Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly ; Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu; ديوان اوندڠن نڬري ترڠڬانو
	14th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	20 June 1959
Leadership
Sultan	Al-Wathiqu Billah Al-Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Haj ; since 15 May 1998
Speaker	Yahaya Ali, PN-PAS ; since 1 July 2018
Deputy Speaker	Vacant ; since 1 July 2018
Government Leader	Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, PN-PAS ; since 10 May 2018
Opposition Leader	Ahmad Said, BN-UMNO ; since 21 March 2019
Secretary	Zulkifli Isa
Structure
Seats	32 + 1 Nominated Member (Maximum 36 Members) ; Quorum: 11; Simple majority: 17; Two-thirds majority: 21
Political groups	(As of 8 December 2018); Government (23):; Perikatan Nasional (23) PAS (23); Opposition (10):; Barisan Nasional (10) UMNO (10); Speaker (non-MLA)
Committees	2 Public Accounts Committee; Committee of Privileges;
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (32 single-member constituencies)
Last election	9 May 2018
Next election	1 September 2023 or earlier
Meeting place
	Wisma Darul Iman, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
Website
	dun.terengganu.gov.my

The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. It consists of 32 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, and are customarily held alongside elections to the federal parliament during a general election.

The State Assembly convenes at the Wisma Darul Iman in the state capital, Kuala Terengganu.

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

PN	BN
23	10
23	10
PAS	UMNO

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)	Post
PAS 23 \| UMNO 10
-	Non-MLA	Yahaya Ali	PN (PAS)	Speaker
N1	Kuala Besut	Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman	BN (UMNO)	N/A
N2	Kota Putera	Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N3	Jertih	Muhammad Pehimi Yusof	BN (UMNO)	N/A
N4	Hulu Besut	Nawi Mohamad	BN (UMNO)	N/A
N5	Jabi	Azman Ibrahim	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N6	Permaisuri	Abd Halim Jusoh	BN (UMNO)	N/A
N7	Langkap	Sabri Mohd Noor	BN (UMNO)
N8	Batu Rakit	Bazlan Abd Rahman	BN (UMNO)
N9	Tepuh	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim	PN (PAS)
N10	Buluh Gading	Ridzuan Hashim	PN (PAS)
N11	Seberang Takir	Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman	BN (UMNO)
N12	Bukit Tunggal	Alias Razak	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N13	Wakaf Mempelam	Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N14	Bandar	Ahmad Shah Muhamed	PN (PAS)	N/A
N15	Ladang	Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N16	Batu Buruk	Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi	PN (PAS)	N/A
N17	Alur Limbat	Ariffin Deraman	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N18	Bukit Payung	Mohd. Nor Hamzah	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N19	Ru Rendang	Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar	PN (PAS)	Menteri Besar
N20	Pengkalan Berangan	Sulaiman Sulong	PN (PAS)	N/A
N21	Telemung	Rozi Mamat	BN (UMNO)
N22	Manir	Hilmi Harun	PN (PAS)
N23	Kuala Berang	Mamad Puteh	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N24	Ajil	Maliaman Kassim	PN (PAS)	N/A
N25	Bukit Besi	Roslee Daud	BN (UMNO)
N26	Rantau Abang	Alias Harun	PN (PAS)
N27	Sura	Wan Hapandi Wan Nik	PN (PAS)
N28	Paka	Satiful Bahri Mamat	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N29	Kemasik	Saiful Azmi Suhaili	PN (PAS)	N/A
N30	Kijal	Ahmad Said	BN (UMNO)	Opposition Leader
N31	Cukai	Hanafiah Mat	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N32	Air Putih	Ab Razak Ibrahim	PN (PAS)	N/A
-	Nominated Member[1]	Zuraida Mohd Noor	PN (PAS)	N/A

Seating arrangement

N29 Kemasik	Nominated Member	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant	N10 Buluh Gading	N27 Sura
N24 Ajil	B						N16 Batu Buruk
N32 Air Putih							N09 Tepuh

