2018 Perak state election

2018 Perak state election

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All 59 seats in the Perak State Legislative Assembly
30 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  GS
Leader Ahmad Faizal Azumu Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir Razman Zakaria
Party Pakatan Harapan
(PPBM)
Barisan Nasional
(UMNO)
Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
Leader since 30 August 2017 4 March 2004 20 April 2018
Leader's seat Chenderiang Pangkor Gunong Semanggol
Last election 23 seats, 44.33%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
31 seats, 44.95% 5 seats, 10.35%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
Seats before 24 31 4
Seats won 29 27 3
Seat change Increase5 Decrease4 Decrease1
Popular vote 595,219 395,708 194,735
Percentage 50.1% 33.3% 16.4%
Swing Increase5.8% Decrease11.7% Increase6.0%

Pakatan Harapan seats:
  DAP
  PKR
  Amanah

Opposition seats:

  UMNO
  PAS

Menteri Besar before election

Zambry Abdul Kadir
BNUMNO

Elected Menteri Besar

Ahmad Faizal Azumu
PHBERSATU

The 14th Perak State election was held on 9 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. Each of the state assemblymen are elected to a five-year term each.

The Perak State Legislative Assembly automatically dissolved on 28 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections were required to be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 28 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 Perak) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Perak).

Pakatan Harapan (PH) gained a plurality in the election, winning 29 seats but still short of 1 seat for a simple majority win,[1] until 2 MLAs from Barisan Nasional (BN) quit their parties to support PH, enabling it to form the state government.[2] Ahmad Faizal Azumu, from BERSATU, was sworn in as Menteri Besar on 12 May 2018, while the state EXCO members were sworn in on 19 May 2020.[3]

  1. ^ "Malaysia GE: Formation of state govt in Perak Kedah and Sabah up to parties, says election commission". The Straits Times. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Perak BN accepts defeat". BorneoPostOnline. The Borneo Post. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ Ivan Loh (19 May 2018). "Perak state exco sworn in". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 30 December 2022.