Perak State Legislative Assembly Dewan Negeri Perak ديوان نݢري ڤيراق | |
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| 15th Perak State Assembly | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 21 July 1959 |
| Leadership | |
Sultan | Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah since 29 May 2014 |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Saarani Mohamad, BN–UMNO since 10 December 2020 | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 59 Quorum: 20 Simple majority: 30 Two-thirds majority: 40 |
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Political groups | (As of 26 April 2025[update]) Government (33) BN (9) Opposition (26) |
Length of term | Up to 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Plurality:First-past-the-post (59 single-member constituencies) | |
Last election | 19 November 2022 |
Next election | By 17 February 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan,Ipoh,Perak | |
| Website | |
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ThePerak State Legislative Assembly (Malay:Dewan Negeri Perak) is theunicameralstate legislature of theMalaysian state ofPerak. It is composed of 59 members representingsingle-member constituencies throughout the state.Elections are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to thefederal parliament and other state assemblies.
The Assembly convenes at the Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan in the state capital,Ipoh. At 59 seats, it is the largest state assembly among the 11 legislatures ofthe States of Malaya.
| Government | Opposition | |||||
| BN | PH | PN | ||||
| 9 | 24 | 26 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
| UMNO | MCA | DAP | PKR | AMANAH | PAS | BERSATU |
The Perak State Legislative Assembly enacts laws that apply in Perak. It must hold at least three sittings a year and table a budget in March and late October or early November.[2] The Speaker presides over sittings in the Assembly and ensures order during debates. The present Speaker is Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid.
The majority party or coalition in the Assembly forms the state government, led by theMenteri Besar. He appoints thestate executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan), drawing from members of the Assembly.
| No. | Speaker | Term start | Term end | Party | Constituency | Remarks |
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| 1 | Sulaiman Bulon | 1959 | 1963 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | |
| 2 | Ali Zaini Mohd Zain | 1964 | 1974 | BN (UMNO) | Karai (now part ofLintang) | |
| 3 | Shafie Mat Saman | 1974 | 1978 | BN (UMNO) | Manong | [3] |
| 4 | Ahmad Azizuddin Zainal Abidin | 1978 | 1982 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | [4] |
| 5 | Shamsuddin Din | 1982 | 1986 | BN (UMNO) | Temengor | |
| 6 | Abdul Malik Ahmad | 1987 | 1988 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | |
| 7 | Umar Ismail | 1988 | 1990 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA | |
| 8 | Mohd Arshad Abdullah | 1990 | 1995 | BN (UMNO) | Changkat Jong | |
| 9 | Mohamed Nazri Abd Rahim | 1995 | 1999 | BN (UMNO) | Sungai Manik | |
| 10 | Junus Wahid | 1999 | 2004 | BN (UMNO) | Slim | |
| 11 | V. Sivakumar | 25 April 2008 | 7 May 2009 | PR (DAP) | Tronoh | 1st Indian speaker |
| 12 | Ganesan Retanam | 7 May 2009 | 5 May 2013 | BN (MIC) | Non-MLA | |
| 13 | Devamany S. Krishnasamy | 28 June 2013 | 9 August 2016 | BN (MIC) | Non-MLA | |
| 14 | S. Thangeswary | 9 August 2016 | 9 April 2018 | BN (MIC) | Non-MLA | 1st female speaker[5] |
| 15 | Ngeh Koo Ham | 2 July 2018 | 12 May 2020 | PH (DAP) | Non-MLA | MP ofBeruas, 1st Chinese speaker |
| 16 | Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid | 15 May 2020 | Incumbent | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
Source: Perak State Legislative Assembly[6]
The 15th General Election witnessed 33 governmental seats and 26 non-governmental seats filled the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 15 safe seats and 3 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 3 fairly safe seats and no safe seats.
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| Assembly | Term began | Members | Election | Committee | Majority party/coalition |
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| 1st | 1959 | Mohamed Ghazali I (1959–1960) Shaari (1960–1964) | Alliance | ||
| 2nd | 1964 | Ahmad Said I | Alliance | ||
| 3rd | 1969 | Ahmad Said II (1969–1970) Kamaruddin (1970–1974) | Alliance (1969–1973) Barisan Nasional (1973–1974) | ||
| 4th | 1974 | Mohamed Ghazali II (1974–1977) Wan Mohammed I (1977–1978) | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 5th | 1978 | Wan Mohamed II | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 6th | 1982 | Wan Mohamed III (1982–1983) Ramli I (1983–1986) | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 7th | 1986 | Ramli II | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 8th | 1990 | Ramli III | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 9th | 1995 | Ramli IV | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 10th | 1999 | Tajol Rosli I | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 11th | 2004 | Tajol Rosli II | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 12th | 2008 | Mohamad Nizar (2008–2009) Zambry I (2009–2013) | Pakatan Rakyat (2008–2009) Barisan Nasional (2009–2013) | ||
| 13th | 2013 | Zambry II | Barisan Nasional | ||
| 14th | 2018 | Ahmad Faizal I (2018–2020) Ahmad Faizal II (2020) | Pakatan Harapan (2018–2020) BN-PN (2020–2022) | ||
| 15th | 2022 | Saarani II | BN-PH | ||
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