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A state legislative assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri, DUN; also known simply as state assembly) is the legislative branch of the
* '' List of Malayan State and Settlement Council Representatives (1954–59)''
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1959–64)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1964–69)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1969–74)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1974–78)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1978–82)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1982–86)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1986–90)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1990–95)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1995–99)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1999–2004)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2004–08)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2008–13)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2013–18)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2018–22)
state governments
A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, ...
in each of the 13 Malaysian states
The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia. Malaysia is a federation of 13 states (''Negeri'') and 3 federal territories (''Wilayah Persekutuan'').
States and federal territories
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. Members of a state legislative assembly comprises elected representatives from single-member constituencies
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
during state elections through the first-past-the-post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
system.
The assemblies have powers to enact state laws as provided for by the Constitution of Malaysia
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia ( ms, Perlembagaan
Persekutuan Malaysia) which was promulgated on 16 September 1963, is the supreme law of Malaysia and contains a total of 183 articles. It is a written legal document which was preceded ...
. The majority party in each assembly forms the state government, and the leader of the majority party becomes Menteri Besar
In Malaysia, the Menteri Besar ( Jawi:منتري بسر; literally ''First Minister''), colloquially referred to as MB, is the head of government of each of nine states in Malaysia with hereditary rulers. For four states without a monarch, the t ...
(for states with hereditary rulers) or Chief Minister
A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...
(for states without hereditary rulers) of the state.
The state legislative assemblies are 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 multi ...
, unlike the bicameral Parliament of Malaysia
The Parliament of Malaysia ( ms, Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, lit. "People's Assembly") and the D ...
. The hereditary rulers or Yang di-Pertua Negeri
In Malaysia, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri ( in Malay) is a constitutional title given to the head of state in states without a Ruler, namely: Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak. This is in constrast to a Ruler () which is a constitutional title giv ...
(governors) are vested with powers to dissolve their respective state legislative assemblies on the advice of the menteri besar or chief minister. Once dissolved, elections must be carried out within an interim period of sixty (60) days. Usually, state elections are held simultaneously with the federal parliamentary elections, with the exception of Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...
, Sabah, Melaka and
Johor.
List of state legislative assemblies in Malaysia
The list excludesKuala Lumpur
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, Putrajaya and Labuan
Labuan (), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan ( ms, Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan), is a Federal Territory of Malaysia. Its territory includes and six smaller islands, off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia. Labuan's capita ...
as Federal Territories do not have state legislative assemblies and are governed directly by the federal government under the Ministry of Federal Territories together with local authorities, namely the Kuala Lumpur City Hall
The Kuala Lumpur City Hall ( ms, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, abbreviated DBKL) is the city council which administers the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 Feb ...
, Putrajaya Corporation
Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) or Putrajaya Corporation (PjC) is a local authority that administers the Federal Territory of Putrajaya and is under the Federal Territories Ministry of Malaysia. Founded in 1995, the corporation is responsible for ...
and Labuan Corporation
Perbadanan Labuan or Labuan Corporation (PL) is a local authority which administrates the Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia. This agency is under Ministry of the Federal Territories. PL are responsible for public health and sanitation, waste ...
respectively.
Lists of State Assembly Representatives in Malaysia
* '' List of Malayan State and Settlement Council Representatives (1954–59)''
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1959–64)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1964–69)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1969–74)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1974–78)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1978–82)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1982–86)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1986–90)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1990–95)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1995–99)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1999–2004)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2004–08)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2008–13)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2013–18)
* List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2018–22)
Women
*Women in state legislative assemblies of Malaysia
This article is an overview of representation of Women in Malaysia, women in Malaysia's State legislative assemblies of Malaysia, state legislative assemblies.
Johor
There have been 34 women in the Johor State Legislative Assembly since its es ...
See also
*Politics of Malaysia
Politics of Malaysia takes place in the framework of a federal representative democratic constitutional monarchy, in which the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is head of state and the Prime Minister of Malaysia is the head of government. Executive power ...
* List of state by-elections in Malaysia
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