Kedah State Legislative Assembly
The Kedah State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kedah. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 36 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout the state.
Kedah State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah ديوان اوندڠن نڬري قدح 吉打州议会 | |
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14th Kedah State Legislative Assembly | |
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History | |
Founded | 1959 |
Preceded by | Kedah State Council (3 August 1905–31 March 1959) |
Leadership | |
Sultan | Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Al-Marhum Sultan Badlishah since 12 September 2017 |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Opposition Leader | |
Secretary | Iqbal Ahmad |
Structure | |
Seats | 36 Quorum: 12 Simple majority: 19 Two-thirds majority: 24 |
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Political groups | (As of 28 May 2020) Government (23):
Opposition (13): |
Committees | 5
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Elections | |
Plurality: First-past-the-post (36 single-member constituencies) | |
Last election | 9 May 2018 |
Next election | 4 September 2023 or earlier |
Meeting place | |
Wisma Darul Aman, Alor Setar, Kedah | |
Website | |
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Members of the unicameral state legislature are called state assemblymen. The Legislative Assembly building is located at the Wisma Darul Aman in the state capital, Alor Setar.

Current composition
PN | PH | IND | |||||
23 | 11 | 2 | |||||
15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
PAS | BERSATU | UMNO | IND | PKR | AMANAH | DAP |
No. | State Constituency | Portrait | Member | Coalition (Party) | Post |
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- | Non-MLA | ![]() | Ahmad Kassim | PH (PKR) | Speaker |
N1 | Ayer Hangat | ![]() | Juhari Bulat | PN (BERSATU) | Deputy Speaker |
N2 | Kuah | ![]() | Mohd Firdaus Ahmad | PN (BERSATU) | EXCO member |
N3 | Kota Siputeh | ![]() | Salmee Said | PH (AMANAH) | N/A |
N4 | Ayer Hitam | ![]() | Azhar Ibrahim | PN (PAS) | |
N5 | Bukit Kayu Hitam | ![]() | Halimaton Shaadiah Saad | PN (BERSATU) | EXCO member |
N6 | Jitra | ![]() | Mukhriz Mahathir | IND | MP of Jerlun |
N7 | Kuala Nerang | ![]() | Munir @ Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria | PN (PAS) | N/A |
N8 | Pedu | ![]() | Mohd Radzi Md Amin | PN (PAS) | |
N9 | Bukit Lada | ![]() | Salim Mahmood | PN (PAS) | |
N10 | Bukit Pinang | ![]() | Romani Wan Salim | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
N11 | Derga | ![]() | Tan Kok Yew | PH (DAP) | N/A |
N12 | Suka Menanti | ![]() | Zamri Yusuf | PH (PKR) | |
N13 | Kota Darul Aman | ![]() | Teh Swee Leong | PH (DAP) | |
N14 | Alor Mengkudu | ![]() | Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi | PH (AMANAH) | Leader of Opposition |
N15 | Anak Bukit | ![]() | Amiruddin Hamzah | IND | MP of Kubang Pasu |
N16 | Kubang Rotan | ![]() | Mohd Asmirul Anuar Aris | PH (AMANAH) | N/A |
N17 | Pengkalan Kundor | ![]() | Ismail Salleh | PH (AMANAH) | |
N18 | Tokai | ![]() | Mohd Hayati Othman | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
N19 | Sungai Tiang | ![]() | Suraya Yaacob | PN (UMNO) | EXCO member |
N20 | Sungai Limau | ![]() | Mohd Azam Abd Samat | PN (PAS) | N/A |
N21 | Guar Chempedak | ![]() | Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail [N 1][1][2] | PN (BERSATU) | EXCO member |
N22 | Gurun | ![]() | Johari Abdul | PH (PKR) | MP of Sungai Petani |
N23 | Belantek | ![]() | Mad Isa Shafie | PN (PAS) | N/A |
N24 | Jeneri | ![]() | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor | PN (PAS) | Menteri Besar |
N25 | Bukit Selambau | ![]() | Summugam Rengasamy | PH (PKR) | N/A |
N26 | Tanjong Dawai | ![]() | Hanif Ghazali | PN (PAS) | |
N27 | Pantai Merdeka | ![]() | Ahmad Fadzli Hashim | PN (PAS) | |
N28 | Bakar Arang | ![]() | Ooi Tze Min | PH (PKR) | |
