Pahang State Legislative Assembly


The Pahang State Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Pahang. It is composed of 42 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state.
The Assembly convenes at the Wisma Seri Pahang in the state capital, Kuantan.

Current composition

No.State ConstituencyPortraitMemberCoalition Post
-Non-MLAIshak MuhamadPN Speaker
N1Tanah RataChiong Yoke KongPH Opposition Leader
N2JelaiWan Rosdy Wan IsmailPN Menteri Besar
N3Padang TengkuMustapa LongPN N/A
N4ChekaLee Ah WongPN N/A
N5BentaMohd. Soffi Abd. RazakPN EXCO member
N6Batu TalamAbdul Aziz Mat KiramPN EXCO member
N7TrasChow Yu HuiPH N/A
N8DongShahiruddin Ab MoinPN N/A
N9TahanMohd Zakhwan Ahmad BadarddinPN N/A
N10DamakZuridan Mohd DaudPN N/A
N11Pulau TawarNazri NgahPN EXCO member
N12BeserahAndansura RabuPN N/A
N13SemambuLee Chean ChungPH N/A
N14TeruntumSim Chon SiangPH N/A
N15Tanjung LumpurRosli Abdul JabarPN N/A
N16InderapuraShafik Fauzan SharifPN N/A
N17Sungai LembingMd Sohaimi Mohamed ShahPN N/A
N18LeparAbdul Rahim MudaPN EXCO member
N19PanchingMohd Tarmizi YahayaPN N/A
N20Pulau ManisKhairuddin MahmudPN N/A
N21Peramu JayaSh Mohamed Puzi Sh AliPN N/A
N22BebarMohd. Fakhruddin Mohd. ArifPN EXCO member
N23ChiniMohd Sharim Md ZainPN N/A
N24LuitMohd Sofian Abd JalilPN N/A
N25Kuala SentulShahaniza ShamsuddinPN EXCO member
N26ChenorMujjibur Rahman IshakPN N/A
N27JenderakMohamed JaafarPN Deputy Speaker
N28KerdauSyed Ibrahim Syed AhmadPN EXCO member
N29JengkaShahril Azman Abd HalimPN N/A
N30MentakabWoo Chee WanPH N/A
N31LanchangMohd Sharkar ShamsudinPN EXCO member
N32Kuala SemantanNor Azmi Mat LudinPN N/A
N33BilutLee Chin ChenPH N/A
N34KetariSyefura OthmanPH N/A
N35SabaiKamache Doray RajooPH N/A
N36PelangaiAdnan YaakobPN N/A
N37GuaiNorol Azali SulaimanPN EXCO member
N38TriangLeong Yu ManPH N/A
N39KemayanMohd Fadil OsmanPN N/A
N40Bukit IbamSamsiah ArshadPN N/A
N41Muadzam ShahRazali KassimPN N/A
N42TiomanMohd. Johari HusinPN EXCO member

Seating arrangement


Role

As the state's legislative body, the Pahang State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact laws that apply to Pahang, known as enactments. The Speaker presides over the Assembly's proceedings, and works to maintain order during debates.
The state government's executive branch, including the Menteri Besar, are drawn from the Assembly. The Menteri Besar is ceremonially appointed by the Sultan of Pahang 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.

Pahang state elections, 2018

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Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 25 governmental seats and 17 non-governmental seats filled the Pahang State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 2 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 4 safe seats, but has no fairly safe seat.