The 14th Kedah State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.
The Kedah State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 23 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 21 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (Sultan of Kedah) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Kedah).
The state election resulting in a hung parliament, as no parties gained simple majority. Pakatan Harapan (PH) gained a plurality in the election, winning 18 seats but still short of 1 seat for a simple majority win; nevertheless PH were invited by Sultan of Kedah to form the state government. Mukhriz Mahathir, from BERSATU, was sworn in as Menteri Besar on 11 May 2018. This is Mukhriz's second term as Menteri Besar, having held the position from 2013 to 2016 under his previous party UMNO-BN.
Contenders
Barisan Nasional (BN) contested all 36 seats in Kedah State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UNMO) is to set to contest major share of Barisan Nasional (BN) seats.
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) also contested all 36 seats in Kedah.
Pakatan Harapan have decided to contest all 36 seats in Kedah. On 4 February 2018, Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize 4 seats. The seats are Guar Chempedak, Pantai Merdeka, Gurun and Kulim.4 kerusi DUN Kedah masih tak selesai On 26 February 2018, Pakatan Harapan has completed the distribution of seats in Kedah. Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) is to set to contest major share of Pakatan Harapan seats.Rundingan muktamad, Bersatu beroleh kerusi DUN terbanyak Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) will contest in 14 seats while the National Trust Party (Amanah) will have 10 seats. People's Justice Party (PKR) and the Democratic Action Party (DAP) will contest 10 and 2 seats.
Political parties CoalitionOther partiesIncumbentOppositionBarisan Nasional (BN) Pakatan Harapan (PH)Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) PRM umum tanding satu kerusi Parlimen, tiga Dun di Kedah United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) National Trust Party (Amanah) People's Justice Party (PKR) Democratic Action Party (DAP) Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
The contested seats
No.State constituencyIncumbent State AssemblymanPolitical partiesBarisan NasionalNawawi akan berdepan Mahathir di Langkawi Pakatan HarapanAmanah umum 13 calon tanding di KedahMahathir bertanding di Langkawi, Wan Saiful sah di PendangGagasan SejahteraSenarai calon Pas bertanding di Kedah pada PRU14Other parties/IndCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyN01Ayer HangatMohd Rawi Abdul Hamid (BN)Mohd Rawi Abdul HamidUMNOJohari BulatBersatuAzlina Azinan PAS N02KuahNor Saidi Nanyan (BN)Nor Saidi NanyanMohd Firdaus Ahmad Mazlan AhmadMohamad Ratu MansorINDN03Kota SiputehAbu Hasan Sarif (BN)Ahmad Azhar AbdullahSalmee SaidAmanah Mat Rejab Md AkhirN04Ayer HitamMukhriz Mahathir (PH)Abu Hasan SarifA. Aziz MohamodBersatu Azhar Ibrahim N05Bukit Kayu HitamAhmad Zaini Japar (BN)Ahmad Zaini JaparHalimahton Shaadiah SaadHabshah Bakar N06JitraAminuddin Omar (BN)Aminuddin OmarMukhriz MahathirZulhazmi Othman N07Kuala NerangBadrol Hisham Hashim (BN)Badrol Hisham HashimSyed Fadzil Syed Embun Munir @ Mohamad Yusuf Zakaria N08PeduKama Noriah Ibrahim (BN)Kama Noriah IbrahimHashim IdrisPKR Mohd Radzi Md Amin N09Bukit LadaAhmad Lebai Sudin (BN)Ariffin ManMohd Aizad bin RoslanBersatu Salim MahmoodIsmail Othman INDN10Bukit PinangWan Romani Wan Salim (GS)Mohammad Nawar AriffinChe Mat Dzaher AhmadPKR Wan Romani Wan SalimN11DergaTan Kok Yew (PH)Cheah Soon HaiGerakanTan Kok Yew DAPYahya SaadN12Suka Menanti (previously known as Bakar Bata)Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (BN)Ahmad Bashah Md HanipahUMNO Zamri YusufPKR Mohd Sabri OmarN13Kota Darul