Perlis State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis ديوان اوندڠن نݢري ڤرليس‬‎
15th Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1959
Leadership
Raja	Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail since 17 April 2000
Speaker	Rus’sele Eizan, PN–PAS since 19 December 2022
Menteri Besar	Mohd Shukri Ramli, PN–PAS since 22 November 2022
Opposition Leader	Gan Ay Ling, PH–PKR since 19 December 2022
Secretary	Mawar binti Awang [1] since 2021
Structure
Seats	15 Quorum: 5 Simple majority: 8 Two-thirds majority: 10
Political groups	(As of 23 November 2022) Government (14)   PN (14)   PAS (9)   BERSATU (5) Opposition (1)   PH (1)   PKR (1) Speaker (1)   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 (15 single-member constituencies)
Last election	19 November 2022
Next election	By 17 February 2028
Meeting place
Perlis State Assembly Complex, Kangar, Perlis
Website
www.perlis.gov.my

Perlis State Legislative Assembly

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

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. 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.^[2] 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

No.	Parliamentary constituency	No.	State Constituency	Portrait	Member	Coalition (Party)	Post
-	-	#	Non-MLA		Rus’sele Eizan	PN (PAS)	Speaker
P01	Padang Besar	N1	Titi Tinggi		Izizam Ibrahim	PN (BERSATU)	EXCO member
		N2	Beseri		Haziq Asyraf Dun	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N3	Chuping		Saad Seman	PN (PAS)
		N4	Mata Ayer		Wan Badariah Wan Saad	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
		N5	Santan		Mohammad Azmir Azizan	PN (PAS)
P02	Kangar	N6	Bintong		Fakhrul Anwar Ismail	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N7	Sena		Marzita Mansor	PN (BERSATU)
		N8	Indera Kayangan		Gan Ay Ling	PH (PKR)	Leader of the Opposition
		N9	Kuala Perlis		Abu Bakar Hamzah	PN (BERSATU)	N/A
		N10	Kayang		Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
P03	Arau	N11	Pauh		Megat Hashirat Hassan	PN (BERSATU)
		N12	Tambun Tulang		Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak	PN (BERSATU)
		N13	Guar Sanji		Mohd Ridzuan Hashim	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N14	Simpang Empat		Razali Saad	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
		N15	Sanglang		Mohd. Shukri Ramli	PN (PAS)	Menteri Besar

Seating arrangement

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:

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.

List of Assemblies

References

External links

• Perlis State Government official website