Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Kelantan) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kelantan. It consists of 45 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart.
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Kelantan ديوان اوندڠن نڬري كلنتن | |
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14th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly | |
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History | |
Founded | 1959 |
Leadership | |
Sultan | Sultan Muhammad V since 13 September 2010 |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Opposition Leader | |
Secretary | Mohd Zaika Yamani Ibrahim |
Structure | |
Seats | 45 Quorum: 15 Simple majority: 23 Two-thirds majority: 30 |
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Political groups | (As of 30 April 2021) Government (37) Opposition (7)
Speaker (1) |
Committees | 2
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Elections | |
Plurality: First-past-the-post (45 single-member constituencies) | |
Last election | 9 May 2018 |
Next election | 28 August 2023 or earlier |
Meeting place | |
Kota Darul Naim, Kota Bharu, Kelantan | |
Website | |
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The State Legislative Assembly convenes at the Kota Darul Naim in the state capital, Kota Bharu.

Current composition
Government | Opposition | |
PN | BN | |
37 | 7 | |
36 | 1 | 7 |
PAS | BERSATU | UMNO |
No. | Parliamentary constituency | No. | State Constituency | Portrait | Member | Coalition (Party) | Post |
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- | - | - | Non-MLA | ![]() | Abdullah Ya'kub | PN (PAS) | Speaker |
P19 | Tumpat | N1 | Pengkalan Kubor | ![]() | Wan Roslan Wan Hamat | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
N2 | Kelaboran | ![]() | Mohd Adenan Hassan | PN (PAS) | N/A | ||
N3 | Pasir Pekan | Ahmad Yaakob | PN (PAS) | Menteri Besar | |||
N4 | Wakaf Bharu | ![]() | Mohd Rusli Abdullah | PN (PAS) | N/A | ||
P20 | Pengkalan Chepa | N5 | Kijang | ![]() | Izani Husin | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
N6 | Chempaka | ![]() | Ahmad Fathan Mahmood | PN (PAS) | N/A | ||
N7 | Panchor | ![]() | Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah | PN (PAS) | Deputy Menteri Besar | ||
P21 | Kota Bharu | N8 | Tanjong Mas | ![]() | Rohani Ibrahim | PN (PAS) | N/A |
N9 | Kota Lama | ![]() | Tan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan Abdullah | PN (PAS) | |||
N10 | Bunut Payong | ![]() | Ramli Mamat | PN (PAS) | |||
P22 | Pasir Mas | N11 | Tendong | ![]() | Rozi Muhamad | PN (PAS) | |
N12 | Pengkalan Pasir | ![]() | Hanifa Ahmad | PN (PAS) | EXCO member | ||
N13 | Meranti | ![]() | Mohd. Nassuruddin Daud | PN (PAS) | EXCO member | ||
P23 | Rantau Panjang | N14 | Chetok | ![]() | Zuraidin Abdullah | PN (PAS) | N/A |
N15 | Gual Periok | ![]() | Mohamad Awang | PN (PAS) | |||
N16 | Apam Putra | ![]() | Abdul Rasul Mohamed | PN (PAS) | |||
P24 | Kubang Kerian | N17 | Salor | ![]() | Saiful Adli Abu Bakar | PN (PAS) | |
N18 | Pasir Tumboh | ![]() | Abd Rahman Yunus | PN (PAS) | |||
N19 | Demit | ![]() | Mumtaz Md. Nawi | PN (PAS) | EXCO member / MP for Tumpat | ||
P25 | Bachok | N20 | Tawang | ![]() | Hassan Mohamood | PN (PAS) | N/A |
N21 | Pantai Irama | ![]() | Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin | PN (PAS) | |||
N22 | Jelawat | ![]() | Abdul Azziz Kadir | PN (PAS) | |||
P26 | Ketereh | N23 | Melor | ![]() | Vacant | ||
N24 | Kadok | ![]() | Azami Md. Nor | PN (PAS) | EXCO member | ||
N25 | Kok Lanas | ![]() | Md Alwi Che Ahmad | BN (UMNO) | Opposition Leader | ||
P27 | Tanah Merah | N26 | Bukit Panau | ![]() | Abdul Fatah Mahmood | PN (PAS) | Deputy Speaker |
N27 | Gual Ipoh | ![]() | Bakri Mustapha | BN (UMNO) | N/A | ||
N28 | Kemahang | ![]() | Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman | PN (PAS) | EXCO member | ||
P28 | Pasir Puteh | N29 | Selising | ![]() | Tuan Mohd Saripuddin Tuan Ismail | PN (PAS) | EXCO member |
N30 | Limbongan | ![]() | Mohd Nazlan Mohamed Hasbullah | PN (PAS) | N/A | ||
N31 | Semerak | ![]() | Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim | PN (PAS) | |||
N32 | Gaal | ![]() | Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar | PN (PAS) | |||
P29 | Machang | N33 | Pulai Chondong | ![]() | Azhar Salleh | PN (PAS) | |
N34 | Temangan | ![]() | Mohamed Fadzli Hassan | PN (PAS) | EXCO member | ||
N35 | Kemuning | ![]() | Mohd Roseli Ismail | PN (PAS) | N/A | ||
P30 | Jeli | N36 | Bukit Bunga | ![]() | Mohd Adhan Kechik | BN (UMNO) | |
N37 | Ayer Lanas | ![]() | Mustapa Mohamed | PN (BERSATU) | |||
N38 | Kuala Balah | ![]() | Abd Aziz Derashid | BN (UMNO) | |||
P31 | Kuala Krai | N39 | Mengkebang | ![]() | Muhammad Mat Sulaiman | PN (PAS) | |
N40 | Guchil | ![]() | Hilmi Abdullah | PN (PAS) | |||
N41 | Manek Urai | ![]() | Mohd Fauzi Abdullah | PN (PAS) | |||
N42 | Dabong | ![]() | Ku Mohd Zaki Ku Hussien | PN (PAS) | |||
P32 | Gua Musang | N43 | Nenggiri | ![]() | Ab Aziz Yusoff | BN (UMNO) | |
N44 | Paloh | ![]() | Amran Arifin | BN (UMNO) | |||
N45 | Galas | ![]() | Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim | BN (UMNO) |
Seating arrangement
Role
The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly enacts legislation concerning matters in the State List and Joint List defined in the Federal Constitution. The Speaker presides over debates in the Assembly.
The leader of the majority party or coalition in the Assembly is appointed Menteri Besar by the Sultan of Kelantan. The person who assumes the role of Menteri Besar appoints the state's executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan), drawing from members of the Assembly.
Committees
The Assembly contains two administrative committees, namely:[1]
- Public Accounts Committee
- Select Committee
Election pendulum
The 14th General Election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 8 non-governmental seats filled the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 6 safe seats and 5 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.
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List of Assemblies
Assembly | Term
began |
Members | Election | Committee | Majority party/coalition |
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1st | 1959 | Ishak Lotfi I | PMIP | ||
2nd | 1964 | Mohd Asri I | PMIP | ||
3rd | 1969 | Mohd Asri II (1969-1973)
Ishak Lotfi II (1973-1974) |
PMIP (1969-1973)
Barisan Nasional (1973-1974) | ||
4th | 1974 | Mohamed Nasir | Barisan Nasional | ||
5th | 1978 | Mohamed Yaacob I | Barisan Nasional | ||
6th | 1982 | Mohamed Yaacob II | Barisan Nasional | ||
7th | 1986 | Mohamed Yaacob III | Barisan Nasional | ||
8th | 1990 | Nik Abdul Aziz I | Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah | ||
9th | 1995 | Nik Abdul Aziz II | Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (1995-1996)
PAS (1996-1999) | ||
10th | 1999 | Nik Abdul Aziz III | Barisan Alternatif | ||
11th | 2004 | Nik Abdul Aziz IV | PAS | ||
12th | 2008 | Nik Abdul Aziz V | Pakatan Rakyat | ||
13th | 2013 | Ahmad Yakob I | Pakatan Rakyat (2013-2015)
PAS (2015-2018) | ||
14th | 2018 | Ahmad Yakob II | PAS (2018-2020)
Perikatan Nasional (2020-) |
References
- Assembly Committees Kelantan State Government Portal