# 2022 Perlis state election

The 2022 Perlis state election, formally the 15th Perlis state election, took place on 19 November 2022. This election was to elect 15 members of the 15th Perlis State Legislative Assembly. The previous assembly was dissolved on 14 October 2022.
The incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition faced a historic wipeout (first time in Perlis and second time in national level), winning no seats. The Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition won 14 of 15 seats (achieving supermajority) and formed the first ever non-UMNO/BN government in the state's history. Pakatan Harapan (PH) meanwhile won only one seat, becoming the sole opposition in the state assembly.

## Composition before dissolution

| BN | BN | PN | PH | PH |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| UMNO | MCA | PAS | PKR |

## Electoral candidates

The official list of candidates was published on 5 November 2022 by Election Commission (SPR).
| No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties |
| No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Barisan Nasional | Barisan Nasional | Pakatan Harapan | Pakatan Harapan | Perikatan Nasional | Perikatan Nasional | Gerakan Tanah Air (informal coalition) | Gerakan Tanah Air (informal coalition) | Other parties/Independents | Other parties/Independents | Other parties/Independents | Other parties/Independents |
| No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party |
| P001 | Padang Besar | N01 | Titi Tinggi | Teh Chai Ann | BN (MCA) | Teh Chai Ann | MCA | Teh Seng Chuan | DAP | Izizam Ibrahim | BERSATU | Mohd Shahril Md Sarif | PEJUANG | Khaw Hock Kong | WARISAN | Zahidi Zainul Abidin | IND |
| P001 | Padang Besar | N02 | Beseri | Rozaini Rais | BN (UMNO) | Rozaini Rais | UMNO | Mat Safar Saad | AMANAH | Haziq Asyraf Dun | PAS | | | Mohd Shamim M Nurdin | WARISAN | | |
| P001 | Padang Besar | N03 | Chuping | Asmaiza Ahmad | BN (UMNO) | Asmaiza Ahmad | UMNO | Natthavuth Seng | PKR | Saad Seman | PAS | | | | | | |
| P001 | Padang Besar | N04 | Mata Ayer | Siti Berenee Yahaya | BN (UMNO) | Siti Berenee Yahaya | UMNO | Amran Kamarudin | PKR | Wan Badariah Wan Saad | PAS | | | | | | |
| P001 | Padang Besar | N05 | Santan | Azizan Sulaiman | BN (UMNO) | Azizan Sulaiman | UMNO | Che Mazlina Che Yob | AMANAH | Muhammad Azmir Azizan | PAS | | | | | | |
| P002 | Kangar | N06 | Bintong | Azlan Man | BN (UMNO) | Azlan Man | UMNO | Azhari Ahmad | AMANAH | Fakhrul Anwar Ismail | PAS | Shazwan Suban | PEJUANG | Mohamad Khair Mohd Noor | WARISAN | Hashim Suboh | IND |
| P002 | Kangar | N07 | Sena | Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil | PH (PKR) | Saiful Daniel Mohd Yusof | UMNO | Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil | PKR | Marzita Mansor | BERSATU | Mohd Faizal Yunus | PEJUANG | | | | |
| P002 | Kangar | N08 | Indera Kayangan | Gan Ay Ling | PH (PKR) | Lim Weng Khee | MCA | Gan Ay Ling | PKR | Pramoot Puan | BERSATU | | | Atan Jasin | WARISAN | | |
| P002 | Kangar | N09 | Kuala Perlis | Nor Azam Karap | PH (PKR) | Kamarudin Malek | UMNO | Nor Azam Karap | PKR | Abu Bakar Hamzah | BERSATU | | | Muhamad Hairi Noordin | WARISAN | Azahar Ahmad | IND |
| P002 | Kangar | N10 | Kayang | Hamizan Hassan | BN (UMNO) | Hamizan Hassan | UMNO | Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim | AMANAH | Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil | PAS | | | Khairuddin Abdullah | WARISAN | | |
| P003 | Arau | N11 | Pauh | Rozieana Ahmad | BN (UMNO) | Syed Atif Syed Abu Bakar | UMNO | Azhar Ameir | PKR | Megat Hashirat Hassan | BERSATU | | | Mohd Khalid Ahmad | WARISAN | | |
| P003 | Arau | N12 | Tambun Tulang | Ismail Kassim | BN (UMNO) | Ismail Kassim | UMNO | Muhammad Syahmi Suhaimi | PKR | Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak | BERSATU | Maton Din | PEJUANG | | | | |
| P003 | Arau | N13 | Guar Sanji | Mohd Ridzuan Hashim | PN (PAS) | Rozieana Ahmad | UMNO | Hasparizal Hassan | PKR | Mohd Ridzuan Hashim | PAS | Abdul Malik Abdullah | PEJUANG | | | | |
| P003 | Arau | N14 | Simpang Empat | Nurulhisham Yaakob | BN (UMNO) | Nurulhisham Yaakob | UMNO | Amran Darus | PKR | Razali Saad | PAS | Izhar Kamarudin Sudin | PEJUANG | Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad | WARISAN | Ammar Hassan | IND |
| P003 | Arau | N15 | Sanglang | Mohd. Shukri Ramli | PN (PAS) | Sharifudin Ahmad | UMNO | Ahmad Fadzhil Mohamad | AMANAH | Mohd. Shukri Ramli | PAS | | | Zainudin Yom | WARISAN | | |

