2 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.{{cot|2018 Penang state election}}
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| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:red;"|GOVERNMENT SEATS | |||
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:red;"|Marginal | |||
| Pinang Tunggal | Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abd. Rahman | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 38.76 |
| Bertam | Khaliq Mehtab Mohd. Ishaq | BERSATU | style="text-align:center;"| 41.20 |
| Sungai Acheh | Zulkifli Ibrahim | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 44.19 |
| Telok Ayer Tawar | Mustafa Kamal Ahmad | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 44.40 |
| Penanti | Dr. Norlela Ariffin | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 44.95 |
| Permatang Pasir | Muhammad Faiz Mohamed Fadzil | AMANAH | style="text-align:center;"| 45.33 |
| Sungai Bakap | Amar Pritpal Abdullah | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 45.56 |
| Telok Bahang | Zolkifly Md. Lazim | BERSATU | style="text-align:center;"| 45.65 |
| Pulau Betong | Mohd. Tuah Ismail | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 49.63 |
| Seberang Jaya | Dr. Afif Bahardin | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 53.12 |
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| Bayan Lepas | Azrul Mahathir Aziz | AMANAH | style="text-align:center;"| 56.17 |
| Batu Maung | Abdul Halim Hussain | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 58.72 |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:red;"|Safe | |||
| Bukit Tengah | Gooi Hsiao-Leung | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 66.16 |
| Sungai Pinang | Lim Siew Khim | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 68.79 |
| Machang Bubok | Lee Khai Loon | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 68.98 |
| Bagan Dalam | Satees Muniandy | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 72.54 |
| Pantai Jerejak | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 73.45 |
| Datok Keramat | Jagdeep Singh Deo | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 75.25 |
| Tanjong Bunga | Zairil Khir Johari | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 76.37 |
| Jawi | H’ng Mooi Lye | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 78.58 |
| Air Itam | Joseph Ng Soon Seong | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 79.76 |
| Batu Uban | Kumaresan Aramugam | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 80.43 |
| Bukit Tambun | Goh Choon Aik | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 81.54 |
| Pulau Tikus | Chris Lee Chun Kit | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 82.32 |
| Perai | Prof. Dr. Ramasamy Palanisamy | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 82.46 |
| Seri Delima | Syerleena Abdul Rashid | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 82.54 |
| Komtar | Teh Lai Heng | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 84.64 |
| Bagan Jermal | Soon Lip Chee | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 85.37 |
| Air Putih | Lim Guan Eng | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 85.61 |
| Padang Kota | Chow Kon Yeow | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 85.76 |
| Kebun Bunga | Jason Ong Khan Lee | PKR | style="text-align:center;"| 86.27 |
| Paya Terubong | Yeoh Soon Hin | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 88.59 |
| Padang Lalang | Chong Eng | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 88.66 |
| Pengkalan Kota | Gooi Zi Sen | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 88.87 |
| Batu Lancang | Ong Ah Teong | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 89.01 |
| Sungai Puyu | Phee Boon Poh | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 90.17 |
| Berapit | Heng Lee Lee | DAP | style="text-align:center;"| 92.06 |
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| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:brown;"|NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS | |||
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:brown;"|Marginal | |||
| Permatang Berangan | Nor Hafizah Othman | UMNO | style="text-align:center;"| 37.87 |
| Sungai Dua | Muhammad Yusoff Mohd. Noor | UMNO | style="text-align:center;"| 41.07 |
| Penaga | Mohd. Yusni Mat Piah | PAS | style="text-align:center;"| 53.55 |
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Results
File:Penang election results map by percentage, 2018.svg
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File:Penang constituency map 2013-18.gif, depicting the state constituencies gained by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 2018 Election.
