# Permatang Pauh (federal constituency)

Permatang Pauh is a federal constituency in Central Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created from parts of the Seberang Tengah constituency in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
The seat was long established as a stronghold of Anwar Ibrahim's family.
Anwar’s father, Ibrahim Abdul Rahman was the Seberang Tengah MP from 1959 to 1969 and the family held the Permatang Pauh seat from 1982 until 2022 when his daughter, Nurul Izzah unexpectedly lost the seat to Perikatan Nasional in the 2022 election.

## Demographics

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* Malay (74.2%)
* Chinese (19.4%)
* Indian (6%)
* Other ethnicities (0.4%)
* 18-20 (6.29%)
* 21-29 (20.86%)
* 30-39 (21.19%)
* 40-49 (17.59%)
* 50-59 (15.74%)
* 60-69 (11.57%)
* 70-79 (5.23%)
* 80-89 (1.32%)
* above 90 (0.21%)
* Male (49.16%)
* Female (50.84%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Permatang Pauh constituency is divided into 28 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Seberang Jaya (N10) | Jalan Sembilang | 044/10/01 | SMK Seberang Jaya |
| Seberang Jaya (N10) | Seberang Jaya II | 044/10/02 | SK Seberang Jaya 2 |
| Seberang Jaya (N10) | Kampong Pertama | 044/10/03 | SK Permatang To Kandu |
| Seberang Jaya (N10) | Kampong Belah Dua | 044/10/04 | SMK Pauh Jaya |
| Seberang Jaya (N10) | Seberang Jaya I | 044/10/05 | SK Seberang Jaya |
| Seberang Jaya (N10) | Jalan Bahru | 044/10/06 | SK Jalan Bahru Perai |
| Seberang Jaya (N10) | Simpang Ampat | 044/10/07 | SMK Permatang Rawa |
| Seberang Jaya (N10) | Jalan Tuna | 044/10/08 | SK Seberang Jaya 2 |
| Seberang Jaya (N10) | Taman Tun Hussein Onn | 044/10/09 | SMK Tun Hussein Onn |
| Permatang Pasir (N11) | Sama Gagah | 044/11/01 | SMK Sama Gagah |
| Permatang Pasir (N11) | Permatang Ara | 044/11/02 | SK Permatang Pasir |
| Permatang Pasir (N11) | Permatang Pauh | 044/11/03 | SK Permatang Pauh |
| Permatang Pasir (N11) | Bukit Indra Muda | 044/11/04 | SK Bukit Indera Muda |
| Permatang Pasir (N11) | Kampong Pelet | 044/11/05 | SJK (C) Kubang Semang |
| Permatang Pasir (N11) | Kubang Semang | 044/11/06 | SK Seri Penanti |
| Permatang Pasir (N11) | Tanah Liat Mukim 8 | 044/11/07 | SK Seri Penanti |
| Permatang Pasir (N11) | Kampong Cross Street 2 | 044/11/08 | SM Islam Al-Masriyah |
| Permatang Pasir (N11) | Permatang Tengah | 044/11/09 | SJK (C) Lay Keow |
| Penanti (N12) | Guar Perahu | 044/12/01 | SMK Guar Perahu |
| Penanti (N12) | Kuala Mengkuang | 044/12/02 | SMK Guar Perahu Indah SK Seri Impian |
| Penanti (N12) | Telok Wang | 044/12/03 | Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Tun Sardon Ara Kuda |
| Penanti (N12) | Mengkuang | 044/12/04 | SK Mengkuang |
| Penanti (N12) | Sungai Lembu | 044/12/05 | SJK (C) Kg. Sg. Lembu |
| Penanti (N12) | Penanti | 044/12/06 | SMK Mengkuang |
| Penanti (N12) | Kubang Ulu | 044/12/07 | SMK Penanti |
| Penanti (N12) | Sungai Semambu | 044/12/08 | SK Tanah Liat |
| Penanti (N12) | Tanah Liat Mukim 9 | 044/12/09 | SK Tanah Liat |
| Penanti (N12) | Berapit Road | 044/12/10 | SJK (C) Jit Sin A Jalan Berapit SJK (C) Jit Sin B Jalan Berapit |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Permatang Pauh :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Seberang Tengah |||||
| 4th | P037 | 1974–1978 | Ariffin Md Daud (عارفين مد داود) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | P037 | 1978–1982 | Zabidi Ali (زبيدي علي) | PAS |
| 6th | P037 | 1982–1986 | Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 7th | P041 | 1986–1990 | Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | P041 | 1990–1995 | Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 9th | P044 | 1995–1998 | Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 9th | P044 | 1998–1999 | Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم) | IND |
| 9th | P044 | 1999 | Vacant | Vacant |
| 10th | P044 | 1999–2004 | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل) | BA (keADILan) |
| 11th | P044 | 2004–2008 | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل) | PKR |
| 12th | P044 | 2008 | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل) | PR (PKR) |
| 12th | P044 | 2008–2013 | Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P044 | 2013–2015 | Anwar Ibrahim (أنوار إبراهيم) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P044 | 2015–2018 | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل) | PH (PKR) |
| 14th | P044 | 2018–2022 | Nurul Izzah Anwar (نور العزّة أنوار) | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | P044 | 2022–present | Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan (محمّد فوّاز محمد جن) | PN (PAS) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–1959* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Permatang Pauh | | | Kubang Semang | | | | |
| Penanti |||||
| Permatang Pauh | | | | Permatang Pasir | Permatang Pasir | Permatang Pasir | Permatang Pasir |
| Permatang Pauh | | | | Seberang Jaya | Seberang Jaya | Seberang Jaya | Seberang Jaya |
| Permatang Pauh | | | Sungai Dua | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N10 | Seberang Jaya | Izhar Shah Arif Shah | PN (BERSATU) |
| N11 | Permatang Pasir | Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim | PN (PAS) |
| N12 | Penanti | Zulkefli Bakar | PN (BERSATU) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N10 | Seberang Jaya | Seberang Perai City Council | 13500 Permatang Pauh 13700 Perai 14000 Bukit Mertajam 14400 Kubang Semang |
| N11 | Permatang Pasir | Seberang Perai City Council | 13500 Permatang Pauh 13700 Perai 14000 Bukit Mertajam 14400 Kubang Semang |
| N12 | Penanti | Seberang Perai City Council | 13500 Permatang Pauh 13700 Perai 14000 Bukit Mertajam 14400 Kubang Semang |