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2023 Penang state election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2023 Penang state election

| country = Penang

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2018 Penang state election

| previous_year = 2018

| previous_mps = List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2018–2023)#Penang

| next_election = 2028 Penang state election

| next_year = 2028

| next_mps =

| elected_mps =

| seats_for_election = All 40 seats in the Penang State Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 21

| registered = 1,234,198 ({{increase}} 30.52%)

| turnout = 72.67% ({{decrease}} 11.95pp)

| election_date = 12 August 2023

| image1 = Chow Kon Yeow 2019.jpg

| leader1 = Chow Kon Yeow
Musa Sheikh Fadzir

| leader_since1 = 21 May 2019
16 July 2018

| party1 = DAP
UMNO

| alliance1 = Pakatan Harapan
Barisan Nasional

{{collapsible list

|title = Parties

|titlestyle = font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center;

|liststyle = font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center;

|DAP

|PKR

|AMANAH

|UMNO

}}

| colour1 = 800080

| leaders_seat1 = Chow: Padang Kota
Musa: Did not stand

| last_election1 = 37 seats, 82.00%PH: 35 seats
BN: 2 seats

| seats_before1 = 35

| seats_needed1 = {{steady}}

| seats1 = 29

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 6

| popular_vote1 = 583,126

| percentage1 = 66.16%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 15.84%

| image2 = Dominic Lau Potrait (cropped, 3to4 portrait).jpg

| leader2 = Dominic Lau Hoe Chai

| leader_since2 = 12 June 2022

| party2 = GERAKAN

| alliance2 = Perikatan Nasional

{{collapsible list

|title = Parties

|titlestyle = font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center;

|liststyle = font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center;

|GERAKAN

|BERSATU

|PAS

}}

| colour2 = 003152

| leaders_seat2 = Stood in Bayan Lepas (defeated)

| last_election2 = 3 seats, 17.34%New coalition formed in 2020. These numbers are the total seats and vote share of BERSATU, PAS and GERAKAN in the last election. The parties were previously part of Pakatan Harapan, Gagasan Sejahtera and Barisan Nasional.

| seats_before2 = 1

| seats_needed2 = {{increase}} 20

| seats2 = 11

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 10

| popular_vote2 = 290,514

| percentage2 = 32.96%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 15.62%

| map_image = File:Penang state election results map, 2023.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Chief Minister of Penang

| posttitle = Chief Minister of Penang after election

| before_election = Chow Kon Yeow

| before_party = PH (DAP)

| after_election = Chow Kon Yeow

| after_party = PH (DAP)

| image_size = 160x160px

}}

The 15th Penang state election was held on 12 August 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Penang State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang.

Penang is one of the states which did not dissolve simultaneously with Dewan Rakyat on 10 October 2022. It was decided by Pakatan Harapan on 15 October 2022.{{Cite web |title=Tiga negeri di bawah PH kekal tidak bubar DUN - Anwar |url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/tiga-negeri-di-bawah-ph-kekal-tidak-bubar-dun-anwar-386077 |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www.astroawani.com}}

The Barisan Nasional (BN) – Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact won 29 of 40 seats, with PH winning a standalone majority of 27 seats and BN winning 2 seats. The Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition won the remaining 11 seats to become the main opposition in the state assembly.

Background

File:Bagan Jermal & Sungai Puyu - Jala Raja Uda - 2023 Penang state election.jpg

File:Sungai Pinang - LCE highway - 2023 Penang state election (cropped).jpg

{{more citations needed section|date= April 2023}}

In the 2018 general election, Pakatan Harapan won the state of Penang, winning 37 out of the 40 state seats. Despite the Sheraton Move occurring in the beginning of 2020, the various changes during the 2020 - 2022 Malaysian political crisis did not affect the politics at the state level, allowing the Pakatan Harapan state government to continue to govern.

