Kedah State Legislative Assembly

Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah
14th Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded 1959
Preceded by Kedah State Council (3 August 1905–31 March 1959)
Leadership
Sultan
Sultan Sallehuddin
Since 12 September 2017
Speaker
Ahmad Kassim, PH-PKR
Since 4 July 2018
Deputy Speaker
Johari Bulat, PH-BERSATU
Since 4 July 2018
Mukhriz Mahathir, PH-BERSATU
Since 11 May 2018
Opposition Leader
Muhammad Sanusi Md. Nor, PAS
Since 25 Jun 2018
Secretary
Iqbal Ahmad, Independent
Structure
Seats 36
Quorum: 12
Simple majority: 19
Two-thirds majority: 24
Political groups

(As of 10 May 2018)
Government:
     Pakatan Harapan (18)

Opposition:
     PAS (15)
     Barisan Nasional (3)

Committees
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.

Current composition

18 15 3
PH PAS BN
No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
PH 18 | PAS 15 | BN 3
N1Ayer HangatJohari BulatPH (Bersatu)
N2KuahMohd Firdaus AhmadPH (Bersatu)
N3Kota SiputehSalmee SaidPH (Amanah)
N4Ayer HitamAzhar IbrahimPAS
N5Bukit Kayu HitamHalimaton Shaadiah SaadPH (Bersatu)
N6JitraMukhriz MahathirPH (Bersatu)
N7Kuala NerangMunir @ Mohamad Yusuf ZakariaPAS
N8PeduMohd Radzi Md AminPAS
N9Bukit LadaSalim MahmoodPAS
N10Bukit PinangRomani Wan SalinPAS
N11DergaTan Kok YewPH (DAP)
N12Suka MenantiZamri YusufPH (Keadilan)
N13Kota Darul AmanTeh Swee LeongPH (DAP)
N14Alor MengkuduPhahrolrazi Mohd ZawawiPH (Amanah)
N15Anak BukitAmiruddin HamzahPH (Bersatu)
N16Kubang RotanMohd Asmirul Anuar ArisPH (Amanah)
N17Pengkalan KundorIsmail SallehPH (Amanah)
N18TokaiMohd Hayati OthmanPAS
N19Sungai TiangSuraya YaacobBN (UMNO)
N20Sungai LimauMohd Azam SamatPAS
N21Guar ChempedakKu Abd Rahman Ku IsmailBN (UMNO)
N22GurunJohari AbdulPH (Keadilan)
N23BelantekMad Isa ShafiePAS
N24JeneriMuhammad Sanusi Md NoorPAS
N25Bukit SelambauSummugam RengasamyPH (Keadilan)
N26Tanjong DawaiHanif GhazaliPAS
N27Pantai MerdekaAhmas Fadzli HashimPAS
N28Bakar ArangOoi Tze MinPH (Keadilan)
N29SidamRobert Ling Kui EePH (Keadilan)
N30BayuAbd Nasir IdrisPAS
N31KupangNajmi AhmadPAS
N32Kuala KetilMansor ZakariaPAS
N33Merbau PulasSiti Aishah GhazaliPAS
N34LunasAzman NasrudinPH (Keadilan)
N35KulimYeo Keng ChuanPH (Keadilan)
N36Bandar BaharuNorsabrina Mohd NoorBN (UMNO)

Seating arrangement (To be updated)

Sultan
Speaker
State SecretaryBakar BataSecretaryAnak BukitPengkalan Kundor
State Legal AdvisorGuar ChempedakTokaiSidam
State Financial OfficerSungai TiangMerbau PulasLunas
Bakar BataTanjong DawaiKubang RotanBukit Selambau
GurunKuala NerangKuala KetilKota Darul Aman
BayuAyer HangatBukit PinangDerga
BelantekJitraBandar BaharuBakar ArangSungai LimauAlor Mengkudu
Bukit Kayu HitamKota SiputehBukit LadaKuah
PeduPantai MerdekaJeneriKupangKulim

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.SpeakerTerm startTerm end
1Ahmad Tunku Ismail20 May 195928 February 1964
2Syed Omar Syed Abdullah Shahabudin25 April 19647 December 1967
3Salleh Ishak10 May 196930 July 1974
4Abdullah Ismail27 October 197411 June 1978
26 July 197812 February 1981
5Shaari Abu Bakar22 April 198218 July 1986
6Seroji Haron3 August 19864 October 1990
(4)Abdullah Ismail27 October 19901995
7Zainol Md Isa5 June 199531 July 1998
8Badruddin Amiruldin26 December 19992004
9Md Rozai Safian20042008
10Abdul Isa Ismail20082013
(9)Md Rozai Safian20132018
11Ahmad Kassim2018Incumbent

