 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Air_Putih_state_constituency.svg) Air Putih (olive) on Penang | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 2004 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020)[1] | 14,744 | ||
| Electors (2023)[2] | 15,371 | ||
| Area (km²)[3] | 29 | ||
Air Putih is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers the northern part of Air Itam, a suburb of George Town that is located in the central part of Penang Island.
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2008[update], the State Assemblyman for Air Putih is Lim Guan Eng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH). Lim was also the Chief Minister of Penang between 2008 and 2018.[4]
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