2023 Penang state election

2023 Penang state election

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All 40 seats in the Penang State Legislative Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority
Registered	1,234,198 ( 30.52%)
Turnout	72.67% ( 11.95pp)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Chow Kon Yeow Musa Sheikh Fadzir Dominic Lau Hoe Chai Party DAP UMNO GERAKAN Alliance Pakatan Harapan Barisan Nasional Parties DAP PKR AMANAH UMNO Perikatan Nasional Parties GERAKAN BERSATU PAS Leader since 21 May 2019 16 July 2018 12 June 2022 Leader's seat Chow: Padang Kota Musa: Did not stand Stood in Bayan Lepas (defeated) Last election 37 seats, 82.00%[na 1] 3 seats, 17.34%[nb 1] Seats before 35 1 Seats won 29 11 Seat change 6 10 Popular vote 583,126 290,514 Percentage 66.16% 32.96% Swing 15.84% 15.62%
Chief Minister of Penang before election Chow Kon Yeow PH (DAP) Chief Minister of Penang after election Chow Kon Yeow PH (DAP)

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.^[1]

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.

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