Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. It consists of 32 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, and are customarily held alongside elections to the federal parliament during a general election.

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu ديوان اوندڠن نڬري ترڠڬانو
14th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	20 June 1959
Leadership
Sultan	Al-Wathiqu Billah Al-Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Haj since 15 May 1998
Speaker	Yahaya Ali, PN-PAS since 1 July 2018
Deputy Speaker	Vacant since 1 July 2018
Government Leader	Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, PN-PAS since 10 May 2018
Secretary	Zulkifli Isa
Structure
Seats	32 + 1 Nominated Member Quorum: 11 Simple majority: 17 Two-thirds majority: 21
Political groups	(As of 8 December 2018) Government (33):      Perikatan Nasional (33)      PAS (23)      Barisan Nasional (10)      UMNO (10)
Committees	2 Public Accounts Committee Committee of Privileges
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (32 single-member constituencies)
Last election	9 May 2018
Next election	1 September 2023 or earlier
Meeting place
Wisma Darul Iman, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
Website
dun.terengganu.gov.my

The State Assembly convenes at the Wisma Darul Iman in the state capital, Kuala Terengganu.

Perikatan Nasional commands an absolute majority over the legislature. Thus making the state fall under one-party rule.

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

PN
33
23	10
PAS	UMNO

No.	State Constituency	Portrait	Member	Coalition (Party)	Post
PAS 23 | UMNO 10
-	Non-MLA		Yahaya Ali	PN (PAS)	Speaker
N1	Kuala Besut		Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman	PN (UMNO)	N/A
N2	Kota Putera		Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N3	Jertih		Muhammad Pehimi Yusof	PN (UMNO)	N/A
N4	Hulu Besut		Nawi Mohamad	PN (UMNO)
N5	Jabi		Azman Ibrahim	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N6	Permaisuri		Abd Halim Jusoh	PN (UMNO)	N/A
N7	Langkap		Sabri Mohd Noor	PN (UMNO)
N8	Batu Rakit		Bazlan Abd Rahman	PN (UMNO)
N9	Tepuh		Hishamuddin Abdul Karim	PN (PAS)
N10	Buluh Gading		Ridzuan Hashim	PN (PAS)
N11	Seberang Takir		Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman	PN (UMNO)
N12	Bukit Tunggal		Alias Razak	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N13	Wakaf Mempelam		Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N14	Bandar		Ahmad Shah Muhamed	PN (PAS)	N/A
N15	Ladang		Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N16	Batu Buruk		Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi	PN (PAS)	N/A
N17	Alur Limbat		Ariffin Deraman	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N18	Bukit Payung		Mohd. Nor Hamzah	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N19	Ru Rendang		Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar	PN (PAS)	Menteri Besar
N20	Pengkalan Berangan		Sulaiman Sulong	PN (PAS)	N/A
N21	Telemung		Rozi Mamat	PN (UMNO)
N22	Manir		Hilmi Harun	PN (PAS)
N23	Kuala Berang		Mamad Puteh	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N24	Ajil		Maliaman Kassim	PN (PAS)	N/A
N25	Bukit Besi		Roslee Daud	PN (UMNO)
N26	Rantau Abang		Alias Harun	PN (PAS)
N27	Sura		Wan Hapandi Wan Nik	PN (PAS)
N28	Paka		Satiful Bahri Mamat	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N29	Kemasik		Saiful Azmi Suhaili	PN (PAS)	N/A
N30	Kijal		Ahmad Said (politician)	PN (UMNO)	N/A
N31	Cukai		Hanafiah Mat	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N32	Air Putih		Ab Razak Ibrahim	PN (PAS)	N/A
-	Nominated Member[1]		Zuraida Mohd Noor	PN (PAS)

