Penang State Legislative Assembly
Penang State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang ديوان اوندڠن نڬري ڤولاو ڤينڠ 槟城州议会 பினாங்கு மாநில சட்ட மன்றம் | |
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| 14th Penang State Legislative Assembly | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 11 July 1959 |
| Leadership | |
Abdul Rahman Abbas since 1 May 2001 | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Opposition Leader | |
Secretary | Maheswari Malayandy |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 Quorum: 13 Simple majority: 21 Two-thirds majority: 27 |
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Political groups | (As of 24 June 2020[update]) Government (33): Opposition (7):
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| Committees | 5
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| Elections | |
| Plurality: First-past-the-post (40 single-member constituencies) | |
Last election | 9 May 2018 |
Next election | 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Penang State Assembly Building, Light Street, George Town, Penang | |
| Website | |
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The Penang State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang) is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legislature, whose members are called State Assemblymen, convenes at the Penang State Assembly Building in Penang's capital city of George Town. The Penang State Executive Council, the executive branch of the Penang state government, is drawn from among the State Assemblymen.
Out of the 40 seats, 34 are held by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition after the 2018 State Election. Within the coalition, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) holds 19 seats, the People's Justice Party (PKR) 12 seats, and the National Trust Party (Amanah) holds two seats. The PH coalition thus commands a supermajority in the legislature.
Meanwhile, the opposition is formed by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) where all are from Barisan Nasional (BN), Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu), and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), which currently controls just seven seats (along with Zulkifli Ibrahim) and they support current federal government.
Current composition
Seating arrangement
The seating arrangement of the Penang State Legislative Assembly is as follows.[4]
Role
The Penang State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact legislation and policies relating to the State List and Joint List as defined in the Federal Constitution. Its members also provide oversight on the state's executive branch of government, ensuring the state departments and agencies enforce the aforementioned legislation.[5] Debates in the Assembly are presided over by the Speaker.
The leader of the party or coalition with a majority in the Assembly is appointed as the Chief Minister by the Governor of Penang. The Chief Minister heads the state's executive, known as the State Executive Council, whose members are also drawn from the Assembly.
Committees
The State Assembly also consists of committees to handle administrative matters. The committees include:[6]
- Public Accounts Committee
- Committee on Privileges
- House Committee
- Standing Orders Committee
- Constitution Committee
Speakers Roll of Honour
The following is the Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:[7]
| No. | Speaker | Term start | Term end |
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| 1 | Sulaiman Ahmad | 6 January 1959 | 1 April 1964 |
| 25 April 1964 | 19 March 1969 | ||
| 2 | Harun Sirat | 10 May 1969 | 31 July 1974 |
| 24 August 1974 | 16 June 1978 | ||
| 3 | Hassan Md. Noh | 8 July 1978 | 29 March 1982 |
| 4 | Teh Ewe Lim | 22 April 1982 | 19 July 1986 |
| 5 | Ooi Ean Kwong | 3 August 1986 | 5 October 1990 |
| 6 | Abdul Rahman Abbas | 21 October 1990 | 4 April 1995 |
| 7 | Yahaya Abdul Hamid | 25 April 1995 | 10 November 1999 |
| 29 November 1999 | 2 March 2004 | ||
| 21 March 2004 | 12 February 2008 | ||
| 8 | Abdul Halim Hussain | 8 March 2008 | 27 June 2013 |
| 9 | Law Choo Kiang | 28 June 2013 | Incumbent |
Election pendulum
The 14th General Election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 3 non-governmental seats filled the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 25 safe seats and 2 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.
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See also
- Penang State Assembly Building
- Penang state government
- Constituencies of Penang
- Constitution of Penang
References
- ^ Nambiar, Predeep (2 August 2018). "Guan Eng, Saifuddin to make history in Penang assembly". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b Dermawan, Audrey (2 August 2018). "'Lawan tetap lawan, kawan tetap kawan, dewan tetap dewan'". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Lee, Susan Loone & Annabelle (2020-05-23). "Both Penang Bersatu reps rescind support for Harapan". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri Keempat Belas" (PDF). Penang State Legislative Assembly. 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Role and Membership of the State Assembly Penang State Assembly Portal
- ^ List of State Assembly Committees Penang State Assembly Portal
- ^ Senarai Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri
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