Selangor State Legislative Assembly
11 June 1877 (Majlis Mesyuarat Negeri)
since 22 November 2001
since 19 September 2023
since 19 September 2023
since 19 June 2018
since 19 September 2023
Quorum: 19
Simple majority: 29
Two-thirds majority : 38
Government (35)
PH (32)
- DAP (15)
- PKR (12)
- AMANAH (5)
BN (2)
- UMNO (2)
Independent (1)
Opposition (21)
PN (21)
- Public Accounts Committee
- Standing Orders Committee
- Committee of Privileges
- Special Select Committee on Capability, Accountability and Transparency
- Select Committee for District Offices
- Select Committee for Local Authorities
- Select Committee for Agencies, Statutory Bodies and Subsidiaries
- Special Select House Management Committee
- Special Select Committee for Poverty Eradication
- Special Select Committee for Water Supply Management
The Selangor State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Negeri Selangor) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Selangor. The State Assembly is composed of 56 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, and by Malaysian political convention, are conducted simultaneously with elections to the federal parliament and other state assemblies (except Sabah and Sarawak).
It convenes at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building in the capital Shah Alam. Since 2008, Assembly proceedings have been broadcast live on the internet.[2]
Current composition
Government | Opposition | |||||
PH | BN | IND | PN | |||
32 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |||
15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |
DAP | PKR | AMANAH | UMNO | IND | BERSATU | PAS |
No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Portrait | Member | Coalition (Party) | Post |
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N/A | Non-MLA | Lau Weng San | PH (DAP) | Speaker | |||
P092 | Sabak Bernam | N01 | Sungai Air Tawar | Rizam Ismail | BN (UMNO) | EXCO Member | |
N02 | Sabak | Sallehen Mukhyi | PN (PAS) | N/A | |||
P093 | Sungai Besar | N03 | Sungai Panjang | Mohd Razali Saari | PN (PAS) | ||
N04 | Sekinchan | Ng Suee Lim | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member | |||
P094 | Hulu Selangor | N05 | Hulu Bernam | Mui'zzuddeen Mahyuddin | PN (PAS) | N/A | |
N06 | Kuala Kubu Baharu | Pang Sock Tao | PH (DAP) | ||||
N07 | Batang Kali | Muhammad Muhaimin Harith Abdullah Sani | PN (BERSATU) | ||||
P095 | Tanjong Karang | N08 | Sungai Burong | Mohd Zamri Mohd Zainuldin | PN (PAS) | ||
N09 | Permatang | Nurul Syazwani Noh | PN (BERSATU) | ||||
P096 | Kuala Selangor | N10 | Bukit Melawati | Noorazley Yahya | PN (BERSATU) | ||
N11 | Ijok | Jefri Mejan | PN (PAS) | ||||
N12 | Jeram | Harrison Hassan | PN (BERSATU) | ||||
P097 | Selayang | N13 | Kuang | Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah | PN (BERSATU) | ||
N14 | Rawang | Chua Wei Kiat | PH (PKR) | ||||
N15 | Taman Templer | Anfaal Saari | PH (AMANAH) | EXCO Member | |||
P098 | Gombak | N16 | Sungai Tua | Amirudin Shari | PH (PKR) |
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N17 | Gombak Setia | Muhammad Hilman Idham | PN (BERSATU) | N/A | |||
N18 | Hulu Kelang | Azmin Ali | PN (BERSATU) |
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P099 | Ampang | N19 | Bukit Antarabangsa | Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin | PH (PKR) | Deputy Speaker | |
N20 | Lembah Jaya | Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad | PH (PKR) | ||||
P100 | Pandan | N21 | Pandan Indah | Izham Hashim | PH (AMANAH) | EXCO Member | |
N22 | Teratai | Yew Jia Haur | PH (DAP) | N/A | |||
P101 | Hulu Langat | N23 | Dusun Tua | Johan Abd Aziz | BN (UMNO) | ||
N24 | Semenyih | Nushi Mahfodz | PN (PAS) | ||||
P102 | Bangi | N25 | Kajang | David Cheong Kian Young | PH (PKR) | ||
N26 | Sungai Ramal | Mohd Shafie Ngah | PN (PAS) | ||||
N27 | Balakong | Wayne Ong Chun Wei | PH (DAP) | ||||
P103 | Puchong | N28 | Seri Kembangan | Wong Siew Ki | PH (DAP) | ||
N29 | Seri Serdang | Abbas Salimi Azmi | PH (AMANAH) | ||||
P104 | Subang | N30 | Kinrara | Ng Sze Han | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member | |