## Results

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Perikatan Nasional | | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 49,803 | 33.60 | 9 | +7 |
| | Perikatan Nasional | | Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 27,701 | 18.69 | 5 | +5 |
| | Perikatan Nasional | Total | Total | 77,504 | 52.29 | 14 | +12 |
| | Barisan Nasional | | United Malays National Organisation | 32,603 | 22.00 | 0 | –9 |
| | Barisan Nasional | | Malaysian Chinese Association | 3,698 | 2.50 | 0 | –1 |
| | Barisan Nasional | Total | Total | 36,301 | 24.49 | 0 | –10 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | People's Justice Party | 19,270 | 13.00 | 1 | –2 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | National Trust Party | 7,074 | 4.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | Democratic Action Party | 1,512 | 1.02 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | Total | Total | 27,856 | 18.79 | 1 | –2 |
| | Heritage Party | Heritage Party | Heritage Party | 2,739 | 1.85 | 0 | New |
| | Gerakan Tanah Air | | Homeland Fighter's Party | 905 | 0.61 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 2,907 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 148,212 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 148,212 | 98.55 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,182 | 1.45 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 150,394 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 195,927 | 76.76 | | |
| Source: SPR SPR ||||||||

### By parliamentary constituency

Perikatan Nasional won all of 3 parliamentary constituency.
| No. | Constituency | Barisan Nasional | Pakatan Harapan | Perikatan Nasional | Member of Parliament |
| P001 | Padang Besar | 29.33% | 14.60% | 54.41% | Zahidi Zainul Abidin (14th Parliament) |
| P001 | Padang Besar | 29.33% | 14.60% | 54.41% | Rushdan Rusmi (15th Parliament) |
| P002 | Kangar | 22.37% | 26.13% | 44.92% | Noor Amin Ahmad (14th Parliament) |
| P002 | Kangar | 22.37% | 26.13% | 44.92% | Zakri Hassan (15th Parliament) |
| P003 | Arau | 22.35% | 14.06% | 59.09% | Shahidan Kassim |

### Seats that changed allegiance

| No. | Seat | Previous Party (2018) | Current Party (2022) |
| N01 | Titi Tinggi | Barisan Nasional (MCA) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) |
| N02 | Beseri | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N03 | Chuping | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N04 | Mata Ayer | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N05 | Santan | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N06 | Bintong | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N07 | Sena | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) |
| N09 | Kuala Perlis | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) |
| N10 | Kayang | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N11 | Pauh | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) |
| N12 | Tambun Tulang | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) |
| N14 | Simpang Empat | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |

## Aftermath

Mohd Shukri Ramli from PAS was sworn in as the new Menteri Besar on 22 November 2022, while the 6 state EXCO members were sworn in on 25 November 2022. Gan Ay Ling, the sole opposition member of the Assembly, was made the Opposition Leader.