N29 | Sidam | ![]() | Robert Ling Kui Ee | PN (IND) | EXCO member |
N30 | Bayu | ![]() | Abd Nasir Idris | PN (PAS) | N/A |
N31 | Kupang | ![]() | Najmi Ahmad | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
N32 | Kuala Ketil | ![]() | Mansor Zakaria | PN (PAS) | N/A |
N33 | Merbau Pulas | ![]() | Siti Aishah Ghazali | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
N34 | Lunas | ![]() | Azman Nasruddin | PN (IND) | EXCO member |
N35 | Kulim | ![]() | Yeo Keng Chuan | PH (PKR) | N/A |
N36 | Bandar Baharu | ![]() | Norsabrina Mohd. Noor | PN (UMNO) |
Seating arrangement
Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | N07 Kuala Nerang | N04 Ayer Hitam | ||
Vacant | N08 Pedu | N09 Bukit Lada | N32 Kuala Ketil | N01 Ayer Hangat (Deputy Speaker) | N02 Kuah | N27 Pantai Merdeka | N26 Tanjong Dawai | ||
Vacant | N30 Bayu | N23 Belantek | N29 Sidam | N10 Bukit Pinang | Vacant | ||||
N15 Anak Bukit | C | B | N36 Bandar Baharu | ||||||
N13 Kota Darul Aman | N06 Jitra | D | Sergeant-at-Arm | A | N05 Bukit Kayu Hitam | N31 Kupang | |||
N35 Kulim | N17 Pengkalan Kundor | N33 Merbau Pulas | N18 Tokai | ||||||
N25 Bukit Selambau | N12 Suka Menanti | the Mace | N34 Lunas | N20 Sungai Limau | |||||
N03 Kota Siputeh | N11 Derga | N19 Sungai Tiang | State Financial Officer | ||||||
N28 Bakar Arang | N22 Gurun | N21 Guar Chempedak | State Legal Advisor | ||||||
N16 Kubang Rotan | N14 Alor Mengkudu (Opposition Leader) | Secretary | N24 Jeneri (Menteri Besar) | State Secretary | |||||
Speaker | |||||||||
Sultan |
Role
The Kedah State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact laws that apply in the state. It is also the forum for members to voice their opinions on the state government's policies and implementation of those policies. Under the law, assemblymen are given the right to freely discuss current issues such as public complaints. On financial matters, the Assembly approves supply to the government and ensures that the funds are spent as approved and in the tax-payers' interest.
The State Executive Council (EXCO) is appointed from members of the State Assembly. Led by the Menteri Besar, it exercises executive power on behalf of the Sultan and is responsible to the Assembly.
Speakers Roll of Honour
The following is the Speaker of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:
No. | Speaker | Term start | Term end |
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1 | Ahmad Tunku Ismail | 20 May 1959 | 28 February 1964 |
2 | Syed Omar Syed Abdullah Shahabudin | 25 April 1964 | 7 December 1967 |
3 | Salleh Ishak | 10 May 1969 | 30 July 1974 |
4 | Abdullah Ismail | 27 October 1974 | 11 June 1978 |
26 July 1978 | 12 February 1981 | ||
5 | Shaari Abu Bakar | 22 April 1982 | 18 July 1986 |
6 | Seroji Haron | 3 August 1986 | 4 October 1990 |
(4) | Abdullah Ismail | 27 October 1990 | 1995 |
7 | Zainol Md Isa | 5 June 1995 | 31 July 1998 |
8 | Badruddin Amiruldin | 26 December 1999 | 2004 |
9 | Md Rozai Safian | 2004 | 2008 |
10 | Abdul Isa Ismail | 2008 | 2013 |
(9) | Md Rozai Safian | 2013 | 2018 |
11 | Ahmad Kassim | 4 July 2018 | Incumbent |
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. Despite betraying the mandate of the people of Kedah during the 14th GE, the member of state of Sidam Dr. Robert Ling Kui Ee has held a press conference on 12/05/2020 to announce that he has left his party (PKR) and join the new Perikatan Nasional coalition to form a state government.
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Notes
- Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail contested the general election as a Barisan Nasional (UMNO) candidate, quitted UMNO on 12 November 2018.
See also
- List of State Seats Representatives in Malaysia
- State legislative assemblies of Malaysia
References
- "ADUN Guar Chempedak umum keluar UMNO". Berita Harian (in Malay). 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- "ADUN Guar Chempedak sertai Bersatu, nafi khianati rakyat". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-07.