Editing Penang (section)

===Legislature===
{{Main|Penang State Legislative Assembly}}
{{See also|List of electoral districts in Penang}}

The unicameral 40-seat [[Penang State Legislative Assembly]], whose members are called State Assemblymen, convenes at the [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] [[Penang State Assembly Building|State Assembly Building]] in [[George Town, Penang|George Town]]. Penang practises the [[Westminster system]] whereby the [[Penang State Executive Council|State Executive Council]] members are appointed from the elected State Assemblymen. Any amendment to [[Constitution of the State of Penang|Penang's Constitution]] requires the support of at least two-thirds of the State Legislative Assembly.<ref name="Penang State Gov" /> Prior to a state election, it is customary to dissolve the legislature, which necessitates the consent of the [[List of governors of Penang|Governor]].<ref name="Penang State Gov-2023" />

The [[2023 Penang state election|2023 state election]] witnessed an unprecedented alliance between [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) and its erstwhile adversaries [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN).<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 August 2023 |title=State Elections like No Other |url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/677640 |access-date=4 December 2023 |work=[[The Edge (Malaysia)|The Edge]] }}</ref> The PH–BN alliance currently commands a [[supermajority]] in the State Legislative Assembly, controlling 29 out of the 40 seats. However, the election also saw the [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) opposition bloc gaining ground in the rural Malay-majority constituencies, occupying the remaining 11 seats in the legislature.<ref name="Hutchinson-2023" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
| colspan=6 | [[File:DUN Penang 2023.svg]]
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Affiliation
! rowspan="2" |Coalition/Party Leader
! rowspan="2" |Status
! colspan="2" |Seats
|-
![[2023 Penang state election|2023 election]]
!Current
|-
|{{Color box|#CC2200|border=darkgray}}<br />{{Color box|#000080|border=darkgray}}
|[[Pakatan Harapan]]<br />[[Barisan Nasional]]
|[[Chow Kon Yeow]]
|Government
|29
|29
|-
|{{Color box|#031e61|border=darkgray}}
|[[Perikatan Nasional]]
|Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff<ref>{{Cite news |last=Opalyn Mok |date=17 November 2023 |title=Penang PAS Chief Fauzi Yusof is New State Opposition Leader |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/11/17/penang-pas-chief-fauzi-yusof-is-new-state-opposition-leader/102553 |access-date=4 December 2023 |work=[[Malay Mail]] }}</ref>
|[[Opposition (Malaysia)#State Legislative Assemblies|Opposition]]
|11
|11
|-
! colspan="4" |Total
!40
!40
|-
! colspan="4" |Government majority
!18
!18
|}