2023 Penang state election

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.

2023 Penang state election

12 August 2023

All 40 seats in the Penang State Legislative Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.67%
  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
Perikatan Nasional

Parties
Leader since 21 May 2019
16 July 2018
12 June 2022
Leader's seat Padang Kota
Bayan Lepas (defeated)
Last election 37 seats, 82.00%
(Pakatan Harapan)
3 seats, 17.34%
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)

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.

In the state election, the Barisan Nasional (BN)-Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact won 29 of 40 seats, with PH winning 27 of those 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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