2018 Kedah state election

The 14th Kedah State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

2018 Kedah state election

9 May 2018

All 36 seats to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  GS
Leader Mukhriz Mahathir Dr. Ahmad Fakhruddin Sheikh Fakhrurazi Ahmad Bashah Md. Hanipah
Party Pakatan Harapan (Bersatu) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
Leader since 7 January 2018 2017 2016
Leader's seat Jitra Pengkalan Kundor
(lost seat)
Bakar Bata
(lost seat)
Last election 7 seats, 16.31%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
8 seats, 32.42% ,
(Pakatan Rakyat)
21 seats, 50.37%
Seats before 9 7 20
Seats won 18 15 3
Seat change Increase9 Increase8 Decrease17
Popular vote 343,519 313,171 278,694
Percentage 36.5% 33.7% 29.6%
Swing Increase20.2% Increase1.3% Decrease20.8%

Pakatan Harapan seats:
  DAP
  PKR
  Amanah

Opposition seats:

  PAS
  UMNO

Menteri Besar before election

Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
BN

Elected Menteri Besar

Mukhriz Mahathir
Pakatan Harapan

The Kedah State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 23 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 21 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (Sultan of Kedah) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Kedah).

The state election resulting in a hung parliament, as no parties gained simple majority. Pakatan Harapan (PH) gained a plurality in the election, winning 18 seats but still short of 1 seat for a simple majority win;[1] nevertheless PH were invited by Sultan of Kedah to form the state government. Mukhriz Mahathir, from BERSATU, was sworn in as Menteri Besar on 11 May 2018.[2] This is Mukhriz's second term as Menteri Besar, having held the position from 2013 to 2016 under his previous party UMNO-BN.

Contenders

Barisan Nasional (BN) contested all 36 seats in Kedah State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UNMO) is to set to contest major share of Barisan Nasional (BN) seats.

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) also contested all 36 seats in Kedah.[3]

Pakatan Harapan have decided to contest all 36 seats in Kedah. On 4 February 2018, Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize 4 seats. The seats are Guar Chempedak, Pantai Merdeka, Gurun and Kulim.[4] On 26 February 2018, Pakatan Harapan has completed the distribution of seats in Kedah. Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) is to set to contest major share of Pakatan Harapan seats.[5] Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) will contest in 14 seats while the National Trust Party (Amanah) will have 10 seats. People's Justice Party (PKR) and the Democratic Action Party (DAP) will contest 10 and 2 seats.

Political parties

Coalition Other parties
Incumbent Opposition
Barisan Nasional (BN) Pakatan Harapan (PH) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)

The contested seats

No. State constituency Incumbent State Assemblyman Political parties

Barisan Nasional[7]

Pakatan Harapan[8][9][10]

Gagasan Sejahtera[11]

