Kelantan State Legislative Assembly

The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Kelantan) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kelantan. It consists of 45 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart.

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Undangan Negeri Kelantan
ديوان اوندڠن نڬري كلنتن
14th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded1959
Leadership
Sultan
Sultan Muhammad V
since 13 September 2010
Speaker
Abdullah Ya'kub, PN-PAS
since 13 June 2013
Deputy Speaker
Abd. Fattah Mahmood, PN-PAS
since 28 June 2018
Ahmad Yakob, PN-PAS
since 6 May 2013
Secretary
Mohd Zaika Yamani Ibrahim
Structure
Seats45
Quorum: 15
Simple majority: 23
Two-thirds majority: 30
Political groups
(As of 26 October 2018)

Government (45):
  Perikatan Nasional (38)

  Barisan Nasional (7)

  Speaker (non-MLA)
Committees
Elections
Plurality: First-past-the-post (45 single-member constituencies)
Last election
9 May 2018
Next election
28 August 2023 or earlier
Meeting place
Kota Darul Naim, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Website
kelantan.gov.my

The State Legislative Assembly convenes at the Kota Darul Naim in the state capital, Kota Bharu.

Perikatan Nasional and Barisan Nasional command an absolute majority over the legislature. Thus making the state fall under one-party rule.

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

PN BN
38 7
37 1 7
PAS BERSATU UMNO
No. State Constituency Portrait Member Coalition (Party) Post
PAS 37 | UMNO 7 | BERSATU 1
-Non-MLAAbdullah Ya'kubPN (PAS) Speaker
N1Pengkalan KuborWan Roslan Wan HamatPN (PAS) EXCO member
N2KelaboranMohd Adenan HassanPN (PAS) N/A
N3Pasir PekanAhmad YaakobPN (PAS) Menteri Besar
N4Wakaf BharuMohd Rusli AbdullahPN (PAS) N/A
N5KijangIzani HusinPN (PAS) EXCO member
N6ChempakaAhmad Fathan MahmoodPN (PAS) N/A
N7PanchorNik Mohd. Amar Nik AbdullahPN (PAS) Deputy Menteri Besar
N8Tanjong MasRohani IbrahimPN (PAS) N/A
N9Kota LamaTan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan AbdullahPN (PAS)
N10Bunut PayongRamli MamatPN (PAS)
N11TendongRozi MuhamadPN (PAS)
N12Pengkalan PasirHanifa AhmadPN (PAS) EXCO member
N13MerantiMohd. Nassuruddin DaudPN (PAS) EXCO member
N14ChetokZuraidin AbdullahPN (PAS) N/A
N15Gual PeriokMohamad AwangPN (PAS)
N16Apam PutraAbdul Rasul MohamedPN (PAS)
N17SalorSaiful Adli Abu BakarPN (PAS)
N18Pasir TumbohAbd Rahman YunusPN (PAS)
N19DemitMumtaz Md. NawiPN (PAS) EXCO member
N20TawangHassan MohamoodPN (PAS) N/A
N21Pantai IramaMohd Huzaimy Che HusinPN (PAS)
N22JelawatAbdul Azziz KadirPN (PAS)
N23MelorMd Yusnan YusofPN (PAS)
N24KadokAzami Md. NorPN (PAS) EXCO member
N25Kok LanasMd Alwi Che AhmadBN (UMNO) N/A
N26Bukit PanauAbdul Fatah MahmoodPN (PAS) Deputy Speaker
N27Gual IpohBakri MustaphaBN (UMNO) N/A
N28KemahangMd. Anizam Ab. RahmanPN (PAS) EXCO member
N29SelisingTuan Mohd Saripuddin Tuan IsmailPN (PAS) EXCO member
N30LimbonganMohd Nazlan Mohamed HasbullahPN (PAS) N/A
N31SemerakWan Hassan Wan IbrahimPN (PAS)
N32GaalMohd Rodzi Ja'afarPN (PAS)
N33Pulai ChondongAzhar SallehPN (PAS)
N34TemanganMohamed Fadzli HassanPN (PAS) EXCO member
N35KemuningMohd Roseli IsmailPN (PAS) N/A
N36Bukit BungaMohd Adhan KechikBN (UMNO)
N37Ayer LanasMustapa MohamedPN (BERSATU)Minister of Economic Affairs,
MP of Jeli
N38Kuala BalahAbd Aziz DerashidBN (UMNO) N/A
N39MengkebangMuhammad Mat SulaimanPN (PAS)
N40GuchilHilmi AbdullahPN (PAS)
N41Manek UraiMohd Fauzi AbdullahPN (PAS)
N42DabongKu Mohd Zaki Ku HussienPN (PAS)
N43NenggiriAb Aziz YusoffBN (UMNO)
N44PalohAmran ArifinBN (UMNO)
N45GalasMohd Syahbuddin HashimBN (UMNO)

Seating arrangement

Role

The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly enacts legislation concerning matters in the State List and Joint List defined in the Federal Constitution. The Speaker presides over debates in the Assembly.

The leader of the majority party or coalition in the Assembly is appointed Menteri Besar by the Sultan of Kelantan. The person who assumes the role of Menteri Besar appoints the state's executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan), drawing from members of the Assembly.

