Perak State Legislative Assembly

Perak State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Negeri Perak
ديوان نݢري ڤيراق‎
15th Perak State Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded21 July 1959
Leadership
Sultan
Speaker
Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid, BN–UMNO
since 12 May 2020
Deputy Speaker
Jenny Choy Tsi Jen, PH–DAP
since 19 December 2022
Saarani Mohamad, BN–UMNO
since 10 December 2020
Leader of the Opposition
Razman Zakaria, PN–PAS
since 9 December 2022[1]
Structure
Seats59
Quorum: 20
Simple majority: 30
Two-thirds majority: 40
Perak State Assembly Composition
Political groups
(As of 26 April 2025)

Government (33)
  PH (24)

  BN (9)

Opposition (26)
  PN (26)

Speaker (1)

  BN (non-MLA)
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
Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan, Ipoh, Perak
Website
www.perak.gov.my

The Perak State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Negeri Perak) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to the federal 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 of the States of Malaya.

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

GovernmentOpposition
BNPHPN
92426
811851179
UMNOMCADAPPKRAMANAHPASBERSATU
No.Parliamentary ConstituencyNo.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)Post
---Non-MLAMohamad Zahir Abdul KhalidBN (UMNO)Speaker
P54GerikN1Pengkalan HuluMohamad Amin RoslanPN (PAS)N/A
N2TemengorSalbiah MohamedBN (UMNO)EXCO Member
P55LenggongN3KeneringHusairi AriffinPN (PAS)N/A
N4Kota TampanSaarani MohamadBN (UMNO)Menteri Besar
P56LarutN5SelamaMohd Akmal KamaruddinPN (PAS)N/A
N6Kubu GajahKhalil YahayaPN (PAS)
N7Batu KurauMohd Najmuddin Elias Al-HafizPN (BERSATU)
P57Parit BuntarN8Titi SerongHakimi Hamzi HayatPN (PAS)
N9Kuala KurauAbdul Yunus JamahriPN (BERSATU)
P58Bagan SeraiN10Alor PongsuNoor Azman GhazaliPN (BERSATU)
N11Gunong SemanggolRazman ZakariaPN (PAS)Leader of the Opposition
N12SelinsingSallehuddin AbdullahPN (PAS)N/A
P59Bukit GantangN13Kuala SepetangAhmad ManPN (BERSATU)
N14Changkat JeringRahim IsmailPN (PAS)
N15TrongFaisal Abdul RahmanPN (PAS)
P60TaipingN16KamuntingMohd Fakhrudin Abdul AzizPN (PAS)
N17Pokok AssamOng Seng GuanPH (DAP)
N18AulongTeh Kok LimPH (DAP)EXCO Member
P61Padang RengasN19ChenderohSyed Lukman Hakim Syed Mohd ZinPN (BERSATU)N/A
N20Lubok MerbauAzizi Mohamed RidzuanPN (PAS)
P62Sungai SiputN21LintangMohd Zolkafly HarunBN (UMNO)EXCO Member
N22JalongLoh Sze YeePH (DAP)
P63TambunN23ManjoiMohd Hafez SabriPN (PAS)N/A
N24Hulu KintaMuhamad Arafat Varisai MahamadPH (PKR)
P64Ipoh TimorN25CanningJenny Choy Tsi JenPH (DAP)Deputy Speaker
N26Tebing TinggiAbdul Aziz BariPH (DAP)N/A
N27Pasir PinjiGoh See HuaPH (DAP)
P65Ipoh BaratN28BerchamOng Boon PiowPH (DAP)
N29KepayangNga Kor MingPH (DAP)
N30BuntongThulsi Thivani ManogaranPH (DAP)N/A
P66Batu GajahN31JelapangCheah Pou HianPH (DAP)
N32MenglembuSteven Chaw Kam FoonPH (DAP)Political Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local Government
N33TronohSteven Tiw Tee SiangPH (DAP)N/A
P67Kuala KangsarN34Bukit ChandanHashim BujangPN (BERSATU)
N35ManongBurhanuddin AhmadPN (PAS)
P68BeruasN36Pengkalan BaharuAzman NohBN (UMNO)
N37Pantai RemisWong May IngPH (DAP)
N38AstakaJason Ng Thien YeongPH (DAP)
P69ParitN39BelanjaKhairudin Abu HanipahBN (UMNO)EXCO Member
N40BotaNajihatussalehah AhmadPN (PAS)N/A
P70KamparN41Malim NawarBavani VeraiahPH (DAP)
N42KeranjiAngeline Koo Haai YenPH (DAP)
N43Tualang SekahMohd Azlan HelmiPH (PKR)EXCO Member
P71GopengN44Sungai RapatMohammad Nizar JamaluddinPH (AMANAH)
N45Simpang PulaiWong Chai YiPH (PKR)N/A
N46TejaSandrea Ng Shy ChingPH (PKR)EXCO Member
P72TapahN47ChenderiangChoong Shin HengBN (MCA)N/A
N48Ayer KuningMohamad Yusri BakirBN (UMNO)
P73Pasir SalakN49Sungai ManikZainol Fadzi PaharudinPN (BERSATU)
N50Kampong GajahZafarulazlan ZanPN (PAS)
P74LumutN51Pasir PanjangRosli Abd RahmanPN (PAS)
N52PangkorNorhaslinda ZakariaPN (BERSATU)
P75Bagan DatukN53RungkupShahrul Zaman YahyaBN (UMNO)
N54Hutan MelintangWasanthee SinnasamyPH (PKR)
P76Teluk IntanN55Pasir BedamarWoo Kah LeongPH (DAP)EXCO Member
N56Changkat JongNadziruddin Mohamed BandiPN (BERSATU)N/A
P77Tanjong MalimN57SungkaiSivanesan AchalingamPH (DAP)EXCO Member
N58SlimMuhammad Zulfadli ZainalPN (PAS)N/A
N59BehrangSalina SamsudinBN (UMNO)