Other parties/Ind
Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party
N01 Ayer Hangat Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid (BN) Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid UMNO Johari Bulat Bersatu Azlina Azinan PAS
N02 Kuah Nor Saidi Nanyan (BN) Nor Saidi Nanyan Mohd Firdaus Ahmad Mazlan Ahmad Mohamad Ratu Mansor IND
N03 Kota Siputeh Abu Hasan Sarif (BN) Ahmad Azhar Abdullah Salmee Said Amanah Mat Rejab Md Akhir
N04 Ayer Hitam Mukhriz Mahathir (PH) Abu Hasan Sarif A. Aziz Mohamod Bersatu Azhar Ibrahim
N05 Bukit Kayu Hitam Ahmad Zaini Japar (BN) Ahmad Zaini Japar Halimahton Shaadiah Saad Habshah Bakar
N06 Jitra Aminuddin Omar (BN) Aminuddin Omar Mukhriz Mahathir Zulhazmi Othman
N07 Kuala Nerang Badrol Hisham Hashim (BN) Badrol Hisham Hashim Syed Fadzil Syed Embun Munir @ Mohamad Yusuf Zakaria
N08 Pedu Kama Noriah Ibrahim (BN) Kama Noriah Ibrahim Hashim Idris PKR Mohd Radzi Md Amin
N09 Bukit Lada Ahmad Lebai Sudin (BN) Ariffin Man Mohd Aizad bin Roslan Bersatu Salim Mahmood Ismail Othman IND
N10 Bukit Pinang Wan Romani Wan Salim (GS) Mohammad Nawar Ariffin Che Mat Dzaher Ahmad PKR Wan Romani Wan Salim
N11 Derga Tan Kok Yew (PH) Cheah Soon Hai Gerakan Tan Kok Yew DAP Yahya Saad
N12 Suka Menanti (previously known as Bakar Bata) Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (BN) Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah UMNO Zamri Yusuf PKR Mohd Sabri Omar
N13 Kota Darul Aman Teoh Boon Kok @ Teoh Kai Kok (PH) Tan Eng Hwa MCA Teh Swee Leong DAP Zulkifli Che Haron Tan Kang Yap PRM
N14 Alor Mengkudu Ahmad Saad @ Yahaya (GS) Abdul Malik Saad UMNO Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi Amanah Ahmad Yahya
N15 Anak Bukit Amiruddin Hamzah (PH) Johari Aziz Amiruddin Hamzah Bersatu Hamdi Ishak
N16 Kubang Rotan Mohd Nasir Mustafa (GS) Abdul Muthalib Harun Mohd Asmirul Anuar Aris Amanah Omar Saad
N17 Pengkalan Kundor Phahrolrazi Zawawi (PH) Abd. Halim Said Ismail Salleh Ahmad Fakhruddin Sheikh Fakhrurazi
N18 Tokai Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul (GS) Fatahi Omar Mohd Firdaus Jaafar Mohd Hayati Othman
N19 Sungai Tiang Suraya Yaacob (BN) Suraya Yaacob Abdul Razak Khamis Bersatu Saiful Syazwan Shafie
N20 Sungai Limau Mohd Azam Samat (GS) Norma Awang Zahran Abdullah Amanah Mohd Azam Abd Samat
N21 Guar Chempedak Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (BN) Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail Mohd Saffuan Sabari Bersatu Musoddak Ahmad
N22 Gurun Leong Yong Kong (BN) Boey Chin Gan MCA Johari Abdul PKR Muzaini Azizan Palaniappan Marimuthu IND
N23 Belantek Mohd Tajudin Abdullah (BN) Mohd Tajudin Abdullah UMNO Abdul Rashid Abdullah Amanah Mad Isa Shafie
N24 Jeneri Mahadzir Abdul Hamid (BN) Mahadzir Abdul Hamid Mohd Nazri bin Abu Hassan Bersatu Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
N25 Bukit Selambau Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu (PH) Jaspal Singh Gurbakhes Singh MIC Summugam Rengasamy PKR Mohd Ali Sulaiman
N26 Tanjong Dawai Tajul Urus Mat Zain (BN) Anuar Ahmad UMNO Annuar Abd Hamid Bersatu Hanif Ghazali
N27 Pantai Merdeka Ali Yahaya (BN) Ali Yahaya Rosli Yusof Amanah Ahmas Fadzli Hashim
N28 Bakar Arang Ooi Tze Min (PH) Ko Hung Weng MCA Ooi Tze Min PKR Othman Che Mee Tan Khee Chye PRM
Tan Hock Huat IND
N29 Sidam Robert Ling Kui Ee (PH) Tan Kok Seong Gerakan Robert Ling Kui Ee Norhidayah Foo Abdullah Mohd Hashim Saaludin PRM
N30 Bayu Azmi Che Husain (BN) Mohamed Noor Mohamed Amin UMNO Abd Rahim Kechik Bersatu Abd Nasir Idris
N31 Kupang Harun Abdul Aziz (BN) Harun Abdul Aziz Johari Abdullah Amanah Najmi Ahmad
N32 Kuala Ketil Md Zuki Yusof (GS) Mohd. Khairul Abdullah Mohamad Sofee Razak PKR Mansor Zakaria
N33 Merbau Pulas Siti Aishah Ghazali (GS) Asmadi Abu Talib Abd. Razak Salleh Amanah Siti Aishah Ghazali
N34 Lunas Azman Nasrudin (PH) Thuraisingam K.S. Muthu MIC Azman Nasrudin PKR Ahmad Taufiq Baharum
N35 Kulim Chua Thiong Gee (BN) Chua Thiong Gee MCA Yeo Keng Chuan Mohd Khairi Mohd Salleh Lee Ah Liong PRM
N36 Bandar Baharu Norsabrina Mohd Noor (BN) Norsabrina Mohd Noor UMNO Azimi Daim Bersatu Rohaizat Ja'afar