Pakatan Harapan
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Barisan Nasional
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Gagasan Sejahtera
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The Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition scored its best ever electoral results in Penang's history, seizing eight additional seats to increase its tally in the Penang State Legislative Assembly to 37, or 92.5% of the legislature.{{Cite news|url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/pakatan-makes-best-showing-penang-37-out-40-state-seats|title=Pakatan makes best showing in Penang, winning 37 out of 40 state seats|date=2018-05-10|work=The Edge Markets|access-date=2018-05-10}} The election marked the debut of PH's newest component parties - the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) and the National Trust Party (Amanah) - into Penang's political arena, with each of the parties winning two constituencies. The People's Justice Party (PKR) also successfully increased its share in the legislature from 10 seats to 14 seats. Meanwhile, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) saw an increase in the majority in some of its 19 seats. The incumbent Chief Minister of Penang, Lim Guan Eng, defended the Air Putih constituency with over 80% of the popular vote, while Chow Kon Yeow won in Padang Kota with more than 70% of the popular vote.{{Cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/05/10/crushing-victory-for-ph-in-penang/|title=Crushing victory for PH in Penang|date=2018-05-10|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en-US}} The largest margin of victory was recorded in Paya Terubong, where Yeoh Soon Hin of the DAP won by 31,189 votes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2018/05/11/counting-cost-of-defeat-77-out-of-189-candidates-lose-deposits-in-penang/|title=77 candidates in Penang lose their deposit - Metro News {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-05-12}}
The election also saw BN's worst performance in Penang's history, as the coalition lost eight constituencies to the PH and retained only two, both of which are won by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).{{Cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/05/10/bn-takes-a-beating-in-penang-losing-8-state-seats/|title=BN takes a beating in Penang, losing 8 state seats|date=2018-05-10|work=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=2018-05-12|language=en-US}} Once again, BN's other component parties, namely Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), did not win any seat. Although the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) lost the Permatang Pasir constituency, it managed to capture the Penaga constituency from the BN, thus giving the Islamist party a single seat in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
| width="100" |Constituency
! width="150" |Winner ! width="80" |Party ! width="50" |Votes ! width="150" |Opponent(s) ! width="80" |Party ! width="50" |Votes ! width="50" |Majority ! width="200" |Incumbent |
|---|
| align="center"
| bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |Mohd Yusni Mat Piah | bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |PAS | align="right" |8,530 |Mohd Zain Ahmad |UMNO | align="right" |7,398 | align="right" |1,132 | bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Mohd Zain Ahmad (UMNO) |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Bertam | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{PPBM/meta/shading}}" |Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{PPBM/meta/shading}}" |Bersatu | rowspan="2" align="right" |6,485 |Shariful Azhar Othman |UMNO | align="right" |6,268 | rowspan="2" align="right" |217 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Shariful Azhar Othman (UMNO) |
| Moktar Ramly
|PAS | align="right" |2,986 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Pinang Tunggal | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="2" align="right" |7,754 |Roslan Saidin |UMNO | align="right" |7,627 | rowspan="2" align="right" |127 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Roslan Saidin (UMNO) |
| Bukhori Ghazali
|PAS | align="right" |4,622 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="3" |Permatang Berangan | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Nor Hafizah Othman | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |UMNO | rowspan="3" align="right" |6,870 |Mohd Shariff Omar | align="right" |5,021 | rowspan="3" align="right" |646 | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Omar Haji Abd Hamid (UMNO) |
| Mohd Sobri Saleh
|PAS | align="right" |6,224 |
| Azman Shah Othman
|PRM | align="right" |24 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Sungai Dua | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |UMNO | rowspan="2" align="right" |7,314 |Yusri Isahak | align="right" |5,115 | rowspan="2" align="right" |1,934 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor (UMNO) |
| Zahadi Hj. Mohd
|PAS | align="right" |5,380 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="3" |Telok Ayer Tawar | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Mustafa Kamal Ahmad | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="3" align="right" |7,072 |Zamri Che Ros |UMNO | align="right" |4,869 | rowspan="3" align="right" |2,203 | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Jahara Hamid (UMNO) |
