Perlis State Legislative Assembly

Perlis State Legislative Assembly Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis
13th Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1959
Leadership
Raja	Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Since 17 April 2000
Speaker	Hamdan Bahari, BN–UMNO Since 28 June 2013
Deputy Speaker	Khaw Hock Kong, BN–MCA Since 7 May 2014
Menteri Besar	Azlan Man, BN–UMNO Since 7 May 2013
Opposition Leader	Chan Ming Kai, PH–PKR Since 28 June 2013
Structure
Seats	15 Quorum: 5 Simple majority: 7 Two-thirds majority: 10
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Political groups	(As of 24 February 2016) Government      Barisan Nasional (13) EXCO Members: 9 Backbenchers: 4      UMNO (12)      MCA (1) Opposition      Pakatan Harapan (1)      PKR (1)      PAS (1)      Independent (0)      Vacant (0)
Committees	5 Committee of Selection Public Accounts Committee House Committee Committee of Privileges Standing Orders Committee
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (15 single-member constituencies)
Last election	5 May 2013
Next election	on or before 28 August 2018
Meeting place
Perlis State Assembly Complex, Kangar, Perlis
Website
www.perlis.gov.my

The Perlis State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis) 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.

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.

Current composition

For a complete list of members, see Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2013-) § Perlis.

13	1	1
Barisan Nasional	PAS	PKR

Seating arrangement

		Vacant	Vacant	Vacant		Bintong	Kuala Perlis	Mata Ayer
		Sanglang						Guar Sanji
		Indera Kayangan			Serjeant-at-Arm			Beseri
		Simpang Empat			the Mace			Sena	State Financial Officer
		Titi Tinggi			Secretary			Kayang	State Legal Advisor
		Chuping						Santan	State Secretary
		Tambun Tulang						Pauh
					Speaker
					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

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The following is the Speaker of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:

No.	Speaker	Term start	Term end
	Mahmud Hashim	1978	1982
	Fadzil Mahmood	9 September 1986	4 October 1990
	Azib Saad	1999	2004
	Che Sulaiman Shapie	2004	2008
	Yazid Mat	28 April 2008	27 June 2013
	Hamdan Bahari	28 June 2013	Incumbent

Perlis state election, 2013

 Summary of the 5 May 2013 Perlis State Assembly election results

	Votes	% of vote	Seats	% of seats	+/–
Barisan Nasional:	0	0	13	86.7
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)	0	0	12	80.0
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	0	0	1	6.7
Pakatan Rakyat:	0	0	2	13.3
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)	0	0	1	6.7	1
People's Justice Party (PKR)	0	0	1	6.7	1
Independents	0	0	0	0.0
Overall total	0	0	15	100.0
Source: Malaysian Election Commission

Perlis state election, 2008

For a complete list of members, see Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2008-2013) § Perlis.

 Summary of the 8 March 2008 Perlis State Assembly election results

	Votes	% of vote	Seats	% of seats	+/–
Barisan Nasional:	58,459	60.4	14	93.3
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)	51,346	53.0	12	80.0
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	7,113	7.3	2	13.3
Pakatan Rakyat:	35,007	36.2	1	6.7
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)	29,698	30.7	1	6.7
People's Justice Party (PKR)	5,309	5.5	0	0.0
Independents	1,585	1.6	0	0.0
Overall total	96,822	100	15	100
Source: The Star, Malaysia The Sanglang seat won by Abdullah Hassan (BN) during the election was declared vacant by the Perlis Election Court in June 2008 on grounds of error during the ballot counting process. In September, Hashim Jasin (PAS) was declared the rightful winner of the seat.

External links

• Perlis State Government official website