The 14th Perlis State election was held on 9 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.
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All 15 seats in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 150,221 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 123,036 (85.91%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Perlis State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 28 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 28 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (King of Perlis) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Perlis).
The incumbent party Barisan Nasional won simple majority of 10 seats and was able to form a government. The opposition Pakatan Harapan won 3 seats while Gagasan Sejahtera won 2 seats.[1]
Background
editElectoral system
editEach state constituencies of Perlis will elect one member to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly using the first-past-the-post voting system. If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the State Government, with its leader as Menteri Besar. If the election results in no single party having a majority, there is a hung assembly, of which will be dissolved under the royal prerogative of the Raja.
The redistricting of electoral boundaries for the entire country had been presented to and passed by the Dewan Rakyat, and subsequently gazetted on 29 March 2018 after obtaining the royal consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ahead of the 14th general election.[2] Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia (EC), which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Department.
Voting Eligibility
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To vote in the state election, one had to be:[3]
- registered in the electoral roll as an elector in the constituency in which he resides on;
- aged 21 or over on the registration date;
- a resident of the constituency, or if not so, an absentee voter;
- not disqualified under any law relating to offences committed in connection with elections.
Contenders
editBarisan Nasional (BN) contested in all 15 seats in Perlis State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UNMO) contested in 13 seats and Malaysian Chinese Association(MCA) contested in 2 seats.
Pakatan Harapan contested in all 15 seats in Perlis.
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) also contested in all 15 seats.[4]
Political parties
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| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) |  Pakatan Harapan (PH)
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The contested seats
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| Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | |||
| N01 | Titi Tinggi | Khaw Hock Kong (BN) | Teh Chai Aan | MCA | Kamis Yub | PAS | Teh Seng Chuan | DAP | Yaacob Man | IND |
| N02 | Beseri | Mat Rawi Kassim (BN) | Ruzaini Rais | UMNO | Azamhari Mohamood | Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim | Amanah | — | — | |
| N03 | Chuping | Asmaiza Ahmad (BN) | Asmaiza Ahmad | Mohd. Ali Puteh | Poziyah Hamzah | PKR | — | — | ||
| N04 | Mata Ayer | Khairi Hasan (BN) | Siti Berenee Yahaya | Mohammad Yahya | Azhar Omar | Bersatu | — | — | ||
| N05 | Santan | Sabry Ahmad (BN) | Azizan Sulaiman | Baharuddin Ahmad | Che Mazlina Che Yob | Amanah | — | — | ||
| N06 | Bintong | Rela Ahmad (BN) | Azlan Man | Abd. Jamil Kamis | Mokhtar Che Kassim | — | — | |||
| N07 | Sena | Abdul Jamil Saad (BN) | Azihani Ali | Fakhrul Anwar Ismail | Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil | PKR | — | — | ||
| N08 | Indera Kayangan | Chan Ming Kai (PH) | Chuah Tian Hee | MCA | Wan Hassan Wan Ismail | Gan Ay Ling | — | — | ||
| N09 | Kuala Perlis | Mat Hassan (BN) | Azam Rashid | UMNO | Mohamad Fuat Abu Bakar | Nor Azam Karap | — | — | ||
| N10 | Kayang | Ahmad Bakri Ali (BN) | Hamizan Hassan | Md Radzi Hassan | Abdul Hannaan Khairy | Bersatu | — | — | ||
| N11 | Pauh | Azlan Man (BN) | Rozieana Ahmad | Idris Yaacob | Ameir Hassan | — | — | |||
| N12 | Tambun Tulang | Ismail Kassim (BN) | Ismail Kassim | Abu Bakar Ali | Maton Din | — | — | |||
| N13 | Guar Sanji | Jafperi Othman (BN) | Afifi Osman | Mohd Ridzuan Hashim | Baridah Che Nayan | — | — | |||
| N14 | Simpang Empat | Nurulhisham Yaakob (BN) | Nurulhisham Yaakob | Rus'sele Eizan | Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad | PKR | — | — | ||
| N15 | Sanglang | Mohd Shukri Ramli (GS) | Zaidi Saidin | Mohd. Shukri Ramli | Zolkharnain Abidin | Amanah | — | — | ||
Election pendulum
editThe 14th General Election witnessed 10 governmental seats and 5 nongovernmental seats filled the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. However, none of the government side has safe and fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has just 1 fairly safe seat.
2018 Perlis state election
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Results
editThe result of the election was announced after 5pm on 9 May 2018. Barisan Nasional won 10 out of 15 seats and was entitled to form a government in Perlis.
