State legislative assemblies of Malaysia

A state legislative assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri, DUN; also known simply as state assembly) is the legislative branch of the state governments in each of the 13 Malaysian states. Members of a state legislative assembly comprises elected representatives from single-member constituencies during state elections through the first-past-the-post system.

The assemblies have powers to enact state laws as provided for by the Constitution of Malaysia. The majority party in each assembly forms the state government, and the leader of the majority party becomes Menteri Besar (for states with hereditary rulers) or Chief Minister (for states without hereditary rulers) of the state.

The state legislative assemblies are unicameral, unlike the bicameral Parliament of Malaysia. The hereditary rulers or Yang di-Pertua Negeri (governors) are vested with powers to dissolve their respective state legislative assemblies on the advice of the menteri besar or chief minister. Once dissolved, elections must be carried out within an interim period of sixty (60) days. Prior to 2018, state elections are previously held simultaneously with the federal parliamentary elections, with the exception of Sarawak.

List of state legislative assemblies in Malaysia

The list excludes Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan as Federal Territories do not have state legislative assemblies and are governed directly by the federal government under the Ministry of Federal Territories together with local authorities, namely the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Putrajaya Corporation and Labuan Corporation respectively.

State (and Assembly)	Seats (2018)	Population (2020)	Population/seat		Government Leader			Opposition Leader
Johor (15th)	56	4,009,670	71,601	BN+PH	Onn Hafiz Ghazi	Mohd Puad Zarkashi^[1]	PN	Sahruddin Jamal
Kedah (15th)	36	2,131,427	59,206	PN	Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor	Zubir Ahmad	PH	Bau Wong Bau Eng
Kelantan (15th)	45	1,792,501	39,833	PN	Mohd Nassuruddin Daud	Mohd Amar Abdullah	BN+PH	Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim
Malacca (15th)	28	998,428	35,658	BN+PH	Ab Rauf Yusoh	Ibrahim Durum	PN	Mohd Yadzil Yaakub
Negeri Sembilan (15th)	36	1,199,974	33,333	PH+BN	Aminuddin Harun	Mk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman	PN	Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker
Pahang (15th)	42	1,591,295	37,888	BN+PH	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail	Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin	PN	Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man
Penang (15th)	40	1,740,405	43,510	PH+BN	Chow Kon Yeow	Law Choo Kiang	PN	Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff
Perak (15th)	59	2,496,041	42,306	BN+PH	Saarani Mohamad	Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid	PN	Razman Zakaria
Perlis (15th)	15	284,885	18,992	PN	Mohd Shukri Ramli	Rus’sele Eizan	PH	Gan Ay Ling
Sabah (16th)	73	3,418,785	46,833	GRS	Hajiji Noor	Kadzim M. Yahya	WARISAN	Shafie Apdal
Sarawak (19th)	82	2,453,677	29,923	GPS	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar	PH	Chong Chieng Jen
Selangor (15th)	56	6,994,423	124,900	PH+BN	Amirudin Shari	Lau Weng San	PN	Azmin Ali
Terengganu (15th)	32	1,149,440	35,920	PN	Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar	Mohd Nor Hamzah	N/A