The Perak State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Perak) is the

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...

state legislature of the

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n state of

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

. It is composed of 59 members representing

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throughout the state.

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are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to the

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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. DUN Perak 2020

Current composition

Seating arrangement

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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. 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

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. He appoints the

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, or EXCO (''Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan''), drawing from members of the Assembly.

Speakers of The Assembly

Perak state election, 2018

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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 ...

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Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a Centre-left politics, centre-left social democracy, social democratic political party in Malaysia. ...

(DAP) , , 303,501 , , 25.54 , , 18 , , 30.5 , , , - , style="text-align:left;padding-left:1em;", Parti Amanah Negara Flag

National Trust Party (AMANAH) , , 103,910 , , 8.74 , , 6 , , 11.9 , , 6 , - , style="text-align:left;padding-left:1em;", Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo

People's Justice Party The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. The ...

(PKR) , , 120,646 , , 10.15 , , 4 , , 6.8 , , 1 , - , style="text-align:left;padding-left:1em;",

Malaysian United Indigenous Party The Malaysian United Indigenous Party ( ms, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia), abbreviated BERSATU or PPBM, is a nationalist political party in Malaysia. The party was preceded by the United Indigenous Association of Malaysia (). It is a major c ...

(PPBM) , , 66,753 , , 5.62 , , 1 , , 1.7 , , 1 , - , - style="background-color:#F0F8FF;" , style="text-align:left;" ,

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 ...

, , 395,708 , , 33.30 , , 27 , , 45.8 , , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;padding-left:1em;", UMNO (Malaysia)

United Malays National Organisation The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its in ...

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Malaysian Chinese Association The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; zh, 马来西亚华人公会; ; ta, மலேசிய சீனர் சங்கம், initially known as the Malayan Chinese Association) is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that seeks to ...

(MCA) , , 69,542 , , 5.85 , , 0 , , 0.0 , , 1 , - , style="text-align:left;padding-left:1em;", Malaysian Indian Congress Flag

Malaysian Indian Congress The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC; ta, மலேசிய இந்திய காங்கிரஸ், Malēciya Intiya Kāṅkiras; formerly known as Malayan Indian Congress) is a Malaysian political party. It is one of the founding membe ...

(MIC) , , 7,573 , , 0.64 , , 0 , , 0.0 , , , - , style="text-align:left;padding-left:1em;",

Malaysian People's Movement Party The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia ( en, Malaysian People's Movement Party, commonly abbreviated as GERAKAN or less commonly as PGRM) is a liberal political party in Malaysia. Formed in 1968, Gerakan gained prominence in the 1969 general electio ...

(GERAKAN) , , 15,571 , , 1.31 , , 0 , , 0.0 , , , - , - style="background-color:#F0F8FF;" , style="text-align:left;" , PAS logo

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 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 ...

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Socialist Party of Malaysia The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM, ; ; ta, மலேசிய சோசியலிஸ்ட் கட்சி), is a socialist political party in Malaysia and an offshoot of Parti Rakyat Malaysia, which originally upheld the same ideology. ...

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Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (, Jawi: باريسن جماعه اسلاميه سمليسيا often known by its ; acronym: BERJASA) is a political party in Malaysia. The party is part of a Malay-Islam based coalition named "Gerakan Tanah Air" ...

(BERJASA) , , 211 , , 0.02 , , 0 , , 0.0 , , , - , - style="background-color:#F0F8FF;" , style="text-align:left;" , Independents , , 277 , , 0.02 , , 0 , , 0.0 , , , - , - style="background-color:#F0F8FF;" , style="text-align:left;" , Overall total , , 1,188,292 , , 100 , , 59 , , 100 , ,

Perak state election, 2013

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(MCA) , , 15 , , , , , , 1 , , 1.69 , , , - , align=left,

Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia ( en, Malaysian People's Movement Party, commonly abbreviated as GERAKAN or less commonly as PGRM) is a liberal political party in Malaysia. Formed in 1968, Gerakan gained prominence in the 1969 general electio ...

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(MIC) , , 3 , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , , - , align=left,

Parti Progresif Penduduk Malaysia The People's Progressive Party (myPPP; ms, Parti Progresif Penduduk) was a de-registered multiracial political party in Malaysia which was one of the component members of the National Front or ''Barisan Nasional'' coalition from 1973 to 2018 ...

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Pakatan Rakyat The People's Alliance ( ms, Pakatan Rakyat; abbrev: PR) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA). The political coalition was formed by the People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DA ...

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(DAP) , , 18 , , , , , , 18 , , 30.51 , , , - , align=left,

(PKR) , , 20 , , , , , , 5 , , 8.47 , , 2 , - , align=left,

Malaysian Islamic Party 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 ...

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Perak state election, 2008

The following is the results of the 2008 state assembly elections. Three

assemblymen have since quit their parties to become independents caucusing with

, triggering the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. The Pakatan Rakyat government formed after the election then been removed from power.Showdown over Speaker's seat in Perak
The Star. 8 May 2009

Election pendulum

The

2018 Perak state election The 14th Perak State election was held on 9 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. Each of the state assemblymen are elected to a five year term each. The Perak State Legislative Assembly automatically dissolved on 28 June ...

witnessed 29 governmental seats (''2 from non-governmental seats were later decided to support the creation of new state government'') and 30 non-governmental seats (''currently 28 seats after 2 of them decided to support new government'') filled the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 18 safe seat and 1 fairly safe seat. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.

List of Assemblies

Notes

References

External links

Perak State Government official website
{{Perak Unicameral legislatures Politics of Perak State legislatures of Malaysia