In Malaysia, a state legislative assembly, officially Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN), is the legislative branch of the state governments in each of the 13 Malaysian states. Members of a state legislative assembly comprises elected representatives from single-member constituencies during state elections through the first-past-the-post voting system.
The assemblies have powers to enact state laws as provided for by the Constitution of Malaysia. The majority party in each assembly forms the state government, and the leader of the majority party becomes Menteri Besar (for states with hereditary rulers) or Chief Minister (for states without hereditary rulers) of the state.
The state legislative assemblies are unicameral, unlike the bicameral Parliament of Malaysia. The hereditary rulers or Yang di-Pertua Negeri (governors) are vested with powers to dissolve their respective state legislative assemblies on the advice of the menteri besar or chief minister. Once dissolved, elections must be carried out within an interim period of sixty (60) days. Prior to 2018, state elections are previously held simultaneously with the federal parliamentary elections, with the exception of Sarawak.
List of state legislative assemblies in Malaysia
The list excludes Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan as Federal Territories do not have state legislative assemblies and are governed directly by the federal government under the Ministry of Federal Territories together with local authorities, namely the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Putrajaya Corporation and Labuan Corporation respectively.
Peninsular Malaysia
| State (and Assembly) | Seats (2018) | Population (2020) | Population/seat | Governing party / coalition | Government Leader | Speaker | Opposition party / coalition | Opposition Leader | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johor (15th) | 56 | 4,009,670 | 71,601 | BN | Onn Hafiz Ghazi | Mohd Puad Zarkashi | PH & (PN + MUDA) | Andrew Chen Kah Eng (as Balancing Force Leader) | |||
| Kedah (15th) | 36 | 2,131,427 | 59,206 | PN | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor | Zubir Ahmad | PH | Bau Wong Bau Ek | |||
| Kelantan (15th) | 45 | 1,792,501 | 39,833 | PN | Mohd Nassuruddin Daud | Mohd Amar Abdullah | BN + PH | Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim | |||
| Malacca (15th) | 28 | 1,000,003 | 35,658 | BN + PH | Ab Rauf Yusoh | Ibrahim Durum | PN | Mohd Yadzil Yaakub | |||
| Negeri Sembilan (15th) | 36 | 1,199,974 | 33,333 | PH + BN | Aminuddin Harun | M.K. Ibrahim Abd Rahman | PN | Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker | |||
| Pahang (15th) | 42 | 1,591,295 | 37,888 | BN + PH | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail | Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin | PN | Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man | |||
| Penang (15th) | 40 | 1,740,405 | 43,510 | PH + BN | Chow Kon Yeow | Law Choo Kiang | PN | Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff | |||
| Perak (15th) | 59 | 2,496,041 | 42,306 | BN + PH | Saarani Mohamad | Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid | PN | Razman Zakaria | |||
| Perlis (15th) | 15 | 284,885 | 18,992 | PN | Abu Bakar Hamzah | Rus’sele Eizan | PH | Gan Ay Ling | |||
| Selangor (15th) | 56 | 6,994,423 | 124,900 | PH + BN | Amirudin Shari | Lau Weng San | PN | Mohamed Azmin Ali | |||
| Terengganu (15th) | 32 | 1,149,440 | 35,920 | PN | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | Mohd Nor Hamzah | N/A | ||||
Sabah & Sarawak
| State (and Assembly) | Seats (2018) | Population (2020) | Population/seat | Governing party / coalition | Government Leader | Speaker | Opposition party / coalition | Opposition Leader | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah (17th) | 73 | 3,418,785 | 46,833 | GRS + PH + BN | Hajiji Noor | Kadzim M. Yahya | WARISAN | Mohd Shafie Apdal | |||
| Sarawak (19th) | 82 | 2,453,677 | 29,923 | GPS | Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg | Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar | PH | Chong Chieng Jen | |||
Lists of State Assembly Representatives in Malaysia
- List of Malayan State and Settlement Council Representatives (1954–1959)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1959–1964)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1964–1969)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1969–1974)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1974–1978)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1978–1982)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1982–1986)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1986–1990)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1990–1995)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1995–1999)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1999–2004)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2004–2008)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2008–2013)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2013–2018)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2018–2023)
- List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2023–present)
Women
- Women in state legislative assemblies of Malaysia
See also
- Politics of Malaysia
- List of state by-elections in Malaysia
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