Kedah state election, 2018

Summary of the 9 May 2018 Kedah State Assembly election results

 
Votes % of vote +/– Seats % of seats +/–
Pakatan Harapan:343,51936.53%Increase 1850.0Increase12
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)143,81215.29%Increase822.2Increase4
Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM)114,83812.21%Increase513.9Increase5
Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah)61,9006.58%Increase38.3Increase3
Democratic Action Party (DAP)22,9692.44%Increase25.6Steady
Barisan Nasional:278,69429.64%Decrease 38.3Decrease18
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)226,27324.06%Decrease38.3Decrease16
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)24,6162.62%Decrease00.0Decrease2
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)16,9381.80%Decrease00.0Steady
Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan)10,8671.16%Decrease00.0Steady
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)317,17133.73%Increase1541.7Increase6
Independents and others9300.10%Increase00Steady
Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM)2040.02%Increase00.0Steady
Independents7260.08%Decrease00.0Steady
Valid votes940,314'
Invalid/blank votes13,725
Total votes954,039' Steady' ' Steady
Registered voters1,146,492'

Source: undi.info

Kedah state election, 2018

9 May 2018 (2018-05-09)

All 36 seats in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
18 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mukhriz Mahathir Dr Ahmad Fakhruddin Syeikh Fakhrurazi Ahmad Bashah Hanipah
Party PH Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) BN
Leader since 4 February 2016 2015 4 February 2016
Leader's seat Ayer Hitam (ran in Jitra, won) None (ran in Pengkalan Kundor, lost) Bakar Bata (lost)
Last election 5 seats, 13.89% (Pakatan Rakyat) 9 seats, 25.00% (Pakatan Rakyat) 21 seats, 75.0%
Seats before 6 8 21
Seats won 18 15 3
Seat change Increase12 Increase6 Decrease18
Popular vote 343,519 317,171 278.964
Percentage 36.53% 33.73% 29.64%

