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	Unicameral
History
Founded	1959
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
Government Leader	Ahmad Yakob, PN-PAS since 6 May 2013
Secretary	Mohd Zaika Yamani Ibrahim
Structure
Seats	45 Quorum: 15 Simple majority: 23 Two-thirds majority: 30
Political groups	(As of 26 October 2018) Government (45):   Perikatan Nasional (38)   PAS (37)   BERSATU (1)   Barisan Nasional (7)   UMNO (7)   Speaker (non-MLA)
Committees	2 Public Accounts Committee Select Committee
Elections
Voting system	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-MLA		Abdullah Ya'kub	PN (PAS)	Speaker
N1	Pengkalan Kubor		Wan Roslan Wan Hamat	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N2	Kelaboran		Mohd Adenan Hassan	PN (PAS)	N/A
N3	Pasir Pekan		Ahmad Yaakob	PN (PAS)	Menteri Besar
N4	Wakaf Bharu		Mohd Rusli Abdullah	PN (PAS)	N/A
N5	Kijang		Izani Husin	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N6	Chempaka		Ahmad Fathan Mahmood	PN (PAS)	N/A
N7	Panchor		Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah	PN (PAS)	Deputy Menteri Besar
N8	Tanjong Mas		Rohani Ibrahim	PN (PAS)	N/A
N9	Kota Lama		Tan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan Abdullah	PN (PAS)
N10	Bunut Payong		Ramli Mamat	PN (PAS)
N11	Tendong		Rozi Muhamad	PN (PAS)
N12	Pengkalan Pasir		Hanifa Ahmad	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N13	Meranti		Mohd. Nassuruddin Daud	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N14	Chetok		Zuraidin Abdullah	PN (PAS)	N/A
N15	Gual Periok		Mohamad Awang	PN (PAS)
N16	Apam Putra		Abdul Rasul Mohamed	PN (PAS)
N17	Salor		Saiful Adli Abu Bakar	PN (PAS)
N18	Pasir Tumboh		Abd Rahman Yunus	PN (PAS)
N19	Demit		Mumtaz Md. Nawi	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N20	Tawang		Hassan Mohamood	PN (PAS)	N/A
N21	Pantai Irama		Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin	PN (PAS)
N22	Jelawat		Abdul Azziz Kadir	PN (PAS)
N23	Melor		Md Yusnan Yusof	PN (PAS)
N24	Kadok		Azami Md. Nor	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N25	Kok Lanas		Md Alwi Che Ahmad	BN (UMNO)	N/A
N26	Bukit Panau		Abdul Fatah Mahmood	PN (PAS)	Deputy Speaker
N27	Gual Ipoh		Bakri Mustapha	BN (UMNO)	N/A
N28	Kemahang		Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N29	Selising		Tuan Mohd Saripuddin Tuan Ismail	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N30	Limbongan		Mohd Nazlan Mohamed Hasbullah	PN (PAS)	N/A
N31	Semerak		Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim	PN (PAS)
N32	Gaal		Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar	PN (PAS)
N33	Pulai Chondong		Azhar Salleh	PN (PAS)
N34	Temangan		Mohamed Fadzli Hassan	PN (PAS)	EXCO member
N35	Kemuning		Mohd Roseli Ismail	PN (PAS)	N/A
N36	Bukit Bunga		Mohd Adhan Kechik	BN (UMNO)
N37	Ayer Lanas		Mustapa Mohamed	PN (BERSATU)	Minister of Economic Affairs, MP of Jeli
N38	Kuala Balah		Abd Aziz Derashid	BN (UMNO)	N/A
N39	Mengkebang		Muhammad Mat Sulaiman	PN (PAS)
N40	Guchil		Hilmi Abdullah	PN (PAS)
N41	Manek Urai		Mohd Fauzi Abdullah	PN (PAS)
N42	Dabong		Ku Mohd Zaki Ku Hussien	PN (PAS)
N43	Nenggiri		Ab Aziz Yusoff	BN (UMNO)
N44	Paloh		Amran Arifin	BN (UMNO)
N45	Galas		Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim	BN (UMNO)

Seating arrangement

N04 Wakaf Bharu

N39 Mengkebang

N14 Chetok

N32 Gaal

Vacant

Vacant

N02 Kelaboran

N31 Semerak

N06 Chempaka

N23 Melor

N40 Guchil

N09 Kota Lama

N20 Tawang

N08 Tanjong Mas

N01 Pengkalan Kubor

N24 Kadok

N19 Demit

N05 Kijang

N29 Selising

N28 Kemahang

N12 Pengkalan Pasir

N11 Tendong

N33 Pulai Chondong

N10 Bunut Payong

B

A

N13 Meranti

N35 Kemuning

N42 Dabong

N15 Gual Periok

N34 Temangan

N30 Limbongan

N17 Salor

N18 Pasir Tumboh

Sergeant-at-Arm

State Financial Officer

N21 Pantai Irama

N45 Galas

N37 Ayer Lanas

State Legal Advisor

N16 Apam Putra

N44 Paloh

N36 Bukit Bunga

State Secretary

N22 Jelawat

N43 Nenggiri

N38 Kuala Balah

the Mace

N07 Panchor (Deputy Menteri Besar)