AmanTeoh Boon Kok @ Teoh Kai Kok (PH)Tan Eng HwaMCATeh Swee Leong DAP Zulkifli Che Haron Tan Kang YapPRMN14Alor MengkuduAhmad Saad @ Yahaya (GS)Abdul Malik SaadUMNOPhahrolrazi Mohd ZawawiAmanah Ahmad Yahya N15Anak BukitAmiruddin Hamzah (PH)Johari AzizAmiruddin HamzahBersatu Hamdi Ishak N16Kubang RotanMohd Nasir Mustafa (GS)Abdul Muthalib HarunMohd Asmirul Anuar ArisAmanah Omar Saad N17Pengkalan KundorPhahrolrazi Zawawi (PH)Abd. Halim SaidIsmail Salleh Ahmad Fakhruddin Sheikh FakhruraziN18TokaiMohamed Taulan Mat Rasul (GS)Fatahi OmarMohd Firdaus JaafarMohd Hayati OthmanN19Sungai TiangSuraya Yaacob (BN)Suraya YaacobAbdul Razak KhamisBersatu Saiful Syazwan Shafie N20Sungai LimauMohd Azam Samat (GS)Norma AwangZahran AbdullahAmanahMohd Azam Abd Samat N21Guar ChempedakKu Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (BN)Ku Abdul Rahman Ku IsmailMohd Saffuan SabariBersatu Musoddak AhmadN22GurunLeong Yong Kong (BN)Boey Chin GanMCA Johari AbdulPKRMuzaini AzizanPalaniappan MarimuthuINDN23BelantekMohd Tajudin Abdullah (BN)Mohd Tajudin AbdullahUMNOAbdul Rashid AbdullahAmanah Mad Isa Shafie N24JeneriMahadzir Abdul Hamid (BN)Mahadzir Abdul HamidMohd Nazri bin Abu HassanBersatuMuhammad Sanusi Md NorN25Bukit SelambauKrishnamoorthy Rajannaidu (PH)Jaspal Singh Gurbakhes SinghMICSummugam Rengasamy PKRMohd Ali SulaimanN26Tanjong DawaiTajul Urus Mat Zain (BN)Anuar AhmadUMNO Annuar Abd HamidBersatuHanif GhazaliN27Pantai MerdekaAli Yahaya (BN)Ali YahayaRosli YusofAmanah Ahmad Fadzli HashimN28Bakar ArangOoi Tze Min (PH)Ko Hung WengMCAOoi Tze Min PKROthman Che MeeTan Khee ChyePRMTan Hock HuatINDN29SidamRobert Ling Kui Ee (PH)Tan Kok SeongGerakanRobert Ling Kui EeNorhidayah Foo Abdullah Mohd Hashim SaaludinPRMN30BayuAzmi Che Husain (BN)Mohamed Noor Mohamed AminUMNOAbd Rahim KechikBersatuAbd Nasir IdrisN31KupangHarun Abdul Aziz (BN)Harun Abdul AzizJohari AbdullahAmanahNajmi Ahmad N32Kuala KetilMd Zuki Yusof (GS)Mohd. Khairul AbdullahMohamad Sofee Razak PKRMansor ZakariaN33Merbau PulasSiti Aishah Ghazali (GS)Asmadi Abu TalibAbd. Razak SallehAmanah Siti Aishah GhazaliN34LunasAzman Nasrudin (PH)Thuraisingam K.S. MuthuMICAzman NasrudinPKR Ahmad Taufiq Baharum N35KulimChua Thiong Gee (BN)Chua Thiong GeeMCAYeo Keng ChuanMohd Khairi Mohd SallehLee Ah LiongPRMN36Bandar BaharuNorsabrina Mohd Noor (BN)Norsabrina Mohd NoorUMNOAzimi DaimBersatu Rohaizat Ja'afar
Election pendulum The 14th General Election witnessed 18 governmental seats and 18 non-governmental seats filled the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 1 safe seat and 3 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat. GOVERNMENT SEATSMarginal Kota Siputeh Salmee Said AMANAH 38.52 Alor Mengkudu Phahrolrazi Zawawi AMANAH 39.75 Kulim Yeo Keng Chuan PKR 41.55 Bukit Kayu Hitam Halimahton Shaadiah Saad BERSATU 41.72 Anak Bukit Ir. Amiruddin Hamzah BERSATU 42.21 Pengkalan Kundor Dr. Ismail Salleh AMANAH 42.58 Ayer Hangat Johari Bulat BERSATU 42.89 Bukit Selambau Summugam Rengasamy PKR 45.11 Gurun Johari Abdul PKR 47.32 Kubang Rotan Mohd. Asmirul Anuar Aris AMANAH 48.67 Kuah Mohd. Firdaus Ahmad BERSATU 49.05 Derga Tan Kok Yew DAP 50.79 Suka Menanti Zamri Yusuf PKR 53.35 Jitra Mukhriz Dr. Mahathir BERSATU 55.58Fairly safe Lunas Azman Nasrudin PKR 57.62 Sidam Robert Ling Kui Ee PKR 58.09 Bakar Arang Simon Ooi Tze Min PKR 58.21Safe Kota Darul Aman Teh Swee Leong DAP 69.99
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATSMarginal Bandar Baharu Norsabrina Mohd. Noor UMNO 34.43 Merbau Pulas Siti Aishah Ghazali PAS 34.57 Guar Chempedak Dr. Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail UMNO 35.30 Tanjong Dawai Hanif Ghazali PAS 35.37 Ayer Hitam Azhar Ibrahim PAS 36.71 Sungai Tiang Suraya Yaacob UMNO 38.39 Bukit Lada Salim Mahmood PAS 38.85 Pedu Mohd. Radzi Md. Amin PAS 43.13 Bukit Pinang Wan Romani Wan Salim PAS 43.57 Bayu Abd. Nasir Idris PAS 43.70 Kuala Ketil Mansor Zakaria PAS 44.09 Kuala Nerang Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria PAS 45.61 Pantai Merdeka Ahmad Fadzli Hashim PAS 45.62 Kupang Najmi Ahmad PAS 45.64 Jeneri Muhammad Sanusi Md. Nor PAS 46.31 Belantek Mad Isa Shafie PAS 50.52 Tokai Dr. Mohd. Hayati Othman PAS 52.33 Sungai Limau Mohd. Azam Abd. Samat PAS 53.01
