GEORGE TOWN, August 29 – On Tuesday morning, a total of 40 Penang State Assembly Members (ADUN) took their oaths at the Penang State Assembly Building. The swearing-in ceremony was led by Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (DAP-Padang Kota), followed by Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Prof. Mohamad Abdul Hamid (PKR-Batu Maung) and Deputy Chief Minister II Jagdeep Singh Deo (DAP-Datuk Keramat).
Additionally, 11 Opposition ADUNs also took their oaths: Mohd Yusni Mat Piah (Pas-Penaga); Mohd Sobri Saleh (Pas-Permatang Berangan); Bukhori Ghazali (Pas-Pinang Tunggal); Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff (Pas-Sungai Dua); Azmi Alang (Bersatu-Telok Ayer Tawar); Mohamad Shukor Zakariah (Pas-Pulau Betong); Muhamad Kasim (Bersatu-Telok Bahang); Nor Zamri Latiff (Pas-Sungai Bakap); Zulkefli Bakar (Bersatu-Penanti), Izhar Shah Arif Shah (Bersatu-Seberang Jaya), and Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim (Pas-Permatang Pasir).
Furthermore, 19 DAP ADUNs also took their oaths: Phee Syn Tze (Sungai Puyu); Chee Yeeh Keen (Bagan Jermal); K Kumaran (Bagan Dalam); Heng Lee Lee (Berapit); Daniel Gooi Zi Sen (Padang Lalang); S Sundarajoo (Perai); Koh Tien Yew (Jawi); Zairil Khir Johari (Tanjung Bungah); Lim Guan Eng (Air Putih); Woo Sze Seng (Pulau Tikus); Chow Kon Yeow (Padang Kota); Wong Yuee Harng (Pengkalan Kota); Teh Lai Heng (Komtar); Jagdeep Singh Deo (Datuk Keramat); Lim Siew Khim (Sungai Pinang); Oh Ah Teong (Batu Lanchang); Tan Hooi Peng (Seri Delima), Joseph Ng Soon Siang (Air Itam), and Wong Hon Wai (Paya Terubong).
In the same ceremony, Datuk Reezal Merican Naina Merican (UMNO-Kepala Batas) and Rashidi Zinol (UMNO-Sungai Acheh) represented the Barisan Nasional, while Azrul Mahathir Aziz (Bayan Lepas) represented Amanah as the sole representative. On August 12, the PH-BN coalition in Penang celebrated their victory, securing 29 out of 40 state assembly seats to form a new state government. This majority not only allowed them to form the state government but also gave them a two-thirds majority, surpassing the 21 seats required for a comfortable majority out of the total 40 contested seats.
DAP contributed the most to this victory by winning all 19 seats they contested. All DAP candidates secured substantial majorities. In contrast, BN only won two out of six contested seats, PKR won seven out of 13, and Amanah secured one seat. In addition, Perikatan Nasional won in 11 out of 40 contested seats.
