| Background Color: | Red |
| Kedah State Legislative Assembly | |
| Native Name: | 吉打州立法议会 கெடா மாநில சட்டமன்றம் ฝ่ายนิติบัญญัติการประกอบรัฐเกดะห์ |
| Coa Pic: | Coat of arms of Kedah.svg |
| Legislature: | 15th Kedah State Legislative Assembly |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Foundation: | 1959 |
| Preceded By: | Kedah State Council (3 August 1905–31 March 1959) |
| Leader1 Type: | Sultan |
| Leader1: | Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Al-Marhum Sultan Badlishah |
| Election1: | 12 September 2017 |
| Leader2 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader2: | Zubir Ahmad |
| Party2: | PN-PAS |
| Election2: | 25 September 2023 |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
| Leader3: | Abdul Razak Khamis |
| Party3: | PN-BERSATU |
| Election3: | 25 September 2023 |
| Leader4 Type: | Menteri Besar |
| Party4: | PN-PAS |
| Election4: | 17 May 2020 |
| Leader5 Type: | Opposition Leader |
| Leader5: | Bau Wong Bau Ek |
| Election5: | 26 November 2023 |
| Party5: | PH-PKR |
| Leader6 Type: | Secretary |
| Leader6: | Mohamad Azlee Ahmad |
| Members: | 36 Quorum: 12 Simple majority: 19 Two-thirds majority: 24 |
| Structure1: | DUN Kedah 2023.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (33) PN (33) Opposition (3) Speaker (1) |
| Voting System1: | Plurality First-past-the-post (36 single-member constituencies) |
| Last Election1: | 12 August 2023 |
| Meeting Place: | Wisma Darul Aman, Alor Setar, Kedah |
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.
Out of the 36 seats, 33 are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2023 state election. Thus, the PN coalition commands a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly. Meanwhile, Pakatan Harapan (PH) that comprises People's Justice Party (PKR) holds just 2 seats, followed by Democratic Action Party (DAP) which retain only single seat.
| Government | Opposition | ||||
| PN | PH | ||||
| 33 | 3 | ||||
| 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| PAS | BERSATU | GERAKAN | PKR | DAP | |
| No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Portrait | Member | Coalition (Party) | Post | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | Non-MLA | Zubir Ahmad | bgcolor=#031e61 | Speaker | |||
| P004 | Langkawi | N01 | N/A | |||||
| N02 | ||||||||
| P005 | Jerlun | N03 | ||||||
| N04 | ||||||||
| P006 | Kubang Pasu | N05 | EXCO Member | |||||
| N06 | ||||||||
| P07 | Padang Terap | N07 | Kuala Nerang | |||||
| N08 | Pedu | N/A | ||||||
| P008 | Pokok Sena | N09 | Bukit Lada | Salim Mahmood | ||||
| N10 | Bukit Pinang | |||||||
| N11 | Derga | |||||||
| P009 | Alor Setar | N12 | Suka Menanti | EXCO Member | ||||
| N13 | Kota Darul Aman | PH (DAP) | N/A | |||||
| N14 | Alor Mengkudu | EXCO Member | ||||||
| P010 | Kuala Kedah | N15 | N/A | |||||
| N16 | EXCO Member | |||||||
| N17 | N/A | |||||||
| P011 | Pendang | N18 | Tokai | N/A | ||||
| N19 | Sungai Tiang | Deputy Speaker | ||||||
| P012 | Jerai | N20 | EXCO Member | |||||
| N21 | N/A | |||||||
| N22 | Gurun | |||||||
| P013 | Sik | N23 | Belantek | |||||
| N24 | Jeneri | Menteri Besar | ||||||
| P014 | Merbok | N25 | N/A | |||||
| N26 | Tanjong Dawai | |||||||
| P015 | Sungai Petani | N27 | Pantai Merdeka | |||||
| N28 | PH (PKR) | |||||||
| N29 | Sidam | PH (PKR) | Opposition Leader | |||||
| P016 | Baling | N30 | Bayu | N/A | ||||
| N31 | Kupang | |||||||
| N32 | EXCO Member | |||||||
| P017 | Padang Serai | N33 | ||||||
| N34 | Lunas | N/A | ||||||
| P018 | Kulim-Bandar Baharu | N35 | Kulim | EXCO Member | ||||
| N36 | Bandar Baharu | N/A |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | ||||||
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | ||||||
| Vacant | |||||||||
| C | B | ||||||||
| Vacant | D | Sergeant-at-Arm | A | ||||||
| Vacant | Vacant | ||||||||
| Vacant | Vacant | the Mace | Vacant | ||||||
| Vacant | State Financial Officer | Vacant | |||||||
| Vacant | bgcolor=#002255 | State Legal Advisor | Vacant | ||||||
| Vacant | Secretary | State Secretary | Vacant | ||||||
| Vacant | Vacant | ||||||||
| Sultan |
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.
