Anwar Ibrahim won the Permatang Pauh seat

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is the new Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament, having garnered a 15,671-vote majority. He got 31,195 votes, while Barisan's Arif Shah got 15,524 votes and Hanafi Amat (Akim) managed 92 votes, losing his RM 15,000 deposit. There were 447 spoilt votes and 98 unreturned ballot papers.

1. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PKR) : 31,195 votes

2. Hanafi Mamat (AKIM) : 92 votes

3. Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah (BN) : 15,524 votes

Turnout: 81.01%