Perlis State Legislative Assembly

Perlis State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Y.B. Dato' Yaziz @ Yazid bin Mat, Barisan Nasional - UMNO since March 8, 2008
Menteri Besar	Dato' Seri Dr Md. Isa Sabu, Barisan Nasional - UMNO since March 8, 2008
Opposition Leader	Haji Hashim Jasin, Pakatan Rakyat - PAS
Members	15
Meeting place
Perlis State Assembly Complex, Kangar

The Perlis State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Perlis. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 15 lawmakers.

Members of the state legislature are called state assemblymen. The Assembly convenes at the Perlis State Assembly Building in the capital Kangar.^[1] It has 15 seats, making it the smallest state assembly in Malaysia.

Role

The majority party or coalition in the Assembly forms the State EXCO, the executive branch of the Perlis government.

State EXCO

Perlis State EXCO^[2]

Portfolio	EXCO
Menteri Besar Administration , Finance, Home Affair, Infrastructure, Public Amenities, Education, Information and Community Development Committee Chairman	Dato' Seri Md. Isa Sabu
Investment, Industry Development, Science, Technology, Entrepreneur Development and International Relation Committee Chairman	Dato' Seri Diraja Syed Razlan Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry and Co-operatives Committee Chairman	Sabry Ahmad
Tourism Development, Health, and Rural Development Committee Chairman	Ahmad Bakri @ Ahmad Zakri bin Dato' Ali
Culture, Arts, Heritage, Youth and Sports, Human Resources, Unity, and Transport Committee Committee	Jamil bin Saad
Land, Forest, Natural Resources and Environment Committee Chairman	Mat Rawi bin Kassim
Islamic Affairs, Hadhari and As-Sunnah Development Committee Chairman	Jafperi bin Othman
Women, Family and Community Development, Welfare, Consumerism, Non-Government Organisation (NGO)Committee Chairman	Mansor bin Jusoh
Housing, Local Government and New Town Development Committee Chairman	Dr. Por Choo Chor
Non-representatives
State Secretary	Dato' Azizan bin Hamid
State Legal Advisor	Abdul Rasid bin Sudin

Current composition

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

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

	Votes	% of vote	Seats	% of seats	+/–
Barisan Nasional:	58,459	60.4	14	93.3
United Malays National Organization (UMNO)	51,346	53.0	12	80.0
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	7,113	7.3	2	13.3
Pakatan Rakyat:	35,007	36.2	1	6.7
Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS)	29,698	30.7	1	6.7
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)	5,309	5.5	0	0.0
Independents	1,585	1.6	0	0.0
Overall total	96,822	100	15	100
Source: The Star[3], Malaysia The Sanglang seat won by Abdullah Hassan (BN) during the election was declared vacant by the Perlis Election Court in June 2008 on grounds of error during the ballot counting process. In September, Hashim Jasin (PAS) was declared the rightful winner of the seat.[4]

References

1. ^ Kompleks Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis State Government
2. ^ Perlis State Government: EXCO
3. ^ MALAYSIA DECIDES 2008 > General Election 2008 Results > Perlis
4. ^ PAS’ Hashim Jasin declared Sanglang winner. The Star. September 16, 2008

External links

• Perlis State Government