On 6 August 2020, the Chief Minister of Penang, Chow Kon Yeow, reiterated his stance that all states that have a Pakatan Harapan government, including Penang, would not dissolve the state assemblies in order to coincide with a snap general election. This was because at the time, the Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan state governments had a stable majority. The Pakatan Harapan leadership further emphasised that there would not be a dissolution of assembly in 2021 and 2022, citing various factors, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the need for the state governments to complete a full term, and the possibility of various factors which might inconvenience people should the state elections be called at the wrong time, such as floods, ahead of the 2022 Malaysian general election.{{Cite web |last=MOK |first=OPALYN |date=August 6, 2020 |title=Chow: Penang may not dissolve state assembly if a snap election is called |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/08/06/chow-penang-may-not-dissolve-state-assembly-if-a-snap-election-is-called/1891522 |website=Malay Mail}}

On 10 October 2022, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolved Parliament, resulting in a snap general election being held in Malaysia on 19 November 2022. Traditionally, every state in Malaysia except Sarawak would hold their state elections concurrently with the general election for the sake of convenience, but since 2020, several Malaysian states held state elections separately from the general election, with Sabah on 26 September 2020, Malacca on 20 November 2021, Sarawak on 18 December 2021 and Johor on 12 March 2022. With the exception of Perlis, Perak and Pahang holding state elections during the 2022 Malaysian general election, all other states, including Penang, will hold their state elections in 2023.

Constituencies

All 40 constituencies within Penang, which constitute the Penang State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.

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| image1 = DUN_P_Pinang_2020.svg

| caption1 = Electoral map of Penang. showing all 40 constituencies

| image2 = Penang general election results map by state constituency, 2022.svg

| caption2 = Breakdown of 2022 Malaysian general election result by state constituency in 2022,

where PH in {{color box|{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}}} Red, PN in {{color box|#006699}} Blue-green and BN in {{color box|{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}}} blue

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Composition before dissolution

style="width:40em;"

| colspan="3" style="color:{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}};" |Government

| colspan="1" style="color:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}};" |Confidence and supply

| colspan="2" style="color:{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}};" |Opposition

style="text-align:center;"

| style="color:{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}};" colspan="3" |PH

| colspan="1" style="color:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}};" |BN

| colspan="1" style="color:{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}};" |PN

style="text-align:center;"

| style="background:{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}; color:white;width:92.5%;" colspan="3" |33

| colspan="1" style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white;width:5%;" |2

| colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}; color:white;width:7.5%;" |1

style="text-align:center;"

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Action Party}}; color:white;width:47.5%;" |19

| style="background:{{party color|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white;width:35%;" |12

| style="background:{{party color|National Trust Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white;width:5%;" |2

| style="background:{{party color|United Malays National Organisation}}; color:white;width:5%;" |2

| style="background:{{party color|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party}}; color:white;width:2.5%;" |1

style="text-align:center;"

| style="color:{{party color|Democratic Action Party}};" |DAP

| style="color:{{party color|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)}};" |PKR

| style="color:{{party color|National Trust Party (Malaysia)}};" |AMANAH

| style="color:{{party color|United Malays National Organisation}};" |UMNO

| style="color:{{party color|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party}};" |PAS

Timeline

The key dates are listed below.

class="wikitable"

!Date

!Event

15 October 2022

|Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council decided against dissolving the 14th Penang State Legislative Assembly.

28 June 2023

|Dissolution of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.{{Cite web |url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/prn-pulau-pinang-bubar-dun-28-jun-ini-chow-kon-yeow-423056 |title= PRN: Pulau Pinang bubar DUN 28 Jun ini - Chow Kon Yeow|access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Astro Awani}}

5 July 2023

|Issue of the Writ of Election

29 July 2023

|Nomination Day

29 July–11 August 2023

|Campaigning Period

8–11 August 2023

|Early Polling Day For Postal, Overseas and Advance Voters

12 August 2023

|Polling Day

Retiring incumbent

The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly do not contest this election.

class="wikitable"

!No.

