2018 Kedah state election

The 14th Kedah State election will be held on 9 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

2018 Kedah state election
9 May 2018
All 36 seats to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  GS
Leader Mukhriz Mahathir Dr. Ahmad Fakhruddin Sheikh Fakhrurazi Ahmad Bashah Md. Hanipah
Party Pakatan Harapan (Bersatu) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
Leader since 7 January 2018 2017 2016
Leader's seat Jitra Pengkalan Kundor
(lost seat)		 Bakar Bata
(lost seat)
Last election 7 seats, 16.31%
(Pakatan Rakyat)		 8 seats, 32.42% ,
(Pakatan Rakyat)		 21 seats, 50.37%
Seats before 9 7 20
Seats won 18 15 3
Seat change 9 8 17
Popular vote 343,519 313,171 278,694
Percentage 36.5% 33.7% 29.6%
Swing 20.2% 1.3% 20.8%
Pakatan Harapan seats:
  DAP
  PKR
  Bersatu
  Amanah

Opposition seats:

  PAS
  UMNO
Menteri Besar before election

Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
BN

 Elected Menteri Besar

Mukhriz Mahathir
Pakatan Harapan

The Kedah State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 23 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 21 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 Kedah) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Kedah).

Contenders

Barisan Nasional (BN) is set to contest all 36 seats in Kedah State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UNMO) is to set to contest major share of Barisan Nasional (BN) seats.

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is set to contest all 36 seats in Kedah.[1]

Pakatan Harapan have decided to contest all 36 seats in Kedah. On 4 February 2018, Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize 4 seats. The seats are Guar Chempedak, Pantai Merdeka, Gurun and Kulim.[2] On 26 February 2018, Pakatan Harapan has completed the distribution of seats in Kedah. Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) is to set to contest major share of Pakatan Harapan seats.[3] Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) will contest in 14 seats while the National Trust Party (Amanah) will have 10 seats. People's Justice Party (PKR) and the Democratic Action Party (DAP) will contest 10 and 2 seats.

Political parties
Coalition Other parties
Incumbent Opposition
Barisan Nasional (BN) Pakatan Harapan (PH) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)

The contested seats
No. State constituency Incumbent State Assemblyman Political parties

Barisan Nasional [5]

Pakatan Harapan [6][7][8]

Gagasan Sejahtera [9]