The following is the Speaker of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:
| No. | Speaker | Term start | Term end | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 7 | Abdullah Ismail | 27 October 1990 | 1995 | BN (UMNO) | Yan | |
| 8 | Zainol Md Isa | 5 June 1995 | 31 July 1998 | BN (UMNO) | Kupang | |
| 9 | 26 December 1999 | 2004 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | ||
| 11 | Md Rozai Safian | 2004 | 2008 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | |
| 12 | Abdul Isa Ismail | 2008 | 2013 | PR (PAS) | Non-MLA | |
| 12 | Md Rozai Safian | 2013 | 2018 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | |
| 13 | 4 July 2018 | 14 August 2020 | PH (PKR) | Non-MLA | ||
| 14 | Juhari Bulat | 25 August 2020 | 29 July 2023 | Ayer Hangat | ||
| 15 | Zubir Ahmad | 25 September 2023 | present | Non-MLA |
The 2023 Kedah state election witnessed 33 governmental seats and 3 non-governmental seats filled the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 29 safe seats and 2 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has only a safeseat. .
| GOVERNMENT SEATS | |||
| Marginal | |||
| Ayer Hangat | Shamsilah Siru | BERSATU | 47.31 |
| Lunas | Khairul Anuar Ramli | BERSATU | 52.99 |
| Fairly safe | |||
| Derga | Muhamad Amri Wahab | BERSATU | 56.72 |
| Kulim | Wong Chia Zhen | GERAKAN | 59.97 |
| Safe | |||
| Bukit Selambau | Azizan Hamzah | PAS | 60.13 |
| Gurun | Baddrol Bakhtiar | PAS | 61.37 |
| Pedu | Mohd Radzi Md Amin | PAS | 64.21 |
| Kuah | Amar Pared Mahamud | BERSATU | 64.34 |
| Suka Menanti | Dzowahir Ab Ghani | BERSATU | 64.44 |
| Kubang Rotan | Mohd Salleh Saidin | BERSATU | 65.36 |
| Pengkalan Kundor | Mardhiyyah Johari | PAS | 66.38 |
| Alor Mengkudu | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din | PAS | 68.19 |
| Bandar Baharu | Dr. Muhammad Suffian Yusoff | PAS | 71.38 |
| Bukit Kayu Hitam | Halimaton Shaadiah Saad | BERSATU | 72.92 |
| Sungai Tiang | Abdul Razak Khamis | BERSATU | 72.98 |
| Bayu | Mohd Taufik Yaacob | BERSATU | 73.76 |
| Merbau Pulas | Dr. Siti Ashah Ghazali | PAS | 73.78 |
| Kuala Ketil | Mansor Zakaria | BERSATU | 74.96 |
| Jitra | Dr. Haim Hilman Abdullah | PAS | 75.46 |
| Guar Chempedak | Abdul Ghafar Saad | BERSATU | 76.40 |
| Tanjong Dawai | Hanif Ghazali | PAS | 76.94 |
| Bukit Lada | Salim Mahmood | PAS | 78.12 |
| Ayer Hitam | Azhar Ibrahim | PAS | 78.34 |
| Anak Bukit | Rashidi Razak | PAS | 78.63 |
| Kupang | Najmi Ahmad | PAS | 78.81 |
| Pantai Merdeka | Shahrir Long | PAS | 79.06 |
| Jeneri | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor | PAS | 79.08 |
| Kota Siputeh | Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir | BERSATU | 79.60 |
| Kuala Nerang | Munir @ Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria | PAS | 82.35 |
| Bukit Pinang | Wan Romani Wan Salim | PAS | 82.82 |
| Belantek | Ahmad Sulaiman | PAS | 83.06 |
| Tokai | Dr. Mohd Hayati Othman | PAS | 84.43 |
| Sungai Limau | Mohd Azam Abd Samat | PAS | 84.88 |
| NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS | ||||
| Marginal | ||||
| Sidam | Baw Wong Bau Ek | PKR | 51.12 | |
| Bakar Arang | Adam Loh Wee Chai | PKR | 54.41 | |
| Safe | ||||
| Kota Darul Aman | Teh Swee Leong | DAP | 66.91 | |
| Assembly | Termbegan | Members | Election | Committee | Majority party/coalition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1959 | Syed Omar I | Alliance | |||
| 2nd | 1964 | Syed Omar II (1964-1967)Syed Ahmad I (1967-1969) | Alliance | |||
| 3rd | 1969 | Syed Ahmad II | Alliance (1969-1973)Barisan Nasional (1973-1974) | |||
| 4th | 1974 | Syed Ahmad III | Barisan Nasional | |||
| 5th | 1978 | Syed Nahar I | Barisan Nasional | |||
| 6th | 1982 | Syed Nahar II (1982-1985)Osman I (1985-1986) | Barisan Nasional | |||
| 7th | 1986 | Osman III | Barisan Nasional | |||
| 8th | 1990 | Osman III | Barisan Nasional | |||
| 9th | 1995 | Osman IV (1995-1996)Sanusi Junid (1996-1999) | Barisan Nasional | |||
| 10th | 1999 | Syed Razak I | Barisan Nasional | |||
| 11th | 2004 | Syed Razak II (2004-2005)Mahdzir (2005-2008) | Barisan Nasional | |||
| 12th | 2008 | Azizan | Pakatan Rakyat | |||
| 13th | 2013 | Mukhriz I (2013-2016)Ahmad Bashah (2016-2018) | Barisan Nasional | |||
| 14th | 2018 | Mukhriz II (2018-2020)Muhammad Sanusi I (2020-2023) | Pakatan Harapan (2018-2020)PH-Bersatu (2020) PN-BN (2020-2022) Perikatan Nasional (2022-2023) | |||
| 15th | 2023 | Muhammad Sanusi II | Perikatan Nasional | |||