2013 Perak state election

2013 Perak state election

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59 seats to the Perak State Legislative Assembly 30 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Zambry Abdul Kadir Ngeh Koo Ham Muhammad Nur Manuty Party UMNO DAP PKR Alliance Barisan Nasional Pakatan Rakyat Pakatan Rakyat Leader since 2009  () 2000 2011 Leader's seat Pangkor Sitiawan Not contesting Last election 28[a] 18 7 Seats before 0 Seats won 31 18 5 Seat change 3 0 2 Popular vote 506,947 270,137 153,859 Percentage 44.82% 23.88% 13.60% Swing 2.53 pp 1.54 pp 0.48 pp   Fourth party   Leader Abu Bakar Hussian Party PAS Alliance Pakatan Rakyat Leader since 2009 Leader's seat Titi Serong Last election 06 Seats won 05 Seat change 01 Popular vote 193,674 Percentage 17.12% Swing 1.08 pp
Menteri Besar before election Zambry Abdul Kadir Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Elected Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

The 13th Perak state election was held on 5 May 2013. Polling took place in 59 constituencies throughout the State of Perak, with each electing a State Assemblyman to the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission. The state election was held concurrently with the 2013 Malaysian general election.

Barisan Nasional (BN), having regained the state government control in the controversial 2009 Perak constitutional crisis after their loss in the 2008 election, narrowly retains the government after winning 31 of the 59 seats.^[1] Pakatan Rakyat (PR), the informal coalition of Democratic Action Party (DAP), Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), won the remaining 28 seats to become the main opposition.^[1]

This election is the only time the DAP-PAS-PKR coalition is referred as Pakatan Rakyat during the Perak state election campaign (although each party is contesting using their own name and logo), and also the final Perak state election which the three parties works as a coalition; PR splits in 2015 due to disagreements between DAP and PAS.

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