The next Pahang state election, will elect members of the 16th Pahang State Legislative Assembly. It must be held on or before 27 February 2028, pursuant to clause 26(4) of the Constitution of Pahang or unless dissolved earlier by the Sultan of Pahang on the advice of the Menteri Besar of Pahang.

All 42 seats in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly will be contested. The election will determine whether the incumbent Barisan Nasional government under Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail retains power, or whether opposition coalitions such as Pakatan Harapan or Perikatan Nasional can secure a majority.

Constituencies

Composition before dissolution BN PH IND PN 19 101 17 17 1 1 6 3 1 15 2 UMNO MIC MCA DAP PKR AMANAH IND PAS BERSATU Background Previous election

The previous state election was held on 19 November 2022 following the dissolution of the 15th State Legislative Assembly. The election resulted in a hung assembly with Perikatan Nasional emerging as the largest bloc, one seat ahead of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition government.

On 27 November, one week after the election, it was announced that Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail would be reappointed as Menteri Besar at the head of a coalition government consisting of Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan.

2026: BERSATU joins BN-led state government After PAS' official end of cooperation with BERSATU and disputes over its Perikatan Nasional membership, BERSATU started to act independently. Two assemblymen from BERSATU decided to support BN-led state government with approval from the party leadership on 26 August 2026.

Electoral system Elections in Malaysia are conducted at the federal and state levels. Federal elections elect members of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament, while state elections in each of the 13 states elect members of their respective state legislative assembly. As Malaysia follows the Westminster system of government, the head of government (Prime Minister at the federal level and the Menteri Besar/Chief Ministers/Premier at the state level) is the person who commands the confidence of the majority of members in the respective legislature – this is normally the leader of the party or coalition with the majority of seats in the legislature.

The Legislative Assembly currently consists of 42 members, known as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), that are elected for five-year terms. Each MLA is elected from a single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post voting system; each constituency contains approximately an equal number of voters. If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the government, with its leader becoming the Premier. In the event of a hung parliament, where no single party obtains the majority of seats, the government may still form through a coalition or a confidence and supply agreement with other parties. In practice, coalitions and alliances in Malaysia, and by extension, in Sarawak, generally persist between elections, and member parties do not normally contest for the same seats.

The voting age is currently 18. Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia, which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Department. Malaysia practices automatic voter registration but does not practice compulsory voting.

Preparations Political parties Barisan Nasional is expected to defend its governing mandate, while Pakatan Harapan aims to expend influence after the election. Perikatan Nasional may also expand its challenge in Malay-majority constituencies.

Seat negotiations among opposition parties are expected to play a major role in determining electoral competitiveness.

Departing incumbents The following members of the 15th Pahang State Legislative Assembly did not seek re-election. No.State ConstituencyDeparting MLACoalition (Party)Date confirmedFirst electedReason

Candidates Candidate announcements are expected closer to nomination day. No.ParliamentaryconstituencyNo.State ConstituencyIncumbent MemberIncumbent Coalition(Party)Political coalitions and respective candidates and coalitionsBarisan Nasional (BN)Pakatan Harapan (PH)Perikatan Nasional (PN)Others Candidate namePartyCandidate namePartyCandidate namePartyCandidate namePartyCandidate namePartyP078Cameron HighlandsN01Tanah RataHo Chi YangPH (DAP)MCADAPGERAKAN N02JelaiWan Rosdy Wan IsmailBN (UMNO)UMNOPKRP079Lipis N03 Padang Tengku Mustapa LongBN (UMNO)UMNOAMANAHPAS N04 Cheka Tuan Ibrahim Tuan ManMCAPKRPAS N05 Benta Mohd. Soffi Abd. RazakBN (UMNO)UMNOPKRP080Raub N06 Batu Talam Abdul Aziz Mat KiramBN (UMNO)UMNOPKR N07 Tras Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja PujiPH (DAP)MCADAPGERAKAN N08 Dong Fadzli Mohamad KamalBN (UMNO)UMNOAMANAHPASP081Jerantut N09 Tahan Mohd Zakhwan Ahmad BadarddinUMNOAMANAHPAS N10 Damak Zuridan Mohd DaudUMNOPKRPAS N11 Pulau Tawar Yohanis AhmadUMNOAMANAHPASP082Indera Mahkota N12 Beserah Andansura RabuUMNOAMANAHPAS N13 Semambu Chan Chun KuangPH (PKR)UMNOPKRPASP083Kuantan N14 Teruntum Sim Chon SiangPH (PKR)MCAPKRGERAKAN N15 Tanjung Lumpur Rosli Abdul JabarUMNOAMANAHPAS N16 Inderapura Shafik Fauzan SharifBN (UMNO)UMNOPKRPASP084Paya Besar N17 Sungai Lembing Mohamad Ayub Mat AshriUMNOPKRPAS N18 Lepar Mohd Yazid Mohd YunusUMNOAMANAH N19 Panching Mohd Tarmizi YahayaUMNOPKRPASP085Pekan N20 Pulau Manis Mohd Rafiq Khan Ahmad KhanUMNODAPPAS N21 Peramu Jaya Mohamad Nizar Mohammad NajibBN (UMNO)UMNOAMANAH N22 Bebar Mohd Fakhruddin Mohd AriffBN (UMNO)UMNO AMANAH N23 Chini Mohd Sharim Md ZainBN (UMNO)UMNOPKRPASP086Maran N24 Luit Mohd Sofian Abd JalilUMNOPKRPAS N25 Kuala Sentul Jasri JamaluddinUMNOPKR N26 Chenor Mujjibur Rahman IshakUMNOAMANAHPASP087Kuala Krau N27 Jenderak Rodzuan ZaabaBN (UMNO)UMNOPKRPAS N28 Kerdau Syed Ibrahim Syed AhmadBN (UMNO)UMNOAMANAHN29JengkaShahril Azman Abd HalimUMNOAMANAHPASP088TemerlohN30MentakabWoo Chee WanPH (DAP) MCADAPN31LanchangHassan OmarUMNOPKRPASN32Kuala SemantanHassanuddin SalimUMNOAMANAHPASP089BentongN33BilutLee Chin ChenPH (DAP)MCADAPGERAKAN N34KetariThomas Su Keong SiongPH (DAP)UMNODAPGERAKAN N35SabaiArumugam Verappa PillaiBN (MIC)MICDAPN36PelangaiAmizar Abu AdamBN (UMNO)UMNOAMANAHPASP090BeraN37GuaiSabariah SaidanBN (UMNO)UMNO AMANAHN38TriangLeong Yu ManPH (DAP)MCADAPN39KemayanKhaizulnizam Mohamad ZuldinBN (UMNO)UMNOPKRPASP091RompinN40Bukit IbamNazri AhmadUMNOPKRPASN41Muadzam ShahRazali KassimBN (UMNO)UMNOPKRN42TiomanMohd Johari HussainBN (UMNO)UMNOAMANAHPAS Opinion polls Opinion polling has yet to intensify significantly ahead of the election.

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