!State Constituency

!Departing MLA

!Coalition (Party)

!Date confirmed

!First elected

!Reason

N06

|Telok Ayer Tawar

|Mustafa Kamal Ahmad

|rowspan=7 bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

| rowspan="2" |18 July 2023

|rowspan=3|2018

|Not seeking re-election.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Zakwan dijangka ganti bapa di DUN Teluk Air Tawar - sumber |url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/672304 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Malaysiakini}}

N36

|Pantai Jerejak

|Saifuddin Nasution Ismail

| Not contesting state election.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=◤6州选举◢ 内长不上阵 朝野皆争 传努鲁出战班台惹雅{{!}}中國報 |url=https://www.chinapress.com.my/20230718/%e2%97%a46%e5%b7%9e%e9%80%89%e4%b8%be%e2%97%a2-%e5%86%85%e9%95%bf%e4%b8%8d%e4%b8%8a%e9%98%b5-%e6%9c%9d%e9%87%8e%e7%9a%86%e4%ba%89-%e4%bc%a0%e5%8a%aa%e9%b2%81%e5%87%ba%e6%88%98%e7%8f%ad%e5%8f%b0/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=中國報 China Press |language=en-US}} (Senator)

N3

|Pinang Tunggal

|Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman

| rowspan="5" |22 July 2023

| rowspan="5" |Dropped by party.

N12

|Penanti

|Norlela Ariffin

|2013

N20

|Sungai Bakap

|Amar Pritpal Abdullah

|2018

N24

|Kebun Bunga

|Jason Ong Khan Lee

|2008

N37

|Batu Maung

|Abdul Halim Hussain

|2018

N7

|Sungai Puyu

|Phee Boon Poh

| rowspan="7" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

| rowspan="7" |25 July 2023

|1990

| rowspan="5" |Dropped by party.

N8

|Bagan Jermal

|Soon Lip Chee

|2013

N15

|Padang Lalang

|Chong Eng

|1995

N16

|Perai

|Ramasamy Palanisamy

|rowspan=2|2008

N34

|Paya Terubong

|Yeoh Soon Hin

N32

|Seri Delima

|Syerleena Abdul Rashid

| rowspan="2" |2018

| Not contesting state election (MP for Bukit Bendera).

N25

|Pulau Tikus

|Chris Lee Chun Kit

| Not contesting state election.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=有遺傳病及要照顧家人 李俊傑不上陣州選 |url=https://guangming.com.my/%e6%9c%89%e9%81%ba%e5%82%b3%e7%97%85%e5%8f%8a%e8%a6%81%e7%85%a7%e9%a1%a7%e5%ae%b6%e4%ba%ba-%e6%9d%8e%e4%bf%8a%e5%82%91%e4%b8%8d%e4%b8%8a%e9%99%a3%e5%b7%9e%e9%81%b8 |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=光明日报 |language=zh-TW}}

N5

|Sungai Dua

|Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor

| bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO)

|21 July 2023

| 2013

|Dropped by party.

N10

|Seberang Jaya

|Afif Bahardin

| rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" |{{Font color|white|PN (BERSATU)}}

| rowspan=2|6 March 2023

|2013

| Transferred to Taman Medan (Selangor).

N40

|Telok Bahang

|Zolkifly Mohd Lazim

|2018

| Dropped by party.

Electoral candidates

Names in bold are the confirmed winners in the 2023 state election.

class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="3" |No.

! rowspan="3" |Parliamentary Constituency

! rowspan="3" |No.

! rowspan="3" |State Constituency

! rowspan="3" |Voters

! rowspan="3" |Incumbent State Assemblymen

! rowspan="3" |Coalition (Party)

! colspan="10" |Political coalitions and parties

colspan="2" |Barisan Nasional + Pakatan Harapan{{Cite web |last=ADNAN |first=AHMAD FADHLULLAH |date=2023-07-23 |title=Senarai calon PRN Barisan Nasional (BN) di enam negeri |url=https://www.utusan.com.my/nasional/2023/07/senarai-calon-prn-barisan-nasional-bn-di-enam-negeri/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Utusan Malaysia |language=ms-MY}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-23 |title=PRN: Senarai calon PKR di enam negeri |url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/672861 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Malaysiakini}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=SENARAI CALON DAP BAGI PRN DI PULAU PINANG DAN KEDAH |url=https://prn.bernama.com/news-bm.php?id=2209837 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=BERNAMA |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hashim |first=Roslinda |date=2023-07-23 |title=Senarai calon Amanah bagi PRN di enam negeri |url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/269683/berita/politik/senarai-calon-amanah-bagi-prn-di-enam-negeri |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Sinar Harian |language=ms}}

