# Perlis State Legislative Assembly

The Perlis State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perlis. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 15 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. It is the smallest legislature in the nation in terms of members.
Members of the state legislature are called state assemblymen. The Assembly convenes at the Perlis State Assembly Complex in the state capital, Kangar. It has 15 seats, making it the smallest state assembly in Malaysia.
Out of the 15 seats, 14 are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2022 state election. Within the coalition, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) holds 9 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) holds 5 seats. The PN coalition commands a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly.
Meanwhile, Pakatan Harapan (PH) - People's Justice Party (PKR) holds another and only 1 seat.

## Current composition

| Government | Government | Opposition |
| PN | PN | PH |
| 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 |
| PAS | BERSATU | PKR |
| No. | Parliamentary constituency | No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) | Post |
| - | - | # | Non-MLA | Rus’sele Eizan | PN (PAS) | Speaker |
| P01 | Padang Besar | N1 | Titi Tinggi | Izizam Ibrahim | PN (BERSATU) | EXCO member |
| P01 | Padang Besar | N2 | Beseri | Haziq Asyraf Dun | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P01 | Padang Besar | N3 | Chuping | Saad Seman | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P01 | Padang Besar | N4 | Mata Ayer | Wan Badariah Wan Saad | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
| P01 | Padang Besar | N5 | Santan | Mohammad Azmir Azizan | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
| P02 | Kangar | N6 | Bintong | Fakhrul Anwar Ismail | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P02 | Kangar | N7 | Sena | Marzita Mansor | PN (BERSATU) | EXCO member |
| P02 | Kangar | N8 | Indera Kayangan | Gan Ay Ling | PH (PKR) | Leader of the Opposition |
| P02 | Kangar | N9 | Kuala Perlis | Abu Bakar Hamzah | PN (BERSATU) | N/A |
| P02 | Kangar | N10 | Kayang | Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
| P03 | Arau | N11 | Pauh | Megat Hashirat Hassan | PN (BERSATU) | N/A |
| P03 | Arau | N12 | Tambun Tulang | Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak | PN (BERSATU) | N/A |
| P03 | Arau | N13 | Guar Sanji | Mohd Ridzuan Hashim | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
| P03 | Arau | N14 | Simpang Empat | Razali Saad | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
| P03 | Arau | N15 | Sanglang | Mohd Shukri Ramli | PN (PAS) | Menteri Besar |

## Seating arrangement

| | Vacant | Vacant | | N07 Sena (EXCO Member) | N13 Guar Sanji (EXCO Member) | |
| | Vacant | C | | B | N14 Simpang Empat (EXCO Member) | |
| | N08 Indera Kayangan (Opposition Leader) | C | Sergeant-at-Arm | B | N04 Mata Ayer (EXCO Member) | |
| | N02 Beseri | C | | B | N01 Titi Tinggi (EXCO Member) | |
| Vacant | N03 Chuping | D | the Mace | A | N10 Kayang (EXCO Member) | State Financial Officer |
| Vacant | N06 Bintong | D | the Mace | A | N05 Santan (EXCO Member) | State Legal Advisor |
| Vacant | N12 Tambun Tulang | D | | A | N10 Kuala Perlis (EXCO Member) | State Secretary |
| | N11 Pauh | D | Secretary | A | N15 Sanglang (Menteri Besar) |
| | | | Speaker | | | |
| | | | Raja | | | |

## Role

As the state's legislative body, the Perlis State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact laws that apply to Perlis, known as enactments. The Speaker presides over the Assembly's proceedings, and works to maintain order during debates.
The state government's executive branch (known as the State Executive Council (EXCO), or Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri), including the Menteri Besar, are drawn from the Assembly. The Menteri Besar is ceremonially appointed by the Raja of Perlis 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.

## Speakers Roll of Honour

The following is the Speaker of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:
| No. | Speaker | Term start | Term end | Party | Constituency |
| 1 | Mahmud Hashim | 1978 | 1982 | BN (UMNO) | Paya |
| 2 | Fadzil Mahmood | 9 September 1986 | 4 October 1990 | BN (UMNO) | Utan Aji |
| 3 | Azib Saad | 1999 | 2004 | | Non-MLA |
| 4 | Che Sulaiman Shapie | 2004 | 2008 | | Non-MLA |
| 5 | Yazid Mat | 28 April 2008 | 27 June 2013 | | Non-MLA |
| 6 | Hamdan Bahari | 28 June 2013 | 18 December 2022 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| 7 | Rus'sele Eizan | 19 December 2022 | Incumbent | PN (PAS) | Non-MLA |

## Election pendulum

The 15th General Election witnessed 14 governmental seats and a non-governmental seat filled the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 3 safe and 5 fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has no fairly safe or safe seat.
2022 Perlis state election :

## List of Assemblies

| Assembly | Term began | Committee | Majority party/coalition |
| 1st | 1959 | Sheikh Ahmad I | Alliance |
| 2nd | 1964 | Sheikh Ahmad II | Alliance |
| 3rd | 1969 | Sheikh Ahmad III (1969-1971) Jaafar I (1972-1974) | Alliance (1969-1973) Barisan Nasional (1973-1974) |
| 4th | 1974 | Jaafar II | Barisan Nasional |
| 5th | 1978 | Jaafar III (1978-1981) Ali I (1981-1982) | Barisan Nasional |
| 6th | 1982 | Ali II | Barisan Nasional |
| 7th | 1986 | Abdul Hamid I | Barisan Nasional |
| 8th | 1990 | Abdul Hamid II | Barisan Nasional |
| 9th | 1995 | Shahidan I | Barisan Nasional |
| 10th | 1999 | Shahidan II | Barisan Nasional |
| 11th | 2004 | Shahidan III | Barisan Nasional |
| 12th | 2008 | Md Isa | Barisan Nasional |
| 13th | 2013 | Azlan I | Barisan Nasional |
| 14th | 2018 | Azlan II | Barisan Nasional |
| 15th | 2022 | Mohd Shukri | Perikatan Nasional |