2018 Johor state election

2018 Johor state election

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All 56 seats in the Johor State Legislative Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,817,999
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Muhyiddin Yassin Mohamed Khaled Nordin Abdullah Husin
Party PPBM UMNO PAS
Alliance Pakatan Harapan Barisan Nasional Gagasan Sejahtera
Leader since 7 January 2018 2013 2017
Leader's seat Gambir Permas
(lost re-election)
Puteri Wangsa
(lost re-election)
Last election 14 seats , 24.38%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
38 seats, 53.99% 4 seats , 21.41%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
Seats before 16 37 3
Seats won 36 19 1
Seat change Increase20 Decrease18 Decrease2
Popular vote 803,148 582,265 118,582
Percentage 53.36% 38.68% 7.88%
Swing Increase28.98% Decrease15.31% Decrease13.53%

Pakatan Harapan seats:
  DAP
  PKR
  PPBM
  AMANAH

Opposition seats:

  UMNO and MIC
  PAS

Menteri Besar before election

Mohamed Khaled Nordin
BN

Elected Menteri Besar

Osman Sapian
Pakatan Harapan

The 14th Johor State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

The Johor State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 20 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 20 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (Sultan of Johor) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Johor).

The results of the election saw a historic win for Pakatan Harapan (PH), winning 36 seats (a majority but 1 seat short of supermajority) and ousting Barisan Nasional from the state government, the first time since the first Johor state elections in 1955 that BN or its predecessor Alliance were defeated. BERSATU's Osman Sapian was sworn in as Menteri Besar on 12 May 2018,[1] while the state EXCO members were sworn in on 16 May 2018.[2]

  1. ^ Zazali Musa (12 May 2018). "Osman Sapian is the new Johor MB, exco to be sworn in on May 15 (updated)". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ Ben Tan (16 May 2018). "Johor's 10-member exco sworn in". Malay Mail. Retrieved 30 December 2022.