Perak State Legislative Assembly


The Perak State Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to the federal parliament and other state assemblies.
The Assembly convenes at the Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan in the state capital, Ipoh. At 59 seats, it is the largest state assembly among the 11 legislatures of the States of Malaya.

Current composition

No.State ConstituencyPortraitMemberCoalition Post
-Non-MLAMohamad Zahir Abdul KhalidBN Speaker
N1Pengkalan HuluAznel IbrahimBN N/A
N2TemenggorSalbiah MohamedBN N/A
N3KeneringMohd. Tarmizi IdrisBN N/A
N4Kota TampanSaarani MohamadBN EXCO member
N5SelamaMohd Akmal KamaruddinPN EXCO member
N6Kubu GajahKhalil YahayaPN Deputy Speaker
N7Batu KurauDr. Muhammad Amin ZakariaBN N/A
N8Titi SerongHasnul Zulkarnain Abdul MunaimPN N/A
N9Kuala KurauAbdul Yunus JamahriPN EXCO member
N10Alor PongsuSham Mat SahatBN N/A
N11Gunong SemanggolRazman ZakariaPN EXCO member
N12SelinsingMohamad Noor DawooBN N/A
N13Kuala SepetangMohd. Kamaruddin Abu BakarBN N/A
N14Changkat JeringAhmad Saidi Mohamad DaudBN EXCO member
N15TrongJamilah ZakariaBN N/A
N16KamuntingMuhd. Fadhil NuruddinPH N/A
N17Pokok AssamLeow Thye YihPH N/A
N18AulongNga Kor MingPH MP of Teluk Intan
N19ChenderohZainun Mat NoorBN N/A
N20Lubok MerbauJurij JalaluddinBN N/A
N21LintangMohd Zolkafly HarunBN EXCO member
N22JalongLoh Sze YeePH N/A
N23ManjoiAsmuni AwiPH N/A
N24Hulu KintaMuhamad Arafat Varisai MahamadPH N/A
N25CanningJenny Choy Tsi JenPH N/A
N26Tebing TinggiDr. Abdul Aziz BariPH Opposition Leader
N27Pasir PinjiLee Chuan HowPH N/A
N28BerchamOng Boon PiowPH N/A
N29KepayangKo Chung SenPH N/A
N30BuntongSivasubramaniam AthinarayananGERAKANN/A
N31JelapangCheah Poh HianPH N/A
N32MenglembuChaw Kam FoonPH N/A
N33TronohYong Choo KiongPN N/A
N34Bukit ChandanMaslin Sham RazmanBN N/A
N35ManongMohd. Zuraimi RazaliBN N/A
N36Pengkalan BaharuAbd. Manap HashimBN N/A
N37Pantai RemisWong May IngPH N/A
N38AstakaTeoh Yee ChernPH N/A
N39BelanjaKhairudin Abu HanipahBN N/A
N40BotaKhairul Shahril MohamedBN EXCO member
N41Malim NawarLeong Cheok KengPH N/A
N42KeranjiChong ZheminPH N/A
N43Tulang SekahNolee Ashilin Mohamed RadziPN EXCO member
N44Sungai RapatMohammad Nizar JamaluddinPH N/A
N45Simpang PulaiTan Kar HingPH N/A
N46TejaNg Shy ChingPH N/A
N47ChenderiangAhmad Faizal AzumuPN Menteri Besar,MP of Tambun
N48Ayer KuningSamsudin Abu HassanBN N/A
N49Sungai ManikZainol Fadzi PaharudinPN Advisor of Menteri Besar
N50Kampong GajahWan Norashikin Wan NoordinBN EXCO member
N51Pasir PanjangYahaya Mat NorPH N/A
N52PangkorDr. Zambry Abdul KadirBN N/A
N53RungkupShahrul Zaman YahyaBN EXCO member
N54Hutan MelintangKhairuddin TarmiziBN N/A
N55Pasir BedamarTerence NaiduPH N/A
N56Changkat JongMohd. Azhar JamaluddinBN N/A
N57SungkaiSivanesan AchalingamPH N/A
N58SlimVacantN/AN/A
N59BehrangAminuddin ZulkipliPH N/A

Seats
Perikatan Nasional :31
United Malays National Organisation 24
Malaysian United Indigenous Party 4
Malaysian Islamic Party 3
Independent 2
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 1
Pakatan Harapan :24
Democratic Action Party 16
National Trust Party 5
People's Justice Party 3
Vacant1
Overall total59

Seating arrangement


Role

The Perak State Legislative Assembly enacts laws that apply in Perak. It must hold at least three sittings a year and table a budget in March and late October or early November. The Speaker presides over sittings in the Assembly and ensures order during debates. The present Speaker is Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid.
The majority party or coalition in the Assembly forms the state government, led by the Menteri Besar. He appoints the state executive council, or EXCO, drawing from members of the Assembly.

Speakers of The Assembly

[Perak state election, 2018]

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Results by state constituencies

Perak state election, 2013

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Perak state election, 2008

The following is the results of the 2008 state assembly elections. Three Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen have since quit their parties to become independents caucusing with Barisan Nasional, triggering the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. The Pakatan Rakyat government formed after the election then been removed from power.

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 29 governmental seats and 30 non-governmental seats filled the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 18 safe seat and 1 fairly safe seat. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.