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 18 governmental seats and 18 non-governmental seats filled the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 1 safe seat and 3 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.

2018 Kedah state election
GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Kota SiputehSalmee SaidAMANAH38.52
Alor MengkuduPhahrolrazi ZawawiAMANAH39.75
KulimYeo Keng ChuanPKR41.55
Bukit Kayu HitamHalimahton Shaadiah SaadBERSATU41.72
Anak BukitIr. Amiruddin HamzahBERSATU42.21
Pengkalan KundorDr. Ismail SallehAMANAH42.58
Ayer HangatJohari BulatBERSATU42.89
Bukit SelambauSummugam RengasamyPKR45.11
GurunJohari AbdulPKR47.32
Kubang RotanMohd. Asmirul Anuar ArisAMANAH48.67
KuahMohd. Firdaus AhmadBERSATU49.05
DergaTan Kok YewDAP50.79
Suka MenantiZamri YusufPKR53.35
JitraMukhriz Dr. MahathirBERSATU55.58
Fairly safe
LunasAzman NasrudinPKR57.62
SidamRobert Ling Kui EePKR58.09
Bakar ArangSimon Ooi Tze MinPKR58.21
Safe
Kota Darul AmanTeh Swee LeongDAP69.99
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Bandar BaharuNorsabrina Mohd. NoorUMNO34.43
Merbau PulasSiti Aishah GhazaliPAS34.57
Guar ChempedakDr. Ku Abdul Rahman Ku IsmailUMNO35.30
Tanjong DawaiHanif GhazaliPAS35.37
Ayer HitamAzhar IbrahimPAS36.71
Sungai TiangSuraya YaacobUMNO38.39
Bukit LadaSalim MahmoodPAS38.85
PeduMohd. Radzi Md. AminPAS43.13
Bukit PinangWan Romani Wan SalimPAS43.57
BayuAbd. Nasir IdrisPAS43.70
Kuala KetilMansor ZakariaPAS44.09
Kuala NerangMohamad Yusoff ZakariaPAS45.61
Pantai MerdekaAhmad Fadzli HashimPAS45.62
KupangNajmi AhmadPAS45.64
JeneriMuhammad Sanusi Md. NorPAS46.31
BelantekMad Isa ShafiePAS50.52
TokaiDr. Mohd. Hayati OthmanPAS52.33
Sungai LimauMohd. Azam Abd. SamatPAS53.01

Results

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Pakatan HarapanPeople's Justice Party143,81215.297+4
Malaysian United Indigenous Party114,83812.215+5
National Trust Party61,9006.584
Democratic Action Party22,9692.442
Total343,51936.5318+12
Gagasan SejahteraPan-Malaysian Islamic Party317,17133.7315+6
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation226,27324.063–16
Malaysian Chinese Association24,6162.620–2
Malaysian Indian Congress16,9381.8000
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia10,8671.1600
Total278,69429.643–18
Parti Rakyat Malaysia2040.0200
Independents7260.0800
Total940,314100.00360
Valid votes940,31498.56
Invalid/blank votes13,7251.44
Total votes954,039100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,146,49283.21
Source: Malaysiakini[12][13][14]

By parliamentary constituency

Pakatan Harapan won 9 of 15 parliamentary constituency.

