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

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. It consists of 32 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. ...

, the legislature of the Malaysian state of

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...

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

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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. The

(PN) coalition led by

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(PAS) won all 32 seats, recording the first clean sweep in the state's history since

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. Other candidates, including 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) –

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(PH) electoral pact did not win any seats, with BN losing all its previous 10 seats, leaving the state assembly with no elected opposition representative. The 2023 Kuala Terengganu by-election was held concurrently with this election.

Background

For the state elections, Perikatan Nasional has decided to use the PAS logo and name for all its candidate in Kelantan and Terengganu, regardless of the candidate party.

Constituencies

All 32 constituencies within Terengganu, which constitute the

, were contested during the election.

Composition before dissolution

Note: 1 seat is ADUN Lantikan (Nominated MLA) which is not contested in this election.

Timeline

The key dates are listed below.

Retiring incumbent(s)

The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly did not contest this election.

Electoral candidates

Names in bold are the confirmed winners in the 2023 state election.

Opinion polls

Results

By parliamentary constituency

PN won all parliamentary constituency by average percentages.

Seats that changed allegiance

Aftermath

Ahmad Samsuri were sworn in as Menteri Besar in front of

Sultan of Terengganu Sultan of Terengganu () is the title of the constitutional head of Terengganu state in Malaysia. The current Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, is the 18th sultan and 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 2006 to 2011. He is the head ...

for the second term on 15 August 2023, along with 10 EXCO members from PN.

Notes

References

{{Malaysian state elections

Terengganu state elections