Committees

The Assembly contains two administrative committees, namely:[1]

  • Public Accounts Committee
  • Select Committee

Kelantan state election, 2018

Kelantan state election, 2018

9 May 2018

All 45 seats of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Ahmad Yakob Mustapa Mohamed Husam Musa
Party PAS UMNO Amanah
Alliance Gagasan Sejahtera Barisan Nasional Pakatan Harapan
Leader since 2013 30 August 2017
Leader's seat Pasir Pekan Air Lanas Salor(lost)
Last election 32 seats, 44.20%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
12 seats, 42.95% 1 seat, 9.50%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
Seats before 31 11 2
Seats won 37 8 0
Seat change 6 3 2
Popular vote 426,602 308,639 82,243
Percentage 52.0% 37.6% 10.0%
Swing 7.8% 5.4% 0.5%

Menteri Besar before election

Ahmad Yakob
Gagasan Sejahtera , (PAS)

Elected Menteri Besar

Ahmad Yakob
Gagasan Sejahtera , (PAS)

 Summary of the 9 May 2018 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
Gagasan SejahteraGS45426,60252.003782.226
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS45426,60252.003782.226
Barisan Nasional[lower-alpha 1]BN45308,63937.61817.784
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO44303,13736.94817.784
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA15,5020.6700.00
Pakatan Harapan[lower-alpha 2]PH4382,24310.0200.001
National Trust PartyAMANAH2349,7636.0600.00
Malaysian United Indigenous PartyPPBM1220,0752.4500.00
People's Justice PartyPKR812,4051.5100.001
Socialist Party of MalaysiaPSM1540.0100.00
IndependentIND63,0100.3600.00
Valid votes820,548
Invalid/blank votes12,280
Total votes (voter turnout: 80.52%)845,108100.0045100.000
Did not vote204,419
Registered voters1,049,527
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Kelantan's population[2]1,718,200

Source:[3][4]

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
  2. Contested using People's Justice Party election symbol on the ballot papers.

Kelantan state election, 2013

Kelantan state election, 2013

5 May 2013 (2013-05-05)

All 45 seats in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat Mustapa Mohamed
Party Pakatan Rakyat BN
Leader's seat Chempaka Air Lanas
Last election 39 seats, 56.4% 6 seats, 43.6%
Seats before 39 6
Seats won 33 12
Seat change 6 6

Menteri Besar before election

Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Pakatan Rakyat

Menteri Besar-designate

Ahmad Yakob
Pakatan Rakyat

 Summary of the 5 May 2013 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS403271.11-6
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN451226.67+6
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO441226.67+6
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA100.000
People's Justice PartyPKR512.220
IndependentsIND600.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0045100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Kelantan's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Kelantan state election, 2008

 Summary of the 8 March 2008 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS403884.44+14
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN45613.33-15
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO43613.33-15
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA100.000
People's Justice PartyPKR512.22+1
IndependentsIND100.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0045100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Kelantan's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 8 non-governmental seats filled the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 6 safe seats and 5 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.

GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Kota LamaAnuar Tan Abdullah @ Tan Teng LoonPAS40.12
MelorMd. Yusnan YusofPAS45.69
Wakaf BharuMohd. Rusli AbdullahPAS46.37
KemuningMohd. Roseli IsmailPAS47.32
Apam PutraAbdul Rasul MohamedPAS47.55
TendongRozi MuhamadPAS48.41
SemerakWan Hassan Wan IbrahimPAS49.06
GuchilHilmi AbdullahPAS49.33
Pengkalan KuborWan Roslan Wan HamatPAS49.99
Bunut PayongRamli MamatPAS50.09
KemahangMd. Anizam Ab. RahmanPAS50.65
DabongKu Mohd. Zaki Ku HusseinPAS50.86
Gual PeriokMohamad AwangPAS51.65
Pantai IramaMohd. Huzaimy Che HusinPAS52.10
ChetokZuraidin AbdullahPAS52.11
JelawatAbdul Azziz KadirPAS52.24
Pulai ChondongAzhar SallehPAS52.26
KadokAzami Mohd. NorPAS52.30
GaalMohd. Rodzi Ja'afarPAS52.36
Bukit PanauAbdul Fattah MahmoodPAS52.40
SalorSaiful Adli Abu BakarPAS52.46
ChempakaAhmad Fathan MahmoodPAS52.63
TemanganMohamed Fadzli HassanPAS52.99
LimbonganMohd. Nazlan Mohamed HasbullahPAS53.06
Pengkalan PasirHanifa AhmadPAS53.15
Tanjong MasRohani IbrahimPAS54.27
Fairly safe
KelaboranMohd. Adenan HassanPAS56.76
SelisingTuan Mohd. Sharipudin Tuan IsmailPAS56.81
MengkebangMuhammad Mat SulaimanPAS57.85
KijangDr. Izani HusinPAS58.44
TawangHassan MohamoodPAS59.02
Safe
PanchorNik Mohd. Amar Nik AbdullahPAS60.97
Manek UraiMohd. Fauzi AbdullahPAS61.26
Pasir TumbohAbd. Rahman YunusPAS61.50
DemitMumtaz Md. NawiPAS62.55
Pasir PekanAhmad YakobPAS63.88
MerantiMohd. Nassurruddin DaudPAS64.41
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
GalasMohd. Syahbudin HashimUMNO46.09
Kok LanasMd. Alwi Che AhmadUMNO48.54
NenggiriAb. Aziz YusoffUMNO48.56
Ayer LanasMustapa MohamedUMNO49.16
Bukit BungaMohd. Adhan KechikUMNO51.54
Gual IpohBakri MustaphaUMNO52.84
PalohAmran ArifinUMNO53.95
Kuala BalahAbd. Aziz DerashidUMNO54.26

See also

References

  1. Assembly Committees Kelantan State Government Portal
  2. "Population by States and Ethnic Group". Department of Information, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia. 2015. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "DUN - Kelantan". pru14.spr.gov.my. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "14th General Election Results - KELANTAN". pru14result.bernama.com. BERNAMA. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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