| Perak State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker | R. Ganesan, Barisan Nasional - MIC |
| Menteri Besar | Zambry Abdul Kadir, Barisan Nasional - UMNO |
| Members | 59 |
| Barisan Nasional: |
28 / 59
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| Pakatan Rakyat: |
27 / 59
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| Independent |
4 / 59
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| Meeting place | |
| Perak State Secretariat Building, Ipoh |
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| Website | |
| http://www.perak.gov.my/ | |
The Perak State Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member districts throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to the federal parliament and other state assemblies (except Sarawak).
The Assembly convenes at the Perak State Secretariat Building in the capital Ipoh.
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The Perak State Legislative Assembly enacts laws that apply in Perak. It must hold at least three sittings a year and table a budget in March and late October or early November.[1] The Speaker presides over sittings in the Assembly and ensures order during debates. The present Speaker is R. Ganesan from Barisan Nasional, who is not an elected member of the Assembly.
The majority party or coalition in the Assembly forms the state government, led by the Menteri Besar. He appoints the state executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan), drawing from members of the Assembly.
| Portfolio | EXCO | |
|---|---|---|
| Menteri Besar Economic Development, Finance, Land, Natural Resources, Security and Rural Development Committee Chairman |
Zambry Abdul Kadir | |
| Industry, Investment, Entrepreneurial Development, Tourism and Women Affairs Committee Chairman |
Hamidah Osman | |
| Infrastructure, Public Amenities, Energy and Water Committee Chairman |
Ramly Zahari | |
| Health, Local Government, Consumer Affairs, Environment, Transport and non-Muslim Affairs Committee Chairman |
Mah Hang Soon | |
| Information, Rural Development, Poverty Eradication, Plantations and Welfare Committee Chairman |
Sharaani Mohamad | |
| Education, Higher Education, ICT, Human Resources, Science and Technology Committee Chairman |
Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid | |
| Arts, Youth and Sports Committee Chairman | Zainol Fadzi Haji Paharudin | |
The following is the results of the 2008 state assembly elections. Three Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen have since quit their parties to become independents caucusing with Barisan Nasional, triggering the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. The Pakatan Rakyat government formed after the election has since been forcibly removed from power.[3]
| Votes | % of vote | Seats | % of seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakatan Rakyat: | 442,660 | 51.1 | 31 | 52.5 | 24 |
| Democratic Action Party (DAP) | 188,484 | 21.7 | 18 | 30.5 | 11 |
| Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) | 118,824 | 13.7 | 7 | 11.9 | 7 |
| Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) | 135,352 | 15.6 | 6 | 10.2 | 6 |
| Barisan Nasional: | 399,565 | 46.1 | 28 | 47.4 | 24 |
| United Malays National Organization (UMNO) | 243,672 | 28.1 | 27 | 45.8 | 7 |
| Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | 98,341 | 11.3 | 1 | 1.7 | 9 |
| Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) | 24,216 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan) | 27,595 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| People's Progressive Party (PPP) | 5741 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Independents | 1,635 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Overall total | 886,830 | 100 | 59 | 100 | |
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Source: The Star[4], Malaysia
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| Seats | |||||
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| Barisan Nasional: | 28 | ||||
| United Malays National Organization (UMNO) | 27 | ||||
| Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | 1 | ||||
| Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) | 0 | ||||
| Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan) | 0 | ||||
| People's Progressive Party (PPP) | 0 | ||||
| Pakatan Rakyat: | 27 | ||||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) | 6 | ||||
| Democratic Action Party (DAP) | 16 | ||||
| Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) | 5 | ||||
| Independents (voting with Barisan Nasional) | 4 | ||||
| Overall total | 59 | ||||
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