Seating arrangement

N29 Kemasik	Nominated Member	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant	N10 Buluh Gading	N27 Sura
N24 Ajil	B						N16 Batu Buruk
N32 Air Putih							N09 Tepuh
N14 Bandar	C					A	N02 Kota Putera
N20 Pengkalan Berangan							N23 Kuala Berang
N26 Rantau Abang							N13 Wakaf Mempelam
N22 Manir							N31 Cukai
N06 Permaisuri							N17 Alur Limbat
N01 Kuala Besut							N15 Ladang
N08 Batu Rakit							N05 Jabi
N07 Langkap							N18 Bukit Payung
N03 Jertih							N12 Bukit Tunggal
N25 Bukit Besi			the Mace				N28 Paka
N04 Hulu Besut							State Financial Officer
N21 Telemung							State Legal Advisor
N11 Seberang Takir			Sergeant-at-Arm				State Secretary
N30 Kijal			Secretary				N19 Ru Rendang (Menteri Besar)
			Speaker
			Sultan

Role

The Terengganu State Assembly's main function is to enact state laws and policies. It is also in charge of oversight of departments and agencies of the state government. Members of the assembly are responsible for checking and criticizing the executive government's actions.[2]

The leader of the party or coalition with a majority of seats in the assembly is appointed Menteri Besar by the Sultan of Terengganu. The Menteri Besar then appoints members of the state executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri) from members of the assembly.[3]

Committees

The State Assembly consists of committees to handle administrative matters, including Committee of Privileges[4] and Public Accounts Committee.[5]

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 22 governmental seats and 10 non-governmental seats filled the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 3 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has just a safe and fairly safe seat.

2018 Terengganu state election

GOVERNMENT SEATS Marginal Ladang Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar PAS 43.45 Bandar Ahmad Shah Muhamed PAS 44.11 Air Putih Ab. Razak Ibrahim PAS 47.36 Ajil Maliaman Kassim PAS 48.01 Jabi Azman Ibrahim PAS 48.11 Pengkalan Berangan Sulaiman Sulong PAS 48.66 Kota Putera Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman PAS 49.18 Cukai Hanafiah Mat PAS 49.56 Kuala Berang Mamad Puteh PAS 50.33 Kemasik Saiful Azmi Suhaili PAS 51.62 Paka Satiful Bahari Hj. Mamat PAS 53.47 Tepuh Hishamuddin Abd. Karim PAS 54.32 Batu Buruk Muhammad Khalil Abd. Hadi PAS 54.91 Bukit Tunggal Alias Razak PAS 55.41 Alur Limbat Ariffin Deraman PAS 55.64 Fairly safe Manir Hilmi Harun PAS 58.07 Rantau Abang Alias Harun PAS 58.34 Bukit Payung Mohd. Nor Hamzah PAS 58.77 Buluh Gading Ridzuan Hashim PAS 59.42 Safe Sura Wan Hapandi Wan Nik PAS 61.81 Ru Rendang Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar PAS 61.83 Wakaf Mempelam Wan Shukairi Wan Abdullah PAS 62.16 NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS Marginal Kuala Besut Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd. Rahman UMNO 47.23 Bukit Besi Roslee Daud UMNO 48.16 Batu Rakit Bazlan Abd. Rahman UMNO 48.78 Jertih Muhammad Pehimi Yusof UMNO 49.42 Kijal Ahmad Said UMNO 49.46 Hulu Besut Nawi Mohamad UMNO 51.97 Seberang Takir Ahmad Razif Abd. Rahman UMNO 52.66 Permaisuri Abd. Halim Jusoh UMNO 52.84 Fairly safe Langkap Sabri Mohd. Noor UMNO 59.45 Safe Telemung Rozi Mamat UMNO 62.26

References

1. Said, Rosalinda Md. "Zuraida angkat sumpah ADUN wanita pertama Terengganu". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
2. "Peranan dan Keahlian Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
3. "Pengenalan" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
4. "Jawatankuasa Hak and Kebebasan Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
5. "Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

External links

• Portal Rasmi Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu Darul Iman (Official site) (in Malay)