! colspan="2" |File:Logo_Perikatan_Nasional.svg

Perikatan Nasional{{Cite web |last=MalaysiaGazette |first=Wartawan |date=2023-07-26 |title=Senarai penuh calon Perikatan Nasional Pulau Pinang |url=https://malaysiagazette.com/2023/07/26/senarai-penuh-calon-perikatan-nasional-pulau-pinang/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=MalaysiaGazette |language=en-US}}

! colspan="2" |File:Malaysian_United_Democratic_Alliance_election_symbol.svg File:Socialist_Party_of_Malaysia_Logo.svg

MUDA + PSM electoral pact{{Cite web |date=2023-07-22 |title=PRN: Muda umum 10 lagi calon termasuk peguam berusia 59 tahun |url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/672830 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Malaysiakini}}{{Cite web |last=Teh |first=Athira Yusof |date=17 July 2023 |title=State polls: Muda names candidates for Terengganu and Penang |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/17/state-polls-muda-names-candidates-for-terengganu-and-penang |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=The Star |language=en}}

! colspan="4" |Other parties/Independents{{Cite web |title=State polls: PRM announces five candidates for Penang |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/22/state-polls-prm-announces-five-candidates-for-penang |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=The Star |language=en}}

Candidate Name

!Party

!Candidate Name

!Party

!Candidate Name

!Party

!Candidate Name

!Party

!Candidate Name

!Party

rowspan="3" |P041

| rowspan="3" |Kepala Batas

|N01

|Penaga

|25,468

|Mohd Yusni Mat Piah

| bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" |{{Font color|white|PN (PAS)}}

|Mohd Naim Salleh

| style="background:{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Mohd Yusni Mat Piah

|style="background:{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|

|

|

|

|

|

N02

|Bertam

|23,999

| colspan="2" |VacantThe seat was won by Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq in the 2018 Penang state election as a candidate of Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU). BERSATU exited PH in March 2020, and created a new coalition Perikatan Nasional (PN). Khaliq was vacated from his seat in an approved motion in the Penang state assembly on 6 March 2023.{{cite news |author1=N. TRISHA |author2=R. SEKARAN |title=Penang assembly votes to vacate four seats, former reps told to leave chamber |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/06/penang-assembly-votes-to-vacate-four-seats-former-reps-told-to-leave-chamber |access-date=26 April 2023 |work=The Star |publisher=Star Media Group Berhad |date=6 March 2023 |language=en}}

|Reezal Merican Naina Merican

| style="background:{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|

|

|

|

N03

|Pinang Tunggal

|34,723

|Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Zainuddin Mohamad

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Bukhori Ghazali

|style="background:{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan="3" |P042

| rowspan="3" |Tasek Gelugor

|N04

|Permatang Berangan

|28,519

|Nor Hafizah Othman

| bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO)

|Nor Hafizah Othman

| style="background:{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Mohamad Sobri Saleh

|style="background:{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|

|

|

|

|

|

N05

|Sungai Dua

|28,100

|Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor

| bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |BN (UMNO)

|Shaik Hussein Mydin

| style="background:{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff

|style="background:{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|

|

|

|

|

|

N06

|Telok Ayer Tawar

|24,784

|Mustafa Kamal Ahmad

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Mohsein Md Shariff

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Azmi Alang

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan="3" |P043

| rowspan="3" |Bagan

|N07

|Sungai Puyu

|35,904

|Phee Boon Poh

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Phee Syn Tze

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Andrew Teow Chin Siang

|style="background:{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|

|

|

|

|

|

N08

|Bagan Jermal

|32,529

|Soon Lip Chee

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Chee Yeeh Keen

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Ong Chuan Jin

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|

|

|

|

N09

|Bagan Dalam

|21,221

|Satees Muniandy

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Kumaran Krishnan

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Jayaraman Kunchu Kannu

|style="background:{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|

|

|S. Rajasakanan

|bgcolor="{{Penang Front Party/meta/shading}}" |PFP

|Satees Muniandy{{Cite web |title=State polls: Incumbent Bagan Dalam rep quits DAP, to defend seat as Independent |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/28/state-polls-incumbent-bagan-dalam-rep-quits-dap-to-defend-seat-as-independent |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=The Star |language=en}}

|bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}" |IND

rowspan="3" |P044

| rowspan="3" |Permatang Pauh

|N10

|Seberang Jaya

|49,215

| colspan="2" |VacantThe seat was won by Afif Bahardin in the 2018 Penang state election as a candidate of Pakatan Harapan (PKR). He later exited PH and PKR in March 2020, and joined BERSATU and Perikatan Nasional (PN). Afif was vacated from his seat in an approved motion in the Penang state assembly on 6 March 2023.

|Johari Kassim

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Izhar Shah Arif Shah

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|

|

|

|

N11

|Permatang Pasir

|30,464

|Muhammad Faiz Fadzil

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (AMANAH)

|Muhammad Faiz Fadzil

| style="background:{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|AMANAH

|Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim

|style="background:{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|

|

|

|

|

|

N12

|Penanti

|28,170

|Norlela Ariffin

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Rohsidi Hussain

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Zulkifli Bakar

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan="3" |P045

| rowspan="3" |Bukit Mertajam

|N13

|Berapit

|29,076

|Heng Lee Lee

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Heng Lee Lee

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Lee Kok Keong

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

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|

|

|

|

N14

|Machang Bubok

|56,538

|Lee Khai Loon

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Lee Khai Loon

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Tan Hum Wei

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|

|

|

|

N15

|Padang Lalang

|36,001

|Chong Eng

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Gooi Zi Sen

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Suresh Devaraj Naidu

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|Ooi Khar Giap

|bgcolor="{{Penang Front Party/meta/shading}}" |PFP

|

|

rowspan="3" |P046

| rowspan="3" |Batu Kawan

|N16

|Perai

|20,479

|Ramasamy Palanisamy

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Sundarajoo Somu

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Sivasuntaram Rajalinggam

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|Vikneswary Harikrishnan

|bgcolor="black" |{{Font color|white|MUDA}}

|David Marshel{{Cite web |title=DAP’s Marshel plans to contest as an Independent |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/27/daps-marshel-plans-to-contest-as-an-independent |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=The Star |language=en}}

|bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}" |IND

|

|

N17

|Bukit Tengah

|31,635

|Gooi Hsiao Leung

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Gooi Hsiao Leung

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|

|

|

|

N18

|Bukit Tambun

|37,496

|Goh Choon Aik

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Goh Choon Aik

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Tan Gia Wei

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|Somuganathan Muniandy

|bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}" |IND

|

|

rowspan="3" |P047

| rowspan="3" |Nibong Tebal

|N19

|Jawi

|36,601

|H’ng Mooi Lye

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|H’ng Mooi Lye

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Steven Koh Tien Yew

|style="background:{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|

|

|

|

|

|

N20

|Sungai Bakap

|38,409

|Amar Pritpal Abdullah

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Nurhidayah Che Rus

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Nor Zamri Latiff

|style="background:{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|

|

|

|

|

|

N21

|Sungai Acheh

|26,095

| colspan="2" |VacantThe seat was won by Zulkifli Ibrahim in the 2018 Penang state election as a candidate of Pakatan Harapan (PKR). He later exited PH and PKR in March 2020, and joined BERSATU and Perikatan Nasional (PN). Zulkifli was vacated from his seat in an approved motion in the Penang state assembly on 6 March 2023.

|Rashidi Zinol

| style="background:{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Zulkifli Ibrahim

