Air Itam (Penang state constituency)
Air Itam is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It covers much of Air Itam, a western suburb of George Town.
| Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Air Itam (olive) on Penang | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1959 (as Ayer Itam) | ||
| First contested | 1959 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023) | 23,085 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Air Itam is Joseph Ng Soon Seong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
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