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Perlis State Legislative Assembly

State Legislative Assembly

Field	Value
background_color	#D0125F
name	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
native_name	Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis
{{Script	Arab	ديوان اوندڠن نݢري ڤرليس‬}}
coa_pic	Coat of arms of Perlis.svg
legislature	15th Perlis State Legislative Assembly
house_type	Unicameral
foundation	1959
leader1_type	Raja
leader1	Sirajuddin
election1	17 April 2000
leader2_type	Speaker
leader2	Rus'sele Eizan
party2	PN–PAS
election2	19 December 2022
leader3_type	Deputy Speaker
leader4_type	Menteri Besar
leader4	Abu Bakar Hamzah
party4	PN–BERSATU
election4	28 December 2025
leader5_type	Opposition Leader
leader5	Gan Ay Ling
party5	PH–PKR
election5	19 December 2022
leader6_type	Secretary
leader6	Mohd Fuad Shuid
members	15
Quorum: 5
Simple majority: 8
Two-thirds majority: 10
structure1	DUN_Perlis_2026.svg
structure1_res	250px
political_groups1	()

committees1
voting_system1	Plurality: First-past-the-post (15 single-member constituencies)
last_election1	19 November 2022
next_election1	By 17 February 2028
meeting_place	[[File:Perlis State Legislative Assembly.jpg	thumb	[[Kompleks Seri Putra]], [[Kangar]], [[Perlis]] ]]
website

Quorum: 5 Simple majority: 8 Two-thirds majority: 10

Government (5)

BERSATU (5)

Confidence and supply (6)

PAS (6)

Opposition (1)

PKR (1)

Vacant (3)

Speaker (1)

non-MLA

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

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. 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.

Meanwhile, Pakatan Harapan (PH) - People's Justice Party (PKR) holds another and only 1 seat.

Current composition

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party}};"	PAS	BERSATU	People's Justice Party (Malaysia)}};"	PKR	Independent}};"	VAC

No.	Parliamentary constituency	No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)	Post
-	-	#	Non-MLA	Rus'sele Eizan		Speaker
P001	Padang Besar	N01	Titi Tinggi	Izizam Ibrahim	Perikatan Nasional}}"		EXCO Member
N2	Beseri	Haziq Asyraf Dun		N/A
N3	Chuping	Vacant
N4	Mata Ayer	Wan Badariah Wan Saad
N5	Santan	Mohammad Azmir Azizan
P02	Kangar	N6	Bintong	Vacant
N7	Sena	Marzita Mansor	Perikatan Nasional}}"		EXCO Member
N8	Indera Kayangan	Gan Ay Ling	PH (PKR)	Leader of the Opposition
N9	Kuala Perlis	Abu Bakar Hamzah	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Menteri Besar
N10	Kayang	Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil		N/A
P03	Arau	N11	Pauh	Megat Hashirat Hassan	Perikatan Nasional}}"		EXCO Member
N12	Tambun Tulang	Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak	Perikatan Nasional}}"
N13	Guar Sanji	Vacant	N/A
N14	Simpang Empat	Razali Saad
N15	Sanglang	Mohd Shukri Ramli

Seating arrangement

			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 end	Party	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-MLA
7	Rus'sele Eizan	19 December 2022	Incumbent		Non-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.

Guar Sanji	Mohd. Ridzuan Hashim	PAS	74.20

List of Assemblies

Assembly	Term	Members	Committee	Governing parties
State Council	1955	17	Raja Ahmad I (1948–1957)	Alliance Party (Malaysia)}};"
1st	1959	12	Sheikh Ahmad I	Alliance Party (Malaysia)}};"
2nd	1964	Sheikh Ahmad II	Alliance Party (Malaysia)}};"		Alliance (UMNO–MCA)
3rd	1969	Sheikh Ahmad III (1969–1971)	Alliance Party (Malaysia)}};"		Alliance (UMNO–MCA)
Jaafar I (1972–1974)	Alliance Party (Malaysia)}};"		Alliance (UMNO–MCA)–PAS (1972–1973)
Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA–PAS) (1973–1974)
4th	1974	Jaafar II	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA–PAS) (1974–1977)
5th	1978	Jaafar III (1978–1981)
Ali I (1981–1982)	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA)
6th	1982	Ali II	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA)
7th	1986	14	Abdul Hamid I	Barisan Nasional}};"
8th	1990	Abdul Hamid II	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA)
9th	1995	15	Shahidan I	Barisan Nasional}};"
10th	1999	Shahidan II	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA)
11th	2004	Shahidan III	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA)
12th	2008	Md Isa	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA)
13th	2013	Azlan I	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA)
14th	2018	Azlan II	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA) (2018–2019)
Barisan Nasional}};"		MN (UMNO–MCA–PAS) (2019–2020)
Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA)–PN (PAS) (2020–2022)
15th	2022		Mohd Shukri (2022–2025)	Perikatan Nasional}};"

References

"Direktori SUK Perlis".
[http://www.perlis.gov.my/index.php/en/perlis-activities/venueevents/9-kompleks-dewan-undangan-negeri.html Kompleks Dewan Undangan Negeri] {{Webarchive. link. (27 September 2011 Perlis State Government)

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