Bagan Dalam is a state constituency in
Penang
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,
Malaysia
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, that has been represented in the
Penang State Legislative Assembly
The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legis ...
.
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the
Penang State Legislative Assembly
The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legis ...
under the
first-past-the-post voting system
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. , the State Assemblyman for Bagan Jermal is Satees Muniandy from
Democratic Action Party
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(DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition,
Pakatan Harapan
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(PH).
Definition
Polling districts
According to the ''Federal Gazette'' issued on 30 March 2018, the Bagan Dalam constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.
Demographics
History
The Bagan Jermal state constituency was created and first contested during the
1974 State Election. The state constituency was discontinued in 1986 before being reintroduced in 2004.
Election results
See also
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Constituencies of Penang
This is a list of federal and state electoral districts within the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. The state sends 13 representatives to the Parliament of Malaysia, Malaysian federal Parliament and is divided ...
References
{{Malaysian state constituencies
Penang state constituencies