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Kedah State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah
ديوان اوندڠن نڬري قدح
14th Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1959
Preceded byKedah State Council (3 August 1905–31 March 1959)
Leadership
Sultan
Speaker
Juhari Bulat, PN-BERSATU
since 25 August 2020
Deputy Speaker
Ahmad Fadzli Hashim, PN-PAS
since 25 August 2020
Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, PN-PAS
since 17 May 2020
Opposition Leader
Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi, PH-AMANAH
since 20 July 2020
Secretary
Iqbal Ahmad
Structure
Seats36
Quorum: 12
Simple majority: 19
Two-thirds majority: 24
Political groups
(As of 22 August 2020)

Government (23):
  Perikatan Nasional (21)

  Barisan Nasional (2)

Opposition (13):
  Pakatan Harapan (11)

  PEJUANG (2)

  Speaker (MLA from Ayer Hangat)
Committees
5
  • Committee of Selection
  • Public Accounts Committee
  • House Committee
  • Committee of Privileges
  • Standing Orders Committee
Elections
Plurality: First-past-the-post (36 single-member constituencies)
Last election
9 May 2018
Next election
4 September 2023 or earlier
Meeting place
Wisma Darul Aman, Alor Setar, Kedah
Website
mmk.kedah.gov.my

The Kedah State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kedah. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 36 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout the state.

Members of the unicameral state legislature are called state assemblymen. The Legislative Assembly building is located at the Wisma Darul Aman in the state capital, Alor Setar.

Map of current constituencies

Current composition

For a complete list of members, see Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2018-) § Kedah.
style="color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" colspan=2|PN style="color:Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color;" colspan=1|BN style="color:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color;" colspan=3|PH PEJUANG
colspan="2" style="background:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color; color:white;width:60.55%;" |21 style="background:Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color; color:white;width:5.55%;" colspan=1|2 style="background:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color; color:white;width:52.78%;" colspan=3|11 2
style="background:Template:Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/color; color:white;width:41.67%;"|15 6 style="background:Template:United Malays National Organisation/meta/color; color:white;width:5.55%;"|2 style="background:Template:People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/color; color:white;width:19.44%;"|5 style="background:Template:National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/color; color:white;width:11.11%;"|4 style="background:Template:Democratic Action Party/meta/color; color:white;width:5.56%;"|2
style="color:Template:Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/color;"|PAS BERSATU style="color:Template:United Malays National Organisation/meta/color;"|UMNO style="color:Template:People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/color;"|PKR style="color:Template:National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/color;"|AMANAH style="color:Template:Democratic Action Party/meta/color;"|DAP PEJUANG
No. State Constituency Portrait Member Coalition (Party) Post
N1 Ayer Hangat Juhari Bulat bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (BERSATU) Speaker
N2 Kuah Mohd Firdaus Ahmad bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (BERSATU) EXCO member
N3 Kota Siputeh Salmee Said PH (AMANAH) N/A
N4 Ayer Hitam Azhar Ibrahim bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS)
N5 Bukit Kayu Hitam Halimaton Shaadiah Saad bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (BERSATU) EXCO member
N6 Jitra Mukhriz Mahathir PEJUANG MP of Jerlun
N7 Kuala Nerang Munir @ Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) N/A
N8 Pedu Mohd Radzi Md Amin bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS)
N9 Bukit Lada Salim Mahmood bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS)
N10 Bukit Pinang Romani Wan Salim bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) EXCO member
N11 Derga Tan Kok Yew PH (DAP) N/A
N12 Suka Menanti Zamri Yusuf PH (PKR)
N13 Kota Darul Aman Teh Swee Leong PH (DAP)
N14 Alor Mengkudu Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi PH (AMANAH) Leader of Opposition
N15 Anak Bukit Amiruddin Hamzah PEJUANG MP of Kubang Pasu
N16 Kubang Rotan Mohd Asmirul Anuar Aris PH (AMANAH) N/A
N17 Pengkalan Kundor Ismail Salleh PH (AMANAH)
N18 Tokai Mohd Hayati Othman bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) EXCO member
N19 Sungai Tiang Suraya Yaacob BN (UMNO) EXCO member
N20 Sungai Limau Mohd Azam Abd Samat bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) N/A
N21 Guar Chempedak Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail [N 1][1][2] bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (BERSATU) EXCO member
N22 Gurun Johari Abdul PH (PKR) MP of Sungai Petani
N23 Belantek Mad Isa Shafie bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) N/A
N24 Jeneri File:Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.png Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) Menteri Besar
N25 Bukit Selambau Summugam Rengasamy PH (PKR) N/A
N26 Tanjong Dawai Hanif Ghazali bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS)
N27 Pantai Merdeka Ahmad Fadzli Hashim bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) Deputy Speaker
N28 Bakar Arang Ooi Tze Min PH (PKR) N/A
N29 Sidam Robert Ling Kui Ee bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (BERSATU) EXCO member
N30 Bayu Abd Nasir Idris bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) N/A
N31 Kupang Najmi Ahmad bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) EXCO member
N32 Kuala Ketil Mansor Zakaria bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) N/A
N33 Merbau Pulas Siti Aishah Ghazali bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (PAS) EXCO member
N34 Lunas Azman Nasruddin bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (BERSATU) EXCO member
N35 Kulim Yeo Keng Chuan PH (PKR) N/A
N36 Bandar Baharu Norsabrina Mohd. Noor BN (UMNO)

