Perlis State Legislative Assembly

Perlis State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis ديوان اوندڠن نڬري ڤرليس‬
14th Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1959
Leadership
Raja	Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail since 17 April 2000
Speaker	Hamdan Bahari, BN-UMNO since 24 June 2013
Deputy Speaker	Mohd. Shukri Ramli, PN-PAS since 20 July 2018
Menteri Besar	Azlan Man, BN-UMNO since 7 May 2013
Opposition Leader	Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil, PH-PKR since 20 July 2018
Secretary	Mawar binti Awang [1] since 2021
Structure
Seats	15 Quorum: 5 Simple majority: 8 Two-thirds majority: 10
Political groups	(As of 4 August 2019) Government (10)   BN (10)   UMNO (9)   MCA (1) Confidence and supply (2)   PN (2)   PAS (2) Opposition (3)   PH (3)   PKR (3) Speaker (1)   non-MLA
Committees	show 5 Committee of Selection Public Accounts Committee House Committee Committee of Privileges Standing Orders Committee
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (15 single-member constituencies)
Last election	9 May 2018
Next election	20 September 2023 or earlier
Meeting place
, 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.

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.

Current composition[]

No.	Parliamentary constituency	No.	State Constituency	Portrait	Member	Coalition (Party)	Post
-	-	#	Non-MLA		Hamdan Bahari	BN (UMNO)	Speaker
P01	Padang Besar	N1	Titi Tinggi		Teh Chai Aan	BN (MCA)	EXCO member
		N2	Beseri		Ruzaini Rais	BN (UMNO)	EXCO member
		N3	Chuping		Asmaiza Ahmad	BN (UMNO)	EXCO member
		N4	Mata Ayer		Siti Berenee Yahaya	BN (UMNO)	EXCO member
		N5	Santan		Azizan Sulaiman	BN (UMNO)	EXCO member
P02	Kangar	N6	Bintong		Azlan Man	BN (UMNO)	Menteri Besar
		N7	Sena		Asrul Nizan Abd. Jalil	PH (PKR)	Opposition Leader
		N8	Indera Kayangan		Gan Ay Ling	PH (PKR)	N/A
		N9	Kuala Perlis		Nor Azam Karap	PH (PKR)
		N10	Kayang		Hamizan Hassan	BN (UMNO)	EXCO member
P03	Arau	N11	Pauh		Rozieana Ahmad	BN (UMNO)	EXCO member
		N12	Tambun Tulang		Ismail Kassim	BN (UMNO)	N/A
		N13	Guar Sanji		Mohd. Ridzuan Hashim	PN (PAS)
		N14	Simpang Empat		Nurulhisham Yaakob	BN (UMNO)	EXCO member
		N15	Sanglang		Mohd. Shukri Ramli	PN (PAS)	Deputy Speaker

Seating arrangement[]

Role[]

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:

Election pendulum[]

The 14th General Election witnessed 10 governmental seats and 5 non-governmental seats filled the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. However, none of the government side has safe and fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has just 1 fairly safe seat.

References[]

External links[]

• Perlis State Government official website