Johor State Legislative Assembly Dewan Negeri Johor ديوان نݢري جوهر | |
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| 15th Johor State Assembly | |
 Insignia of Johor State Legislative Assembly | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Secretary | Zarina Abdul Kadir[1] |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 56 Quorum: 19 Simple majority: 29 Two-thirds majority: 38 |
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Political groups | (As of 28 September 2024[update]) Government (40) Confidence and supply (12) Opposition (4) BN (MLA for Rengit) |
| Committees | 4
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| Elections | |
| Plurality:First-past-the-post (56 single-member constituencies) | |
Last election | 12 March 2022 |
Next election | By 20 June 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Sultan Ismail Building,Kota Iskandar,Iskandar Puteri,Johor Bahru,Johor | |
| Sultan Ibrahim Building,Johor Bahru,Johor | |
| Website | |
| dewannegeri | |
TheJohor State Legislative Assembly (Malay:Dewan Negeri Johor) is theunicamerallegislature of theMalaysianstate ofJohor. It is composed of 56 members who are elected fromsingle-member constituencies throughout the state.Elections are held no more than five years apart. Prior to the2022 state election, elections are always held concurrently with thefederal parliament and other state assemblies elections (exceptSarawak).
The State Assembly convenes atSultan Ismail Building inKota Iskandar,Iskandar Puteri,Johor Bahru.
| Government + Confidence and supply | Opposition | |||||||
| BN | PH | PN | MUDA | |||||
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| 40 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 33 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| UMNO | MCA | MIC | DAP | PKR | AMANAH | BERSATU | PAS | MUDA |
The Johor 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 Privileges, Immunities and Powers Ordinance 1963, assemblymen are given the right to freely discuss current issues such as public complaints. On financial matters, the Assembly approvessupply to the government and ensures that the funds are spent as approved and in the tax-payers' interest.
TheState Executive Council (EXCO) is appointed from members of the State Assembly. Led by theMenteri Besar, it exercises executive power on behalf of the Sultan and is responsible to the State Assembly.
| Speaker | Term Start | Term end | Party | Constituency |
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| Haji Rahmat Daud | 20 August 1959 | 1 March 1964 | Alliance (UMNO) | Tampoi |
| Haji Ali Raya | April 1964 | 20 March 1969 | Alliance (UMNO) | Endau |
| Syed Mohamed Edrus | 11 May 1969 | 31 July 1974 | Alliance (UMNO) | Glang Patah |
| Haji Abdullah Haji Sudin | 25 August 1974 | 12 June 1978 | BN (UMNO) | Kukup |
| Syed Zain Idrus Shahab Al-Haj | 9 July 1978 | 29 March 1982 | BN (UMNO) | Simpang Rengam |
| 23 April 1982 | 19 July 1986 | |||
| Mohd Yunos Sulaiman | 4 August 1986 | 4 October 1990 | BN (UMNO) | Tanjong Puteri |
| Mohamed Ali Hassan | 22 October 1990 | 6 April 1995 | BN (UMNO) | Tiram |
| 26 April 1995 | 10 November 1999 | |||
| Zainalabidin Mohamed Zin | 30 November 1999 | 4 March 2004 | BN (UMNO) | Rengit |
| Mohamed Ali Hassan | 22 March 2004 | 13 February 2008 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| 21 April 2008 | 3 April 2013 | |||
| Mohamad Aziz | 20 June 2013 | 7 April 2018 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| Suhaizan Kayat | 28 June 2018 | 22 January 2022 | PH (AMANAH) | Non-MLA |
| Mohd Puad Zarkashi | 21 April 2022 | Incumbent | BN (UMNO) | Rengit |
The2022 Johor state election witnessed 40 governmental seats and 16 non-governmental seats filled the Johor Legislative Assembly. The government side has 9 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 1 safe seat and 2 fairly safe seats.
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| Assembly | Term began | Members | Election | Committee | Majority party/coalition |
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| 1st | 1955 | Wan Idris | Alliance | ||
| 2nd | 1959 | Hassan I | Alliance | ||
| 3rd | 1964 | Hassan II (1964–1967) Othman I (1967–1969) | Alliance | ||
| 4th | 1969 | Othman II | Alliance (1969–1973) Barisan Nasional (1973–1974) | ||
| 5th | 1974 | Othman III | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 6th | 1978 | Othman IV | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 7th | 1982 | Abdul Ajib | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 8th | 1986 | Muhyiddin I | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 9th | 1990 | Muhyiddin II | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 10th | 1995 | Abdul Ghani I | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 11th | 1999 | Abdul Ghani II | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 12th | 2004 | Abdul Ghani III | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 13th | 2008 | Abdul Ghani IV | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 14th | 2013 | Mohamed Khaled | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 15th | 2018 | Osman (2018–2019) Sahruddin (2019–2020) | Pakatan Harapan (2018–2020) BN–PN (2020–2022) | ||
| 16th | 2022 | Onn Hafiz | Barisan Nasional | ||
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