| Mohamad Hanif Haron
|PAS | align="right" |3,900 |
| Lee Thian Hong
|PRM | align="right" |88 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="4" |Sungai Puyu | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Phee Boon Poh | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="4" align="right" |21,705 |Lim Hai Song |MCA | align="right" |2,136 | rowspan="4" align="right" |19,569 | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Phee Boon Poh (DAP) |
| Tan Lay Hock
|PRM | align="right" |101 |
| Ong Yin Yin
|PFP | align="right" |51 |
| Neoh Bok Keng
|MUP | align="right" |79 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="4" |Bagan Jermal | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Soon Lip Chee | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="4" align="right" |18,134 |Ang Chor Keong |MCA | align="right" |2,898 | rowspan="4" align="right" |15,236 | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Lim Hock Seng (DAP) |
| Teoh Chai Deng
|PRM | align="right" |74 |
| Fabian George Albart
|PFP | align="right" |30 |
| Hari Devydrai
|MUP | align="right" |106 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="4" |Bagan Dalam | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Satees Muniandy | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="4" align="right" |10,701 |Dhinagaran Jayabalan |MIC | align="right" |3,918 | rowspan="4" align="right" |6,783 | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Tanasekharan Autherapady (DAP) |
| Teoh Huck Ping
|PRM | align="right" |45 |
| Jasper Ooi Zong Han
|PFP | align="right" |36 |
| Teoh Uat Lye
|MUP | align="right" |51 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Seberang Jaya | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Afif Bahardin | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="2" align="right" |16,014 |Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin |UMNO | align="right" |8,593 | rowspan="2" align="right" |7,421 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Afif Bahardin (PKR) |
| Ahmad Rafaei Rashid
|PAS | align="right" |5,540 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Permatang Pasir | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Faiz Fadzil | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Amanah | rowspan="2" align="right" |9,708 |Anuar Faisal Yahaya |UMNO | align="right" |4,979 | rowspan="2" align="right" |2,981 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}" |Mohd Salleh Man (PAS) |
| Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff
|PAS | align="right" |6,727 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Penanti | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Norlela Ariffin | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="2" align="right" |8,221 |Suhaimi Sabudin |UMNO | align="right" |5,277 | rowspan="2" align="right" |2,944 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Norlela Ariffin (PKR) |
| Fawwaz Mohamad Jan
|PAS | align="right" |4,791 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="3" |Berapit | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Heng Lee Lee | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="3" align="right" |18,378 |Goh Swee Gim |MCA | align="right" |1,397 | rowspan="3" align="right" |16,981 | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Ong Kok Fooi (DAP) |
| Song Chee Meng
|PRM | align="right" |84 |
| Lee Poh Kong
|PFP | align="right" |105 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="4" |Machang Bubuk | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Lee Khai Loon | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="4" align="right" |21,819 |Tan Teik Cheng |MCA | align="right" |4,658 | rowspan="4" align="right" |16,747 | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Lee Khai Loon (PKR) |
| Jamil Abdul Rahman
|PAS | align="right" |5,072 |
| Tang Ah Ba
|PRM | align="right" |53 |
| Lim Jhun Hou
|MUP | align="right" |28 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="3" |Padang Lalang | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Chong Eng | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="3" align="right" |20,764 |Kuan Hin Yeep | align="right" |2,400 | rowspan="3" align="right" |18,364 | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Chong Eng (DAP) |
| Lai Yean Nee
|PRM | align="right" |154 |
| Liew Ee Jin
|PFP | align="right" |101 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="5" |Perai | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Ramasamy Palanisamy | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="5" align="right" |11,243 |Suresh Muniandy |MIC | align="right" |2,194 | rowspan="5" align="right" |9,049 | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Ramasamy Palanisamy (DAP) |
| Asoghan Govindaraju
|PAP | align="right" |33 |
| Samuganathan Muniandy
|PRM | align="right" |37 |
| Patrick Ooi Khar Giap
|PFP | align="right" |104 |
| Isumary Retnam
| - | align="right" |23 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="4" |Bukit Tengah | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Gooi Hsiao-Leung | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="4" align="right" |12,535 |Thor Teong Gee | align="right" |3,977 | rowspan="4" align="right" |8,558 | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Ong Chin Wen (PKR) |
