The 15th Kedah state election was held on 12 August 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th

Kedah State Legislative Assembly The Kedah State Legislative Assembly ( ms, 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 thro ...

, the legislature of the Malaysian state of

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area ...

. Kedah is one of the states which did not dissolve simultaneously with

Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Ra ...

on 10 October 2022. It was decided by

Perikatan Nasional The National Alliance ( ms, Perikatan Nasional; abbrev: PN) is a political coalition composed of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN). This coalition was pr ...

on 13 October 2022. In the state election, the governing

(PN) coalition led by

Parti Islam Se-Malaysia The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS; ms, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; ms, ڤرتي إسلام سمليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. As the party focused on Islamic fundamentalism, PAS's ...

(PAS) won 33 of 36 seats (achieving a

supermajority A supermajority, supra-majority, qualified majority, or special majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority ru ...

). The

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

(BN)-

Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the r ...

(PH) electoral pact won the remaining 3 seats, with PH capturing all 3 seats. This means for the first time ever in the state's history, BN will have no representation in the state assembly, with PH taking BN's place as the state's main opposition.

Background

Constituencies

All 36 constituencies within Kedah, which constitute the

, were contested during the election.

Composition before dissolution

Timeline

The key dates are listed below.

Retiring incumbent(s)

The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly retired.

Electoral candidates

Opinion polls

Results

Seats that changed allegiance

Aftermath

Mohd Sanusi were sworn in as Menteri Besar for his second term in front of

Sultan of Kedah The Kedah Sultanate (كسلطانن قدح) is a Muslim dynasty located in the Malay Peninsula. It was originally an independent state, but became a British protectorate in 1909. Its monarchy was abolished after it was added to the Malayan Uni ...

on 14 August 2023. Ten EXCO members were sworn in on 21 August.

Notes

References

{{Malaysian state elections

Kedah state elections