Legislative branch of the Terengganu state government
The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (Malay : Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu ) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu . It consists of 32 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, and are customarily held alongside elections to the federal parliament during a general election .
The State Assembly convenes at the Wisma Darul Iman in the state capital, Kuala Terengganu .
All 32 seats are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2023 state election , effectively making it a one-party state . Within the coalition, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) holds 27 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) holds 5 seats. The PN coalition commands a supermajority in the assembly.
Map of current constituencies (since 2018)
Composition
Government
PN
32
27
5
PAS
BERSATU
Seating arrangement
Role
The Terengganu State Assembly's main function is to enact state laws and policies. It is also in charge of oversight of departments and agencies of the state government. Members of the assembly are responsible for checking and criticizing the executive government's actions.[ 1]
The leader of the party or coalition with a majority of seats in the assembly is appointed Menteri Besar by the Sultan of Terengganu . The Menteri Besar then appoints members of the state executive council , or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri ) from members of the assembly.[ 2]
Speakers Roll of Honour
The following is the Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:
No.
Speaker
Term start
Term end
Party
Constituency
1
Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir
1 June 1957
29 April 1959
Alliance (UMNO )
Non-MLA
2
Mohd Taib Sabri Abu Bakar
27 July 1959
11 May 1964
PMIP
Marang
3
Mohd Taha Embong
11 May 1964
27 October 1967
Alliance (UMNO )
Chukai
4
Che Wan Abd. Ghani Zainal
28 November 1967
20 March 1969
Alliance (UMNO )
Non-MLA
5
Abd Rahman Long
1 May 1971
31 July 1974
Alliance (UMNO )
Langkap
6
Abdullah Abdul Rahman
27 October 1974
12 June 1978
BN (UMNO )
Batu Rakit
7
Mohd Salleh Ismail
30 July 1978
29 March 1982
BN (UMNO )
Non-MLA
8
Hussein Abdullah
14 June 1982
18 July 1986
BN (UMNO )
Hulu Besut
9
Syed Omar Mohamed
8 September 1986
1990
BN (UMNO )
Paka
1990
11 November 1996
Non-MLA
10
Abdul Rahman Mohd
24 November 1996
19 December 1999
BN (UMNO )
Non-MLA
11
Hussain Awang
20 December 1999
31 March 2004
BA (PAS )
Non-MLA
12
Che Mat Jusoh
11 April 2004
13 February 2008
BN (UMNO )
Non-MLA
13
Tengku Putera Tengku Awang
5 May 2008
18 April 2013
BN (UMNO )
Non-MLA
14
Mohd Zubir Embong
16 June 2013
30 June 2018
BN (UMNO )
Non-MLA
15
Yahya Ali
1 July 2018
23 September 2023
PN (PAS )
Non-MLA
16
Mohd Nor Hamzah
24 September 2023
present
PN (PAS )
Bukit Payung
Committees
The State Assembly consists of committees to handle administrative matters, including Committee of Privileges[ 3] and Public Accounts Committee.[ 4]
Election pendulum
The 2023 Terengganu state election witnessed 32 governmental seats and 0 non-governmental seats filled the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 25 safe seats and 6 fairly safe seats.
GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Telemung
Mohd Zawawi Ismail
BERSATU
50.90
Fairly safe
Seberang Takir
Khazan Che Mat
BERSATU
56.50
Bandar
Ahmad Shah Muhamed
PAS
56.69
Kijal
Razali Idris
BERSATU
58.15
Hulu Besut
Mohd Husaimi Hussin
BERSATU
58.19
Kota Putera
Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman
PAS
58.31
Langkap
Azmi Maarof
PAS
58.35
Safe
Kuala Besut
Azbi Salleh
PAS
60.91
Ladang
Zuraida Md Noor
PAS
61.54
Jerteh
Riduan Mohamad Nor
PAS
62.10
Jabi
Azman Ibrahim
PAS
62.73
Batu Rakit
Mohd Shafizi Ismail
PAS
63.14
Cukai
Hanafiah Mat
PAS
64.13
Bukit Besi
Ghazali Sulaiman
PAS
63.86
Pengkalan Berangan
Sulaiman Sulong
PAS
64.98
Kemasik
Saiful Azmi Suhaili
PAS
65.45
Air Putih
Mohd Hafiz Adam
PAS
65.65
Ajil
Maliaman Kassim
PAS
66.94
Permaisuri
Mohd Yusop Majid
BERSATU
67.03
Kuala Berang
Mamad Puteh
PAS
67.80
Alur Limbat
Ariffin Deraman
PAS
72.92
Paka
Satiful Bahari Hj. Mamat
PAS
73.39
Tepuh
Hishamuddin Abd. Karim
PAS
73.47
Buluh Gading
Ridzuan Hashim
PAS
73.50
Bukit Tunggal
Zaharudin Zahid
PAS
73.52
Bukit Payung
Mohd. Nor Hamzah
PAS
74.11
Rantau Abang
Mohd Fadhli Rahmi Zulkifli
PAS
75.85
Batu Buruk
Muhammad Khalil Abd. Hadi
PAS
79.58
Sura
Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin Tengku Md Fauzi
PAS
83.06
Ru Rendang
Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
PAS
85.18
Wakaf Mempelam
Wan Shukairi Wan Abdullah
PAS
85.37
Manir
Hilmi Harun
PAS
85.90
List of Assemblies
Assembly
Term
began
Members
Election
Committee
Majority party/coalition
1st
1959
Mohd Daud (1959-1961)
Ibrahim Fikri I (1961-1964)
PMIP (1959-1961)
Alliance (1961-1964)
2nd
1964
Ibrahim Fikri II
Alliance
3rd
1969
Ibrahim Fikri III (1969)
Mahmood (1969-1972)
Nik Hassan (1972-1974)
Alliance (1969-1973)
Barisan Nasional (1973-1974)
4th
1974
Wan Mokhtar I
Barisan Nasional
5th
1978
Wan Mokhtar II
Barisan Nasional
6th
1982
Wan Mokhtar III
Barisan Nasional
7th
1986
Wan Mokhtar IV
Barisan Nasional
8th
1990
Wan Mokhtar V
Barisan Nasional
9th
1995
Wan Mokhtar VI
Barisan Nasional
10th
1999
Abdul Hadi
Barisan Alternatif
11th
2004
Idris Jusoh
Barisan Nasional
12th
2008
Ahmad Said I
Barisan Nasional
13th
2013
Ahmad Said II (2014)
Ahmad Razif (2014-2018)
Barisan Nasional
14th
2018
Ahmad Samsuri I
PAS (2018-2020)
Perikatan Nasional (2020-2023)
15th
2023
Ahmad Samsuri II
Perikatan Nasional
References
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