Padang Kota
| Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Padang Kota (olive) on Penang | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023) | 15,165 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3 | ||
Padang Kota is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers George Town's historic city centre, including its old administrative core and the central business district (CBD) at Beach Street.
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2008, the State Assemblyman for Padang Kota is Chow Kon Yeow from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH). Chow is also the current Chief Minister of Penang since 2018.