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan="4" |P048

| rowspan="4" |Bukit Bendera

|N22

|Tanjong Bunga

|29,477

|Zairil Khir Johari

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Zairil Khir Johari

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Hng Chee Wey

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|Lee Chui Wah

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|PRM

|

|

N23

|Air Putih

|15,371

|Lim Guan Eng

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Lim Guan Eng

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Koh Cheng Ann

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|Teh Yee Cheu

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|PRM

|

|

N24

|Kebun Bunga

|24,532

|Jason Ong Khan Lee

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Lee Boon Heng

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Tan Zhen Zune

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|Razalif Mohamad Zain

|bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}" |IND

|

|

N25

|Pulau Tikus

|23,257

|Chris Lee Chun Kit

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Woo Sze Zeng

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Tang Ching Sern

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|Goh Chuin Loon

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|PRM

|

|

rowspan="3" |P049

| rowspan="3" |Tanjong

|N26

|Padang Kota

|15,165

|Chow Kon Yeow

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Chow Kon Yeow

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|H'ng Khoon Leng

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|

|

|

|

N27

|Pengkalan Kota

|21,568

|Gooi Zi Sen

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Wong Yuee Harng

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Suthakaran Subramaniam

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|

|

|

|

N28

|Komtar

|15,532

|Teh Lai Heng

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Teh Lai Heng

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Cheah Kim Huat

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan="3" |P050

| rowspan="3" |Jelutong

|N29

|Datok Keramat

|26,791

|Jagdeep Singh Deo

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Jagdeep Singh Deo

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Heng See Lin

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|

|

|

|

N30

|Sungai Pinang

|34,416

|Lim Siew Khim

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Lim Siew Khim

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Ng Fook On

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|Abdul Ghani Haroon

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|PRM

|Andrew Rajah

|bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}" |IND

N31

|Batu Lancang

|33,106

|Ong Ah Teong

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Ong Ah Teong

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Mohd Aswaad Jaafar

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan="3" |P051

| rowspan="3" |Bukit Gelugor

|N32

|Seri Delima

|31,574

|Syerleena Abdul Rashid

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Tan Hooi Peng

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Mohan Apparoo

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|

|

|

|

N33

|Air Itam

|23,085

|Joseph Ng Soon Seong

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Joseph Ng Soon Seong

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Cheang Chee Gooi

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|

|

|

|

N34

|Paya Terubong

|62,734

|Yeoh Soon Hin

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (DAP)

|Wong Hon Wai

| style="background:{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"|DAP

|Ooi Ghee Oon

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan="3" |P052

| rowspan="3" |Bayan Baru

|N35

|Batu Uban

|43,529

|Kumaresan Aramugam

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Kumaresan Aramugam

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Mok Kok On

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|Lee Kim Noor

|bgcolor="black" |{{Font color|white|MUDA}}

|

|

|

|

N36

|Pantai Jerejak

|29,890

|Saifuddin Nasution Ismail

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Fahmi Zainol

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Oh Tong Keong

|style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|Priyankaa Loh Siang Pin

|bgcolor="black" |{{Font color|white|MUDA}}

|Ravinder Singh

| style="background:{{party color|Parti Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white" |PRM

|

|

N37

|Batu Maung

|47,226

|Abdul Halim Hussain

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Mohamad Abdul Hamid

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Azahari Aris

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan="3" |P053

| rowspan="3" |Balik Pulau

|N38

|Bayan Lepas

|39,754

|Azrul Mahathir Aziz

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (AMANAH)

|Azrul Mahathir Aziz

| style="background:{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|AMANAH

|Dominic Lau Hoe Chai

| style="background:{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}; color:white"|GERAKAN

|

|

|

N39

|Pulau Betong

|23,838

|Mohd Tuah Ismail

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH (PKR)

|Mohd Tuah Ismail

| style="background:{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Mohamad Shukor Zakariah

|style="background:{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|

|

|

|

|

|

N40

|Telok Bahang

|17,927

| colspan="2" |VacantThe seat was won by Zolkifly Mohd Lazim in the 2018 Penang state election as a candidate of Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU). BERSATU exited PH in March 2020, and created a new coalition Perikatan Nasional (PN). Zolkifly was vacated from his seat in an approved motion in the Penang state assembly on 6 March 2023.

|Ahmad Zaki Shah Shah Headan

| style="background:{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Muhamad Kasim

|style="background:{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|

|

|

|

|

|

Opinion polls

class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:1.2"
Polling firm

! Dates conducted

!Sample size

! style="width:4%; " |PH+BN

! style="width:4%; " |PN

! style="width:4%; " |Oth

!Lead

!Ref

rowspan="6" |Ilham Centre

| rowspan="6" |29 July – 8 August 2023

| rowspan="6" |2,304

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |64%

|36%

|0%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |PH+BN +28%

|{{Cite web |title=PRN 2023: Status Quo, Prestasi PH-BN Sukar Dicabar, PN Unggul Di Jajaran Melayu – ILHAM Centre |url=https://ilhamcentre.my/report/prn-2023-status-quo-prestasi-ph-bn-sukar-dicabar-pn-unggul-di-jajaran-melayu/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |language=en-US}}

