2023 Kedah state election

The 15th Kedah state election will be held in 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Kedah State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Kedah.

2023 Kedah state election
no later than 4 September 2023
All 36 seats in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor Mahfuz Omar
Party PAS AMANAH
Alliance Perikatan Nasional
Parties
 Pakatan Harapan
Barisan Nasional
Parties
Leader's seat Jeneri Unknown
Last election 20 seats, 47.1% [nb 2] 16 Seats, 52.79%[nb 3]
Current seats 21 12
Seats needed Steady Increase 7
Incumbent Menteri Besar Kedah

Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Perikatan Nasional , (PAS)


Kedah is one of the states which did not dissolve simultaneously with Dewan Rakyat on 10 October 2022. It was decided by Perikatan Nasional on 13 October 2022.[1]

Background

Constituencies

All 36 constituencies within Kedah, which constitute the Kedah State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.

Constituencies of Kedah State Legislative Assembly since 2018

Composition before dissolution
For a complete list of members, see Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2018-) § Kedah.
Government Opposition
PN PH PEJUANG BN
21 10 2 2
15 6 5 3 2 2
PAS BERSATU PKR AMANAH DAP PEJUANG UMNO

Timeline

The key dates are listed below.

Date Event
13 October 2022 Perikatan Nasional decides not to dissolve the 14th Kedah State Legislative Assembly.
3rd or 4th week of June 2023 Proposed date of 14th Kedah State Legislative Assembly dissolve.[2]
4 July 2023 14th Kedah State Legislative Assembly term ends.
4 September 2023 Due date for 2023 Kedah state election.

Retiring incumbent(s)

The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly retired.

No. State Constituency Departing MLA Coalition (Party) Date confirmed First elected Reason

Electoral candidates
No. Parliamentary Constituency No. State Constituency Voters Incumbent State Assemblymen Coalition (Party) Political coalitions and parties
Barisan Nasional +Pakatan Harapan + MUDA Perikatan Nasional Gerakan Tanah Air (informal coalition) Other parties/Independents
Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party
P004 Langkawi N01 Ayer Hangat Juhari Bulat PN (BERSATU) BERSATU
N02 Kuah Mohd Firdaus Ahmad PN (BERSATU) BERSATU
P005 Jerlun N03 Kota Siputeh Salmee Said PH (AMANAH) AMANAH
N04 Ayer Hitam Azhar Ibrahim PN (PAS) PAS
P006 Kubang Pasu N05 Bukit Kayu Hitam Halimaton Shaadiah Saad PN (BERSATU) BERSATU
N06 Jitra Mukhriz Mahathir PEJUANG
P007 Padang Terap N07 Kuala Nerang Munir @ Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria PN (PAS) PAS
N08 Pedu Mohd Radzi Md Amin PN (PAS) PAS
P008 Pokok Sena N09 Bukit Lada Salim Mahmood PN (PAS) PAS
N10 Bukit Pinang Wan Romani Wan Salim PN (PAS) PAS
N11 Derga Tan Kok Yew PH (DAP) DAP
P009 Alor Setar N12 Suka Menanti Zamri Yusuf PH (PKR) PKR
N13 Kota Darul Aman Teh Swee Leong PH (DAP) DAP
N14 Alor Mengkudu Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi PH (PKR) AMANAH
P010 Kuala Kedah N15 Anak Bukit Amiruddin Hamzah PEJUANG
N16 Kubang Rotan Mohd Asmirul Anuar Aris PH (AMANAH) AMANAH
N17 Pengkalan Kundor Ismail Salleh PH (AMANAH) AMANAH
P011 Pendang N18 Tokai Mohd Hayati Othman PN (PAS) PAS
N19 Sungai Tiang Suraya Yaacob BN (UMNO) UMNO
P012 Jerai N20 Sungai Limau Mohd Azam Abd Samat PN (PAS) PAS
N21 Guar Chempedak Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail PN (BERSATU) UMNO BERSATU
N22 Gurun Vacant[nc 1][3] PKR
P013 Sik N23 Belantek Mad Isa Shafie PN (PAS) PAS
N24 Jeneri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor PN (PAS) PAS
P014 Merbok N25 Bukit Selambau Summugam Rengasamy PH (PKR) PKR
N26 Tanjong Dawai Hanif Ghazali PN (PAS) PAS
P015 Sungai Petani N27 Pantai Merdeka Ahmad Fadzli Hashim PN (PAS) PAS
N28 Bakar Arang Simon Ooi Tze Min PH (PKR) PKR
N29 Sidam Robert Ling Kui Ee PN (BERSATU) PKR BERSATU
P016 Baling N30 Bayu Abd Nasir Idris PN (PAS) PAS
N31 Kupang Najmi Ahmad PN (PAS) PAS
N32 Kuala Ketil Mansor Zakaria PN (PAS) PAS
P017 Padang Serai N33 Merbau Pulas Ahmad Fadzli Hashim PN (PAS) PAS
N34 Lunas Azman Nasrudin PN (BERSATU) PKR BERSATU
P018 Kulim-Bandar Baharu N35 Kulim Yeo Keng Chuan PH (PKR) PKR
N36 Bandar Baharu Norsabrina Mohd. Noor BN (UMNO) UMNO

Notes
  1. MUDA had yet to be admitted as an official component party of Pakatan Harapan. Pakatan Harapan would be forming an electoral pact with MUDA.
  2. New coalition formed in 2020. These numbers are the total seats and vote share of BERSATU, PAS and GERAKAN in the last election. The parties were previously part of Pakatan Harapan, Gagasan Sejahtera and Barisan Nasional.
  3. Corporation between PH and BN with 16 seats
  1. Johari Abdul contested and won the seat in the 2018 Kedah state election as a Pakatan Harapan (PKR) candidate, and announced he resigned his state seat on 18 December 2022. He was also the Opposition Leader from 31 October 2022 to his resignation date.

References
  1. Daud, Ridauddin. "PRU15: Pas pilih PN, tidak bubar DUN Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah". Astro Awani. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. Bernama (2023-05-08). "Rundingan kerusi: Anwar serah pada kebijaksanaan pimpinan negeri". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  3. Ahmad Mukhsein Mukhtar (18 December 2022). "Kedah speaker confirms letter from Johari Abdul". New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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