▁elections . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Pen ang ▁State ▁Assembly ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁General ▁E lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Z air il ▁was ▁field ed ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Tan j ong ▁B ung a ▁where ▁he ▁faced ▁off ▁against ▁Bar isan ▁Nas ional ▁Pen ang ▁Chair man ▁T eng ▁Ch ang ▁Ye ow . ▁Consider ed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁challeng ing ▁seats ▁due ▁to ▁controvers ies ▁involving ▁the ▁former ▁D AP ▁State ▁Assembly man ▁for ▁Tan j ong ▁B ung a ▁who ▁had ▁quit ▁the ▁party , ▁Z air il ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁beat ▁T eng ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁ 9 , 3 4 3 , ▁nearly ▁dou bling ▁the ▁previous ▁majority . ▁Following ▁his ▁defeat , ▁T eng ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁politics . ▁ ▁Pen ang ▁State ▁Executive ▁Coun c ill or ▁ ▁With ▁Pak atan ▁Har apan ▁emer ging ▁vict orious ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁General ▁E lection , ▁former ▁Pen ang ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁Lim ▁Gu an ▁Eng ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁while ▁D AP ▁Pen ang ▁Chair man ▁Ch ow ▁Kon ▁Ye ow ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁re ins ▁as ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pen ang . ▁A ▁new ▁Pen ang ▁State ▁Cab inet ▁was ▁formed , ▁with ▁Z air il ▁being ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Pen ang ▁State ▁Executive ▁Coun c ill or ▁for ▁Public ▁Works , ▁Util ities ▁and ▁Flo od ▁Mit ig ation . ▁ ▁E lection ▁results