Results

{{For|complete results|Results of the 2023 Malaysian state elections by constituency#Penang}}

File:DUN P Pinang 2023 by party.svg

{{Election results

|alliance1=Pakatan Harapan +
Barisan Nasional|acolor1=#800080|aspan1=5|party1=Democratic Action Party|votes1=313731|seats1=19|sc1=0

|party2=People's Justice Party|votes2=202522|seats2=7|sc2=–7

|party3=United Malays National Organisation|votes3=49476|seats3=2|sc3=0

|party4=National Trust Party|votes4=25880|seats4=1|sc4=–1

|atotal5=591609|aseats5=29|sc5=–8

|alliance6=Perikatan Nasional|aspan6=4|party6=Malaysian Islamic Party|votes6=109508|seats6=7|sc6=+6

|party7=Malaysian United Indigenous Party|votes7=96003|seats7=4|sc7=+2

|party8=Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia|votes8=85003|seats8=0|sc8=0

|atotal9=290514|aseats9=11|sc9=+8

|alliance10=Parti Rakyat Malaysia|votes10=1874|seats10=0|sc10=New

|alliance11=MUDA + PSM|party11=Malaysian United Democratic Alliance|votes11=1528|seats11=0|sc11=New

|alliance13=Penang Front Party|votes13=333|seats13=0|sc13=0

|alliance14=Independents|votes14=3996|seats14=0|sc14=0

}}

= By parliamentary constituency =

PH+BN won 9 of 13 parliamentary constituency by average percentages.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

!No.

!Constituency

!Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional

!Perikatan Nasional

!Member of Parliament

align="center"

|bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|P041}}

|bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas}}

|42.39%

|57.61%

| bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|Siti Mastura Mohamad}}

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|P042}}

| bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|Tasek Gelugor (federal constituency)|Tasek Gelugor}}

|37.17%

|62.83%

| bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|Wan Saiful Wan Jan}}

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |P043

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Bagan

|85.71%

|14.29%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Lim Guan Eng

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|P044}}

| bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|Permatang Pauh (federal constituency)|Permatang Pauh}}

|42.81%

|57.19%

| bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan}}

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |P045

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Bukit Mertajam

|80.66%

|19.34%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Steven Sim Chee Keong

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |P046

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Batu Kawan

|78.04%

|21.95%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Chow Kon Yeow

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |P047

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Nibong Tebal

|61.45%

|38.55%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Fadhlina Sidek

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |P048

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Bukit Bendera

|84.93%

|15.07%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Syerleena Abdul Rashid

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |P049

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Tanjong

|90.46%

|9.54%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Lim Hui Ying

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |P050

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Jelutong

|71.75%

|22.25%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |RSN Rayer

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |P051

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Bukit Gelugor

|86.34%

|13.66%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Ramkarpal Singh

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |P052

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Bayan Baru

|67.16%

|32.84%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Sim Tze Tzin

align="center"

| bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|P053}}

| bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |{{Font color|white|Balik Pulau (federal constituency)|Balik Pulau}}

|49.91%

|50.09%

| bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik

= Seats that changed allegiance =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Seat

! colspan="3" scope="col" | Previous Party (2018)

! colspan="3" scope="col" | Current Party (2022)

N02

| Bertam

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

N03

| Pinang Tunggal

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

N04

| Permatang Berangan

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

N05

| Sungai Dua

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

N06

| Telok Ayer Tawar

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)

N10

| Seberang Jaya

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)

N11

| Permatang Pasir

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

N12

| Penanti

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)

N20

| Sungai Bakap

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

N21

| Sungai Acheh

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

N39

| Pulau Betong

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

N40

| Telok Bahang

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Perikatan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)

Notes

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References

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