The Perlis State Legislative Assembly () 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.Kompleks Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis State Government 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.
Pakatan Harapan's (PH) People's Justice Party (PKR) holds the remaining seat.
Current composition
Government (11)Opposition (1)Vacant (3)PNBERSATUPHVAC651361PASBERSATUPKRVAC No.Parliamentary constituencyNo.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)Post - -#Non-MLARus'sele Eizan SpeakerP001Padang BesarN01Titi TinggiIzizam Ibrahim EXCO MemberN02BeseriHaziq Asyraf DunN/AN03ChupingVacantN04Mata AyerWan Badariah Wan Saad N05SantanMohammad Azmir Azizan P002KangarN06BintongVacantN07SenaMarzita Mansor EXCO MemberN08Indera KayanganGan Ay Ling PH (PKR)Leader of the OppositionN09Kuala PerlisAbu Bakar Hamzah Menteri BesarN10KayangAsrul Aimran Abd Jalil N/AP003ArauN11PauhMegat Hashirat HassanEXCO MemberN12Tambun TulangWan Zikri Afthar IshakN13Guar SanjiVacant N/AN14Simpang EmpatRazali Saad N15SanglangMohd Shukri Ramli
Seating arrangement Vacant Vacant Vacant C B Vacant Sergeant-at-Arm N13 Guar Sanji (vacant) Vacant D the Mace A Vacant State Financial OfficerN06 Bintong (vacant) State Legal Advisor N03 Chuping (vacant) State Secretary Secretary 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.
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.
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 endParty 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-MLA7Rus'sele Eizan19 December 2022IncumbentNon-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. GOVERNMENT SEATSMarginal 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 53.74Fairly 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 58.42Safe Sanglang Mohd Shukri Ramli PAS 62.13 Simpang Empat Razali Saad PAS 66.40 Guar Sanji Mohd. Ridzuan Hashim PAS 74.20
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATSMarginal Indera Kayangan Gan Ay Ling PKR 46.42
List of Assemblies AssemblyTerm beganMembersCommitteeGoverning partiesState Council195517Raja Ahmad I (1948–1957)Mohd Razali I (1957–1959)Alliance 1st195912Sheikh Ahmad IAlliance 2nd1964Sheikh Ahmad IIAlliance 3rd1969Sheikh Ahmad III (1969–1971)Alliance Jaafar I (1972–1974)Alliance –PAS (1972–1973)BN (1973–1974)4th1974Jaafar IIBN (1974–1977)BN (1977–1978)5th1978Jaafar III (1978–1981)Ali I (1981–1982)BN 6th1982Ali IIBN 7th198614Abdul Hamid IBN 8th1990Abdul Hamid IIBN 9th199515Shahidan IBN 10th1999Shahidan IIBN 11th2004Shahidan IIIBN 12th2008Md IsaBN 13th2013Azlan IBN 14th2018Azlan IIBN (2018–2019)BN –PAS (2019–2020)BN –PN (2020–2022)15th2022Mohd Shukri (2022–2025) Abu Bakar (since 2025)PN (2022–2026)BERSATU–PN (2026–present)
References
External links Perlis State Government official website