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Perlis State Legislative Assembly

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Perlis State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis
ديوان اوندڠن نݢري ڤرليس‬
15th Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1959
Leadership
Raja
Speaker
Rus’sele Eizan, PNPAS
since 19 December 2022
Mohd Shukri Ramli, PNPAS
since 22 November 2022
Opposition Leader
Gan Ay Ling, PHPKR
since 19 December 2022
Secretary
Mawar binti Awang [1]
since 2021
Structure
Seats15
Quorum: 5
Simple majority: 8
Two-thirds majority: 10
Political groups
(As of 23 November 2022)

Government (14)

  PN (14)

Opposition (1)

  PH (1)

Speaker (1)

  non-MLA
Committees
5
  • Committee of Selection
  • Public Accounts Committee
  • House Committee
  • Committee of Privileges
  • Standing Orders Committee
Elections
Plurality: First-past-the-post (15 single-member constituencies)
Last election
19 November 2022
Next election
By 17 February 2028
Meeting place
Perlis State Assembly Complex, Kangar, Perlis
Website
www.perlis.gov.my
Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

The Perlis State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perlis. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 15 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. It is the smallest legislature in the nation in terms of members.

Members of the state legislature are called state assemblymen. The Assembly convenes at the Perlis State Assembly Complex in the state capital, Kangar.[2] It has 15 seats, making it the smallest state assembly in Malaysia.

Out of the 15 seats, 14 are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2022 state election. Within the coalition, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) holds 9 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) holds 5 seats. The PN coalition commands a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly.

Meanwhile, Pakatan Harapan (PH) - People's Justice Party (PKR) holds another and only 1 seat.

Current composition

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Government Opposition
PN PH
14 1
9 5 1
PAS BERSATU PKR
No. Parliamentary constituency No. State Constituency Portrait Member Coalition (Party) Post
- - # Non-MLA Rus’sele Eizan PN (PAS) Speaker
P01 Padang Besar N1 Titi Tinggi Izizam Ibrahim PN (BERSATU) EXCO member
N2 Beseri Haziq Asyraf Dun PN (PAS) N/A
N3 Chuping Saad Seman PN (PAS)
N4 Mata Ayer Wan Badariah Wan Saad PN (PAS) EXCO member
N5 Santan Mohammad Azmir Azizan PN (PAS)
P02 Kangar N6 Bintong Fakhrul Anwar Ismail PN (PAS) N/A
N7 Sena Marzita Mansor PN (BERSATU)
N8 Indera Kayangan Gan Ay Ling PH (PKR) Leader of the Opposition
N9 Kuala Perlis Abu Bakar Hamzah PN (BERSATU) N/A
N10 Kayang Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil PN (PAS) EXCO member
P03 Arau N11 Pauh Megat Hashirat Hassan PN (BERSATU)
N12 Tambun Tulang Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak PN (BERSATU)
N13 Guar Sanji Mohd Ridzuan Hashim PN (PAS) N/A
N14 Simpang Empat Razali Saad PN (PAS) EXCO member
N15 Sanglang Mohd Shukri Ramli PN (PAS) Menteri Besar

Seating arrangement

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Vacant N08 Indera Kayangan
(Opposition Leader)
N12 Tambun Tulang
(EXCO Member)
N10 Kayang
(EXCO Member)
N02 Beseri C B N14 Simpang Empat
(EXCO Member)
N07 Sena Sergeant-at-Arm N04 Mata Ayer
(EXCO Member)
Vacant N03 Chuping D the Mace A N11 Pauh
(EXCO Member)
State Financial Officer
Vacant N09 Kuala Perlis N01 Titi Tinggi
(EXCO Member)
State Legal Advisor
Vacant N13 Guar Sanji N05 Santan
(EXCO Member)
State Secretary
N06 Bintong Secretary N15 Sanglang
(Menteri Besar)
Speaker
Raja

Role

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As the state's legislative body, the Perlis State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact laws that apply to Perlis, known as enactments. The Speaker presides over the Assembly's proceedings, and works to maintain order during debates.[citation needed]

The state government's executive branch (known as the State Executive Council (EXCO), or Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri), including the Menteri Besar, are drawn from the Assembly. The Menteri Besar is ceremonially appointed by the Raja of Perlis on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Assembly. The Menteri Besar then appoints members of the State EXCO drawing from members of the Assembly.[citation needed]

Speakers Roll of Honour

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

No. Speaker Term start Term end Party Constituency
1 Mahmud Hashim 1978 1982 BN (UMNO) Paya
2 Fadzil Mahmood 9 September 1986 4 October 1990 BN (UMNO) Utan Aji
3 Azib Saad 1999 2004 Non-MLA
4 Che Sulaiman Shapie 2004 2008 Non-MLA
5 Yazid Mat 28 April 2008 27 June 2013 Non-MLA
6 Hamdan Bahari 28 June 2013 18 December 2022 BN (UMNO) Non-MLA
7 Rus'sele Eizan 19 December 2022 Incumbent PN (PAS) Non-MLA

Election pendulum

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The 15th General Election witnessed 14 governmental seats and a non-governmental seat filled the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 3 safe and 5 fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has no fairly safe or safe seat.

GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Kuala Perlis Abu Bakar Hamzah BERSATU 30.06
Pauh Megat Hashirat Hassan BERSATU 44.18
Beseri Haziq Asyraf Dun PAS 45.84
Sena Marzita Mansor BERSATU 47.27
Tambun Tulang Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak BERSATU 53.68
Chuping Saad Seman PAS 53.74
Fairly Safe
Santan Azmir Azizan PAS 56.40
Bintong Fakhrul Anwar Ismail PAS 57.58
Mata Ayer Wan Badariyah Wan Saad PAS 58.06
Kayang Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil PAS 58.31
Titi Tinggi Izizam Ibrahim BERSATU 58.42
Safe
Sanglang Mohd Shukri Ramli PAS 62.13
Simpang Empat Razali Saad PAS 66.40
Guar Sanji Mohd. Ridzuan Hashim PAS 74.20
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Indera Kayangan Gan Ay Ling PKR 46.42

List of Assemblies

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Assembly Term

began

Members Election Committee Majority party/coalition
1st 1959 Sheikh Ahmad I Alliance
2nd 1964 Sheikh Ahmad II Alliance
3rd 1969 Sheikh Ahmad III (1969-1971)

Jaafar I (1972-1974)

Alliance (1969-1973)

Barisan Nasional (1973-1974)

4th 1974 Jaafar II Barisan Nasional
5th 1978 Jaafar III (1978-1981)

Ali I (1981-1982)

Barisan Nasional
6th 1982 Ali II Barisan Nasional
7th 1986 Abdul Hamid I Barisan Nasional
8th 1990 Abdul Hamid II Barisan Nasional
9th 1995 Shahidan I Barisan Nasional
10th 1999 Shahidan II Barisan Nasional
11th 2004 Shahidan III Barisan Nasional
12th 2008 Md Isa Barisan Nasional
13th 2013 Azlan I Barisan Nasional
14th 2018 Azlan II Barisan Nasional
15th 2022 Mohd Shukri Perikatan Nasional

References

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  1. ^ "Syed Omar SUK Perlis baru". 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ Kompleks Dewan Undangan Negeri Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Perlis State Government
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