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| Perlis State Legislative Assembly | |
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| Coa Pic: | Coat of arms of Perlis.svg |
| Legislature: | 15th Perlis State Legislative Assembly |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Foundation: | 1959 |
| Leader1 Type: | Raja |
| Leader1: | Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail |
| Election1: | 17 April 2000 |
| Leader2 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader2: | Rus’sele Eizan |
| Party2: | PN–PAS |
| Election2: | 19 December 2022 |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
| Leader4 Type: | Menteri Besar |
| Leader4: | Mohd Shukri Ramli |
| Party4: | PN–PAS |
| Election4: | 22 November 2022 |
| Leader5 Type: | Opposition Leader |
| Party5: | PH–PKR |
| Election5: | 19 December 2022 |
| Leader6 Type: | Secretary |
| Leader6: | Mawar binti Awang [1] |
| Election6: | 2021 |
| Members: | 15 Quorum: 5 Simple majority: 8 Two-thirds majority: 10 |
| Structure1: | Svgfiles 2022-11-25-13-19-14-752065-14842915061957288095.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (14) Opposition (1) Speaker (1) |
| Voting System1: | Plurality First-past-the-post (15 single-member constituencies) |
| Last Election1: | 19 November 2022 |
| Next Election1: | By 17 February 2028 |
| Meeting Place: | Perlis State Assembly Complex, Kangar, Perlis |
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.
| 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 | bgcolor=#031e61 | Speaker | ||||
| P01 | Padang Besar | N1 | Titi Tinggi | EXCO member | ||||
| N2 | Beseri | Haziq Asyraf Dun | bgcolor=#031e61 | N/A | ||||
| N3 | Chuping | Saad Seman | bgcolor=#031e61 | |||||
| N4 | Mata Ayer | bgcolor=#031e61 | EXCO member | |||||
| N5 | Santan | bgcolor=#031e61 | ||||||
| P02 | Kangar | N6 | Bintong | bgcolor=#031e61 | N/A | |||
| N7 | Sena | Marzita Mansor | ||||||
| N8 | Indera Kayangan | Gan Ay Ling | bgcolor= | PH (PKR) | Leader of the Opposition | |||
| N9 | Kuala Perlis | Abu Bakar Hamzah | N/A | |||||
| N10 | Kayang | Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil | bgcolor=#031e61 | EXCO member | ||||
| P03 | Arau | N11 | Pauh | Megat Hashirat Hassan | ||||
| N12 | Tambun Tulang | Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak | ||||||
| N13 | Guar Sanji | bgcolor=#031e61 | N/A | |||||
| N14 | Simpang Empat | bgcolor=#031e61 | EXCO member | |||||
| N15 | Sanglang | Mohd Shukri Ramli | bgcolor=#031e61 | Menteri Besar |
| Vacant | |||||||
| C | B | ||||||
| Sergeant-at-Arm | |||||||
| Vacant | D | the Mace | A | State Financial Officer | |||
| Vacant | State Legal Advisor | ||||||
| Vacant | State Secretary | ||||||
| Secretary | |||||||
| Raja |
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.
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.
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 | 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 | bgcolor=#031e61 | Non-MLA |
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 |
| Assembly | Termbegan | 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 | |||