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The next Perlis state election, will elect members of the 16th Perlis State Legislative Assembly. It must be held on or before 17 February 2028, pursuant to clause 55 (4) of the Constitution of Perlis or unless dissolved earlier by the Raja of Perlis on the advice of the Menteri Besar of Perlis.
All 15 seats in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly will be contested. The election will determine whether the incumbent Perikatan Nasional government under Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah retains power, or whether opposition coalitions such as Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Harapan can secure a majority.
Constituencies
Composition before dissolution
| style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" colspan=2|PN | style="background-color:#ED1C24;" width=10px | ;" colspan=1|PH | style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" width=10px | ;" |VAC | |
| style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:93.4%;" colspan=2|11 | style="background-color:#ED1C24;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:6.6%;" colspan=1|1 | style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:1.28%;" |3 | |
| style="background-color:#009000;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:60.0%;"|6 | 5 | style="background-color:Template:People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/color;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:6.6%;"|1 | |
| style="background-color:#009000;" width=10px | ;"|PAS | BERSATU | style="background-color:Template:People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;"|PKR | style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" width=10px | ;" |VAC |
Background
Previous election
The previous state election was held on 19 November 2022 following the dissolution of the 15th State Legislative Assembly. Perikatan Nasional won a two-thirds supermajority, securing 14 of 15 seats.
Electoral system
Elections in Malaysia are conducted at the federal and state levels. Federal elections elect members of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament, while state elections in each of the 13 states elect members of their respective state legislative assembly. As Malaysia follows the Westminster system of government, the head of government (Prime Minister at the federal level and the Menteri Besar/Chief Ministers/Premier at the state level) is the person who commands the confidence of the majority of members in the respective legislature – this is normally the leader of the party or coalition with the majority of seats in the legislature.
The Legislative Assembly currently consists of 15 members, known as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), that are elected for five-year terms. Each MLA is elected from a single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post voting system; each constituency contains approximately an equal number of voters. If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the government, with its leader becoming the Premier. In the event of a hung parliament, where no single party obtains the majority of seats, the government may still form through a coalition or a confidence and supply agreement with other parties. In practice, coalitions and alliances in Malaysia, and by extension, in Sarawak, generally persist between elections, and member parties do not normally contest for the same seats.
The voting age is currently 18.[1][2][3][4] Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia, which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Department. Malaysia practices automatic voter registration but does not practice compulsory voting.
Preparations
Political parties
Perikatan Nasional is expected to defend its governing mandate, while Barisan Nasional aims to regain influence after losing control in 2022. Pakatan Harapan may also expand its challenge in Malay-majority constituencies.
Seat negotiations among opposition parties are expected to play a major role in determining electoral competitiveness.
Candidates
Candidate announcements are expected closer to nomination day.
| No. | Parliamentary constituency |
No. | State Constituency | Incumbent Member | Incumbent Coalition (Party) |
Political coalitions and respective candidates and coalitions | |||||||||
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| Perikatan Nasional (PN) | Barisan Nasional (BN) | Pakatan Harapan (PH) | Others | ||||||||||||
| Candidate name | Party | Candidate name | Party | Candidate name | Party | Candidate name | Party | Candidate name | Party | ||||||
| P001 | Padang Besar | N01 | Titi Tinggi | Izizam Ibrahim | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (BERSATU) | BERSATU | MCA | DAP | |||||||
| N02 | Beseri | Haziq Asyraf Dun | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (PAS) | PAS | UMNO | AMANAH | |||||||||
| N03 | Chuping | Vacant | PAS | UMNO | PKR | ||||||||||
| N04 | Mata Ayer | Wan Badariah Wan Saad | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (PAS) | PAS | UMNO | PKR | |||||||||
| N05 | Santan | Mohammad Azmir Azizan | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (PAS) | PAS | UMNO | AMANAH | |||||||||
| P02 | Kangar | N06 | Bintong | Vacant | PAS | UMNO | AMANAH | ||||||||
| N07 | Sena | Marzita Mansor | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (BERSATU) | BERSATU | UMNO | PKR | |||||||||
| N08 | Indera Kayangan | Gan Ay Ling | PH (PKR) | BERSATU | MCA | PKR | |||||||||
| N09 | Kuala Perlis | Abu Bakar Hamzah | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (BERSATU) | BERSATU | UMNO | PKR | |||||||||
| N10 | Kayang | Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (PAS) | PAS | UMNO | AMANAH | |||||||||
| P03 | Arau | N11 | Pauh | Megat Hashirat Hassan | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (BERSATU) | BERSATU | UMNO | PKR | |||||||
| N12 | Tambun Tulang | Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (BERSATU) | BERSATU | UMNO | PKR | |||||||||
| N13 | Guar Sanji | Vacant | PAS | UMNO | PKR | ||||||||||
| N14 | Simpang Empat | Razali Saad | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (PAS) | PAS | UMNO | PKR | |||||||||
| N15 | Sanglang | Mohd Shukri Ramli | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (PAS) | PAS | UMNO | AMANAH | |||||||||
Opinion polls
Opinion polling has yet to intensify significantly ahead of the election.
Notes
References
- ↑ Nandini Balakrishnan (28 September 2016). "Here's The Fastest Way To Register As A Voter Before The Next Elections". Says.com. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
Qualifications needed to register as a voter in Malaysia:
a) A Malaysian citizen above the age of 21.
b) A resident of an election constituency.
c) Is not disqualified by any laws. - ↑ "A Young Malaysian's Guide to the Election". Juice. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
You are not eligible to register if you are:
a) on the qualifying date, you are serving jail term or detained as a person of unsound mind.
b) before the qualifying date, you have been convicted or sentenced to death or serving a jail term of more than 12 months and you're still liable on the qualifying date.
c) found guilty under the Election Offences Act, 1954.
d) have a foreign citizenship (Malaysian citizenship law does not permit a Malaysian to carry dual citizenship). - ↑ "Federal Gazette: Undi18, automatic voter registration to come into effect Dec 15 before Sarawak polls". Borneo Post Online. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ↑ "Undi18 to come into force Dec 15, but might still be too late for S'wak". Malaysiakini. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
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