 Other parties/Ind
Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party
N01 Ayer Hangat Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid (BN) Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid UMNO Johari Bulat Bersatu Azlina Azinan PAS N/A N/A
N02 Kuah Nor Saidi Nanyan (BN) Nor Saidi Nanyan Mohd Firdaus Ahmad Mazlan Ahmad Mohamad Ratu Mansor IND
N03 Kota Siputeh Abu Hasan Sarif (BN) Ahmad Azhar Abdullah Salmee Said Amanah Mat Rejab Md Akhir N/A N/A
N04 Ayer Hitam Mukhriz Mahathir (PH) Abu Hasan Sarif A. Aziz Mohamod Bersatu Azhar Ibrahim N/A N/A
N05 Bukit Kayu Hitam Ahmad Zaini Japar (BN) Ahmad Zaini Japar Halimahton Shaadiah Saad Habshah Bakar N/A N/A
N06 Jitra Aminuddin Omar (BN) Aminuddin Omar Mukhriz Mahathir Zulhazmi Othman N/A N/A
N07 Kuala Nerang Badrol Hisham Hashim (BN) Badrol Hisham Hashim Syed Fadzil Syed Embun Munir @ Mohamad Yusuf Zakaria N/A N/A
N08 Pedu Kama Noriah Ibrahim (BN) Kama Noriah Ibrahim Hashim Idris PKR Mohd Radzi Md Amin N/A N/A
N09 Bukit Lada Ahmad Lebai Sudin (BN) Ariffin Man Mohd Aizad bin Roslan Bersatu Salim Mahmood Ismail Othman IND
N10 Bukit Pinang Wan Romani Wan Salim (GS) Mohammad Nawar Ariffin Che Mat Dzaher Ahmad PKR Wan Romani Wan Salim N/A N/A
N11 Derga Tan Kok Yew (PH) Cheah Soon Hai Gerakan Tan Kok Yew DAP Yahya Saad N/A N/A
N12 Suka Menanti (previously known as Bakar Bata) Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (BN) Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah UMNO Zamri Yusuf PKR Mohd Sabri Omar N/A N/A
N13 Kota Darul Aman Teoh Boon Kok @ Teoh Kai Kok (PH) Tan Eng Hwa MCA Teh Swee Leong DAP Zulkifli Che Haron Tan Kang Yap PRM
N14 Alor Mengkudu Ahmad Saad @ Yahaya (GS) Abdul Malik Saad UMNO Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi Amanah Ahmad Yahya N/A N/A
N15 Anak Bukit Amiruddin Hamzah (PH) Johari Aziz Amiruddin Hamzah Bersatu Hamdi Ishak N/A N/A
N16 Kubang Rotan Mohd Nasir Mustafa (GS) Abdul Muthalib Harun Mohd Asmirul Anuar Aris Amanah Omar Saad N/A N/A
N17 Pengkalan Kundor Phahrolrazi Zawawi (PH) Abd. Halim Said Ismail Salleh Ahmad Fakhruddin Sheikh Fakhrurazi N/A N/A
N18 Tokai Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul (GS) Fatahi Omar Mohd Firdaus Jaafar Mohd Hayati Othman N/A N/A
N19 Sungai Tiang Suraya Yaacob (BN) Suraya Yaacob Abdul Razak Khamis Bersatu Saiful Syazwan Shafie N/A N/A
N20 Sungai Limau Mohd Azam Samat (GS) Norma Awang Zahran Abdullah Amanah Mohd Azam Abd Samat N/A N/A
N21 Guar Chempedak Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (BN) Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail Mohd Saffuan Sabari Bersatu Musoddak Ahmad N/A N/A
N22 Gurun Leong Yong Kong (BN) Boey Chin Gan MCA Johari Abdul PKR Muzaini Azizan Palaniappan Marimuthu IND
N23 Belantek Mohd Tajudin Abdullah (BN) Mohd Tajudin Abdullah UMNO Abdul Rashid Abdullah Amanah Mad Isa Shafie N/A N/A
N24 Jeneri Mahadzir Abdul Hamid (BN) Mahadzir Abdul Hamid Mohd Nazri bin Abu Hassan Bersatu Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor N/A N/A
N25 Bukit Selambau Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu (PH) Jaspal Singh Gurbakhes Singh MIC Summugam Rengasamy PKR Mohd Ali Sulaiman N/A N/A
N26 Tanjong Dawai Tajul Urus Mat Zain (BN) Anuar Ahmad UMNO Annuar Abd Hamid Bersatu Hanif Ghazali N/A N/A
N27 Pantai Merdeka Ali Yahaya (BN) Ali Yahaya Rosli Yusof Amanah Ahmas Fadzli Hashim N/A N/A
N28 Bakar Arang Ooi Tze Min (PH) Ko Hung Weng MCA Ooi Tze Min PKR Othman Che Mee Tan Khee Chye PRM
Tan Hock Huat IND
N29 Sidam Robert Ling Kui Ee (PH) Tan Kok Seong Gerakan Robert Ling Kui Ee Norhidayah Foo Abdullah Mohd Hashim Saaludin PRM
N30 Bayu Azmi Che Husain (BN) Mohamed Noor Mohamed Amin UMNO Abd Rahim Kechik Bersatu Abd Nasir Idris N/A N/A
N31 Kupang Harun Abdul Aziz (BN) Harun Abdul Aziz Johari Abdullah Amanah Najmi Ahmad N/A N/A
N32 Kuala Ketil Md Zuki Yusof (GS) Mohd. Khairul Abdullah Mohamad Sofee Razak PKR Mansor Zakaria N/A N/A
N33 Merbau Pulas Siti Aishah Ghazali (GS) Asmadi Abu Talib Abd. Razak Salleh Amanah Siti Aishah Ghazali N/A N/A
N34 Lunas Azman Nasrudin (PH) Thuraisingam K.S. Muthu MIC Azman Nasrudin PKR Ahmad Taufiq Baharum N/A N/A
N35 Kulim Chua Thiong Gee (BN) Chua Thiong Gee MCA Yeo Keng Chuan Mohd Khairi Mohd Salleh Lee Ah Liong PRM
N36 Bandar Baharu Norsabrina Mohd Noor (BN) Norsabrina Mohd Noor UMNO Azimi Daim Bersatu Rohaizat Ja'afar N/A N/A

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 18 governmental seats and 18 non-governmental seats filled the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 1 safe seat and 3 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.

