Perlis State Legislative Assembly

Perlis State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis
ديوان اوندڠن نݢري ڤرليس‬
15th Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1959
Leadership
Raja
Speaker
Rus’sele Eizan, PNPAS
since 19 December 2022
Mohd Shukri Ramli, PNPAS
since 22 November 2022
Opposition Leader
Gan Ay Ling, PHPKR
since 19 December 2022
Secretary
Mawar binti Awang [1]
since 2021
Structure
Seats15
Quorum: 5
Simple majority: 8
Two-thirds majority: 10
Political groups
(As of 23 November 2022)

Government (14)

  PN (14)

Opposition (1)

  PH (1)

Speaker (1)

  non-MLA
Committees
5
  • Committee of Selection
  • Public Accounts Committee
  • House Committee
  • Committee of Privileges
  • Standing Orders Committee
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.perlis.gov.my
Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

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.

  1. ^ "Syed Omar SUK Perlis baru". 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ Kompleks Dewan Undangan Negeri Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Perlis State Government