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Kelantan State Legislative Assembly

Unicameral state legislature of Kelantan, Malaysia

Field	Value
background_color	Maroon
name	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
native_name	Dewan Negeri Kelantan
{{Script	Arab	ديوان نݢري کلنتن}}
coa_pic	Coat of arms of Kelantan.svg
coa-pic	Coat of arms of Kedah.svg
legislature	15th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
house_type	Unicameral
foundation	1959
leader1_type	Sultan
leader1	Sultan Muhammad V
election1	13 September 2010
leader2_type	Speaker
leader2	Mohd Amar Abdullah
party2	PN–PAS
election2	5 September 2023
leader3_type	Deputy Speaker
leader3	Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi
party3	PN–BERSATU
election3	5 September 2023
leader4_type	Menteri Besar
leader4	Mohd Nassuruddin Daud
party4	PN–PAS
election4	15 August 2023
leader5_type	Opposition Leader
leader5	Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim
party5	BN–UMNO
election5	5 September 2023
leader6_type	Secretary
leader6	Mohd Zaika Yamani Ibrahim
members	45
Quorum: 15
Simple majority: 23
Two-thirds majority: 30
structure1	DUN Kelantan 2023.svg
structure1_res	250px
political_groups1	()

committees1
voting_system1	Plurality: First-past-the-post (45 single-member constituencies)
last_election1	[12 August 2023](2023-kelantan-state-election)
next_election1	By 4 November 2028
meeting_place	Kota Darul Naim, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
website

| coa-pic = Coat of arms of Kedah.svg Quorum: 15 Simple majority: 23 Two-thirds majority: 30

Government (42)

PN (42)

PAS (37)
BERSATU (5)

Opposition (3)

BN (2)

UMNO (2) PH (1)
AMANAH (1)

Speaker (1) PN (MLA for Panchor)

The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly () 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.

Out of the 45 seats, 42 are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2023 state election. Within the coalition, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) holds 37 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) holds 5 seats. The PN coalition commands a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly.

Meanwhile, Barisan Nasional (BN) - United Malays National Organization (UMNO) holds 2 seats and Pakatan Harapan (PH) - National Trust Party (AMANAH) holds 1 seat.

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party}};"	PAS	BERSATU	United Malays National Organisation}};"	UMNO	National Trust Party (Malaysia)}};"	AMANAH

No.	Parliamentary constituency	No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
P19	Tumpat	N1	Pengkalan Kubor	Wan Roslan Wan Hamat	Perikatan Nasional}}"	EXCO Member
N2	Kelaboran	Mohd Adenan Hassan	Perikatan Nasional}}"		N/A
N3	Pasir Pekan	Ahmad Yakob	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Former Menteri Besar of Kelantan
N4	Wakaf Bharu	Mohd Rusli Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional}}"		N/A
P20	Pengkalan Chepa	N5	Kijang	Izani Husin	Perikatan Nasional}}"	EXCO Member
N6	Chempaka	Nik Asma' Bahrum Nik Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Deputy EXCO Member
N7	Panchor	Mohd. Amar Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Speaker
P21	Kota Bharu	N8	Tanjong Mas	Rohani Ibrahim	Perikatan Nasional}}"	EXCO Member
N9	Kota Lama	Hafidzah Mustakim	PH (AMANAH)	N/A
N10	Bunut Payong	Shaari Mat Yaman	Perikatan Nasional}}"
P22	Pasir Mas	N11	Tendong	Rozi Muhamad	Perikatan Nasional}}"
N12	Pengkalan Pasir	Mohd Nasriff Daud	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Deputy EXCO Member
N13	Meranti	Mohd Nassuruddin Daud	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Menteri Besar
P23	Rantau Panjang	N14	Chetok	Zuraidin Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional}}"	N/A
N15	Gual Periok	Kamaruzaman Mohamad	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Deputy EXCO Member
N16	Apam Putra	Zamakhshari Mohamad	Perikatan Nasional}}"		EXCO Member
P24	Kubang Kerian	N17	Salor	Saizol Ismail	Perikatan Nasional}}"	Deputy EXCO Member
N18	Pasir Tumboh	Abd Rahman Yunus	Perikatan Nasional}}"
N19	Demit	Mohd Asri Mat Daud	Perikatan Nasional}}"		EXCO Member
P25	Bachok	N20	Tawang	Harun Ismail	Perikatan Nasional}}"	N/A
N21	Pantai Irama	Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin	Perikatan Nasional}}"
N22	Jelawat	Zameri Mat Nawang	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Deputy EXCO Member
P26	Ketereh	N23	Melor	Wan Rohimi Wan Daud	Perikatan Nasional}}"
N24	Kadok	Azami Md. Nor	Perikatan Nasional}}"		N/A
N25	Kok Lanas	Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Deputy Speaker
P27	Tanah Merah	N26	Bukit Panau	Abdul Fatah Mahmood	Perikatan Nasional}}"	N/A
N27	Gual Ipoh	Bahari Mohamad Nor	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Deputy EXCO Member
N28	Kemahang	Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman	Perikatan Nasional}}"		EXCO Member
P28	Pasir Puteh	N29	Selising	Tuan Mohd Saripuddin Tuan Ismail	Perikatan Nasional}}"
N30	Limbongan	Nor Asilah Mohamed Zin	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Deputy EXCO Member
N31	Semerak	Nor Sham Sulaiman	Perikatan Nasional}}"		N/A
N32	Gaal	Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar	Perikatan Nasional}}"
P29	Machang	N33	Pulai Chondong	Azhar Salleh	Perikatan Nasional}}"
N34	Temangan	Mohamed Fadzli Hassan	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Deputy Menteri Besar
N35	Kemuning	Ahmad Zakhran Mat Noor	Perikatan Nasional}}"		N/A
P30	Jeli	N36	Bukit Bunga	Mohd Almidi Jaafar	Perikatan Nasional}}"
N37	Air Lanas	Kamarudin Md Nor	Perikatan Nasional}}"		EXCO Member
N38	Kuala Balah	Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil	Perikatan Nasional}}"		N/A
P31	Kuala Krai	N39	Mengkebang	Zubir Abu Bakar	Perikatan Nasional}}"
N40	Guchil	Hilmi Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional}}"		EXCO Member
N41	Manek Urai	Mohd Fauzi Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional}}"		N/A
N42	Dabong	Ku Mohd Zaki Ku Hussien	Perikatan Nasional}}"
P32	Gua Musang	N43	Nenggiri	Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani	BN (UMNO)
N44	Paloh	Shaari Mat Hussain	Perikatan Nasional}}"		Deputy EXCO Member
N45	Galas	Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim	BN (UMNO)	Leader of the Opposition

