Perak State Legislative Assembly

Perak State Legislative Assembly Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak
13th Perak State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	21 July 1959
Leadership
Sultan	Sultan Dr. Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Since 29 May 2014
Speaker	S. Thangeswary, BN–MIC Since 9 August 2016
Deputy Speaker	Nasarudin Hashim, BN–UMNO Since 28 June 2013
Menteri Besar	Zambry Abdul Kadir, BN–UMNO Since 7 May 2013
Opposition Leader	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, PH–Amanah Since 28 June 2013
Structure
Seats	59 Quorum: 20 Simple majority: 30 Two-thirds majority: 39
Political groups	(As of 24 February 2016) Government      Barisan Nasional (31) EXCO Members: 11 Backbenchers: 20      UMNO (30)      MCA (1) Opposition      Pakatan Harapan (24)      DAP (18)      PKR (5)      Amanah (1)      PAS (4)      Independent (0)      Vacant (0)
Committees	2 Public Accounts Committee Committee of Privileges
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (59 single-member constituencies)
Last election	5 May 2013
Next election	on or before 28 August 2018
Meeting place
Perak Darul Ridzuan Building, Ipoh, Perak
Website
www.perak.gov.my

The Perak State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to the federal parliament and other state assemblies (except Sarawak).

The Assembly convenes at the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building in the state capital, Ipoh.

Current composition

Current composition by political affiliation

31	24	4
Barisan Nasional	PH	PAS

	Seats
Barisan Nasional:	31
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)	30
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	1
Opposition:	28
Democratic Action Party (DAP)	18
People's Justice Party (PKR)	5
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)	4
National Trust Party (Amanah)	1
Overall total	59

Role

The Perak State Legislative Assembly enacts laws that apply in Perak. It must hold at least three sittings a year and table a budget in March and late October or early November.^[1] The Speaker presides over sittings in the Assembly and ensures order during debates. The present Speaker is Dato' Sri Devamany S. Krishnasamy.

The majority party or coalition in the Assembly forms the state government, led by the Menteri Besar. He appoints the state executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan), drawing from members of the Assembly.

Perak state election, 2013

Perak state election, 2013

5 May 2013

All 59 seats in the Perak State Legislative Assembly 30 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Zambry Abdul Kadir Nizar Jamaluddin Party Barisan Nasional Pakatan Rakyat Leader's seat Pangkor Pasir Panjang (ran in Changkat Jering, won) Last election 28 seats, 46.1% 31 seats, 51.1% Seats before 28 27 Seats won 31 28 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 506,947[2] 625,710 Percentage 44.71% 54.48% Swing 1.3% 3.3%

Menteri Besar before election Zambry Abdul Kadir Barisan Nasional Menteri Besar-designate Zambry Abdul Kadir Barisan Nasional

Summary of the 5 May 2013 Perak State Assembly Malaysian general election, 2013

	Candidate	Vote	% vote	Seat	% seat	+/–
Negeri Perak
Barisan Nasional (BN):	59	506,947	44.40	31	52.54	3
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu (UMNO)	36			30	50.84	3
Persatuan Cina Malaysia (MCA)	15			1	1.69
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)	4			0	0.00
Kongres India Se-Malaysia (MIC)	3			0	0.00
Parti Progresif Rakyat (PPP)	1			0	0.00
Pakatan Rakyat:	59	625,710	54.80	28	47.46	3
Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP)	18			18	30.51
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)	20			5	8.47	2
Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS)	21			5	8.47	1
Independent (and others)	25	9,122	0.80	0	0.00
Total	144	1,141,779	100.00	59	100.00

Perak state election, 2008

The following is the results of the 2008 state assembly elections. Three Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen have since quit their parties to become independents caucusing with Barisan Nasional, triggering the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. The Pakatan Rakyat government formed after the election then been removed from power.^[3]

 Summary of the 8 March 2008 Perak State Legislative Assembly election results

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front[lower-alpha 1]		BN	59			28	47.46	-24
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				27	45.76	-7
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA				1	1.69	-9
		Malaysian People's Movement Party	Gerakan				0	0.00	-4
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC				0	0.00	-4
		People's Progressive Party	PPP				0	0.00	0
	Democratic Action Party		DAP				18	30.51	+11
	People's Justice Party		PKR				7	11.86	+7
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				6	10.17	+6
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	59	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Perak's population					'
Source:

1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

See also

• List of State Seats Representatives in Malaysia
• State legislative assemblies of Malaysia
• 2009 Perak constitutional crisis

References

1. Sejarah Dewan Negeri dan Majlis Mseyuarat Kerajaan (in Malay)
2. Thomas, Tommy (10 May 2013). "BN is effectively a minority government". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
3. Showdown over Speaker’s seat in Perak The Star. 8 May 2009

External links

• Perak State Government official website