Perak State Legislative Assembly
Legislative branch of the Perak state government
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The Perak State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan 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.
Perak State Legislative Assembly Dewan Negeri Perak ديوان نݢري ڤيراق | |
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| 15th Perak State Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 21 July 1959 |
| Leadership | |
Sultan | Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah since 29 May 2014 |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 59 Quorum: 20 Simple majority: 30 Two-thirds majority: 40 |
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Political groups | (As of 13 February 2026[update])
Government (33) BN (9) Opposition (26) Independent (1) BN (non-MLA) |
Length of term | Up to 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Plurality: First-past-the-post (59 single-member constituencies) | |
Last election | 19 November 2022 |
Next election | By 17 February 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan, Ipoh, Perak | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Assembly convenes at the Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan in the state capital, Ipoh. At 59 seats, it is the largest state assembly among the 11 legislatures of the States of Malaya.
Current composition
| Government | Opposition | ||||||
| BN | PH | PN | IND | ||||
| 9 | 24 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | |
| UMNO | MCA | DAP | PKR | AMANAH | PAS | BERSATU | IND |
| No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | Non-MLA | Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid | BN (UMNO) | Speaker |
| P54 | Gerik | N1 | Pengkalan Hulu | Mohamad Amin Roslan | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| N2 | Temengor | Salbiah Mohamed | BN (UMNO) | EXCO Member | ||
| P55 | Lenggong | N3 | Kenering | Husairi Ariffin | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| N4 | Kota Tampan | Saarani Mohamad | BN (UMNO) | Menteri Besar | ||
| P56 | Larut | N5 | Selama | Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| N6 | Kubu Gajah | Khalil Yahaya | PN (PAS) | |||
| N7 | Batu Kurau | Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz | PN (BERSATU) | |||
| P57 | Parit Buntar | N8 | Titi Serong | Hakimi Hamzi Hayat | PN (PAS) | |
| N9 | Kuala Kurau | Abdul Yunus Jamahri | PN (BERSATU) | |||
| P58 | Bagan Serai | N10 | Alor Pongsu | Noor Azman Ghazali | PN (BERSATU) | |
| N11 | Gunong Semanggol | Razman Zakaria | PN (PAS) | Leader of the Opposition | ||
| N12 | Selinsing | Sallehuddin Abdullah | PN (PAS) | N/A | ||
| P59 | Bukit Gantang | N13 | Kuala Sepetang | Ahmad Man | PN (BERSATU) | |
| N14 | Changkat Jering | Rahim Ismail | PN (PAS) | |||
| N15 | Trong | Faisal Abdul Rahman | PN (PAS) | |||
| P60 | Taiping | N16 | Kamunting | Mohd Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz | PN (PAS) | |
| N17 | Pokok Assam | Ong Seng Guan | PH (DAP) | |||
| N18 | Aulong | Teh Kok Lim | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member | ||
| P61 | Padang Rengas | N19 | Chenderoh | Syed Lukman Hakim Syed Mohd Zin | PN (BERSATU) | N/A |
| N20 | Lubok Merbau | Azizi Mohamed Ridzuan | PN (PAS) | |||
| P62 | Sungai Siput | N21 | Lintang | Mohd Zolkafly Harun | BN (UMNO) | EXCO Member |
| N22 | Jalong | Loh Sze Yee | PH (DAP) | |||
| P63 | Tambun | N23 | Manjoi | Mohd Hafez Sabri | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| N24 | Hulu Kinta | Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad | PH (PKR) | |||
| P64 | Ipoh Timor | N25 | Canning | Jenny Choy Tsi Jen | PH (DAP) | Deputy Speaker |
| N26 | Tebing Tinggi | Abdul Aziz Bari | PH (DAP) | N/A | ||
| N27 | Pasir Pinji | Goh See Hua | PH (DAP) | |||
| P65 | Ipoh Barat | N28 | Bercham | Ong Boon Piow | PH (DAP) | |
| N29 | Kepayang | Nga Kor Ming | PH (DAP) |
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| N30 | Buntong | Thulsi Thivani Manogaran | PH (DAP) | N/A | ||
| P66 | Batu Gajah | N31 | Jelapang | Cheah Pou Hian | PH (DAP) | |
| N32 | Menglembu | Steven Chaw Kam Foon | PH (DAP) | Political Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local Government | ||
| N33 | Tronoh | Steven Tiw Tee Siang | PH (DAP) | N/A | ||
| P67 | Kuala Kangsar | N34 | Bukit Chandan | Hashim Bujang | PN (BERSATU) | |
| N35 | Manong | Burhanuddin Ahmad | PN (PAS) | |||
| P68 | Beruas | N36 | Pengkalan Baharu | Azman Noh | BN (UMNO) | |
| N37 | Pantai Remis | Wong May Ing | PH (DAP) | |||
| N38 | Astaka | Jason Ng Thien Yeong | PH (DAP) | |||
| P69 | Parit | N39 | Belanja | Khairudin Abu Hanipah | BN (UMNO) | EXCO Member |
| N40 | Bota | Najihatussalehah Ahmad | PN (PAS) | N/A | ||
| P70 | Kampar | N41 | Malim Nawar | Bavani Veraiah | PH (DAP) | |
| N42 | Keranji | Angeline Koo Haai Yen | PH (DAP) | |||
| N43 | Tualang Sekah | Mohd Azlan Helmi | PH (PKR) | EXCO Member | ||
| P71 | Gopeng | N44 | Sungai Rapat | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin | PH (AMANAH) |
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| N45 | Simpang Pulai | Wong Chai Yi | PH (PKR) | N/A | ||
| N46 | Teja | Sandrea Ng Shy Ching | PH (PKR) | EXCO Member | ||
| P72 | Tapah | N47 | Chenderiang | Choong Shin Heng | BN (MCA) | N/A |
| N48 | Ayer Kuning | Mohamad Yusri Bakir | BN (UMNO) | |||
| P73 | Pasir Salak | N49 | Sungai Manik | Zainol Fadzi Paharudin[a][2] | IND | |
| N50 | Kampong Gajah | Zafarulazlan Zan | PN (PAS) | |||
| P74 | Lumut | N51 | Pasir Panjang | Rosli Abd Rahman | PN (PAS) | |
| N52 | Pangkor | Norhaslinda Zakaria | PN (BERSATU) | |||
| P75 | Bagan Datuk | N53 | Rungkup | Shahrul Zaman Yahya | BN (UMNO) | |
| N54 | Hutan Melintang | Wasanthee Sinnasamy | PH (PKR) | |||
| P76 | Teluk Intan | N55 | Pasir Bedamar | Woo Kah Leong | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member |
| N56 | Changkat Jong | Nadziruddin Mohamed Bandi | PN (BERSATU) | N/A | ||
| P77 | Tanjong Malim | N57 | Sungkai | Sivanesan Achalingam | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member |
| N58 | Slim | Muhammad Zulfadli Zainal | PN (PAS) | N/A | ||
| N59 | Behrang | Salina Samsudin | BN (UMNO) |
Seating arrangement
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.[3] The Speaker presides over sittings in the Assembly and ensures order during debates. The present Speaker is Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid.