Seating arrangement

						Sultan

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:

Public Accounts Committee
Select Committee

Election pendulum

The 2023 Kelantan state election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 8 non-governmental seats filled the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 41 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has a fairly safe seat.

List of Assemblies

Assembly	Term	Members	Committee	Governing parties
State Council	1955	33	Tengku Muhammad Hamzah I	Alliance Party (Malaysia)}};"
1st	1959	30	Ishak Lotfi I	Malaysian Islamic Party}};"
2nd	1964	Mohd Asri I	Malaysian Islamic Party}};"		PMIP
3rd	1969	Mohd Asri II (1969–1973)	Malaysian Islamic Party}};"		PMIP (1969–1972)
Ishak Lotfi II (1973–1974)	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (PAS–UMNO–MCA) (1973–1974)
4th	1974	36	Mohamed Nasir	Barisan Nasional}};"
5th	1978	Mohamed Yaacob I	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA)–BERJASA (1978)
6th	1982	Mohamed Yaacob II	Barisan Nasional}};"		BN (UMNO–MCA–BERJASA)
7th	1986	39	Mohamed Yaacob III	Barisan Nasional}};"
8th	1990	Nik Abdul Aziz I	Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah}};"		APU (PAS–S46–HAMIM–BERJASA)
9th	1995	43	Nik Abdul Aziz II	Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah}};"
Malaysian Islamic Party}};"		PAS (1996–1999)
10th	1999	Nik Abdul Aziz III	Barisan Alternatif}};"		BA (PAS)
11th	2004	45	Nik Abdul Aziz IV	Malaysian Islamic Party}};"
12th	2008	Nik Abdul Aziz V	Pakatan Rakyat}};"		PR (PAS–PKR)
13th	2013	Ahmad Yakob I	Pakatan Rakyat}};"		PR (PAS–PKR) (2013–2015)
Malaysian Islamic Party}};"		PAS (2015–2018)
14th	[2018](2018-kelantan-state-election)	Ahmad Yakob II	Malaysian Islamic Party}};"		PAS (2018–2019)
Barisan Nasional}};"		MN (PAS–UMNO) (2019–2020)
Perikatan Nasional}};"
15th	[2023](2023-kelantan-state-election)	Mohd Nassuruddin	Perikatan Nasional}};"		PN (PAS–BERSATU)

References

[http://www.mmk.kelantan.gov.my/v3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75&Itemid=50 Assembly Committees] Kelantan State Government Portal

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