N14 Bandar	C					A	N02 Kota Putera
N20 Pengkalan Berangan							N23 Kuala Berang
N26 Rantau Abang							N13 Wakaf Mempelam
N22 Manir							N31 Cukai
N06 Permaisuri							N17 Alur Limbat
N01 Kuala Besut							N15 Ladang
N08 Batu Rakit							N05 Jabi
N07 Langkap							N18 Bukit Payung
N03 Jertih							N12 Bukit Tunggal
N25 Bukit Besi			the Mace				N28 Paka
N04 Hulu Besut							State Financial Officer
N21 Telemung							State Legal Advisor
N11 Seberang Takir			Sergeant-at-Arm				State Secretary
N30 Kijal (Opposition Leader)			Secretary				N19 Ru Rendang (Menteri Besar)
			Speaker
			Sultan

Role

The Terengganu State Assembly's main function is to enact state laws and policies. It is also in charge of oversight of departments and agencies of the state government. Members of the assembly are responsible for checking and criticizing the executive government's actions.[2]

The leader of the party or coalition with a majority of seats in the assembly is appointed Menteri Besar by the Sultan of Terengganu. The Menteri Besar then appoints members of the state executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri) from members of the assembly.[3]

Committees

The State Assembly consists of committees to handle administrative matters, including Committee of Privileges[4] and Public Accounts Committee.[5]

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 22 governmental seats and 10 non-governmental seats filled the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 3 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has just a safe and fairly safe seat.

2018 Terengganu state election

GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Ladang	Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar	PAS	43.45
Bandar	Ahmad Shah Muhamed	PAS	44.11
Air Putih	Ab. Razak Ibrahim	PAS	47.36
Ajil	Maliaman Kassim	PAS	48.01
Jabi	Azman Ibrahim	PAS	48.11
Pengkalan Berangan	Sulaiman Sulong	PAS	48.66
Kota Putera	Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman	PAS	49.18
Cukai	Hanafiah Mat	PAS	49.56
Kuala Berang	Mamad Puteh	PAS	50.33
Kemasik	Saiful Azmi Suhaili	PAS	51.62
Paka	Satiful Bahari Hj. Mamat	PAS	53.47
Tepuh	Hishamuddin Abd. Karim	PAS	54.32
Batu Buruk	Muhammad Khalil Abd. Hadi	PAS	54.91
Bukit Tunggal	Alias Razak	PAS	55.41
Alur Limbat	Ariffin Deraman	PAS	55.64
Fairly safe
Manir	Hilmi Harun	PAS	58.07
Rantau Abang	Alias Harun	PAS	58.34
Bukit Payung	Mohd. Nor Hamzah	PAS	58.77
Buluh Gading	Ridzuan Hashim	PAS	59.42
Safe
Sura	Wan Hapandi Wan Nik	PAS	61.81
Ru Rendang	Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar	PAS	61.83
Wakaf Mempelam	Wan Shukairi Wan Abdullah	PAS	62.16

NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Kuala Besut	Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd. Rahman	UMNO	47.23
Bukit Besi	Roslee Daud	UMNO	48.16
Batu Rakit	Bazlan Abd. Rahman	UMNO	48.78
Jertih	Muhammad Pehimi Yusof	UMNO	49.42
Kijal	Ahmad Said	UMNO	49.46
Hulu Besut	Nawi Mohamad	UMNO	51.97
Seberang Takir	Ahmad Razif Abd. Rahman	UMNO	52.66
Permaisuri	Abd. Halim Jusoh	UMNO	52.84
Fairly safe
Langkap	Sabri Mohd. Noor	UMNO	59.45
Safe
Telemung	Rozi Mamat	UMNO	62.26

References

Said, Rosalinda Md. "Zuraida angkat sumpah ADUN wanita pertama Terengganu". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
"Peranan dan Keahlian Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
"Pengenalan" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
"Jawatankuasa Hak and Kebebasan Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
"Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

External links

Portal Rasmi Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu Darul Iman (Official site) (in Malay)

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[1] Said, Rosalinda Md. "Zuraida angkat sumpah ADUN wanita pertama Terengganu". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2018-11-29.

[2] "Peranan dan Keahlian Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

[3] "Pengenalan" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

[4] "Jawatankuasa Hak and Kebebasan Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

[5] "Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.