| Permatang Pasir | |
| State: | Penang |
| State-Rep: | Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim |
| State-Rep-Party: | Perikatan Nasional |
| State-Status: | active |
| State-Created: | 1986 |
| State-Election-First: | 1986 |
| State-Election-Last: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors: | 30,464 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Area: | 29 |
| Demo-Area-Ref: | [2] |
Permatang Pasir is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3] It has been represented by Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2023.
The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is a constituent and voter of Permatang Pasir.[4]
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Permatang Pasir constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permatang Pasir (N11) | Sama Gagah | 044/11/01 | SMK Sama Gagah |
| Permatang Ara | 044/11/02 | SK Permatang Pasir | |
| Permatang Pauh | 044/11/03 | SK Permatang Pauh | |
| Bukit Indra Muda | 044/11/04 | SK Bukit Indera Muda | |
| Kampong Pelet | 044/11/05 | SJK (C) Kubang Semang | |
| Kubang Semang | 044/11/06 | SK Seri Penanti | |
| Tanah Liat Mukim 8 | 044/11/07 | SK Seri Penanti | |
| Kampong Cross Street 2 | 044/11/08 | SM Islam Al-Masriyah | |
| Permatang Pauh | 044/11/09 | SJK (C) Lay Keow | |
| Sama Gagah | 3,069 | |
| Permatang Ara | 3,849 | |
| Permatang Pauh | 1,862 | |
| Bukit Indra Muda | 3,250 | |
| Kampong Pelet | 2,123 | |
| Kubang Semang | 1,629 | |
| Tanah Liat Mukim 8 | 3,254 | |
| Kampong Cross Street 2 | 1,434 | |
| Permatang Tengah | 3,113 | |
| Total | 23,583 | |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6] | ||
| Penang State Legislative Assembly man for Permatang Pasir | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created from Kubang Semang | ||||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Adnan Ramli | ||
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | |||
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Ahmad Saad | ||
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman | ||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | |||
| 12th | 2008 – 2009 | |||
| 2009 - 2013 | Mohd Salleh Man | |||
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | Muhammad Faiz Fadzil | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim | ||