Kelantan State Legislative Assembly

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Kelantan ديوان اوندڠن نڬري كلنتن
13th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1959
Leadership
Sultan	Sultan Muhammad V Since 13 September 2010
Speaker	Abdullah Ya'kub, PAS Since 13 June 2013
Deputy Speaker	Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman, PAS Since 13 June 2013
Menteri Besar	Ahmad Yakob, PAS Since 6 May 2013
Opposition Leader	Annuar Musa, BN–UMNO Since 2014
Secretary	Mohd Zaika Yamani Ibrahim
Structure
Seats	45 Quorum: 15 Simple majority: 23 Two-thirds majority: 30

Political groups	(As of 1 September 2016) Government PAS (31) EXCO Members: 11 Backbenchers: 20 Opposition Barisan Nasional (12) UMNO (12) Pakatan Harapan (2) PKR (1) Amanah (1) Independents (0) Vacant (0)
Committees	2 Public Accounts Committee Select Committee
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (45 single-member constituencies)
Last election	5 May 2013
Next election	on or before 13 August 2018
Meeting place
Kota Darul Naim, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Website
kelantan.gov.my

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.

The State Legislative Assembly convenes at the Kota Darul Naim in the state capital, Kota Bharu.

Current composition


31	12	2
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Barisan Nasional	PH

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

Kelantan state election, 2013

5 May 2013 (2013-05-05)

All 45 seats in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat	Mustapa Mohamed
Party	Pakatan Rakyat	Barisan Nasional
Leader's seat	Chempaka	Air Lanas
Last election	39 seats, 56.4%	6 seats, 43.6%
Seats before	39	6
Seats won	33	12
Seat change	6	6

Menteri Besar before election

Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Pakatan Rakyat

Menteri Besar-designate

Ahmad Yakob
Pakatan Rakyat

**Summary of the 5 May 2013 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS	40			32	71.11	-6
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	45			12	26.67	+6
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	44			12	26.67	+6
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	1			0	0.00	0
	People's Justice Party		PKR	5			1	2.22	0
	Independents		IND	6			0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	45	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Kelantan's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Kelantan state election, 2008

**Summary of the 8 March 2008 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS	40			38	84.44	+14
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	45			6	13.33	-15
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	43			6	13.33	-15
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	1			0	0.00	0
	People's Justice Party		PKR	5			1	2.22	+1
	Independents		IND	1			0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	45	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Kelantan's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

References

↑ Assembly Committees Kelantan State Government Portal

External links

Kelantan State Government official website

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Capital: Kota Bharu

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Districts (Jajahan)	Bachok District Gua Musang District (Lojing Autonomous Sub-District) Jeli District Kota Bharu District Kuala Krai District Machang District Pasir Mas District Pasir Puteh District Tanah Merah District Tumpat District
Towns	Bachok Bukit Bunga Bunut Payong Dabong Gua Musang Jelawat Jeli Ketereh Kota Bharu Kuala Krai Kubang Kerian Lojing Machang Manek Urai Pasir Mas Pasir Puteh Pengkalan Chepa Pengkalan Kubor Pengkalan Pasir Perupok Rantau Panjang Salor Tanah Merah Temangan Tok Bali Tumpat Wakaf Bharu Wakaf Che Yeh
Township	Bandar Utama Gua Musang Bandar Baru Tunjong Bandar Chintawangsa Bandar Pasir Puteh Sentral Bandar Saujana Harmoni Bandar Satelit Islam Pasir Tumboh Bandar Tasek Raja

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