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Batu Kawan (federal Constituency)
Batu Kawan is a federal constituency in South Seberang Perai District and Central Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Ra ... since 2004. The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Demographics https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Batu Kawan constituency is divided into 24 polling districts. Representation history State constituency Current state assembly members Local governments Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chow Kon Yeow
Chow Kon Yeow ( zh, s=曹观友, t=曹觀友, p=Cáo Guānyǒu, c=, poj=Chô Kuan-iú; born 14 November 1957) is a Malaysian politician who has served as 5th Chief Minister of Penang since May 2018, Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Kota since March 2008 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong from November 1999 to May 2013 and again from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member, National Vice Chairman and State Chairman of Penang of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition governing the state. Political career He had served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from March 2008 to his promotion to Chief Ministership in May 2018. He is also the MLA of Penang for Pengkalan Kota (state constituency), Pengkalan Kota from October 1990 to April 1995. Appointment as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Parliament Of Malaysia
The 12th Malaysian Parliament is the last meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Malaysia, the Parliament, comprising the directly elected lower house, the ''Dewan Rakyat'', and the appointed upper house, the ''Dewan Negara''. It met for the first time at the Malaysian Houses of Parliament on 28 April 2008 and met for the last time on 29 November 2012. The King then dissolved the Parliament on 3 April 2013. The dissolution was announced by the Prime Minister Najib Razak after it consented by the King. The 12th Parliament was the first to meet where the governing Barisan Nasional coalition does not have a 2/3 supermajority in the ''Dewan Rakyat'' necessary to amend the Constitution. In the 2008 general election, opposition parties won a record 82 of the 222 seats in the ''Dewan Rakyat'', quadrupling the share they held previously. On 1 April, leaders from Parti Keadilan Rakyat, the Democratic Action Party and PAS announced the formation of the Pakatan Rakyat, a coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanasekharan Autherapady
Tanasekharan Autherapady (Tamil: ஔ. தனசேகரன்) is a Malaysian lawyer and politician. He is the former Democratic Action Party (DAP) assemblyman for Bagan Dalam, Penang for two terms from 2008 to 2018. Tanasekharan was dropped by DAP as a candidate in the 2018 general election. Tanasekharan is also currently serving as Vice Chairman for Penang Hindu Endowments Board. Early life Tanasekharan was born in Kuala Kurau, Perak and received his primary school education in Wellesley Primary School Penang and secondary education in Penang Free School. Upon completing secondary education, he continued studying for Law in an External Programme with University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ... and completed Law Degree in 1982. Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Choo Kiang
Dato' Law Choo Kiang (; born 5 September 1970) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly since June 2013. He served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from March 2008 to May 2013 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Tambun from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Advisor of Penang of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions. Education He obtained his formal education from Jit Sin Independent High School, Bukit Mertajam and his Bachelor of Business Administration from the National Taipei University, Taiwan in 1994. He has also obtained postgraduate degree in Mass Communication from Shanghai University. Political career He joined National Justice Party (formerly known, prior changing to People's Justice Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukit Tambun (state Constituency)
Bukit Tambun is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. , the State Assemblyman for Bukit Tambun is Goh Choon Aik from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH); and his son's name is Goh Kwan Yang. Definition Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Tambun constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. Demographics History Election results The electoral results for the Bukit Tambun state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows. See also * Constituencies of Penang Constituencies in Penang are electoral divisions within the Malaysian state of Penang, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gooi Hsiao Leung
Gooi Hsiao Leung (; born 28 December 1972) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Tengah since May 2018. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Setar from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. Gooi's passion for Malaysian politics has been life-long. From a young age he followed his father, Gooi Hock Seng, former DAP Member of Parliament and State Assemblyman, through multiple election campaigns in the 80s and 90s. This instilled in Gooi his strong desire for change, equality, good governance and a true democracy in Malaysia through a robust Opposition. Before his political career, Gooi pursued his passion for human rights defending clients both locally and overseas, where he worked for the United Nations at the Special Panels and Serious Crimes Unit in East Timor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukit Tengah (state Constituency)
Bukit Tengah is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. , the State Assemblyman for Bukit Tengah is Gooi Hsiao-Leung from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH). Definition Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Bukit Tengah constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. Demographics History Election results The electoral results for the Bukit Tengah state constituency are as follows. See also * Constituencies of Penang Constituencies in Penang are electora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perai (state Constituency)
Perai is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. 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. , the State Assemblyman for Perai is Ramasamy Palanisamy from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH). Definition Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Perai constituency is divided into 6 polling districts. Demographics History Election results The electoral results for the Perai state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows. See also * Constituencies of Penang Constituencies in Penang are electoral divisions within the Malaysian state of Penang, of which there are two types. There are 13 Parliamentary Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Parliament Of Malaysia
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 15th Parliament of Malaysia. Compositions Outcomes of the 15th general election Last election pendulum The 15th General Election witnessed 148 governmental seats and 74 non-governmental seats filled the Dewan Rakyat. The government side has 43 safe seats and 9 fairly safe seats, while the other side has 21 safe seats and 10 fairly safe seats. Seating arrangement * The seating arrangement is viewable at the official website of the Parliament. Elected members by state Perlis Kedah Kelantan Terengganu Penang Perak Pahang Selangor Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory of Putrajaya Negeri Sembilan Malacca Johor Federal Territory of Labuan Sabah Sarawak References {{Malaysian elections 15th Parliament of Malaysia Lists of members of the Dewan Rakyat Malaysia Malaysia ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Parliament Of Malaysia
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 14th Parliament of Malaysia. Compositions Outcomes of the 14th general election Composition before dissolution Last election pendulum (Results and status at 9 May 2018) The 14th General Election witnessed 124 governmental seats and 98 non-governmental seats filled the Dewan Rakyat. The government side has 49 safe seats and 11 fairly safe seats, while the other side has 21 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats. Changes in the composition of the Dewan Rakyat Seating arrangement Latest seating arrangement This is the seating arrangement as of its last meeting on 10 October 2022. The seating does not reflect current political allegiances. In addition, there were three seats that is labelled as VACANT, namely Batu Sapi, Gerik and Pekan. Both of Batu Sapi and Gerik seats vacancy is due to the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for both of this constituency, which ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasthuriraani Patto
Kasthuriraani d/o Patto ( ta, கஸ்தூரி பட்டு, Kastūri paṭṭu; born 9 August 1979) is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Kawan from May 2013 to November 2022. She has served as the Assistant International Secretary of DAP since March 2022 and President of the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) since December 2021 as well as Member of the Steering Group for the International Panel of Parliamentarians for the Freedom of Religion and Belief. Personal life Kasthuriraani is the daughter of Mary Patto and the late Patto Perumal; a former senior DAP politician and Member of Parliament. She has one sister, named Shaalini Anne Patto. She was engaged with her French boyfriend on 4 May 2022 and got married on 6 May. Politics In the 2013 general election, Kasthuriraani Patto was elected as Malaysian member of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
