| Penang State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker | Abdul Halim Hussain, Pakatan Rakyat - PKR |
| Chief Minister | Lim Guan Eng, Pakatan Rakyat - DAP since March 8, 2008 |
| Opposition Leader | Azhar Ibrahim, Barisan Nasional - UMNO |
| Members | 40 |
| Meeting place | |
| Light Street, George Town | |
| Website | |
| http://dun.penang.gov.my/ | |
The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 lawmakers.
The unicameral state legislature, whose members are called state assemblymen, convenes at the neoclassical Legislative Assembly building at Light Street. It has 40 seats, 29 of which are held by the Pakatan Rakyat compromising the Democratic Action Party which has 19 seats, nine by Parti Keadilan Rakyat and one by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party defeating the Barisan Nasional with only 11 seats since the 2008 general elections. It was a sharp reversal from the 38 seats held by BN in the 2004 elections and only the second time since Independence that the state fell into non-BN control, the last being in 1969.
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The Penang State 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.[1] 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 Chief Minister by the Governor of Penang. The Chief Minister heads the state's executive, known as the State EXCO, whose members are also drawn from the Assembly.
| Portfolio | EXCO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister Land Affairs and Land Development, Entrepreneur Development, Information and Heritage |
Lim Guan Eng | ||
| Deputy Chief Minister I Industry Development, International Trade, Cooperatives and Societal Relationship |
Mansor Othman | ||
| Deputy Chief Minister II State Economic Planning, Education and Human Resources, Science, Technology and Innovation |
P. Ramasamy | ||
| Local Government and Traffic Management | Chow Kon Yeow | ||
| Religious Affairs, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs | Abdul Malik Abul Kassim | ||
| Public Works, Utilities and Transport | Lim Hock Seng | ||
| Tourism Development, Culture, Arts and Heritage | Law Heng Kiang | ||
| Health and Welfare, Caring Society and Environment | Phee Boon Poh | ||
| Agriculture and Agro-based Industries, Rural Development and Flood Mitigation | Law Choo Kiang | ||
| Town and Countryside Planning, Housing | Wong Hon Fai | ||
| Youth and Sports, Women, Family and Community Development | Ong Kok Fooi | ||
| Non-representatives | |||
| State Secretary | Zainal Rahim Seman | ||
The State Assembly also consists of committees to handle administrative matters. The committees include:[3]
| Votes | % of vote | Seats | % of seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakatan Rakyat: (Formal coalition formed after election) |
319,757 | 58.9 | 29 | 72.5 | 27 |
| Democratic Action Party (DAP) | 175,067 | 32.2 | 19 | 47.5 | 18 |
| Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) | 110,872 | 20.4 | 9 | 22.5 | 9 |
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) | 33,818 | 6.2 | 1 | 2.5 | |
| Barisan Nasional: | 222,339 | 41.0 | 11 | 27.5 | 27 |
| United Malays National Organization (UMNO) | 93,923 | 17.3 | 11 | 27.5 | 3 |
| Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan) | 71,255 | 13.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 |
| Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | 50,123 | 9.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 |
| Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) | 7,038 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Independents | 760 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Overall total | 542,856 | 100 | 40 | 100 | |
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Source: The Star[4], Malaysia
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