Seating arrangement

Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant N36 Bandar Baharu N07 Kuala Nerang N09 Bukit Lada N08 Pedu
Vacant N15 Anak Bukit Vacant Vacant Vacant N01 Ayer Hangat (Speaker) N31 Kupang N27 Pantai Merdeka (Deputy Speaker)
bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"| N35 Kulim Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant N10 Bukit Pinang
bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color" |N16 Alor Mengkudu C B N05 Bukit Kayu Hitam
Vacant Vacant bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color" |N13 Kota Darul Aman D Sergeant-at-Arm A N33 Merbau Pulas Vacant N20 Sungai Limau
Vacant Vacant bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color" |N28 Bakar Arang N19 Sungai Tiang N24 Sidam N23 Belantek
Vacant bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color" |N12 Suka Menanti bgcolor=Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color| N17 Pengkalan Kundor the Mace N34 Lunas N02 Kuah N04 Ayer Hitam
Vacant bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color" |N03 Kota Siputeh bgcolor=Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color| N11 Derga N18 Tokai State Financial Officer N26 Tanjung Dawai
Vacant bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color" |N25 Bukit Selambau bgcolor=Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color| N22 Gurun N21 Guar Chempedak State Legal Advisor N30 Bayu
Vacant N06 Jitra bgcolor=Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color| N14 Alor Mengkudu (Opposition Leader) Secretary N24 Jeneri (Menteri Besar) State Secretary N32 Kuala Ketil
Speaker
Sultan

Role

The Kedah State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact laws that apply in the state. It is also the forum for members to voice their opinions on the state government's policies and implementation of those policies. Under the law, assemblymen are given the right to freely discuss current issues such as public complaints. On financial matters, the Assembly approves supply to the government and ensures that the funds are spent as approved and in the tax-payers' interest.

The State Executive Council (EXCO) is appointed from members of the State Assembly. Led by the Menteri Besar, it exercises executive power on behalf of the Sultan and is responsible to the Assembly.

Speakers Roll of Honour

The following is the Speaker of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:

