Kedah State Legislative Assembly

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.

Kedah State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah
ديوان اوندڠن نڬري قدح
吉打州议会
14th Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded1959
Preceded byKedah State Council (3 August 1905–31 March 1959)
Leadership
Sultan
Speaker
Ahmad Kassim, PH-PKR
since 4 July 2018
Deputy Speaker
Juhari Bulat, BERSATU
since 4 July 2018
Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, PN-PAS
since 17 May 2020
Opposition Leader
Vacant, TBD
since N/A
Secretary
Iqbal Ahmad
Structure
Seats36
Quorum: 12
Simple majority: 19
Two-thirds majority: 24
Political groups
(As of 28 May 2020)

Government (23):
     Perikatan Nasional (21)

     Independent (2)

Opposition (13):
     Pakatan Harapan (11)

  •      PKR (5)
  •      AMANAH (4)
  •      DAP (2)
     Independent (2)
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

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
PN PH + Mahathir Bloc
23 13
15 4 2 2 5 4 2 2
PAS BERSATU UMNO IND PKR AMANAH DAP IND
No. State Constituency Portrait Member Coalition (Party) Post
-Non-MLAAhmad KassimPH (PKR) Speaker
N1Ayer HangatJuhari BulatPN (BERSATU) Deputy Speaker
N2KuahMohd Firdaus AhmadPN (BERSATU) EXCO member
N3Kota SiputehSalmee SaidPH (AMANAH) N/A
N4Ayer HitamAzhar IbrahimPN (PAS)
N5Bukit Kayu HitamHalimaton Shaadiah SaadPN (BERSATU) EXCO member
N6JitraMukhriz MahathirPH (IND) MP of Jerlun
N7Kuala NerangMunir @ Mohamad Yusoff ZakariaPN (PAS) N/A
N8PeduMohd Radzi Md AminPN (PAS)
N9Bukit LadaSalim MahmoodPN (PAS)
N10Bukit PinangRomani Wan SalimPN (PAS) EXCO member
N11DergaTan Kok YewPH (DAP) N/A
N12Suka MenantiZamri YusufPH (PKR)
N13Kota Darul AmanTeh Swee LeongPH (DAP)
N14Alor MengkuduPhahrolrazi Mohd ZawawiPH (AMANAH)
N15Anak BukitAmiruddin HamzahPH (IND) MP of Kubang Pasu
N16Kubang RotanMohd Asmirul Anuar ArisPH (AMANAH) N/A
N17Pengkalan KundorIsmail SallehPH (AMANAH)
N18TokaiMohd Hayati OthmanPN (PAS) EXCO member
N19Sungai TiangSuraya YaacobPN (UMNO) EXCO member
N20Sungai LimauMohd Azam Abd SamatPN (PAS) N/A
N21Guar ChempedakKu Abd Rahman Ku Ismail [N 1][1][2]PN (BERSATU) EXCO member
N22GurunJohari AbdulPH (PKR) MP of Sungai Petani
N23BelantekMad Isa ShafiePN (PAS) N/A
N24JeneriMuhammad Sanusi Md NorPN (PAS) Menteri Besar
N25Bukit SelambauSummugam RengasamyPH (PKR) N/A
N26Tanjong DawaiHanif GhazaliPN (PAS)
N27Pantai MerdekaAhmad Fadzli HashimPN (PAS)
N28Bakar ArangOoi Tze MinPH (PKR)
N29SidamRobert Ling Kui EePN (IND) EXCO member
N30BayuAbd Nasir IdrisPN (PAS) N/A
N31KupangNajmi AhmadPN (PAS) EXCO member
N32Kuala KetilMansor ZakariaPN (PAS) N/A
N33Merbau PulasSiti Aishah GhazaliPN (PAS) EXCO member
N34LunasAzman NasruddinPN (IND) EXCO member
N35KulimYeo Keng ChuanPH (PKR) N/A
N36Bandar BaharuNorsabrina Mohd NoorPN (UMNO)

Seating arrangement

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
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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 Kassim4 July 2018Incumbent

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 betraying the mandate of the people of Kedah during the 14th GE, the member of state of Sidam 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.

2018 Kedah state election
.
GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Kota SiputehSalmee SaidAMANAH38.52
Alor MengkuduPhahrolrazi ZawawiAMANAH39.75
KulimYeo Keng ChuanPKR41.55
Bukit Kayu HitamHalimahton Shaadiah SaadBERSATU41.72
Anak BukitIr. Amiruddin HamzahBERSATU42.21
Pengkalan KundorDr. Ismail SallehAMANAH42.58
Ayer HangatJohari BulatBERSATU42.89
Bukit SelambauSummugam RengasamyPKR45.11
GurunJohari AbdulPKR47.32
Kubang RotanMohd. Asmirul Anuar ArisAMANAH48.67
KuahMohd. Firdaus AhmadBERSATU49.05
DergaTan Kok YewDAP50.79
Suka MenantiZamri YusufPKR53.35
JitraMukhriz Dr. MahathirBERSATU55.58
Fairly safe
LunasAzman NasrudinPKR57.62
SidamRobert Ling Kui EePKR58.09
Bakar ArangSimon Ooi Tze MinPKR58.21
Safe
Kota Darul AmanTeh Swee LeongDAP69.99
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Bandar BaharuNorsabrina Mohd. NoorUMNO34.43
Merbau PulasSiti Aishah GhazaliPAS34.57
Guar ChempedakDr. Ku Abdul Rahman Ku IsmailUMNO35.30
Tanjong DawaiHanif GhazaliPAS35.37
Ayer HitamAzhar IbrahimPAS36.71
Sungai TiangSuraya YaacobUMNO38.39
Bukit LadaSalim MahmoodPAS38.85
PeduMohd. Radzi Md. AminPAS43.13
Bukit PinangWan Romani Wan SalimPAS43.57
BayuAbd. Nasir IdrisPAS43.70
Kuala KetilMansor ZakariaPAS44.09
Kuala NerangMohamad Yusoff ZakariaPAS45.61
Pantai MerdekaAhmad Fadzli HashimPAS45.62
KupangNajmi AhmadPAS45.64
JeneriMuhammad Sanusi Md. NorPAS46.31
BelantekMad Isa ShafiePAS50.52
TokaiDr. Mohd. Hayati OthmanPAS52.33
Sungai LimauMohd. Azam Abd. SamatPAS53.01

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.
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