The state sends 13 representatives to the Malaysian federal Parliament and is divided into 40 state constituencies, each of which elects a single member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
[3] The city of Seberang Perai, which encompasses the mainland half of Penang, sends 21 representatives to the Penang State Legislative Assembly and 7 Members of Parliament.
The ethnicity that formed the plurality within each constituency is highlighted in bold.
The city of George Town, which encompasses Penang Island and the surrounding islets, sends 19 representatives to the Penang State Legislative Assembly and 6 Members of Parliament.
The ethnicity that formed the plurality within each constituency is highlighted in bold.