Kelantan State Legislative Assembly


The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kelantan. It consists of 45 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart.
The State Legislative Assembly convenes at the Kota Darul Naim in the state capital, Kota Bharu.
Out of the 45 seats, 42 are held by the Perikatan Nasional ruling coalition after the 2023 state election. Within the coalition, the Malaysian Islamic Party holds 37 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party holds 5 seats. The PN coalition commands a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly.
Meanwhile, Barisan Nasional - United Malays National Organization holds 2 seats and
Pakatan Harapan - National Trust Party holds 1 seat.

Current composition

No.Parliamentary constituencyNo.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition Post
P19TumpatN1Pengkalan KuborWan Roslan Wan HamatEXCO Member
P19TumpatN2KelaboranMohd Adenan HassanN/A
P19TumpatN3Pasir PekanAhmad YakobFormer Menteri Besar of Kelantan
P19TumpatN4Wakaf BharuMohd Rusli AbdullahN/A
P20Pengkalan ChepaN5KijangIzani HusinEXCO Member
P20Pengkalan ChepaN6ChempakaNik Asma' Bahrum Nik AbdullahDeputy EXCO Member
P20Pengkalan ChepaN7PanchorMohd. Amar AbdullahSpeaker
P21Kota BharuN8Tanjong MasRohani IbrahimEXCO Member
P21Kota BharuN9Kota LamaHafidzah MustakimPH N/A
P21Kota BharuN10Bunut PayongShaari Mat YamanN/A
P22Pasir MasN11TendongRozi MuhamadN/A
P22Pasir MasN12Pengkalan PasirMohd Nasriff DaudDeputy EXCO Member
P22Pasir MasN13MerantiMohd Nassuruddin DaudMenteri Besar
P23Rantau PanjangN14ChetokZuraidin AbdullahN/A
P23Rantau PanjangN15Gual PeriokKamaruzaman MohamadDeputy EXCO Member
P23Rantau PanjangN16Apam PutraZamakhshari MohamadEXCO Member
P24Kubang KerianN17SalorSaizol IsmailDeputy EXCO Member
P24Kubang KerianN18Pasir TumbohAbd Rahman YunusDeputy EXCO Member
P24Kubang KerianN19DemitMohd Asri Mat DaudEXCO Member
P25BachokN20TawangHarun IsmailN/A
P25BachokN21Pantai IramaMohd Huzaimy Che HusinN/A
P25BachokN22JelawatZameri Mat NawangDeputy EXCO Member
P26KeterehN23MelorWan Rohimi Wan DaudDeputy EXCO Member
P26KeterehN24KadokAzami Md. NorN/A
P26KeterehN25Kok LanasMohamed Farid Mohamed ZawawiDeputy Speaker
P27Tanah MerahN26Bukit PanauAbdul Fatah MahmoodN/A
P27Tanah MerahN27Gual IpohBahari Mohamad NorDeputy EXCO Member
P27Tanah MerahN28KemahangMd. Anizam Ab. RahmanEXCO Member
P28Pasir PutehN29SelisingTuan Mohd Saripuddin Tuan IsmailEXCO Member
P28Pasir PutehN30LimbonganNor Asilah Mohamed ZinDeputy EXCO Member
P28Pasir PutehN31SemerakNor Sham SulaimanN/A
P28Pasir PutehN32GaalMohd Rodzi Ja'afarN/A
P29MachangN33Pulai ChondongAzhar SallehN/A
P29MachangN34TemanganMohamed Fadzli HassanDeputy Menteri Besar
P29MachangN35KemuningAhmad Zakhran Mat NoorN/A
P30JeliN36Bukit BungaMohd Almidi JaafarN/A
P30JeliN37Air LanasKamarudin Md NorEXCO Member
P30JeliN38Kuala BalahAbdul Hadi Awang KechilN/A
P31Kuala KraiN39MengkebangZubir Abu BakarN/A
P31Kuala KraiN40GuchilHilmi AbdullahEXCO Member
P31Kuala KraiN41Manek UraiMohd Fauzi AbdullahN/A
P31Kuala KraiN42DabongKu Mohd Zaki Ku HussienN/A
P32Gua MusangN43NenggiriMohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul GhaniBN N/A
P32Gua MusangN44PalohShaari Mat HussainDeputy EXCO Member
P32Gua MusangN45GalasMohd Syahbuddin HashimBN Leader of the Opposition

Seating arrangement

Role

The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly enacts legislation concerning matters in the State List and Joint List defined in the Federal Constitution. The Speaker presides over debates in the Assembly.
The leader of the majority party or coalition in the Assembly is appointed Menteri Besar by the Sultan of Kelantan. The person who assumes the role of Menteri Besar appoints the state's executive council, or EXCO, drawing from members of the Assembly.

Committees

The Assembly contains two administrative committees, namely:
The 2023 Kelantan state election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 8 non-governmental seats filled the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 41 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has a fairly safe seat.

List of Assemblies