Menteri Besar before election

Ahmad Bashah Hanipah
BN

Menteri Besar-designate

Mukhriz Mahathir
Pakatan Harapan-PPBM

Results by state constituencies

# Constituency Winner Votes Majority Opponent(s) Votes Incumbent Incumbent Majority
BN 3 | PH 18 | PAS 15 | Independent 0
N1 Ayer Hangat Johari Bulat
(PH-PPBM)
7,550 1,532 Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid
(BN-UMNO)
6,018 Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid
(BN-UMNO)
5,311
Azlina Azinan
(GS-PAS)
4,034
N2 Kuah Mohd Firdaus Ahmad
(PH-PPBM)
8,276 2,452 Nor Saidi Nanyan
(BN-UMNO)
5,824 Nor Saidi Nanyan
(BN-UMNO)
6,371
Mazlan Ahmad
(GS-PAS)
2,685
Mohamad Ratu Mansor
(IND)
86
N3 Kota Siputeh Salmee Said
(PH-AMANAH)
7,265 1,467 Ahmad Azhar Abdullah
(BN-UMNO)
5,795 Abu Hasan Sarif
(BN-UMNO)
2,238
Mat Rejab Md Akhir
(GS-PAS)
5,798
N4 Ayer Hitam Azhar Ibrahim
(GS-PAS)
9,229 537 A. Aziz Mohamod
(PH-PPBM)
8,692 Mukhriz Mahathir
(PH-PPBM)
2,446
Abu Hasan Sharif
(BN-UMNO)
7,220
N5 Bukit Kayu Hitam Halimaton Shaadiah Saad
(PH-PPBM)
11,027 2,153 Ahmad Zaini Japar
(BN-UMNO)
8,874 Ahmad Zaini Japar
(BN-UMNO)
7,873
Habshah Bakar
(GS-PAS)
6,528
N6 Jitra Mukhriz Mahathir
(PH-PPBM)
18,852 10,849 Aminuddin Omar
(BN-UMNO)
8,003 Aminuddin Omar
(BN-UMNO)
3,056
Zulhazmi Othman
(GS-PAS)
7,064
N7 Kuala Nerang Munir @ Mohamad Yusuf Zakaria
(GS-PAS)
9,118 1,619 Badrol Hisham Hashim
(BN-UMNO)
7,499 Badrol Hisham Hashim
(BN-UMNO)
1,997
Syed Fadzil Syed Embun
(PH-PPBM)
3,376
N8 Pedu Mohd Radzi Md Amin
(GS-PAS)
8,164 670 Kama Noriah Ibrahim
(BN-UMNO)
7,494 Kama Noriah Ibrahim
(BN-UMNO)
2,960
Hashim Idris
(PH-PKR)
3,272
N9 Bukit Lada Salim Mahmood
(GS-PAS)
9,573 1,285 Ariffin Man
(BN-UMNO)
8,288 Ahmad Sudin
(BN-UMNO)
1,324
Mohd Aizad bin Roslan
(PH-PPBM)
6,337
Mohd Ismail Othman
(IND)
444
N10 Bukit Pinang Romani Wan Salin
(GS-PAS)
10,432 3,212 Mohammad Nawar Ariffin
(BN-UMNO)
6,289 Romani Wan Salin
(PAS)
1,672
Che Mat Dzaher Ahmad
(PH-PKR)
7,220
N11 Derga Tan Kok Yew
(PH-DAP)
11,232 5,265 Cheah Soon Hai
(BN-GERAKAN)
4,916 Tan Kok Yew
(PH-DAP)
1,156
Yahya Saad
(GS-PAS)
5,967
N12 Suka Menanti (previously known as Bakar Bata)[1] Zamri Yusuf
(PH-PKR)
13,301 6,251 Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
(BN-UMNO)
7,050 Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
(BN-UMNO)
895
Mohd Sabri Omar
(GS-PAS)
4,580
N13 Kota Darul Aman Teh Swee Leong
(PH-DAP)
11,737 8,468 Tan Eng Hwa
(BN-MCA)
3,269 Teoh Boon Kok @ Teoh Kai Kok
(PH-DAP)
2,626
Zulkifli Che Haron
(GS-PAS)
1,732
Tan Kang Yap
(PRM)
32
N14 Alor Mengkudu Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi
(PH-AMANAH)
8,840 1,876 Ahmad Yahya
(GS-PAS)
6,964 Ahmad Saad @ Yahaya
(PAS)
1,856
Abdul Malik Saad
(BN-UMNO)
6,434
N15 Anak Bukit Amiruddin Hamzah
(PH-PPBM)
9,810 1,579 Johari Aziz
(BN-UMNO)
5,200 Amiruddin Hamzah
(PH-PPBM)
2,806
Hamdi Ishak
(GS-PAS)
8,231
N16 Kubang Rotan Mohd Asmirul Anuar Aris
(PH-AMANAH)
14,004 6,535 Omar Saad
(GS-PAS)
7,303 Mohd Nasir Mustafa
(PAS)
1,044
Abdul Muthalib Harun
(BN-UMNO)
7,469
N17 Pengkalan Kundor Ismail Salleh
(PH-AMANAH)
11,578 2,490 Abd. Halim Said
(BN-UMNO)
6,524 Phahrolrazi Zawawi
(PH-AMANAH)
3,884
Ahmad Fakhruddin Sheikh Fakhrurazi
(GS-PAS)
9,088
N18 Tokai Mohd Hayati Othman
(GS-PAS)
15,941 8,049 Fatahi Omar
(BN-UMNO)
7,892 Mohamed Taulan Rasul
(PAS)
5,833