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| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 42,543 | 35.21 | 9 | –3 | ||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 4,608 | 3.81 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47,151 | 39.02 | 10 | –3 | |||
| Pakatan Harapan | People's Justice Party | 17,935 | 14.84 | 3 | +2 | ||
| Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 12,562 | 10.40 | 0 | 0 | |||
| National Trust Party | 9,103 | 7.53 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Democratic Action Party | 2,620 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42,220 | 34.94 | 3 | +2 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 31,335 | 25.93 | 2 | +1 | |||
| Independents | 132 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 120,838 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 120,838 | 98.21 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,198 | 1.79 | |||||
| Total votes | 123,036 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 150,221 | 81.90 | |||||
| Source: BERNAMA[10][11] | |||||||
By parliamentary constituency
editBarisan Nasional won 2 of 3 parliamentary constituency.
| No. | Constituency | Barisan Nasional | Gagasan Sejahtera | Pakatan Harapan | Member of Parliament |
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| P001 | Padang Besar | 41.88% | 25.72% | 32.04% | Zahidi Zainul Abidin |
| P002 | Kangar | 35.69% | 20.87% | 43.44% | |
| Shaharuddin Ismail (13th Parliament) | |||||
| Noor Amin Ahmad (14th Parliament) | |||||
| P003 | Arau | 40.14% | 31.84% | 28.02% | Shahidan Kassim |
Seats that changed allegiance
edit| No. | Seat | Previous Party (2013) | Current Party (2018) | ||||
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| N07 |  Sena
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Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | ||||
| N09 | Kuala Perlis
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Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | ||||
| N13 | Guar Sanji
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Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) | ||||
Aftermath
editMenteri Besar controversy
editAzlan Man from BN was sworn in for his second term as the Menteri Besar on 24 May 2018, but the ceremony was boycotted by other BN MLAs, who named Ismail Kassim as their Menteri Besar choice.[12] The BN state chief, Shahidan Kassim, later that day announced that Azlan was sacked as UMNO and BN member, and become an independent;[13] however Azlan disputes the announcement, saying he had not received official sacking letter from UMNO and he is still with UMNO and BN.[14] The King of Perlis expressed his sadness over the whole situation, and explained his rationale behind decision in accepting Azlan as the Menteri Besar.[15][16]
The 9 MLAs later retracted their boycott of Azlan and announced their support for him and seeking forgiveness from the King of Perlis, on 5 June 2018.[17] The state EXCO members were sworn in on 13 June 2018, making Perlis the last state in Malaysia to appoint EXCO members after the 2018 election. All BN MLAs were appointed as EXCO members except Ismail, who did not attend the ceremony.[18]
On 20 June 2018, Ismail resigned from UMNO and BN, and became an independent. However he rejoined UMNO in May 2020.[19][20][21]
References
edit- ^ "Keputusan Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis". pru14.spr.gov.my. Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Redelineation report gazetted with king's consent". Free Malaysia Today. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Federal Constitution of Malaysia" (PDF). jac.gov.my. Judicial Appointments Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "PAS Perlis sedia tanding 15 Dun". Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "Official: BN Perlis tampil 10 muka baharu". Utusan Online. 2018-04-24. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ Perlis PAS’ candidates list
- ^ AMANAH Perlis umum calon tanding PRU14
- ^ "Official: PPBM Perlis umum calon hari ini". Free Malaysia Today. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Official: Wan Azizah moves to Pandan, Nurul goes to Permatang Pauh". Malaysiakini. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "GE14 Results". pru14result.bernama.com. BERNAMA. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Keputusan Terkini Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis". pru14.spr.gov.my. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Justin Ong (24 May 2018). "Azlan Man back as Perlis MB". Malay Mail. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ MT Webmaster (24 May 2018). "Azlan Man Sacked From Umno; BN Perlis Reps Reject New MB". MalaysiaToday. New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Bernama (25 May 2018). "Azlan Man: I have not received expulsion letter from Umno". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Raja of Perlis does not want a 'puppet' MB". The Star (Malaysia). 24 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Bernama (25 May 2018). "State secretary: Azlan Man's appointment as Perlis MB valid, can't be disputed". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Salim Aziz (5 June 2018). "Kemelut MB Perlis dianggap selesai - ADUN" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Bernama (13 June 2018). "Lapan exco Perlis akhirnya angkat sumpah jawatan" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Dziyaul Afnan Abdul Rahman (20 June 2018). "Ismail Kassim quits Umno; says keen to join PPBM". New Straits Times. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Man at centre of Perlis MB crisis joins PPBM". Free Malaysia Today. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Imran Hilmy (18 May 2020). "Ismail Kassim rejoins Umno after two years as independent assemblyman". The Star Online. Retrieved 15 August 2020.