Selangor State Legislative Assembly

Selangor State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Selangor
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Teng Chang Khim, Pakatan Rakyat - DAP
Menteri Besar	Khalid Ibrahim, Pakatan Rakyat - PKR since March 8, 2008
Opposition Leader	Mohamed Satim Diman, Barisan Nasional - UMNO
Members	56
Meeting place
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building, Shah Alam
Website
http://www.selangor.gov.my/

The Selangor State Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Selangor. The State Assembly is composed of 56 members representing constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, and by Malaysian political convention, are conducted simultaneously with elections to the federal parliament and other state assemblies (except Sarawak).

It convenes at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building in the capital Shah Alam. Since 2008, Assembly proceedings have been broadcast live on the internet.^[1]

Role

As the state's legislative body, the Selangor State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact laws that apply to Selangor, known as enactments. The Speaker presides over the Assembly's proceedings, and works to maintain order during debates. The present Speaker is Teng Chang Khim from the Democratic Action Party in the Pakatan Rakyat coalition.

The state government's executive branch (known as the State EXCO, or Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri), including the Menteri Besar, are drawn from the Assembly. The Menteri Besar is ceremonially appointed by the Sultan of Selangor on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Assembly. The Menteri Besar then appoints members of the State EXCO drawing from members of the Assembly.

State EXCO

Selangor State EXCO^[2]

Portfolio	EXCO
Menteri Besar Land Development, Finance, State Economic Action Council, Youth and Sports Committee Chairman	Khalid Ibrahim
Investment, Trade and Industry Committee Chairman	Teresa Kok
Islamic Affairs, Malay Customs, Infrastructure and Public Amenities Committee Chairman	Hasan Mohamed Ali
Agriculture Modernization, Natural Resources, and Entrepreneurial Development Committee Chairman	Yaakob Sapari
Welfare, Women's Affairs, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee Chairman	Rodziah Ismail
Health, Plantation Workers, Poverty and Compassionate Government Committee Chairman	Xavier Jayakumar
Education, Higher Education and Human Capital Development Committee Chairman	Halimah Ali
Housing, Building Development and Squatters Committee Chairman	Iskandar Abdul Samad
Local Government, Research and Development Committee Chairman	Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew
Tourism, Consumer Affairs and Environment Committee Chairman	Elizabeth Wong
New Village Development, Illegal Factory Settlement Committee Chairman	Ean Yong Hian Wah
Non-representatives
State Secretary	Khusrin Munawi
State Legal Advisor	Zauyah T. Loth Khan
State Financial Officer	Mohd Arif Abdul Rahman

Selcat

The Speaker also chairs the Select Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat), a six-member panel consisting of state assemblymen which holds public hearings to investigate state issues.^[3] Selcat was formed when Pakatan Rakyat came to power after the 2008 election.^[4]

Current composition

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

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

	Votes	% of vote	Seats	% of seats	+/–
Pakatan Rakyat: (Formal coalition formed after election)	650,005	56.0	36	64.3	33
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)	234,552	20.2	14	25.0	14
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)	216,339	18.6	8	14.3	8
Democratic Action Party (DAP)	199,114	17.1	13	23.2	11
Barisan Nasional:	508,851	43.8	20	35.7	33
United Malays National Organization (UMNO)	355,334	30.6	20	35.7	14
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	104,756	9.0	0	0.0	12
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)	21,875	1.9	0	0.0	3
Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan)	26,886	2.3	0	0.0	4
Independents	2,773	0.2	0	0.0
Overall total	1,161,269	100	56	100
Source: The Star[5], Malaysia Pelabuhan Klang State Assemblyman Badrul Hisham Abdullah has since left PKR to join UMNO[6]

References

1. ^ Selangor state assembly to go live The Star. May 21, 2008
2. ^ Selangor State Government: EXCO
3. ^ Historic SELCAT Public Hearing Hannah Yeoh. March 24, 2009
4. ^ Selangor Assembly Passes Motion On Formation Of SELCAT On Last Day Bernama. May 26, 2008
5. ^ MALAYSIA DECIDES 2008 > General Election 2008 Results > Selangor
6. ^ ADUN Pelabuhan Klang masuk Umno Malaysiakini. Arpil 30, 2010

External links

• Selangor State Government website
• Selangor Government Multimedia Portal - View recordings of proceedings