Mohd Firdaus Jaafar
(PH-AMANAH)
6,632
N19 Sungai Tiang Suraya Yaacob
(BN-UMNO)
12,213 641 Saiful Syazwan Shafie
(GS-PAS)
11,572 Suraya Yaacob
(BN-UMNO)
6,994
Abdul Razak Khamis
(PH-PPBM)
8,028
N20 Sungai Limau Mohd Azam Samat
(GS-PAS)
13,048 5,973 Norma Awang
(BN-UMNO)
7,075 Mohd Azam Samat
(PAS)
2,774
Zahran Abdullah
(PH-AMANAH)
4,493
N21 Guar Chempedak Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail
(BN-UMNO)
6,518 259 Mohd Saffuan Sabari
(PH-PPBM)
5,686 Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail
(BN-UMNO)
2,298
Musoddak Ahmad
(GS-PAS)
6,259
N22 Gurun Johari Abdul
(PH-PKR)
10,732 4,207 Boey Chin Gan
(BN-MCA)
6,525 Leong Yong Kong
(BN-MCA)
1,296
Muzaini Azizan
(GS-PAS)
5,257
Palaniappan Marimuthu
(IND)
167
N23 Belantek Mad Isa Shafie
(GS-PAS)
9,600 2,574 Mohd Tajudin Abdullah
(BN-UMNO)
7,026 Mohd Tajudin Abdullah
(BN-UMNO)
842
Abdul Rashid Abdullah
(PH-AMANAH)
2,376
N24 Jeneri Muhammad Sanusi Md Noor
(GS-PAS)
10,626 2,455 Mahadzir Abdul Hamid
(BN-UMNO)
8,171 Mahadzir Abdul Hamid
(BN-UMNO)
2,060
Mohd Nazri bin Abu Hassan
(PH-PPBM)
4,146
N25 Bukit Selambau Summugam Rengasamy
(PH-PKR)
17,573 5,635 Jaspal Singh Gurbakhes Singh
(BN-MIC)
9,449 Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu
(PH-PKR)
530
Mohd Ali Sulaiman
(GS-PAS)
11,938
N26 Tanjong Dawai Hanif Ghazali
(GS-PAS)
11,444 952 Anuar Ahmad
(BN-UMNO)
10,421 Tajul Urus Mat Zain
(BN-UMNO)
3,780
Annuar Abd Hamid
(PH-PPBM)
10,492
N27 Pantai Merdeka Ahmas Fadzli Hashim
(GS-PAS)
14,133 4,566 Ali Yahaya
(BN-UMNO)
9,567 Ali Yahaya
(BN-UMNO)
1,707
Rosli Yusof
(PH-AMANAH)
7,281
N28 Bakar Arang Ooi Tze Min
(PH-PKR)
18,440 10,833 Ko Hung Weng
(BN-MCA)
5,547 Ooi Tze Min
(PKR)
6,534
Othman Che Mee
(GS-PAS)
7,607
Tan Khee Chye
(PRM)
58
Tan Hock Huat
(IND)
29
N29 Sidam Robert Ling Kui Ee
(PH-PKR)
17,344 10,860 Tan Kok Seong
(BN-GERAKAN)
5,951 Robert Ling Kui Ee
(PH-PKR)
5,964
Norhidayah Foo Abdullah
(GS-PAS)
6,484
Mohd Hashim Saaludin
(PRM)
80
N30 Bayu Abd Nasir Idris
(GS-PAS)
14,339 924 Mohamed Noor Mohamed Amin
(BN-UMNO)
13,415 Azmi Che Husain
(BN-UMNO)
4,132
Abd Rahim Kechik
(PH-PPBM)
5,059
N31 Kupang Najmi Ahmad
(GS-PAS)
13,290 1,627 Harun Abdul Aziz
(BN-UMNO)
11,663 Harun Abdul Aziz
(BN-UMNO)
1,924
Johari Abdullah
(PH-AMANAH)
4,168
N32 Kuala Ketil Mansor Zakaria
(GS-PAS)
12,574 1,581 Mohd. Khairul Abdullah
(BN-UMNO)
10,993 Md Zuki Yusof
(PAS)
1,154
Mohamad Sofee Razak
(PH-PKR)
4,952
N33 Merbau Pulas Siti Aishah Ghazali
(GS-PAS)
9,892 438 Asmadi Abu Talib
(BN-UMNO)
9,454 Siti Aishah Ghazali
(PAS)
633
Abd. Razak Salleh
(PH-AMANAH)
9,267
N34 Lunas Azman Nasrudin
(PH-PKR)
23,904 13,813 Thuraisingam K.S. Muthu
(BN-MIC)
7,489 Azman Nasrudin
(PH-PKR)
9,084
Ahmad Taufiq Baharum
(GS-PAS)
10,091
N35 Kulim Yeo Keng Chuan
(PH-PKR)
13,070 3,795 Chua Thiong Gee
(BN-MCA)
9,275 Chua Thiong Gee
(BN-MCA)
643
Mohd Khairi Mohd Salleh
(GS-PAS)
9,080
Lee Ah Liong
(PRM)
34
N36 Bandar Baharu Norsabrina Mohd Noor
(BN-UMNO)
7,884 377 Azimi Daim
(PH-PPBM)
7,507 Norsabrina Mohd Noor
(BN-UMNO)
2,069
Rohaizat Ja'afar
(GS-PAS)
7,506

See also

References

  1. "LAPORAN KAJIAN SEMULA PERSEMPADANAN" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. Election Commission of Malaysia. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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