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.
Speakers of The Assembly
| No. | Speaker | Term start | Term end | Party | Constituency | Remarks |
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| 1 | Sulaiman Bulon | 1959 | 1963 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | |
| 2 | Ali Zaini Mohd Zain | 1964 | 1974 | BN (UMNO) | Karai (now part of Lintang) | |
| 3 | Shafie Mat Saman | 1974 | 1978 | BN (UMNO) | Manong | [4] |
| 4 | Ahmad Azizuddin Zainal Abidin | 1978 | 1982 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | [5] |
| 5 | Shamsuddin Din | 1982 | 1986 | BN (UMNO) | Temengor | |
| 6 | Abdul Malik Ahmad | 1987 | 1988 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | |
| 7 | Umar Ismail | 1988 | 1990 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | |
| 8 | Mohd Arshad Abdullah | 1990 | 1995 | BN (UMNO) | Changkat Jong | |
| 9 | Mohamed Nazri Abd Rahim | 1995 | 1999 | BN (UMNO) | Sungai Manik | |
| 10 | Junus Wahid | 1999 | 2004 | BN (UMNO) | Slim | |
| 11 | V. Sivakumar | 25 April 2008 | 7 May 2009 | PR (DAP) | Tronoh | 1st Indian speaker |
| 12 | Ganesan Retanam | 7 May 2009 | 5 May 2013 | BN (MIC) | Non-MLA | |
| 13 | Devamany S. Krishnasamy | 28 June 2013 | 9 August 2016 | BN (MIC) | Non-MLA | |
| 14 | S. Thangeswary | 9 August 2016 | 9 April 2018 | BN (MIC) | Non-MLA | 1st female speaker [6] |
| 15 | Ngeh Koo Ham | 2 July 2018 | 12 May 2020 | PH (DAP) | Non-MLA | MP of Beruas, 1st Chinese speaker |
| 16 | Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid | 15 May 2020 | Incumbent | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
Source: Perak State Legislative Assembly [7]
Election pendulum
The 15th General Election witnessed 33 governmental seats and 26 non-governmental seats filled the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 15 safe seats and 3 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 3 fairly safe seats and no safe seats.
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List of Assemblies
| Assembly | Term began | Members | Committee | Majority party/coalition | |
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| State Council | 1955 | 45 | Abdul Wahab (1955–1957)
Mohamed Ghazali I (1957–1959) |
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| 1st | 1959 | 40 | Shaari | Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC) | |
| 2nd | 1964 | Ahmad Said I | Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC) | ||
| 3rd | 1969 | Kamaruddin | |||
| BN (UMNO–MCA–PPP–GERAKAN–PAS) (1973–1974) | |||||
| 4th | 1974 | 43 | Mohamed Ghazali II (1974–1977)
Wan Mohammed I (1977–1978) |
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| 5th | 1978 | Wan Mohamed II | BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN–PPP) | ||
| 6th | 1982 | Wan Mohamed III (1982–1983)
Ramli I (1983–1986) |
BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN) | ||
| 7th | 1986 | 46 | Ramli II | BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN–PPP) | |
| 8th | 1990 | Ramli III | BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN) | ||
| 9th | 1995 | 52 | Ramli IV | BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN) | |
| 10th | 1999 | Tajol Rosli I | BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN) | ||
| 11th | 2004 | 59 | Tajol Rosli II | BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN) | |
| 12th | 2008 | Mohamad Nizar (2008–2009) | PR (PAS–DAP–PKR) | ||
| Zambry I (2009–2013) | |||||
| 13th | 2013 | Zambry II | BN (UMNO–MCA) | ||
| 14th | 2018 | Ahmad Faizal I (2018–2020) | PH (BERSATU–DAP–AMANAH–PKR) | ||
| Ahmad Faizal II (2020) | PN (BERSATU–PAS)–BN (UMNO)–GERAKAN | ||||
| Saarani I (2020–2022) | |||||
| 15th | 2022 | Saarani II | BN (UMNO–MCA)–PH (DAP–PKR–AMANAH) | ||
See also
Notes
- On 13 February 2026, Zainol had his party membership terminated and thus became an independent.