Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu
Dewang Undangang Negeri Tranung
ديوان اوندڠن نݢري ترڠݢانو‎
15th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded20 June 1959
Leadership
Sultan
Speaker
Mohd. Nor Hamzah, PN-PAS
since 24 September 2023
Deputy Speaker
Khazan Che Mat, PN-BERSATU
since 24 September 2023
Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar,
PN-PAS
since 5 May 2018
Secretary
Zulkifli Isa
Structure
Seats32 + 0 Nominated Member (Maximum 34 Members)
Quorum: 11
Simple majority: 17
Two-thirds majority: 22
Political groups
(As of 13 August 2023)

Government (32):
  PN (32)

Speaker (1)
  PN (MLA for Bukit Payung)
Committees
2
  • Public Accounts Committee
  • Committee of Privileges
Elections
Plurality: First-past-the-post (32 single-member constituencies)
Last election
12 August 2023
Next election
By 23 November 2028
Meeting place
Wisma Darul Iman, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
Website
dun.terengganu.gov.my

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
No. Parliamentary constituency No. State Constituency Portrait Member Coalition (Party) Post
P33 Besut N1Kuala BesutAzbi SallehPN (PAS) N/A
N2Kota PuteraMohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. RahmanPN (PAS) EXCO Member
N3JertihRiduan Md NorPN (PAS) N/A
N4Hulu BesutMohd Husaimi HussinPN (BERSATU) Deputy EXCO Member
P34 Setiu N5JabiAzman IbrahimPN (PAS) EXCO Member
N6PermaisuriMohd Yusop MajidPN (BERSATU) Deputy EXCO Member
N7LangkapAzmi MaarofPN (PAS) N/A
N8Batu RakitMohd Shafizi IsmailPN (PAS)
P35 Kuala Nerus N9TepuhHishamuddin Abdul KarimPN (PAS) EXCO Member
N10Buluh GadingRidzuan HashimPN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
N11Seberang TakirKhazan Che MatPN (BERSATU) Deputy Speaker
N12Bukit TunggalZaharudin ZahidPN (PAS) N/A
P36 Kuala Terengganu N13Wakaf MempelamWan Sukairi Wan AbdullahPN (PAS) EXCO Member
N14BandarAhmad Shah MuhamedPN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
N15LadangZuraida Md NoorPN (PAS)
N16Batu BurukMuhammad Khalil Abdul HadiPN (PAS) EXCO Member
P37 Marang N17Alur LimbatAriffin DeramanPN (PAS)
N18Bukit PayungMohd. Nor HamzahPN (PAS) Speaker
N19Ru RendangAhmad Samsuri MokhtarPN (PAS)
N20Pengkalan BeranganSulaiman SulongPN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
P38 Hulu Terengganu N21TelemungMohd Zawawi IsmailPN (BERSATU)
N22ManirHilmi HarunPN (PAS)
N23Kuala BerangMamad PutehPN (PAS)
N24AjilMaliaman KassimPN (PAS) EXCO Member
P39 Dungun N25Bukit BesiGhazali SulaimanPN (PAS) N/A
N26Rantau AbangMohd Fadhli Rahmi ZulkifliPN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
N27SuraTengku Muhammad FakhruddinPN (PAS) N/A
N28PakaSatiful Bahri MamatPN (PAS) EXCO Member
P40 Kemaman N29KemasikSaiful Azmi SuhailiPN (PAS) Deputy EXCO Member
N30KijalRazali IdrisPN (BERSATU)
  • EXCO Member
  • Senator
N31CukaiHanafiah MatPN (PAS) EXCO Member
N32Air PutihMohd Hafiz AdamPN (PAS) N/A

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.SpeakerTerm startTerm endPartyConstituency
1Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir1 June 195830 April 1959Alliance (UMNO)Non-MLA
2Mohd Taib Sabri Abu Bakar27 July 195931 December 1963PMIPMarang
3Mohd Taha Embong11 May 196427 October 1967Alliance (UMNO)Chukai
4Che Wan Abd. Ghani Zainal28 November 196720 March 1969Alliance (UMNO)Non-MLA
5Abd Rahman Long1 May 197131 July 1974Alliance (UMNO)Langkap
6Abdullah Abdul Rahman27 October 197412 June 1978BN (UMNO)Batu Rakit
7Mohd Salleh Ismail30 July 197829 March 1982BN (UMNO)Non-MLA
8Husin Abdullah14 June 198218 July 1986BN (UMNO)Non-MLA
9Syed Omar Mohamad8 September 19861990BN (UMNO)Paka
199011 November 1996Non-MLA
10Abdul Rahman Mohd24 November 199619 December 1999BN (UMNO)Non-MLA
11Hussain Awang20 December 199931 March 2004BA (PAS)Non-MLA
12Che Mat Jusoh11 April 200413 February 2008BN (UMNO)Non-MLA
13Tengku Putera Tengku Awang5 May 200818 April 2013BN (UMNO)Non-MLA
14Mohd Zubir Embong16 June 201330 June 2018BN (UMNO)Non-MLA
15Yahya Ali 1 July 2018 23 September 2023 PN (PAS) Non-MLA
16Mohd 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
TelemungMohd Zawawi IsmailBERSATU50.90
Fairly safe
Seberang TakirKhazan Che MatBERSATU56.50
BandarAhmad Shah MuhamedPAS56.69
KijalRazali IdrisBERSATU58.15
Hulu BesutMohd Husaimi HussinBERSATU58.19
Kota PuteraMohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. RahmanPAS58.31
LangkapAzmi MaarofPAS58.35
Safe
Kuala BesutAzbi SallehPAS60.91
LadangZuraida Md NoorPAS61.54
JertehRiduan Mohamad NorPAS62.10
JabiAzman IbrahimPAS62.73
Batu RakitMohd Shafizi IsmailPAS63.14
CukaiHanafiah MatPAS64.13
Bukit BesiGhazali SulaimanPAS63.86
Pengkalan BeranganSulaiman SulongPAS64.98
KemasikSaiful Azmi SuhailiPAS65.45
Air PutihMohd Hafiz AdamPAS65.65
AjilMaliaman KassimPAS66.94
PermaisuriMohd Yusop MajidBERSATU67.03
Kuala BerangMamad PutehPAS67.80
Alur LimbatAriffin DeramanPAS72.92
PakaSatiful Bahari Hj. MamatPAS73.39
TepuhHishamuddin Abd. KarimPAS73.47
Buluh GadingRidzuan HashimPAS73.50
Bukit TunggalZaharudin ZahidPAS73.52
Bukit PayungMohd. Nor HamzahPAS74.11
Rantau AbangMohd Fadhli Rahmi ZulkifliPAS75.85
Batu BurukMuhammad Khalil Abd. HadiPAS79.58
SuraTengku Muhammad Fakhruddin Tengku Md FauziPAS83.06
Ru RendangDr. Ahmad Samsuri MokhtarPAS85.18
Wakaf MempelamWan Shukairi Wan AbdullahPAS85.37
ManirHilmi HarunPAS85.90

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 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

  1. ↑ "Peranan dan Keahlian Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Pengenalan" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Jawatankuasa Hak and Kebebasan Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negeri" (in Malay). Terengganu State Assembly. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
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