2022 Perlis state election
The 2022 Perlis state election, formally the 15th Perlis state election, took place on 19 November 2022.[1] This election was to elect 15 members of the 15th Perlis State Legislative Assembly. The previous assembly was dissolved on 14 October 2022.[2]
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All 15 seats to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 195,927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition faced a historic wipeout (first time in Perlis and second time in national level),[3] winning no seats. The Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition won 14 of 15 seats (achieving supermajority) and formed the first ever non-UMNO/BN government in the state's history. Pakatan Harapan (PH) meanwhile won only one seat, becoming the sole opposition in the state assembly.
Constituencies
Composition before dissolution
BN | PN | PH | ||
10 | 2 | 3 | ||
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
UMNO | MCA | PAS | PKR |
Electoral candidates
The official list of candidates was published on 5 November 2022 by Election Commission (SPR).[4]
No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Political coalitions and parties | |||||||||||
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Barisan Nasional | Gerakan Tanah Air (informal coalition) | Other parties/Independents | |||||||||||||||
Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | ||||||
P001 | Padang Besar | N01 | Titi Tinggi | Teh Chai Ann | BN (MCA) | Teh Chai Ann | MCA | Teh Seng Chuan | DAP | Izizam Ibrahim | BERSATU | Mohd Shahril Md Sarif | PEJUANG | Khaw Hock Kong | WARISAN | Zahidi Zainul Abidin | IND |
N02 | Beseri | Rozaini Rais | BN (UMNO) | Rozaini Rais | UMNO | Mat Safar Saad | AMANAH | Haziq Asyraf Dun | PAS | Mohd Shamim M Nurdin | WARISAN | ||||||
N03 | Chuping | Asmaiza Ahmad | BN (UMNO) | Asmaiza Ahmad | UMNO | Natthavuth Seng | PKR | Saad Seman | PAS | ||||||||
N04 | Mata Ayer | Siti Berenee Yahaya | BN (UMNO) | Siti Berenee Yahaya | UMNO | Amran Kamarudin | PKR | Wan Badariah Wan Saad | PAS | ||||||||
N05 | Santan | Azizan Sulaiman | BN (UMNO) | Azizan Sulaiman | UMNO | Che Mazlina Che Yob | AMANAH | Muhammad Azmir Azizan | PAS | ||||||||
P002 | Kangar | N06 | Bintong | Azlan Man | BN (UMNO) | Azlan Man | UMNO | Azhari Ahmad | AMANAH | Fakhrul Anwar Ismail | PAS | Shazwan Suban | PEJUANG | Mohamad Khair Mohd Noor | WARISAN | Hashim Suboh | IND |
N07 | Sena | Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil | PH (PKR) | Saiful Daniel Mohd Yusof | UMNO | Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil | PKR | Marzita Mansor | BERSATU | Mohd Faizal Yunus | PEJUANG | ||||||
N08 | Indera Kayangan | Gan Ay Ling | PH (PKR) | Lim Weng Khee | MCA | Gan Ay Ling | PKR | Pramoot Puan | BERSATU | Atan Jasin | WARISAN | ||||||
N09 | Kuala Perlis | Nor Azam Karap | PH (PKR) | Kamarudin Malek | UMNO | Nor Azam Karap | PKR | Abu Bakar Hamzah | BERSATU | Muhamad Hairi Noordin | WARISAN | Azahar Ahmad | IND | ||||
N10 | Kayang | Hamizan Hassan | BN (UMNO) | Hamizan Hassan | UMNO | Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim | AMANAH | Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil | PAS | Khairuddin Abdullah | WARISAN | ||||||
P003 | Arau | N11 | Pauh | Rozieana Ahmad | BN (UMNO) | Syed Atif Syed Abu Bakar | UMNO | Azhar Ameir | PKR | Megat Hashirat Hassan | BERSATU | Mohd Khalid Ahmad | WARISAN | ||||
N12 | Tambun Tulang | Ismail Kassim | BN (UMNO) | Ismail Kassim | UMNO | Muhammad Syahmi Suhaimi | PKR | Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak | BERSATU | Maton Din | PEJUANG | ||||||
N13 | Guar Sanji | Mohd Ridzuan Hashim | PN (PAS) | Rozieana Ahmad | UMNO | Hasparizal Hassan | PKR | Mohd Ridzuan Hashim | PAS | Abdul Malik Abdullah | PEJUANG | ||||||
N14 | Simpang Empat | Nurulhisham Yaakob | BN (UMNO) | Nurulhisham Yaakob | UMNO | Amran Darus | PKR | Razali Saad | PAS | Izhar Kamarudin Sudin | PEJUANG | Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad | WARISAN | Ammar Hassan | IND | ||
N15 | Sanglang | Mohd. Shukri Ramli | PN (PAS) | Sharifudin Ahmad | UMNO | Ahmad Fadzhil Mohamad | AMANAH | Mohd. Shukri Ramli | PAS | Zainudin Yom | WARISAN |
Results
Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
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Perikatan Nasional | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 49,803 | 33.60 | 9 | +7 | ||
Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 27,701 | 18.69 | 5 | +5 | |||
Total | 77,504 | 52.29 | 14 | +12 | |||
Pakatan Harapan | People's Justice Party | 19,270 | 13.00 | 1 | –2 | ||
National Trust Party | 7,074 | 4.77 | 0 | 0 | |||
Democratic Action Party | 1,512 | 1.02 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 27,856 | 18.79 | 1 | –2 | |||
Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 32,603 | 22.00 | 0 | –9 | ||
Malaysian Chinese Association | 3,698 | 2.50 | 0 | –1 | |||
Total | 36,301 | 24.49 | 0 | –10 | |||
Gerakan Tanah Air | Homeland Fighter's Party | 905 | 0.61 | 0 | New | ||
Heritage Party | 2,739 | 1.85 | 0 | New | |||
Independents | 2,907 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 148,212 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 148,212 | 98.55 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,182 | 1.45 | |||||
Total votes | 150,394 | 100.00 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 195,927 | 76.76 | |||||
Source: SPR SPR |
By parliamentary constituency
Perikatan Nasional won all of 3 parliamentary constituency.
No. | Constituency | Barisan Nasional | Pakatan Harapan | Perikatan Nasional | Member of Parliament |
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P001 | Padang Besar | 29.33% | 14.60% | 54.41% | Zahidi Zainul Abidin (14th Parliament) |
Rushdan Rusmi (15th Parliament) | |||||
P002 | Kangar | 22.37% | 26.13% | 44.92% | Noor Amin Ahmad (14th Parliament) |
Zakri Hassan (15th Parliament) | |||||
P003 | Arau | 22.35% | 14.06% | 59.09% | Shahidan Kassim |
Seats that changed allegiance
No. | Seat | Previous Party (2018) | Current Party (2022) | ||||
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N01 | Titi Tinggi | Barisan Nasional (MCA) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) | ||||
N02 | Beseri | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
N03 | Chuping | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
N04 | Mata Ayer | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
N05 | Santan | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
N06 | Bintong | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
N07 | Sena | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) | ||||
N09 | Kuala Perlis | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) | ||||
N10 | Kayang | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
N11 | Pauh | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) | ||||
N12 | Tambun Tulang | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) | ||||
N14 | Simpang Empat | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
Aftermath
Mohd Shukri Ramli from PAS was sworn in as the new Menteri Besar on 22 November 2022, while the 6 state EXCO members were sworn in on 25 November 2022.[5] Gan Ay Ling, the sole opposition member of the Assembly, was made the Opposition Leader.[6]
Notes
- Swing from the combined percentage of votes between PAS and BERSATU in 2018, which was part of the Pakatan Harapan that year
- Swing from the percentage of votes for Pakatan Harapan in 2018, but excluding BERSATU which has since joined Perikatan Nasional
References
- HAMIDI, EDDY AQMAL MOHAMED (11 October 2022). "Mesyuarat tentukan tarikh PRU-15 20 Oktober depan - SPR". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- "DUN Perlis dibubarkan hari ini". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- First time in Kelantan, happened in 1990.
- "KENYATAAN MEDIA Bil. 28 / 2022 URUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-15 (PRU KE-15) DAN PILIHAN RAYA KECIL DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI (PRK DUN) N.66 BUGAYA, SABAH" (PDF). Portal Rasmi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Bernama (25 November 2022). "Six sworn in as new Perlis Exco members". The Malaysian Reserve. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "Sole Perlis opposition rep wants to help develop state". The Star (Malaysia). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.