# Kelantan State Legislative Assembly

The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan 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.
The State Legislative Assembly convenes at the Kota Darul Naim in the state capital, Kota Bharu.
Out of the 45 seats, 42 are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2023 state election. Within the coalition, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) holds 37 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) holds 5 seats. The PN coalition commands a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly.
Meanwhile, Barisan Nasional (BN) - United Malays National Organization (UMNO) holds 2 seats and Pakatan Harapan (PH) - National Trust Party (AMANAH) holds 1 seat.

## Current composition

| Government | Government | Opposition | Opposition |
| PN | PN | BN | PH |
| 42 | 42 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| PAS | BERSATU | UMNO | AMANAH |
| No. | Parliamentary constituency | No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) | Post |
| P19 | Tumpat | N1 | Pengkalan Kubor | Wan Roslan Wan Hamat | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P19 | Tumpat | N2 | Kelaboran | Mohd Adenan Hassan | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P19 | Tumpat | N3 | Pasir Pekan | Ahmad Yakob | PN (PAS) | Former Menteri Besar of Kelantan |
| P19 | Tumpat | N4 | Wakaf Bharu | Mohd Rusli Abdullah | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P20 | Pengkalan Chepa | N5 | Kijang | Izani Husin | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P20 | Pengkalan Chepa | N6 | Chempaka | Nik Asma' Bahrum Nik Abdullah | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P20 | Pengkalan Chepa | N7 | Panchor | Mohd. Amar Abdullah | PN (PAS) | Speaker |
| P21 | Kota Bharu | N8 | Tanjong Mas | Rohani Ibrahim | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P21 | Kota Bharu | N9 | Kota Lama | Hafidzah Mustakim | PH (AMANAH) | N/A |
| P21 | Kota Bharu | N10 | Bunut Payong | Shaari Mat Yaman | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P22 | Pasir Mas | N11 | Tendong | Rozi Muhamad | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P22 | Pasir Mas | N12 | Pengkalan Pasir | Mohd Nasriff Daud | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P22 | Pasir Mas | N13 | Meranti | Mohd. Nassuruddin Daud | PN (PAS) | Menteri Besar |
| P23 | Rantau Panjang | N14 | Chetok | Zuraidin Abdullah | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P23 | Rantau Panjang | N15 | Gual Periok | Kamaruzaman Mohamad | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P23 | Rantau Panjang | N16 | Apam Putra | Zamakhshari Mohamad | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P24 | Kubang Kerian | N17 | Salor | Saizol Ismail | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P24 | Kubang Kerian | N18 | Pasir Tumboh | Abd Rahman Yunus | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P24 | Kubang Kerian | N19 | Demit | Mohd Asri Mat Daud | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P25 | Bachok | N20 | Tawang | Harun Ismail | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P25 | Bachok | N21 | Pantai Irama | Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P25 | Bachok | N22 | Jelawat | Zameri Mat Nawang | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P26 | Ketereh | N23 | Melor | Wan Rohimi Wan Daud | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P26 | Ketereh | N24 | Kadok | Azami Md. Nor | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P26 | Ketereh | N25 | Kok Lanas | Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi | PN (BERSATU) | Deputy Speaker |
| P27 | Tanah Merah | N26 | Bukit Panau | Abdul Fatah Mahmood | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P27 | Tanah Merah | N27 | Gual Ipoh | Bahari Mohamad Nor | PN (BERSATU) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P27 | Tanah Merah | N28 | Kemahang | Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P28 | Pasir Puteh | N29 | Selising | Tuan Mohd Saripuddin Tuan Ismail | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P28 | Pasir Puteh | N30 | Limbongan | Nor Asilah Mohamed Zin | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P28 | Pasir Puteh | N31 | Semerak | Nor Sham Sulaiman | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P28 | Pasir Puteh | N32 | Gaal | Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P29 | Machang | N33 | Pulai Chondong | Azhar Salleh | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P29 | Machang | N34 | Temangan | Mohamed Fadzli Hassan | PN (PAS) | Deputy Menteri Besar |
| P29 | Machang | N35 | Kemuning | Ahmad Zakhran Mat Noor | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P30 | Jeli | N36 | Bukit Bunga | Mohd Almidi Jaafar | PN (BERSATU) | N/A |
| P30 | Jeli | N37 | Air Lanas | Kamarudin Md Nor | PN (BERSATU) | EXCO Member |
| P30 | Jeli | N38 | Kuala Balah | Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P31 | Kuala Krai | N39 | Mengkebang | Zubir Abu Bakar | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P31 | Kuala Krai | N40 | Guchil | Hilmi Abdullah | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P31 | Kuala Krai | N41 | Manek Urai | Mohd Fauzi Abdullah | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P31 | Kuala Krai | N42 | Dabong | Ku Mohd Zaki Ku Hussien | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P32 | Gua Musang | N43 | Nenggiri | Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani | BN (UMNO) | N/A |
| P32 | Gua Musang | N44 | Paloh | Shaari Mat Hussain | PN (BERSATU) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P32 | Gua Musang | N45 | Galas | Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim | BN (UMNO) | Leader of the Opposition |