No. Speaker Term start Term end Party Consituency
1 Ahmad Tunku Ismail 20 May 1959 28 February 1964 Alliance (UMNO) Sala
2 Syed Omar Syed Abdullah Shahabudin 25 April 1964 7 December 1967 Alliance (UMNO) Baling Barat
3 Salleh Ishak 10 May 1969 30 July 1974 Alliance (UMNO) Sungei Patani Luar
4 Abdullah Ismail 27 October 1974 11 June 1978 BN (UMNO) Yan
26 July 1978 12 February 1981
5 Shaari Abu Bakar 22 April 1982 18 July 1986 BN (UMNO) Pendang
6 Seroji Haron 3 August 1986 4 October 1990 BN (UMNO) Bayu
(4) Abdullah Ismail 27 October 1990 1995 BN (UMNO) Yan
7 Zainol Md Isa 5 June 1995 31 July 1998 BN (UMNO) Kupang
8 Badruddin Amiruldin 26 December 1999 2004 BN (UMNO) Non-MLA
9 Md Rozai Safian 2004 2008 BN (UMNO) Non-MLA
10 Abdul Isa Ismail 2008 2013 PR (PAS) Non-MLA
(9) Md Rozai Safian 2013 2018 BN (UMNO) Non-MLA
11 Ahmad Kassim 4 July 2018 14 August 2020 PH (PKR) Non-MLA
12 Juhari Bulat 25 August 2020 Incumbent bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" |PN (BERSATU) Ayer Hangat

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 18 governmental seats and 18 non-governmental seats filled the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 1 safe seat and 3 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat. Despite won the seat of Sidam with PKR (PH) in the 14th GE, Dr. Robert Ling Kui Ee has held a press conference on 12/05/2020 to announce that he has left his party (PKR) and join the new Perikatan Nasional coalition to form a state government.

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GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Kota Siputeh Salmee Said AMANAH 38.52
Alor Mengkudu Phahrolrazi Zawawi AMANAH 39.75
Kulim Yeo Keng Chuan PKR 41.55
Bukit Kayu Hitam Halimahton Shaadiah Saad BERSATU 41.72
Anak Bukit Ir. Amiruddin Hamzah BERSATU 42.21
Pengkalan Kundor Dr. Ismail Salleh AMANAH 42.58
Ayer Hangat Johari Bulat BERSATU 42.89
Bukit Selambau Summugam Rengasamy PKR 45.11
Gurun Johari Abdul PKR 47.32
Kubang Rotan Mohd. Asmirul Anuar Aris AMANAH 48.67
Kuah Mohd. Firdaus Ahmad BERSATU 49.05
Derga Tan Kok Yew DAP 50.79
Suka Menanti Zamri Yusuf PKR 53.35
Jitra Mukhriz Dr. Mahathir BERSATU 55.58
Fairly safe
Lunas Azman Nasrudin PKR 57.62
Sidam Robert Ling Kui Ee PKR 58.09
Bakar Arang Simon Ooi Tze Min PKR 58.21
Safe
Kota Darul Aman Teh Swee Leong DAP 69.99
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Bandar Baharu Norsabrina Mohd. Noor UMNO 34.43
Merbau Pulas Siti Aishah Ghazali PAS 34.57
Guar Chempedak Dr. Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail UMNO 35.30
Tanjong Dawai Hanif Ghazali PAS 35.37
Ayer Hitam Azhar Ibrahim PAS 36.71
Sungai Tiang Suraya Yaacob UMNO 38.39
Bukit Lada Salim Mahmood PAS 38.85
Pedu Mohd. Radzi Md. Amin PAS 43.13
Bukit Pinang Wan Romani Wan Salim PAS 43.57
Bayu Abd. Nasir Idris PAS 43.70
Kuala Ketil Mansor Zakaria PAS 44.09
Kuala Nerang Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria PAS 45.61
Pantai Merdeka Ahmad Fadzli Hashim PAS 45.62
Kupang Najmi Ahmad PAS 45.64
Jeneri Muhammad Sanusi Md. Nor PAS 46.31
Belantek Mad Isa Shafie PAS 50.52
Tokai Dr. Mohd. Hayati Othman PAS 52.33
Sungai Limau Mohd. Azam Abd. Samat PAS 53.01

Notes

  1. ^ Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail contested the general election as a Barisan Nasional (UMNO) candidate, quitted UMNO on 12 November 2018.

See also

References

  1. ^ "ADUN Guar Chempedak umum keluar UMNO". Berita Harian (in Malay). 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  2. ^ "ADUN Guar Chempedak sertai Bersatu, nafi khianati rakyat". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-07.

External links

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