Penang State Legislative Assembly (original) (raw)

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Legislative branch of the Penang state government

Penang State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang
15th State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	11 July 1959; 66 years ago (1959-07-11)
Leadership
Governor	Ramli Ngah Talib since 1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)
Speaker	Law Choo Kiang, PH–PKR since 28 June 2013 (2013-06-28)
Deputy Speaker	Azrul Mahathir Aziz, PH–AMANAH since 29 August 2023 (2023-08-29)
Chief Minister	Chow Kon Yeow, PH–DAP since 14 May 2018 (2018-05-14)
Leader of the Opposition	Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff, PN–PAS since 17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
Secretary	Maheswari Malayandy
Structure
Seats	40Quorum: 13Simple majority: 21Two-thirds majority: 27
Political groups	(As of 6 July 2024[update])Government (29) PH (27) DAP (19) PKR (7) AMANAH (1) BN (2) UMNO (2) Opposition (11) PN (11) PAS (7) BERSATU (4) Speaker (1) PH (non-MLA)
Committees	5 Public Accounts CommitteeRights and Privileges CommitteeAssembly CommitteeRules of Proceedings CommitteeConstitutional Committee
Elections
Voting system	Plurality First-past-the-post
Last election	12 August 2023
Next election	By 28 October 2028
Meeting place
Penang State Assembly Building, Light Street, George Town, Penang
Website
dun.penang.gov.my

The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legislature, whose members are called "State Assemblymen", convenes at the Penang State Assembly Building in Penang's capital city of George Town. The Penang State Executive Council, the executive branch of the Penang state government, is drawn from among the State Assemblymen.

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

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

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Seating arrangement

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The seating arrangement of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is as follows.[1]

The Penang State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact legislation and policies relating to the State List and Joint List as defined in the Federal Constitution. Its members also provide oversight on the state's executive branch of government, ensuring the state departments and agencies enforce the aforementioned legislation.[2] Debates in the Assembly are presided over by the Speaker.

The leader of the party or coalition with a majority in the Assembly is appointed the Chief Minister by the Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang. The Chief Minister heads the state's executive, known as the State Executive Council, whose members are also drawn from the Assembly.

The State Assembly also consists of committees to handle administrative matters. The committees include:[3]

• Public Accounts Committee
• Committee on Privileges
• House Committee
• Standing Orders Committee
• Constitution Committee

Speakers Roll of Honour

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The following is the Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:[4]

The 2023 Penang state election witnessed 29 governmental seats and 11 non-governmental seats filled the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 25 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 4 safe seats and 3 fairly safe seats.

• Penang State Assembly Building
• Penang state government
• Constitution of Penang
• Constituencies of Penang

1. ^ "Persidangan dewan undangan negeri penggal keempat belas" (PDF). Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang.
2. ^ Role and Membership of the State Assembly Penang State Assembly Portal
3. ^ List of State Assembly Committees Penang State Assembly Portal
4. ^ Senarai Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri

• Penang State Assembly Portal