## Seating arrangement

| | N38 Kuala Balah | N44 Paloh (Deputy EXCO) | N10 Bunut Payong | N12 Pengkalan Pasir (Deputy EXCO) | N22 Jelawat (Deputy EXCO) | | N30 Limbongan (Deputy EXCO) | N27 Gual Ipoh (Deputy EXCO) | N06 Chempaka (Deputy EXCO) | N15 Gual Periok (Deputy EXCO) | N23 Melor (Deputy EXCO) |
| N39 Mengkebang | N26 Bukit Panau | N24 Kadok | N03 Pasir Pekan | N37 Ayer Lanas (EXCO Member) | N16 Apam Putra (EXCO Member) | | N08 Tanjong Mas (EXCO Member) | N40 Guchil (EXCO Member) | N19 Demit (EXCO Member) | N01 Pengkalan Kubor (EXCO Member) | N29 Selising (EXCO Member) | N02 Kelaboran |
| N17 Salor (Deputy EXCO) | N18 Pasir Tumboh (Deputy EXCO) | B | | | | | | | | A | N05 Kijang (EXCO Member) | N32 Gaal |
| N20 Tawang | N41 Manek Urai | | | | | | | | | | N28 Kemahang (EXCO Member) | N04 Wakaf Bharu |
| N35 Kemuning | N21 Pantai Irama | | | | | Sergeant-at-Arm | | | | | State Financial Officer | N14 Chetok |
| N36 Bukit Bunga | N11 Tendong | | | | | | | | | | State Legal Advisor | N42 Dabong |
| Vacant | N31 Semerak | | | | | | | | | | State Secretary | N33 Pulai Chondong |
| N43 Nenggiri | Vacant | | | | | the Mace | | | | V | N34 Temangan (Deputy Menteri Besar) | N25 Kok Lanas (Deputy Speaker) |
| N09 Kota Lama | N45 Galas (Opposition Leader) | | | | | Secretary | | | | | N13 Meranti (Menteri Besar) | N07 Panchor (Speaker) |
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| | | | | | | 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:
* Public Accounts Committee
* Select Committee

## Election pendulum

The 2023 Kelantan state election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 8 non-governmental seats filled the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 41 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has a fairly safe seat.
2023 Kelantan state election :

## List of Assemblies

| Assembly | Term began | Committee | Majority party/coalition |
| 1st | 1959 | Ishak Lotfi I | PMIP |
| 2nd | 1964 | Mohd Asri I | PMIP |
| 3rd | 1969 | Mohd Asri II (1969–1973) Ishak Lotfi II (1973–1974) | PMIP (1969–1973) Barisan Nasional (1973–1974) |
| 4th | 1974 | Mohamed Nasir | Barisan Nasional |
| 5th | 1978 | Mohamed Yaacob I | Barisan Nasional |
| 6th | 1982 | Mohamed Yaacob II | Barisan Nasional |
| 7th | 1986 | Mohamed Yaacob III | Barisan Nasional |
| 8th | 1990 | Nik Abdul Aziz I | Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah |
| 9th | 1995 | Nik Abdul Aziz II | Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (1995–1996) PAS (1996–1999) |
| 10th | 1999 | Nik Abdul Aziz III | Barisan Alternatif |
| 11th | 2004 | Nik Abdul Aziz IV | PAS |
| 12th | 2008 | Nik Abdul Aziz V | Pakatan Rakyat |
| 13th | 2013 | Ahmad Yakob I | Pakatan Rakyat (2013–2015) PAS (2015–2018) |
| 14th | 2018 | Ahmad Yakob II | PAS (2018–2020) Perikatan Nasional (2020–2023) |
| 15th | 2023 | Mohd Nassuruddin | Perikatan Nasional |