Seating arrangement

VacantN54 Hutan MelintangN38 AstakaN33 TronohN30 Buntong
N19 ChenderohN48 Ayer KuningN17 Pokok AssamN42 KeranjiN41 Malim NawarN27 Pasir Pinji
N01 Pengkalan HuluN47 ChenderiangEN32 MenglembuN45 Simpang Pulai
N08 Titi SerongN52 PangkorFDN36 Pengkalan BaharuN31 Jelapang
N58 SlimN35 ManongN37 Pantai RemisN59 Behrang
N50 Kampong GajahN12 SelinsingN53 RungkupN28 Bercham
N10 Alor PongsuN13 Kuala SepetangGSergeant-at-ArmCN29 KepayangN24 Hulu Kinta
N16 KamuntingN03 KeneringN26 Tebing TinggiN25 Canning
(Deputy Speaker)
N15 TrongN40 BotaN18 Aulong
(EXCO Member)		N55 Pasir Bedamar
(EXCO Member)
N14 Changkat JeringN56 Changkat JongHBN02 Temengor
(EXCO Member)		N43 Tualang Sekah
(EXCO Member)
N20 Lubok MerbauN09 Kuala Kurauthe MaceN22 Jalong
(EXCO Member)		N39 Belanja
(EXCO Member)
N34 Bukit Chandan}N07 Batu KurauN57 Sungkai
(EXCO Member)		N46 Teja
(EXCO Member)
N51 Pasir PanjangN05 SelamaIAN44 Sungai Rapat
(EXCO Member)		State Financial Officer
N23 ManjoiN49 Sungai ManikN21 Lintang
(EXCO Member)		State Legal Advisor
N06 Kubu GajahN11 Gunong Semanggol
(Opposition Leader)		SecretaryN04 Kota Tampan
(Menteri Besar)		State Secretary
Speaker
Sultan

Role

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 the Menteri Besar. He appoints the state executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan), drawing from members of the Assembly.

Speakers of The Assembly

No.SpeakerTerm startTerm endPartyConstituencyRemarks
1Sulaiman Bulon19591963BN (UMNO)Non-MLA
2Ali Zaini Mohd Zain19641974BN (UMNO)Karai (now part of Lintang)
3Shafie Mat Saman19741978BN (UMNO)Manong[3]
4Ahmad Azizuddin Zainal Abidin19781982BN (UMNO)Non-MLA[4]
5Shamsuddin Din19821986BN (UMNO)Temengor
6Abdul Malik Ahmad19871988BN (UMNO)Non-MLA
7Umar Ismail19881990BN (UMNO)Non-MLA
8Mohd Arshad Abdullah19901995BN (UMNO)Changkat Jong
9Mohamed Nazri Abd Rahim19951999BN (UMNO)Sungai Manik
10Junus Wahid19992004BN (UMNO)Slim
11V. Sivakumar25 April 20087 May 2009PR (DAP)Tronoh1st Indian speaker
12Ganesan Retanam7 May 20095 May 2013BN (MIC)Non-MLA
13Devamany S. Krishnasamy28 June 20139 August 2016BN (MIC)Non-MLA
14S. Thangeswary9 August 20169 April 2018BN (MIC)Non-MLA1st female speaker [5]
15Ngeh Koo Ham2 July 201812 May 2020PH (DAP)Non-MLAMP of Beruas, 1st Chinese speaker
16Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid15 May 2020IncumbentBN (UMNO)Non-MLA

Source: Perak State Legislative Assembly [6]

Election pendulum

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.

List of Assemblies

AssemblyTerm

began

MembersElectionCommitteeMajority party/coalition
1st1959Mohamed Ghazali I (1959–1960)

Shaari (1960–1964)

Alliance
2nd1964Ahmad Said IAlliance
3rd1969Ahmad Said II (1969–1970)

Kamaruddin (1970–1974)

Alliance (1969–1973)

Barisan Nasional (1973–1974)

4th1974Mohamed Ghazali II (1974–1977)

Wan Mohammed I (1977–1978)

Barisan Nasional
5th1978Wan Mohamed IIBarisan Nasional
6th1982Wan Mohamed III (1982–1983)

Ramli I (1983–1986)

Barisan Nasional
7th1986Ramli IIBarisan Nasional
8th1990Ramli IIIBarisan Nasional
9th1995Ramli IVBarisan Nasional
10th1999Tajol Rosli IBarisan Nasional
11th2004Tajol Rosli IIBarisan Nasional
12th2008Mohamad Nizar (2008–2009)

Zambry I (2009–2013)

Pakatan Rakyat (2008–2009)

Barisan Nasional (2009–2013)

13th2013Zambry IIBarisan Nasional
14th2018Ahmad Faizal I (2018–2020)

Ahmad Faizal II (2020)
Saarani I (2020–2022)

Pakatan Harapan (2018–2020)

BN-PN (2020–2022)

15th2022Saarani IIBN-PH

Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Perak to debate state budget, anti-party hopping bill | the Malaysian Insight".
  2. ^ Sejarah Dewan Negeri dan Majlis Mseyuarat Kerajaan Archived 2009-12-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Malay)
  3. ^ "Ex-Perak Speaker dies". The Star. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Former Perak speaker passes away on Wednesday (Dec 15)". The Star. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Thangeswary, first woman appointed as Perak State Assembly Speaker". Astro Awani. August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "Senarai Yang di-Pertua Dewan Negeri Perak". Portal Rasmi Dewan Negeri Perak (in Malay). Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  • Perak State Government official website
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