N31 | Subang Jaya | Michelle Ng Mei Sze | PH (DAP) | N/A | |||
P105 | Petaling Jaya | N32 | Seri Setia | Mohammad Fahmi Ngah | PH (PKR) | EXCO Member | |
N33 | Taman Medan | Afif Bahardin | PN (BERSATU) | N/A | |||
N34 | Bukit Gasing | Rajiv Rishyakaran | PH (DAP) | ||||
P106 | Damansara | N35 | Kampung Tunku | Lim Yi Wei | PH (DAP) | ||
N36 | Bandar Utama | Jamaliah Jamaluddin | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member | |||
N37 | Bukit Lanjan | Pua Pei Ling | PH (PKR) | N/A | |||
P107 | Sungai Buloh | N38 | Paya Jaras | Ab Halim Tamuri | PN (PAS) | ||
N39 | Kota Damansara | Muhammad Izuan Ahmad Kasim | PH (PKR) | ||||
P108 | Shah Alam | N40 | Kota Anggerik | Najwan Halimi | PH (PKR) | EXCO Member | |
N41 | Batu Tiga | Danial Al Rashid Haron Aminar Rashid | PH (AMANAH) | N/A | |||
P109 | Kapar | N42 | Meru | Mariam Abdul Rashid | PH (AMANAH) | ||
N43 | Sementa | Noor Najhan Mohamad Salleh | PN (PAS) | ||||
N44 | Selat Klang | Abdul Rashid Asari[N 1][3] | IND | ||||
P110 | Klang | N45 | Bandar Baru Klang | Quah Perng Fei | PH (DAP) | ||
N46 | Pelabuhan Klang | Azmizam Zaman Huri | PH (PKR) | ||||
N47 | Pandamaran | Tony Leong Tuck Chee | PH (DAP) | ||||
P111 | Kota Raja | N48 | Sentosa | Gunarajah George | PH (PKR) | ||
N49 | Sungai Kandis | Wan Dzahanurin Ahmad | PN (BERSATU) | ||||
N50 | Kota Kemuning | Preakas Sampunathan | PH (DAP) | ||||
P112 | Kuala Langat | N51 | Sijangkang | Ahmad Yunus Hairi | PN (PAS) | MP for Kuala Langat | |
N52 | Banting | Papparaidu Veraman | PH (DAP) | EXCO Member | |||
N53 | Morib | Rosnizan Ahmad | PN (BERSATU) | N/A | |||
P113 | Sepang | N54 | Tanjong Sepat | Borhan Aman Shah | PH (PKR) | EXCO Member | |
N55 | Dengkil | Jamil Salleh | PN (BERSATU) | N/A | |||
N56 | Sungai Pelek | Lwi Kian Keong | PH (DAP) |
Seating arrangement
N44 Selat Klang | N56 Sungai Pelek | N41 Batu Tiga | N22 Teratai | N20 Lembah Jaya | N29 Seri Serdang | N37 Bukit Lanjan | Vacant | ||||||
Vacant | N42 Meru | N25 Kajang | N27 Balakong | N14 Rawang | N28 Seri Kembangan | Vacant | |||||||
Vacant | N35 Kampung Tunku | N48 Sentosa | N47 Pandamaran | N31 Subang Jaya | Vacant | ||||||||
Vacant | N11 Ijok | N23 Dusun Tua | N34 Bukit Gasing | N46 Pelabuhan Klang | N06 Kuala Kubu Baharu | Vacant | |||||||
N49 Sungai Kandis | N08 Sungai Burong | B | N40 Kota Anggerik (EXCO Member) | N39 Kota Damansara | |||||||||
N03 Sungai Panjang | N13 Kuang | N51 Sijangkang | C | A | N54 Tanjong Sepat (EXCO Member) | N01 Sungai Air Tawar (EXCO Member) | N45 Bandar Baru Klang | ||||||
Vacant | N09 Permatang | N02 Sabak | N17 Gombak Setia | N21 Pandan Indah (EXCO Member) | N04 Sekinchan (EXCO Member) | N50 Kota Kemuning | |||||||
N07 Batang Kali | N42 Sementa | N33 Taman Medan | N38 Paya Jaras | Sergeant-at-Arm | N30 Kinrara (EXCO Member) | State Financial Officer | N15 Taman Templer (EXCO Member) | Vacant | |||||
N10 Bukit Melawati | N53 Morib | N26 Sungai Ramal | N18 Hulu Kelang (Opposition Leader) | N16 Sungai Tua (Menteri Besar) | State Legal Advisor | N32 Seri Setia (EXCO Member) | N19 Bukit Antarabangsa (Deputy Speaker) | ||||||
N05 Hulu Bernam | N24 Semenyih | N12 Jeram | State Secretary | N52 Banting (EXCO Member) | Vacant | ||||||||
N55 Dengkil | the Mace | N36 Bandar Utama (EXCO Member) | |||||||||||
Secretary | |||||||||||||
Speaker | |||||||||||||
Sultan |
Role
As the state's legislative body, the Selangor State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact laws that apply to Selangor, known as enactments. The Speaker presides over the Assembly's proceedings, and works to maintain order during debates. The present Speaker is Lau Weng San of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
The state government's executive branch (known as the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO), or Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri), including the Menteri Besar, are drawn from the Assembly. The Menteri Besar is ceremonially appointed by the Sultan of Selangor on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Assembly. The Menteri Besar then appoints members of the State EXCO drawing from members of the Assembly.
