Kedah State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah ديوان اوندڠن نݢري قدح‎ 吉打州立法议会 கெடா மாநில சட்டமன்றம் ฝ่ายนิติบัญญัติการประกอบรัฐเกดะห์
15th Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
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	Zubir Ahmad, PN-PAS since 25 September 2023
Deputy Speaker	Abdul Razak Khamis, PN-BERSATU since 25 September 2023
Menteri Besar	Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, PN-PAS since 17 May 2020
Opposition Leader	Bau Wong Bau Ek, PH-PKR since 26 November 2023
Secretary	Mohamad Azlee Ahmad
Structure
Seats	36 Quorum: 12 Simple majority: 19 Two-thirds majority: 24
Political groups	(As of 13 August 2023) Government (33)   PN (33)   PAS (21)   BERSATU (11)   GERAKAN (1) Opposition (3)   PH (3)   PKR (2)   DAP (1) Speaker (1)   PN (non-MLA)
Committees	5 Committee of Selection Public Accounts Committee House Committee Committee of Privileges Standing Orders Committee
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (36 single-member constituencies)
Last election	12 August 2023
Next election	By 24 November 2028
Meeting place
Wisma Darul Aman, Alor Setar, Kedah
Website
mmk.kedah.gov.my

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.

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.

Out of the 36 seats, 33 are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2023 state election. Thus, the PN coalition commands a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly. Meanwhile, Pakatan Harapan (PH) that comprises People's Justice Party (PKR) holds just 2 seats, followed by Democratic Action Party (DAP) which retain only single seat.

Map of current constituencies

Current composition

No.	Parliamentary Constituency	No.	State Constituency	Portrait	Member	Coalition (Party)	Post
-	-	#	Non-MLA		Zubir Ahmad	PN (PAS)	Speaker
P004	Langkawi	N01	Ayer Hangat		Shamsilah Siru	PN (BERSATU)	N/A
		N02	Kuah		Ahmad Pared Mahamud	PN (BERSATU)
P05	Jerlun	N03	Kota Siputeh		Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir	PN (BERSATU)
		N04	Ayer Hitam		Azhar Ibrahim	PN (PAS)
P06	Kubang Pasu	N05	Bukit Kayu Hitam		Halimaton Shaadiah Saad	PN (BERSATU)	EXCO Member
		N06	Jitra		Haim Hilman Abdullah	PN (PAS)
P07	Padang Terap	N07	Kuala Nerang		Munir @ Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria	PN (PAS)
		N08	Pedu		Mohd Radzi Md Amin	PN (PAS)	N/A
P008	Pokok Sena	N09	Bukit Lada		Salim Mahmood	PN (PAS)
		N10	Bukit Pinang		Wan Romani Wan Salim	PN (PAS)
		N11	Derga		Muhammad Amri Wahab	PN (BERSATU)
P009	Alor Setar	N12	Suka Menanti		Dzowahir Ab Ghani	PN (BERSATU)	EXCO Member
		N13	Kota Darul Aman		Teh Swee Leong	PH (DAP)	N/A
		N14	Alor Mengkudu		Muhamad Radhi Mat Din	PN (PAS)	EXCO Member
P010	Kuala Kedah	N15	Anak Bukit		Rashidi Abdul Razak	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N16	Kubang Rotan		Mohd Salleh Saidin	PN (BERSATU)	EXCO Member
		N17	Pengkalan Kundor		Mardhiyyah Johari	PN (PAS)	N/A
P011	Pendang	N18	Tokai		Mohd Hayati Othman	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N19	Sungai Tiang		Abdul Razak Khamis	PN (BERSATU)	Deputy Speaker
P012	Jerai	N20	Sungai Limau		Mohd Azam Abd Samat	PN (PAS)	EXCO Member
		N21	Guar Chempedak		Abdul Ghafar Saad	PN (BERSATU)	N/A
		N22	Gurun		Baddrol Bakhtiar	PN (PAS)
P013	Sik	N23	Belantek		Ahmad Sulaiman	PN (PAS)
		N24	Jeneri		Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor	PN (PAS)	Menteri Besar
P014	Merbok	N25	Bukit Selambau		Azizan Hamzah	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N26	Tanjong Dawai		Hanif Ghazali	PN (PAS)
P015	Sungai Petani	N27	Pantai Merdeka		Shahril Long	PN (PAS)
		N28	Bakar Arang		Adam Loh Wee Chai	PH (PKR)
		N29	Sidam		Bau Wong Bau Ek	PH (PKR)	Opposition Leader
P016	Baling	N30	Bayu		Mohd Taufik Yaacob	PN (BERSATU)	N/A
		N31	Kupang		Najmi Ahmad	PN (PAS)
		N32	Kuala Ketil		Mansor Zakaria	PN (PAS)	EXCO Member
P017	Padang Serai	N33	Merbau Pulas		Siti Ashah Ghazali	PN (PAS)
		N34	Lunas		Khairul Anuar Ramli	PN (BERSATU)	N/A
P018	Kulim-Bandar Baharu	N35	Kulim		Wong Chia Zhen	PN (GERAKAN)	EXCO Member
		N36	Bandar Baharu		Muhammad Suffian Yusoff	PN (PAS)	N/A

Seating arrangement

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:

Election pendulum

The 2023 Kedah state election witnessed 33 governmental seats and 3 non-governmental seats filled the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 29 safe seats and 2 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has only a safeseat.

List of Assemblies

Notes

See also

• List of State Seats Representatives in Malaysia
• State legislative assemblies of Malaysia

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

• Kedah State Government official website