Kelantan State Legislative Assembly

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Kelantan State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Negeri Kelantan
ديوان نݢري کلنتن
15th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Two-thirds majority: 30
Political groups
(As of 13 August 2023)

Government (43)
  PN (43)

Opposition (2)
  BN (1)

  •  
    UMNO (1
    )

  PH (1)

Speaker (1)
  PN (MLA for Panchor)
Committees
2
  • Public Accounts Committee
  • Select Committee
Elections
By 4 November 2028
Meeting place
Kota Darul Naim, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Website
kelantan.gov.my

The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (

single-member constituencies
throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart.

The State Legislative Assembly convenes at the Kota Darul Naim in the state capital, Kota Bharu.

Out of the 45 seats, 43 are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2023 state election. Within the coalition, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) holds 37 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) holds 6 seats. The PN coalition commands a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly.

Meanwhile,

United Malays National Organization
(UMNO) hold only 1 seat each.

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

Government Opposition
PN BN PH
43 1 1
37 6 1 1
PAS BERSATU UMNO AMANAH
No. Parliamentary constituency No. State Constituency Portrait Member Coalition (Party) Post
P19 Tumpat N1 Pengkalan Kubor Wan Roslan Wan Hamat PN (PAS) EXCO Member
N2
Kelaboran
Mohd Adenan Hassan PN (PAS) N/A
N3
Pasir Pekan
Ahmad Yakob PN (PAS) Former Menteri Besar of Kelantan
N4 Wakaf Bharu Mohd Rusli Abdullah PN (PAS) N/A
P20 Pengkalan Chepa N5 Kijang Izani Husin PN (PAS) EXCO Member
N6 Chempaka Nik Asma' Bahrum Nik Abdullah PN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
N7 Panchor
Mohd. Amar Abdullah
PN (PAS) Speaker
P21 Kota Bharu N8
Tanjong Mas
Rohani Ibrahim PN (PAS) EXCO Member
N9
Kota Lama
Hafidzah Mustakim PH (AMANAH) N/A
N10
Bunut Payong
Shaari Mat Yaman PN (PAS)
P22 Pasir Mas N11
Tendong
Rozi Muhamad PN (PAS)
N12 Pengkalan Pasir Mohd Nasriff Daud PN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
N13 Meranti
Mohd. Nassuruddin Daud
PN (PAS) Menteri Besar
P23 Rantau Panjang N14
Chetok
Zuraidin Abdullah PN (PAS) N/A
N15
Gual Periok
Kamaruzaman Mohamad PN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
N16
Apam Putra
Zamakhshari Mohamad PN (PAS) EXCO Member
P24 Kubang Kerian N17
Salor
Saizol Ismail PN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
N18
Pasir Tumboh
Abd Rahman Yunus PN (PAS)
N19
Demit
Mohd Asri Mat Daud PN (PAS) EXCO Member
P25 Bachok N20 Tawang Harun Ismail PN (PAS) N/A
N21
Pantai Irama
Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin PN (PAS)
N22 Jelawat Zameri Mat Nawang PN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
P26 Ketereh N23 Melor Wan Rohimi Wan Daud PN (PAS)
N24 Kadok Azami Md. Nor PN (PAS) N/A
N25 Kok Lanas Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi PN (BERSATU) Deputy Speaker
P27 Tanah Merah N26
Bukit Panau
Abdul Fatah Mahmood PN (PAS) N/A
N27
Gual Ipoh
Bahari Mohamad Nor PN (BERSATU) Deputy EXCO Member
N28
Kemahang
Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman
PN (PAS) EXCO Member
P28
Pasir Puteh
N29
Selising
Tuan Mohd Saripuddin Tuan Ismail PN (PAS)
N30 Limbongan Nor Asilah Mohamed Zin PN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
N31 Semerak Nor Sham Sulaiman PN (PAS) N/A
N32 Gaal Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar PN (PAS)
P29 Machang N33
Pulai Chondong
Azhar Salleh PN (PAS)
N34
Temangan
Mohamed Fadzli Hassan PN (PAS) Deputy Menteri Besar
N35
Kemuning
Ahmad Zakhran Mat Noor PN (PAS) N/A
P30 Jeli N36 Bukit Bunga Mohd Almidi Jaafar PN (BERSATU)
N37
Air Lanas
Kamarudin Md Nor PN (BERSATU) EXCO Member
N38
Kuala Balah
Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil PN (PAS) N/A
P31 Kuala Krai N39
Mengkebang
Zubir Abu Bakar PN (PAS)
N40
Guchil
Hilmi Abdullah PN (PAS) EXCO Member
N41 Manek Urai Mohd Fauzi Abdullah PN (PAS) N/A
N42 Dabong Ku Mohd Zaki Ku Hussien PN (PAS)
P32 Gua Musang N43
Nenggiri
Mohd Azizi Abu Naim PN (BERSATU) MP for Gua Musang
N44 Paloh Shaari Mat Hussain PN (BERSATU) Deputy EXCO Member
N45 Galas Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim BN (UMNO) Leader of the Opposition

