Perak State Legislative Assembly

Perak State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	R. Ganesan, Barisan Nasional - MIC
Menteri Besar	Zambry Abdul Kadir, Barisan Nasional - UMNO
Members	59
Barisan Nasional:	28 / 59
Pakatan Rakyat:	27 / 59
Independent	4 / 59
Meeting place
Perak State Secretariat Building, Ipoh
Website
http://www.perak.gov.my/

The Perak State Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member districts throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to the federal parliament and other state assemblies (except Sarawak).

The Assembly convenes at the Perak State Secretariat Building in the capital Ipoh.

Role

The Perak State Legislative Assembly enacts laws that apply in Perak. It must hold at least three sittings a year and table a budget in March and late October or early November.^[1] The Speaker presides over sittings in the Assembly and ensures order during debates. The present Speaker is R. Ganesan from Barisan Nasional, who is not an elected member of the Assembly.

The majority party or coalition in the Assembly forms the state government, led by the Menteri Besar. He appoints the state executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan), drawing from members of the Assembly.

State EXCO

Perak State EXCO^[2]

Portfolio	EXCO
Menteri Besar Economic Development, Finance, Land, Natural Resources, Security and Rural Development Committee Chairman	Zambry Abdul Kadir
Industry, Investment, Entrepreneurial Development, Tourism and Women Affairs Committee Chairman	Hamidah Osman
Infrastructure, Public Amenities, Energy and Water Committee Chairman	Ramly Zahari
Health, Local Government, Consumer Affairs, Environment, Transport and non-Muslim Affairs Committee Chairman	Mah Hang Soon
Information, Rural Development, Poverty Eradication, Plantations and Welfare Committee Chairman	Sharaani Mohamad
Education, Higher Education, ICT, Human Resources, Science and Technology Committee Chairman	Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid
Arts, Youth and Sports Committee Chairman	Zainol Fadzi Haji Paharudin

Current composition

For complete list of members, see List of Perak State Assemblymen.

The following is the results of the 2008 state assembly elections. Three Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen have since quit their parties to become independents caucusing with Barisan Nasional, triggering the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. The Pakatan Rakyat government formed after the election has since been forcibly removed from power.^[3]

e • d Summary of the 8 March 2008 Perak State Assembly election results

	Votes	% of vote	Seats	% of seats	+/–
Pakatan Rakyat:	442,660	51.1	31	52.5	24
Democratic Action Party (DAP)	188,484	21.7	18	30.5	11
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)	118,824	13.7	7	11.9	7
Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS)	135,352	15.6	6	10.2	6
Barisan Nasional:	399,565	46.1	28	47.4	24
United Malays National Organization (UMNO)	243,672	28.1	27	45.8	7
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	98,341	11.3	1	1.7	9
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)	24,216	2.8	0	0.0	4
Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan)	27,595	3.2	0	0.0	4
People's Progressive Party (PPP)	5741	0.7	0	0.0
Independents	1,635	0.2	0	0.0
Overall total	886,830	100	59	100
Source: The Star[4], Malaysia Three Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen became independents in February 2009. A fourth assemblyman became independent in June 2009.

Current composition by political affiliation

	Seats
Barisan Nasional:	28
United Malays National Organization (UMNO)	27
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	1
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)	0
Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan)	0
People's Progressive Party (PPP)	0
Pakatan Rakyat:	27
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)	6
Democratic Action Party (DAP)	16
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)	5
Independents (voting with Barisan Nasional)	4
Overall total	59
Three Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen quit the coalition on February 4, 2009 to become "BN-friendly" independents. They are: Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi of PKR (Behrang), Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu of PKR (Changkat Jering) and Hee Yit Foong of DAP (Jelapang).[5] Another Pakatan assemblyman, Keshvinder Singh of DAP (Malim Nawar) left the coalition to become independent on June 15, 2010. He also declared support for the BN state government.[6]

See also

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

References

1. ^ Sejarah Dewan Negeri dan Majlis Mseyuarat Kerajaan (in Malay)
2. ^ Perak State Government: Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan
3. ^ Showdown over Speaker’s seat in Perak The Star. May 8, 2009
4. ^ MALAYSIA DECIDES 2008 > General Election 2008 Results > Perak
5. ^ BN: We have the majority The Star. February 4, 2009
6. ^ Malim Nawar assemblyman quits DAP The Malaysian Insider. June 15, 2010

See also

• 2009 Perak constitutional crisis

External links

• Bahagian Dewan Negeri dan Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Perak (Malay)