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The 14th Penang election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Penang State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang.[1] The legislature had been dissolved on 9 April by the state's Governor, Abdul Rahman Abbas, on the advice of the then Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who also led the state's ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[2]
The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission and utilised the first-past-the-post system. Electoral candidates were nominated on 28 April.[1] On 9 May, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Malaysian time (UTC+8), polling was held in all 40 state constituencies throughout Penang; each constituency elects a single State Assemblyman to the state legislature.
The incumbent PH government secured a historic third term in a landslide victory, as it swept eight additional constituencies to hold 37 seats (out of 40) in the Penang State Legislative Assembly, commanding a supermajority in the legislature.[3] Following the simultaneous Malaysian general election, which saw the PH forming Malaysia's federal government for the first time in the country's history, Chow Kon Yeow was selected as Penang's fifth Chief Minister, succeeding Lim who was appointed as the federal Minister of Finance.[4][5]
- ^ a b "Malaysia's general election to take place on May 9: Election Commission". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Penang CM announces assembly dissolution, highlights 'unique records' achieved by state since 2013". The Edge Markets. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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- ^ "Chow Kon Yeow sworn in as Penang CM". Free Malaysia Today. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.