| Norazman Ishak
|PAS | align="right" |2,355 |
| Tan Hiang Lye
|PRM | align="right" |53 |
| Joseph Edward
|PFP | align="right" |27 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="4" |Bukit Tambun | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Goh Choon Aik | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="4" align="right" |18,064 |Hartini Tan Abdullah | align="right" |3,184 | rowspan="4" align="right" |14,880 | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Law Choo Kiang (PKR) |
| Kumaravelu Arumugam
|PAS | align="right" |735 |
| Goh Bee Koon
|PRM | align="right" |117 |
| Ong Seong Lu
|PFP | align="right" |54 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="5" |Jawi | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |H’ng Mooi Lye | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="5" align="right" |17,559 |Kiew Hen Chong |MCA | align="right" |4,188 | rowspan="5" align="right" |13,371 | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Soon Lip Chee (DAP) |
| Tan Beng Huat
|PAP | align="right" |309 |
| Tan Chew Suan
|PRM | align="right" |51 |
| Daphne Edward
|PFP | align="right" |73 |
| Koay Xing Boon
|MUP | align="right" |165 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="3" |Sungai Bakap | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Amar Pritpal Abdullah | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="3" align="right" |10,386 |Mohamed Sani Bakar |UMNO | align="right" |8,038 | rowspan="3" align="right" |2,348 | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Maktar Shapee (PKR) |
| Osman Jaafar
|PAS | align="right" |4,316 |
| Tan Chow Kang
|PRM | align="right" |55 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Sungai Acheh | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Zulkifli Ibrahim | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="2" align="right" |7,486 |Mahmud Zakaria |UMNO | align="right" |7,070 | rowspan="2" align="right" |416 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Mahmud Zakaria (UMNO) |
| Nor Zamri Latiff
|PAS | align="right" |2,383 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="3" |Tanjong Bunga | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Zairil Khir Johari | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="3" align="right" |13,245 |Teng Chang Yeow | align="right" |3,902 | rowspan="3" align="right" |9,343 | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Teh Yee Cheu (DAP) |
| Chua Cheong Wee
|PRM | align="right" |122 |
| Lee Zheng Yong
|MUP | align="right" |74 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="3" |Air Putih | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Lim Guan Eng | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="3" align="right" |9,362 |Tang Heap Seng |MCA | align="right" |1,404 | rowspan="3" align="right" |7,958 | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Lim Guan Eng (DAP) |
| Manikandan Ramayah
|PCM | align="right" |83 |
| Tan Gim Theam
|MUP | align="right" |87 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Kebun Bunga | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Ong Khan Lee | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="2" align="right" |14,851 |Ooi Zhi Yi | align="right" |2,254 | rowspan="2" align="right" |12,597 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Cheah Kah Peng (PKR) |
| Wu Kai Min
|MUP | align="right" |110 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Pulau Tikus | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Chris Lee Chun Kit | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="2" align="right" |11,679 |Loo Jieh Sheng | align="right" |2,434 | rowspan="2" align="right" |9,245 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Yap Soo Huey (DAP) |
| Wee Kean Wai
|MUP | align="right" |75 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Padang Kota | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Chow Kon Yeow | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="2" align="right" |9,278 |H'ng Khoon Leng | align="right" |1,470 | rowspan="2" align="right" |7,808 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Chow Kon Yeow (DAP) |
| Goh Saik Wei
|MUP | align="right" |71 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="4" |Pengkalan Kota | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Gooi Zi Sen | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="4" align="right" |15,037 |Lim Swee Bok |MCA | align="right" |1,647 | rowspan="4" align="right" |13,390 | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Lau Keng Ee (DAP) |
| Chew Seng Tung
|PRM | align="right" |68 |
| Koay Teng Lye
|MUP | align="right" |82 |
| Ragindran Sivasamy
| - | align="right" |87 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Komtar | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Teh Lai Heng | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="2" align="right" |10,113 |Tan Hing Teik |MCA | align="right" |1,750 | rowspan="2" align="right" |8,363 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Teh Lai Heng (DAP) |
| Ong Chun Jiet
|MUP | align="right" |85 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="4" |Datok Keramat | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Jagdeep Singh Deo | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="4" align="right" |13,712 |Lee Boon Ten | align="right" |4,151 | rowspan="4" align="right" |9,561 | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Jagdeep Singh Deo (DAP) |
| Nicholas Diane Morgan
|PFP | align="right" |18 |
| Lim Boo Chang
|MUP | align="right" |194 |
| Muhammad Majnun Abdul Wahab
| - | align="right" |146 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="5" |Sungai Pinang | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Lim Siew Khim | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="5" align="right" |15,362 |Ng Fook On | align="right" |4,974 | rowspan="5" align="right" |10,388 | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Lim Siew Khim (DAP) |
| Yacoob Omar
|PAS | align="right" |1,575 |
| Teh Yee Cheu
|PSM | align="right" |223 |
| Tan Sim Bee
|MUP | align="right" |79 |
| Mohamed Yacoob Mohamed Noor
| - | align="right" |119 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Batu Lancang | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Ong Ah Teong | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="2" align="right" |20,615 |Koo Pei Chee | align="right" |2,407 | rowspan="2" align="right" |18,208 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Law Heng Kiang (DAP) |
| Kee Lean Ee
|MUP | align="right" |139 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Seri Delima | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Syerleena Abdul Rashid | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="2" align="right" |16,553 |Khoo Kay Teong |MCA | align="right" |3,342 | rowspan="2" align="right" |13,211 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |RSN Rayer (DAP) |
| Tan Yang Yung
|MUP | align="right" |159 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Air Itam | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Joseph Ng Soon Seong | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="2" align="right" |12,588 |Tan Kah Leong | align="right" |3,047 | rowspan="2" align="right" |9,541 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Wong Hon Wai (DAP) |
| Kang Teik Woi
|MUP | align="right" |148 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Paya Terubong | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Yeoh Soon Hin | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP | rowspan="2" align="right" |35,315 |Wong Chin Chong |MCA | align="right" |4,126 | rowspan="2" align="right" |31,189 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) |
| Kuan Aun Wan
|MUP | align="right" |421 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="4" |Batu Uban | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Kumaresan Aramugam | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="4" align="right" |21,079 |Hng Chee Wey | align="right" |3,806 | rowspan="4" align="right" |17,273 | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Jayabalan Thambyappa (PKR) |
| Vikneswaran Muniandy
|PAS | align="right" |1,176 |
| Teoh Kean Liang
|PFP | align="right" |32 |
| Teoh Kok Siang
|MUP | align="right" |116 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="3" |Pantai Jerejak | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="3" align="right" |14,014 |Oh Tong Keong | align="right" |3,298 | rowspan="3" align="right" |10,716 | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Mohd Rashid Hasnon (PKR) |
| Mohd Farhan Yusri
|PAS | align="right" |1,670 |
| Yim Boon Leong
|MUP | align="right" |97 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Batu Maung | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Abdul Halim Hussain | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="2" align="right" |17,380 |Liakat Ali Mohamed Ali |UMNO | align="right" |9,063 | rowspan="2" align="right" |8,317 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Abdul Malik Abdul Kassim (PKR) |
| Saiful Lizan Md Yusuf
|PAS | align="right" |3,153 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Bayan Lepas | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Azrul Mahathir Aziz | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Amanah | rowspan="2" align="right" |12,504 |Rusli Hashim |UMNO | align="right" |7,259 | rowspan="2" align="right" |5,245 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Nordin Ahmad (UMNO) |
| Zarina Shinta Madar
|PAS | align="right" |2,497 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="3" |Pulau Betong | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |Mohd Tuah Ismail | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |PKR | rowspan="3" align="right" |7,675 |Muhamad Farid Saad |UMNO | align="right" |6,079 | rowspan="3" align="right" |1,596 | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Muhammad Farid Saad (UMNO) |
| Muhd Taufik Hashim
|PAS | align="right" |1,645 |
| Yeoh Cheng Huat
|PRM | align="right" |64 |
| align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Telok Bahang | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{PPBM/meta/shading}}" |Zolkifly Md Lazim | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{PPBM/meta/shading}}" |Bersatu | rowspan="2" align="right" |5,482 |Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah |UMNO | align="right" |5,057 | rowspan="2" align="right" |425 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah (UMNO) |