2018 Kedah state election
GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Kota SiputehSalmee SaidAMANAH38.52
Alor MengkuduPhahrolrazi ZawawiAMANAH39.75
KulimYeo Keng ChuanPKR41.55
Bukit Kayu HitamHalimahton Shaadiah SaadBERSATU41.72
Anak BukitIr. Amiruddin HamzahBERSATU42.21
Pengkalan KundorDr. Ismail SallehAMANAH42.58
Ayer HangatJohari BulatBERSATU42.89
Bukit SelambauSummugam RengasamyPKR45.11
GurunJohari AbdulPKR47.32
Kubang RotanMohd. Asmirul Anuar ArisAMANAH48.67
KuahMohd. Firdaus AhmadBERSATU49.05
DergaTan Kok YewDAP50.79
Suka MenantiZamri YusufPKR53.35
JitraMukhriz Dr. MahathirBERSATU55.58
Fairly safe
LunasAzman NasrudinPKR57.62
SidamRobert Ling Kui EePKR58.09
Bakar ArangSimon Ooi Tze MinPKR58.21
Safe
Kota Darul AmanTeh Swee LeongDAP69.99
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Bandar BaharuNorsabrina Mohd. NoorUMNO34.43
Merbau PulasSiti Aishah GhazaliPAS34.57
Guar ChempedakDr. Ku Abdul Rahman Ku IsmailUMNO35.30
Tanjong DawaiHanif GhazaliPAS35.37
Ayer HitamAzhar IbrahimPAS36.71
Sungai TiangSuraya YaacobUMNO38.39
Bukit LadaSalim MahmoodPAS38.85
PeduMohd. Radzi Md. AminPAS43.13
Bukit PinangWan Romani Wan SalimPAS43.57
BayuAbd. Nasir IdrisPAS43.70
Kuala KetilMansor ZakariaPAS44.09
Kuala NerangMohamad Yusoff ZakariaPAS45.61
Pantai MerdekaAhmad Fadzli HashimPAS45.62
KupangNajmi AhmadPAS45.64
JeneriMuhammad Sanusi Md. NorPAS46.31
BelantekMad Isa ShafiePAS50.52
TokaiDr. Mohd. Hayati OthmanPAS52.33
Sungai LimauMohd. Azam Abd. SamatPAS53.01

Results
 Summary of the 9 May 2018 Kedah State Legislative Assembly election results
Votes % of vote +/– Seats % of seats +/–
Pakatan Harapan:345,51936.531850.0012
Democratic Action Party (DAP)22,9692.4425.56
People's Justice Party (PKR)143,81215.29822.224
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM)114,83812.21513.895
National Trust Party (Amanah)61,9006.5838.333
Barisan Nasional:278,69429.6438.3318
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)226,27324.0638.3316
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)10,8671.1600.0
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)24,6162.6200.02
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)16,9381.8000.0
Gagasan Sejahtera:317,17133.731541.676
Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)317,17133.731541.676
Others:2040.0200.0
Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM)2040.0200.0
Independents:7260.0800.0
Valid votes940,314
Invalid/blank votes13,725
Total votes954,039100.0036100.00
Registered voters1,146,492

Source:[10][11][12]

Seats that changed allegiance
No. Seat Previous Party (2013) Current Party (2018)
N01 Ayer Hangat Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N02 Kuah Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N03 Kota Siputeh Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
N04 Ayer Hitam Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N05 Bukit Kayu Hitam Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N06 Jitra Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N07 Kuala Nerang Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N08 Pedu Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N09 Bukit Lada Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N12 Suka Menanti Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
N14 Alor Mengkudu Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
N15 Anak Bukit Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N16 Kubang Rotan Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
N17 Pengkalan Kundor Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
N22 Gurun Barisan Nasional (MCA) Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
N23 Belantek Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N24 Jeneri Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N26 Tanjong Dawai Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N27 Pantai Merdeka Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N30 Bayu Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N31 Kupang Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N35 Kulim Barisan Nasional (MCA) Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

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