Perak State Legislative Assembly

Perak State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Negeri Perak
ديوان نݢري ڤيراق
15th Perak State Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded21 July 1959
Leadership
Sultan
Speaker
Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid, BNUMNO
since 12 May 2020
Deputy Speaker
Jenny Choy Tsi Jen, PHDAP
since 19 December 2022
Saarani Mohamad, BNUMNO
since 10 December 2020
Leader of the Opposition
Razman Zakaria, PNPAS
since 9 December 2022[1]
Structure
Seats59
Quorum: 20
Simple majority: 30
Two-thirds majority: 40
Perak State Assembly Composition
Political groups
(As of 20 November 2022)

Government (33)
  PH (24)

  BN (9)

Opposition (26)
  PN (26)

Speaker (1)

  BN (non-MLA)
Length of term
Up to 5 years
Elections
Plurality: First-past-the-post (59 single-member constituencies)
Last election
19 November 2022
Next election
By 17 February 2028
Meeting place
Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan, Ipoh, Perak
Website
www.perak.gov.my

The Perak State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Negeri Perak) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to the federal parliament 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.

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)
  1. ^ "Perak to debate state budget, anti-party hopping bill | the Malaysian Insight".