| Mohd Ali Othman
|PAS | align="right" |1,469 |
= Seats that changed allegiance =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |
| scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Seat ! colspan="3" scope="col" | Previous Party (2013) ! colspan="3" scope="col" | Current Party (2018) |
|---|
| N01
| {{flagicon|Penang}} Penaga | width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" | | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | width="1" bgcolor="{{Gagasan Sejahtera/meta/shading}}" | | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N02
| {{flagicon|Penang}} Bertam | width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" | | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" | |
| N03
| {{flagicon|Penang}} Pinang Tunggal | width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" | | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" | | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
| N06
| {{flagicon|Penang}} Telok Ayer Tawar | width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" | | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" | | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
| N11
| {{flagicon|Penang}} Permatang Pasir | width="1" bgcolor="{{Gagasan Sejahtera/meta/shading}}" | | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) | width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" | |
| N21
| {{flagicon|Penang}} Sungai Acheh | width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" | | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" | | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
| N38
| {{flagicon|Penang}} Bayan Lepas | width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" | | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" | |
| N39
| {{flagicon|Penang}} Pulau Betong | width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" | | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" | | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
| N40
| {{flagicon|Penang}} Telok Bahang | width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" | | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" | |
Aftermath
The 14th Malaysian general election, which was held simultaneously with the Penang state election, resulted in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition seizing power at the federal level from the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN), making the election the first time since independence Malaysia experienced a regime change.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-09/mahathir-wins-malaysia-election-in-historic-power-shift|title=Mahathir Wins in Historic Malaysia Power Shift|date=2018-05-09|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-05-12|language=en}} On 12 May 2018, the incumbent Chief Minister of Penang, Lim Guan Eng, was appointed the Finance Minister by the new Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/424472|title=Ministers: Guan Eng finance, Mat Sabu defence, and Muhyiddin home affairs|date=2018-05-12|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-05-12|language=en-GB}} Chow Kon Yeow, the chairperson of the Democratic Action Party in Penang, had been endorsed by Lim to succeed the latter as the Chief Minister; Chow was sworn in as Penang's fifth Chief Minister on 14 May.
Meanwhile, Barisan Nasional's Penang chief, Teng Chang Yeow, announced his retirement from politics in the aftermath of the coalition's rout in the hands of the PH.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/05/10/teng-chang-yeow-quits-politics-following-ge14-loss|title=Teng Chang Yeow quits politics following GE14 loss|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en|access-date=2018-05-12}} Aside from the PH administration's exemplary performance in Penang in the preceding 10 years, the trouncing of the BN was also attributed to the Malaysia-wide tsunami against the perceived corruption and maladministration by the previous BN-led federal government.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2018/05/11/praise-for-state-govt-after-big-win-people-remind-reps-to-keep-performing-and-stay-grounded/|title=Praise for Penang state government after big win - Metro News {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-05-12}} Teng's counterpart in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Zainal Abidin Osman, also tendered his resignation as the Penang chief of the BN component party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/06/06/penang-umno-chairman-will-not-contest-in-upcoming-party-election/|title=Penang Umno chairman will not contest in upcoming party election - Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-06-11}}
On 23 June, Teng's former party Gerakan, through the decision of its central committee, announced its exit from Barisan Nasional.{{cite news |last1=Team |first1=NSTP |title=Gerakan leaves Barisan Nasional |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2018/06/383177/gerakan-leaves-barisan-nasional |access-date=15 April 2023 |agency=New Straits Times |publisher=New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd |date=23 June 2018}}