Selcat
The Speaker also chairs the Select Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat), a six-member panel consisting of state assemblymen which holds public hearings to investigate state issues.[4] Selcat was formed when Pakatan Rakyat came to power after the 2008 election.[5]
Speakers Roll of Honour
The following is the Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:
No. | Speaker | Term start | Term end | Party | Constituency |
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1 | Abdullah Hassan | 8 July 1959 | 17 November 1962 | Alliance (UMNO) | Port Swettenham |
2 | Abdullah Yassin | 4 December 1962 | 12 November 1966 | Alliance (UMNO) | Kampong Bharu |
3 | Raja Nong Chik Raja Ishak | 9 December 1966 | 19 Mac 1969 | Alliance (UMNO) | Dengkil |
4 | Raja Zulklifi Raja Borhan | 15 March 1971 | 30 July 1974 | Alliance (UMNO) | Port Swettenham |
5 | Shoib Ahmad | 16 September 1974 | 29 March 1982 | BN (UMNO) | Kalumpang |
6 | Saidin Tamby | 4 June 1982 | 5 October 1990 | BN (UMNO) | Gombak |
Paya Jaras | |||||
7 | Zainal Dahalan | 19 November 1990 | 25 April 1995 | BN (UMNO) | Sungai Air Tawar |
8 | Onn Ismail | 18 Mei 1995 | 22 April 2008 | BN (UMNO) | Selat Klang |
9 | Teng Chang Khim | 22 April 2008 | 30 Mei 2013 | PR (DAP) | Sungai Pinang |
10 | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan | 21 June 2013 | 9 April 2018 | PH (DAP) | Subang Jaya |
11 | Ng Suee Lim | 26 June 2018 | 23 June 2023 | PH (DAP) | Sekinchan |
12 | Lau Weng San | 19 September 2023 | Incumbent | PH (DAP) | non-MLA |
Election pendulum
The 2023 Selangor state election witnessed 34 governmental seats and 22 non-governmental seats fill the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 16 safe seats and 8 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 6 fairly safe seats.
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List of assemblies
Assembly | Term began | Members | Election | Committee | Majority party/coalition |
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1st | 1959 | Abu Bakar | Alliance | ||
2nd | 1964 | Harun I | Alliance | ||
3rd | 1969 | Harun II | Alliance (1969–1973) Barisan Nasional (1973–1974) | ||
4th | 1974 | Harun III (1974–1976) Hormat I (1976–1978) | Barisan Nasional | ||
5th | 1978 | Hormat II | Barisan Nasional | ||
6th | 1982 | Ahmad Razali | Barisan Nasional | ||
7th | 1986 | Muhammad Taib I | Barisan Nasional | ||
8th | 1990 | Muhammad Taib II | Barisan Nasional | ||
9th | 1995 | Muhammad Taib IIII (1995–1997) Abu Hassan I (1997–1999) | Barisan Nasional | ||
10th | 1999 | Abu Hassan II (1999–2000) Mohamed Khir I (2000–2004) | Barisan Nasional | ||
11th | 2004 | Mohamed Khir II | Barisan Nasional | ||
12th | 2008 | Khalid I | Pakatan Rakyat | ||
13th | 2013 | Khalid II (2013–2014) Azmin I (2014–2018) | Pakatan Rakyat (2013–2014) Malaysian Islamic Party (2014) | ||
14th | 2018 | Azmin II (2018) Amirudin I (2018–2023) | Pakatan Harapan (2018–2023) Pakatan Harapan & Barisan Nasional (2023) | ||
15th | 2023 | Amirudin II | Pakatan Harapan & Barisan Nasional |
Notes
- ^ On 6 March 2024, Abdul Rashid declared support for Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari and his state government.
References
- ^ "Sejarah Dewan Negeri Selangor". dewan.selangor.gov.my. Pejabat Dewan Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Selangor state assembly to go live The Star. 21 May 2008
- ^ "Bersatu rep declares support for Selangor MB". www.freemalaysiatoday.com. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ Historic SELCAT Public Hearing Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Hannah Yeoh. 24 March 2009
- ^ Selangor Assembly Passes Motion On Formation Of SELCAT On Last Day Archived 2009-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Bernama. 26 May 2008
External links
- Dewan Negeri Selangor official website
- TV Selangor - Dewan Negeri Selangor
- Selangor State Legislative Assembly official website
- Selangor Government Multimedia Portal - View recordings of proceedings
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