2008 Penang state election
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The <entity_0> was held on <entity_1>. The <entity_3> was the 12th state <entity_3> in the State of Penang since the independence of Malaya (now <entity_2>) in 1957. Prior to the <entity_3>, BN, which was led by the incumbent Chief Minister of Penang and Parti Gerakan Rakyat <entity_2> (Gerakan) leader, Koh Tsu Koon, controlled 38 out of the 40 state seats in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
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