N41 Manek Urai

N27 Gual Ipoh

N25 Kok Lanas

Secretary

N03 Pasir Pekan (Menteri Besar)

N26 Bukit Panau (Deputy Speaker)

Speaker

Sultan

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
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 Sejahtera		GS	45	426,602	52.00	37	82.22	6
		Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	PAS	45	426,602	52.00	37	82.22	6
	Barisan Nasional[lower-alpha 1]		BN	45	308,639	37.61	8	17.78	4
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	44	303,137	36.94	8	17.78	4
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	1	5,502	0.67	0	0.00
	Pakatan Harapan[lower-alpha 2]		PH	43	82,243	10.02	0	0.00	1
		National Trust Party	AMANAH	23	49,763	6.06	0	0.00
		Malaysian United Indigenous Party	PPBM	12	20,075	2.45	0	0.00
		People's Justice Party	PKR	8	12,405	1.51	0	0.00	1
	Socialist Party of Malaysia		PSM	1	54	0.01	0	0.00
	Independent		IND	6	3,010	0.36	0	0.00
Valid votes					820,548
Invalid/blank votes					12,280
Total votes (voter turnout: 80.52%)					845,108	100.00	45	100.00	0
Did not vote					204,419
Registered voters					1,049,527
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
All 45 seats in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly 23 seats needed for a majority
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 Party		PAS	40			32	71.11	-6
	National Front[lower-alpha 1]		BN	45			12	26.67	+6
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	44			12	26.67	+6
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	1			0	0.00	0
	People's Justice Party		PKR	5			1	2.22	0
	Independents		IND	6			0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)						100.00	45	100.00	0
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 Party		PAS	40			38	84.44	+14
	National Front[lower-alpha 1]		BN	45			6	13.33	-15
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	43			6	13.33	-15
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	1			0	0.00	0
	People's Justice Party		PKR	5			1	2.22	+1
	Independents		IND	1			0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)						100.00	45	100.00	0
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.

2018 Kelantan state election

GOVERNMENT SEATS Marginal Kota Lama Anuar Tan Abdullah @ Tan Teng Loon PAS 40.12 Melor Md. Yusnan Yusof PAS 45.69 Wakaf Bharu Mohd. Rusli Abdullah PAS 46.37 Kemuning Mohd. Roseli Ismail PAS 47.32 Apam Putra Abdul Rasul Mohamed PAS 47.55 Tendong Rozi Muhamad PAS 48.41 Semerak Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim PAS 49.06 Guchil Hilmi Abdullah PAS 49.33 Pengkalan Kubor Wan Roslan Wan Hamat PAS 49.99 Bunut Payong Ramli Mamat PAS 50.09 Kemahang Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman PAS 50.65 Dabong Ku Mohd. Zaki Ku Hussein PAS 50.86 Gual Periok Mohamad Awang PAS 51.65 Pantai Irama Mohd. Huzaimy Che Husin PAS 52.10 Chetok Zuraidin Abdullah PAS 52.11 Jelawat Abdul Azziz Kadir PAS 52.24 Pulai Chondong Azhar Salleh PAS 52.26 Kadok Azami Mohd. Nor PAS 52.30 Gaal Mohd. Rodzi Ja'afar PAS 52.36 Bukit Panau Abdul Fattah Mahmood PAS 52.40 Salor Saiful Adli Abu Bakar PAS 52.46 Chempaka Ahmad Fathan Mahmood PAS 52.63 Temangan Mohamed Fadzli Hassan PAS 52.99 Limbongan Mohd. Nazlan Mohamed Hasbullah PAS 53.06 Pengkalan Pasir Hanifa Ahmad PAS 53.15 Tanjong Mas Rohani Ibrahim PAS 54.27 Fairly safe Kelaboran Mohd. Adenan Hassan PAS 56.76 Selising Tuan Mohd. Sharipudin Tuan Ismail PAS 56.81 Mengkebang Muhammad Mat Sulaiman PAS 57.85 Kijang Dr. Izani Husin PAS 58.44 Tawang Hassan Mohamood PAS 59.02 Safe Panchor Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah PAS 60.97 Manek Urai Mohd. Fauzi Abdullah PAS 61.26 Pasir Tumboh Abd. Rahman Yunus PAS 61.50 Demit Mumtaz Md. Nawi PAS 62.55 Pasir Pekan Ahmad Yakob PAS 63.88 Meranti Mohd. Nassurruddin Daud PAS 64.41 NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS Marginal Galas Mohd. Syahbudin Hashim UMNO 46.09 Kok Lanas Md. Alwi Che Ahmad UMNO 48.54 Nenggiri Ab. Aziz Yusoff UMNO 48.56 Ayer Lanas Mustapa Mohamed UMNO 49.16 Bukit Bunga Mohd. Adhan Kechik UMNO 51.54 Gual Ipoh Bakri Mustapha UMNO 52.84 Paloh Amran Arifin UMNO 53.95 Kuala Balah Abd. Aziz Derashid UMNO 54.26

See also

• List of State Seats Representatives in Malaysia
• State legislative assemblies of Malaysia

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.

External links

• Kelantan State Government official website