Results
By parliamentary constituency Pakatan Harapan won 9 of 15 parliamentary constituency. No. Constituency Barisan Nasional Gagasan Sejahtera Pakatan Harapan Member of ParliamentP004Langkawi34.35%19.49%45.91%Nawawi Ahmad (13th Parliament)Mahathir Mohamad (14th Parliament)P005Jerlun29.58%34.15%36.27%Othman Aziz (13th Parliament)Mukhriz Mahathir (14th Parliament)P006Kubang Pasu 27.97% 22.52% 49.51%Mohd Johari Baharum (13th Parliament)Amiruddin Hamzah (14th Parliament)P007Padang Terap 38.52% 44.40% 17.08%Mahdzir KhalidP008Pokok Sena 27.57% 36.74% 35.06%Mahfuz OmarP009Alor Setar26.21%20.77%53.02%Gooi Hsiao-Leung (13th Parliament)Chan Ming Kai (14th Parliament)P010Kuala Kedah 24.23% 31.09% 44.68%Azman IsmailP011Pendang32.28%44.18%23.54%Othman Abdul (13th Parliament)Awang Hashim (14th Parliament)P012Jerai 30.59% 37.36% 31.80%Jamil Khir Baharom (13th Parliament)Sabri Azit (14th Parliament)P013Sik 36.23% 48.22% 15.55%Mansor Abd Rahman (13th Parliament)Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (14th Parliament)P014Merbok 27.86% 32.79% 39.35%Ismail Daut (13th Parliament)Nor Azrina Surip (14th Parliament)P015Sungai Petani 22.77% 30.50% 46.55%Johari AbdulP016Baling 39.87% 44.45% 15.68%Abdul Azeez Abdul RahimP017Padang Serai24.17%28.51%47.32%Surendran Nagarajan (13th Parliament)Karuppaiya Muthusamy (14th Parliament)P018Kulim-Bandar Baharu 31.57% 31.01% 37.36%Abd. Aziz Sheikh Fadzir (13th Parliament)Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (14th Parliament)
Seats that changed allegiance No. Seat Previous Party (2013) Current Party (2018) N01 Ayer Hangat Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU) N02 Kuah Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU) N03 Kota Siputeh Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) N04 Ayer Hitam Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N05 Bukit Kayu Hitam Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU) N06 Jitra Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU) N07 Kuala Nerang Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N08 Pedu Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N09 Bukit Lada Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N12 Suka Menanti Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (PKR) N14 Alor Mengkudu Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) N15 Anak Bukit Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU) N16 Kubang Rotan Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) N17 Pengkalan Kundor Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) N22 Gurun Barisan Nasional (MCA) Pakatan Harapan (PKR) N23 Belantek Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N24 Jeneri Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N26 Tanjong Dawai Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N27 Pantai Merdeka Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N30 Bayu Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N31 Kupang Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N35 Kulim Barisan Nasional (MCA) Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
Aftermath
Pakatan Harapan contest in Kedah for the first time using one of its component party logo, PKR. As the result, PH was able to wrest half of the 36 state seats, comprising most of the mixed seats including Malay/Muslim majority seats in the urban and semi-urban areas, as well as the only single Chinese-majority state seats of Kota Darul Aman that was retained by its other component party, DAP since 2008.