Seating arrangement

N38 Kuala Balah
N44 Paloh (Deputy EXCO)
N10 Bunut Payong
N12 Pengkalan Pasir (Deputy EXCO) N22 Jelawat (Deputy EXCO) N30 Limbongan (Deputy EXCO)
N27 Gual Ipoh (Deputy EXCO)
N06 Chempaka (Deputy EXCO)
N15 Gual Periok (Deputy EXCO)
N23 Melor (Deputy EXCO)
N39 Mengkebang
N26 Bukit Panau
N24 Kadok
N03 Pasir Pekan
N37 Ayer Lanas (EXCO Member)
N16 Apam Putra (EXCO Member)
N08 Tanjong Mas (EXCO Member)
N40 Guchil (EXCO Member)
N19 Demit (EXCO Member)
N01 Pengkalan Kubor (EXCO Member)
N29 Selising (EXCO Member)
N02 Kelaboran
N17 Salor (Deputy EXCO)
N18 Pasir Tumboh (Deputy EXCO)
B A N05 Kijang (EXCO Member) N32 Gaal
N20 Tawang N41 Manek Urai
N28 Kemahang (EXCO Member)
N04 Wakaf Bharu
N35 Kemuning
N21 Pantai Irama
Sergeant-at-Arm State Financial Officer
N14 Chetok
N36 Bukit Bunga
N11 Tendong
State Legal Advisor N42 Dabong
N31 Semerak Vacant State Secretary
N33 Pulai Chondong
N43 Nenggiri
N09 Kota Lama
the Mace V
N34 Temangan (Deputy Menteri Besar)
N25 Kok Lanas (Deputy Speaker)
Vacant N45 Galas (Opposition Leader) Secretary N13 Meranti (Menteri Besar) N07 Panchor (Speaker)
Speaker
Sultan

Role

The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly enacts legislation concerning matters in the State List and Joint List defined in the Federal Constitution. The Speaker presides over debates in the Assembly.

The leader of the majority party or coalition in the Assembly is appointed

Menteri Besar by the Sultan of Kelantan
. The person who assumes the role of Menteri Besar appoints the state's executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan), drawing from members of the Assembly.

Committees

The Assembly contains two administrative committees, namely:[1]

  • Public Accounts Committee
  • Select Committee

Election pendulum

The 2023 Kelantan state election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 8 non-governmental seats filled the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 41 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has a fairly safe seat.

GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Nenggiri Mohd Azizi Abu Naim BERSATU 53.31
Fairly safe
Paloh Shaari Mat Hussain BERSATU 58.74
Safe
Apam Putra Zamakhshari Muhammad PAS 61.12
Tendong Rozi Muhamad PAS 61.92
Bunut Payong Shaari Mat Yaman PAS 62.66
Dabong Ku Mohd. Zaki Ku Hussein PAS 63.44
Kuala Balah Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil PAS 63.31
Pengkalan Kubor Wan Roslan Wan Hamat PAS 63.70
Kemuning Ahmad Zakhran Mat Noor PAS 63.77
Gual Periok Kamaruzaman Mohamad PAS 64.19
Bukit Bunga Mohd Almidi Jaafar BERSATU 66.06
Tanjong Mas Rohani Ibrahim PAS 66.23
Semerak Nor Sham Sulaiman PAS 66.91
Pulai Chondong Azhar Salleh PAS 67.51
Wakaf Bharu Mohd. Rusli Abdullah PAS 67.73
Air Lanas Kamarudin Md Nor BERSATU 67.81
Kok Lanas Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi BERSATU 68.07
Jelawat Zameri Mat Nawang PAS 69.09
Selising Tuan Mohd. Sharipudin Tuan Ismail PAS 69.11
Panchor Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah PAS 70.00
Melor Wan Rohimi Wan Daud PAS 70.13
Gual Ipoh Bahari Mohamad Nor BERSATU 70.26
Guchil Hilmi Abdullah PAS 70.49
Pengkalan Pasir Mohamad Nasridd Daud Yatimee PAS 70.71
Pantai Irama Mohd. Huzaimy Che Husin PAS 70.81
Kelaboran Mohd. Adanan Hassan PAS 70.91
Salor Saizol Ismail PAS 71.19
Gaal Mohd. Rodzi Ja'afar PAS 72.65
Limbongan Nurul Asilah Mohd Zain PAS 73.04
Temangan Mohamed Fadzli Hassan PAS 73.25
Chetok Zuraidin Abdullah PAS 74.38
Chempaka Nik Asma' Bahrum Nik Abdullah PAS 74.46
Demit Muhamad Asri Mat Daud PAS 75.39
Kijang Dr. Izani Husin PAS 75.81
Pasir Pekan Ahmad Yakob PAS 75.88
Kadok Azami Mohd. Nor PAS 75.95
Meranti Mohd. Nassurruddin Daud PAS 76.36
Pasir Tumboh Abd. Rahman Yunus PAS 76.61
Kemahang Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman PAS 77.20
Manek Urai Mohd. Fauzi Abdullah PAS 78.33
Mengkebang Zubir Abu Bakar PAS 78.64
Bukit Panau Abdul Fattah Mahmood PAS 79.14
Tawang Harun Ismail PAS 79.22
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Kota Lama Hafidzah Mustakim AMANAH 49.98
Fairly safe
Galas Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim UMNO 59.19

List of Assemblies

Assembly Term

began

Members Election Committee Majority party/coalition
1st 1959 Ishak Lotfi I PMIP
2nd 1964 Mohd Asri I PMIP
3rd 1969 Mohd Asri II (1969-1973)

Ishak Lotfi II (1973-1974)

PMIP (1969-1973)

Barisan Nasional (1973-1974)

4th 1974 Mohamed Nasir Barisan Nasional
5th 1978 Mohamed Yaacob I Barisan Nasional
6th 1982 Mohamed Yaacob II Barisan Nasional
7th 1986 Mohamed Yaacob III Barisan Nasional
8th 1990 Nik Abdul Aziz I Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah
9th 1995 Nik Abdul Aziz II Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (1995-1996)

PAS (1996-1999)

10th 1999 Nik Abdul Aziz III Barisan Alternatif
11th 2004 Nik Abdul Aziz IV PAS
12th 2008 Nik Abdul Aziz V Pakatan Rakyat
13th 2013 Ahmad Yakob I Pakatan Rakyat (2013-2015)

PAS (2015-2018)

14th 2018 Ahmad Yakob II PAS (2018-2020)

Perikatan Nasional (2020-2023)

15th 2023 Mohd Nassuruddin Perikatan Nasional

See also

References

  1. ^ Assembly Committees Kelantan State Government Portal

External links