Perlis State Legislative Assembly

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.

Perlis State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis ديوان اوندڠن نݢري ڤرليس‬‎
15th 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	Rus’sele Eizan, PN–PAS since 19 December 2022
Menteri Besar	Mohd Shukri Ramli, PN–PAS since 22 November 2022
Opposition Leader	Gan Ay Ling, PH–PKR since 19 December 2022
Secretary	Mawar binti Awang [1] since 2021
Structure
Seats	15 Quorum: 5 Simple majority: 8 Two-thirds majority: 10
Political groups	(As of 23 November 2022[update]) Government (14)   PN (14)   PAS (9)   BERSATU (5) Opposition (1)   PH (1)   PKR (1) Speaker (1)   non-MLA
Committees	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	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)

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

For a complete list of members, see List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2022–present).

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

	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

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

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

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.

2022 Perlis state election

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

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

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

External links

• Perlis State Government official website