Perlis State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis ديوان اوندڠن نݢري ڤرليس | |
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| 15th Perlis State Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Leadership | |
Raja | Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail since 17 April 2000 |
Speaker | |
Opposition Leader | |
Secretary | Mawar binti Awang [1] since 2021 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 Quorum: 5 Simple majority: 8 Two-thirds majority: 10 |
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Political groups | (As of 23 November 2022[update]) Government (14) PN (14)
Opposition (1) Speaker (1) |
| Committees | 5
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| Elections | |
| Plurality: First-past-the-post (15 single-member constituencies) | |
Last election | 19 November 2022 |
Next election | By 17 February 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Perlis State Assembly Complex, Kangar, Perlis | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Perlis State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perlis. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 15 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. It is the smallest legislature in the nation in terms of members.
Members of the state legislature are called state assemblymen. The Assembly convenes at the Perlis State Assembly Complex in the state capital, Kangar.[2] It has 15 seats, making it the smallest state assembly in Malaysia.
Out of the 15 seats, 14 are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2022 state election. Within the coalition, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) holds 9 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) holds 5 seats. The PN coalition commands a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly.
Meanwhile, Pakatan Harapan (PH) - People's Justice Party (PKR) holds another and only 1 seat.
- ^ "Syed Omar SUK Perlis baru". 29 December 2017.
- ^ Kompleks Dewan Undangan Negeri Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Perlis State Government