Kelantan State Legislative Assembly Dewan Negeri Kelantan ديوان نݢري کلنتن‎
15th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1959
Leadership
Sultan	Sultan Muhammad V since 13 September 2010
Speaker	Mohd Amar Abdullah, PN–PAS since 5 September 2023
Deputy Speaker	Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi, PN–BERSATU since 5 September 2023
Menteri Besar	Mohd Nassuruddin Daud, PN–PAS since 15 August 2023
Opposition Leader	Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim, BN–UMNO since 5 September 2023
Secretary	Mohd Zaika Yamani Ibrahim
Structure
Seats	45 Quorum: 15 Simple majority: 23 Two-thirds majority: 30
Political groups	(As of 13 August 2023[update]) Government (43)   PN (43)   PAS (37)   BERSATU (6) Opposition (2)   BN (1)   UMNO (1)   PH (1)   AMANAH (1) Speaker (1)   PN (MLA for Panchor)
Committees	2 Public Accounts Committee Select Committee
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (45 single-member constituencies)
Last election	12 August 2023
Next election	By 4 November 2028
Meeting place
Kota Darul Naim, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Website
kelantan.gov.my

The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Negeri Kelantan) 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, 43 are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2023 state election. Within the coalition, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) holds 37 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) holds 6 seats. The PN coalition commands a two-thirds supermajority in the assembly.

Meanwhile, Pakatan Harapan (PH) - National Trust Party (AMANAH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) - United Malays National Organization (UMNO) hold only 1 seat each.

Current composition

No.	Parliamentary constituency	No.	State Constituency	Portrait	Member	Coalition (Party)	Post
P19	Tumpat	N1	Pengkalan Kubor		Wan Roslan Wan Hamat	PN (PAS)	EXCO Member
		N2	Kelaboran		Mohd Adenan Hassan	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N3	Pasir Pekan		Ahmad Yakob	PN (PAS)	Former Menteri Besar of Kelantan
		N4	Wakaf Bharu		Mohd Rusli Abdullah	PN (PAS)	N/A
P20	Pengkalan Chepa	N5	Kijang		Izani Husin	PN (PAS)	EXCO Member
		N6	Chempaka		Nik Asma' Bahrum Nik Abdullah	PN (PAS)	Deputy EXCO Member
		N7	Panchor		Mohd. Amar Abdullah	PN (PAS)	Speaker
P21	Kota Bharu	N8	Tanjong Mas		Rohani Ibrahim	PN (PAS)	EXCO Member
		N9	Kota Lama		Hafidzah Mustakim	PH (AMANAH)	N/A
		N10	Bunut Payong		Shaari Mat Yaman	PN (PAS)
P22	Pasir Mas	N11	Tendong		Rozi Muhamad	PN (PAS)
		N12	Pengkalan Pasir		Mohd Nasriff Daud	PN (PAS)	Deputy EXCO Member
		N13	Meranti		Mohd. Nassuruddin Daud	PN (PAS)	Menteri Besar
P23	Rantau Panjang	N14	Chetok		Zuraidin Abdullah	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N15	Gual Periok		Kamaruzaman Mohamad	PN (PAS)	Deputy EXCO Member
		N16	Apam Putra		Zamakhshari Mohamad	PN (PAS)	EXCO Member
P24	Kubang Kerian	N17	Salor		Saizol Ismail	PN (PAS)	Deputy EXCO Member
		N18	Pasir Tumboh		Abd Rahman Yunus	PN (PAS)
		N19	Demit		Mohd Asri Mat Daud	PN (PAS)	EXCO Member
P25	Bachok	N20	Tawang		Harun Ismail	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N21	Pantai Irama		Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin	PN (PAS)
		N22	Jelawat		Zameri Mat Nawang	PN (PAS)	Deputy EXCO Member
P26	Ketereh	N23	Melor		Wan Rohimi Wan Daud	PN (PAS)
		N24	Kadok		Azami Md. Nor	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N25	Kok Lanas		Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi	PN (BERSATU)	Deputy Speaker
P27	Tanah Merah	N26	Bukit Panau		Abdul Fatah Mahmood	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N27	Gual Ipoh		Bahari Mohamad Nor	PN (BERSATU)	Deputy EXCO Member
		N28	Kemahang		Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman	PN (PAS)	EXCO Member
P28	Pasir Puteh	N29	Selising		Tuan Mohd Saripuddin Tuan Ismail	PN (PAS)
		N30	Limbongan		Nor Asilah Mohamed Zin	PN (PAS)	Deputy EXCO Member
		N31	Semerak		Nor Sham Sulaiman	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N32	Gaal		Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar	PN (PAS)
P29	Machang	N33	Pulai Chondong		Azhar Salleh	PN (PAS)
		N34	Temangan		Mohamed Fadzli Hassan	PN (PAS)	Deputy Menteri Besar
		N35	Kemuning		Ahmad Zakhran Mat Noor	PN (PAS)	N/A
P30	Jeli	N36	Bukit Bunga		Mohd Almidi Jaafar	PN (BERSATU)
		N37	Air Lanas		Kamarudin Md Nor	PN (BERSATU)	EXCO Member
		N38	Kuala Balah		Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil	PN (PAS)	N/A
P31	Kuala Krai	N39	Mengkebang		Zubir Abu Bakar	PN (PAS)
		N40	Guchil		Hilmi Abdullah	PN (PAS)	EXCO Member
		N41	Manek Urai		Mohd Fauzi Abdullah	PN (PAS)	N/A
		N42	Dabong		Ku Mohd Zaki Ku Hussien	PN (PAS)
P32	Gua Musang	N43	Nenggiri		Mohd Azizi Abu Naim	PN (BERSATU)	MP for Gua Musang
		N44	Paloh		Shaari Mat Hussain	PN (BERSATU)	Deputy EXCO Member
		N45	Galas		Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim	BN (UMNO)	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 (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan), drawing from members of the Assembly.

Committees

The Assembly contains two administrative committees, namely:^[1]

• Public Accounts Committee
• Select Committee

Election pendulum

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