No. Constituency Barisan Nasional Gagasan Sejahtera Pakatan Harapan Member of Parliament
P004 Langkawi 34.35% 19.49% 45.91%
Nawawi Ahmad (13th Parliament)
Mahathir Mohamad (14th Parliament)
P005 Jerlun 29.58% 34.15% 36.27%
Othman Aziz (13th Parliament)
Mukhriz Mahathir (14th Parliament)
P006 Kubang Pasu 27.97% 22.52% 49.51% Mohd Johari Baharum (13th Parliament)
Amiruddin Hamzah (14th Parliament)
P007 Padang Terap 38.52% 44.40% 17.08% Mahdzir Khalid
P008 Pokok Sena 27.57% 36.74% 35.06% Mahfuz Omar
P009 Alor Setar 26.21% 20.77% 53.02%
Gooi Hsiao-Leung (13th Parliament)
Chan Ming Kai (14th Parliament)
P010 Kuala Kedah 24.23% 31.09% 44.68% Azman Ismail
P011 Pendang 32.28% 44.18% 23.54%
Othman Abdul (13th Parliament)
Awang Hashim (14th Parliament)
P012 Jerai 30.59% 37.36% 31.80% Jamil Khir Baharom (13th Parliament)
Sabri Azit (14th Parliament)
P013 Sik 36.23% 48.22% 15.55% Mansor Abd Rahman (13th Parliament)
Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (14th Parliament)
P014 Merbok 27.86% 32.79% 39.35% Ismail Daut (13th Parliament)
Nor Azrina Surip (14th Parliament)
P015 Sungai Petani 22.77% 30.50% 46.55% Johari Abdul
P016 Baling 39.87% 44.45% 15.68% Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim
P017 Padang Serai 24.17% 28.51% 47.32%
Surendran Nagarajan (13th Parliament)
Karuppaiya Muthusamy (14th Parliament)
P018 Kulim-Bandar Baharu 31.57% 31.01% 37.36% Abd. Aziz Sheikh Fadzir (13th Parliament)
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (14th Parliament)

Seats that changed allegiance

No. Seat Previous Party (2013) Current Party (2018)
N01 Kedah Ayer Hangat Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N02 Kedah Kuah Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N03 Kedah Kota Siputeh Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
N04 Kedah Ayer Hitam Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N05 Kedah Bukit Kayu Hitam Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N06 Kedah Jitra Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N07 Kedah Kuala Nerang Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N08 Kedah Pedu Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N09 Kedah Bukit Lada Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N12 Kedah Suka Menanti Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
N14 Kedah Alor Mengkudu Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
N15 Kedah Anak Bukit Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N16 Kedah Kubang Rotan Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
N17 Kedah Pengkalan Kundor Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
N22 Kedah Gurun Barisan Nasional (MCA) Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
N23 Kedah Belantek Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N24 Kedah Jeneri Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N26 Kedah Tanjong Dawai Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N27 Kedah Pantai Merdeka Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N30 Kedah Bayu Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N31 Kedah Kupang Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N35 Kedah Kulim Barisan Nasional (MCA) Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

Aftermath

Kedah BN leader and previous Menteri Besar Ahmad Bashah said that his party accepted their defeat to PH in the election.[15] An UMNO MLA for Guar Chempedak, Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail, on 12 November 2018 announced his resignation from UMNO and BN to support PH, and later joined BERSATU.[16] This made PH held 19 seats, enough for a simple majority in the Assembly.

The Pakatan Harapan state government led by Mukhriz only lasts 25 months, when in the wake of 2020 Malaysian political crisis, exit of Bersatu MLAs from PH and defection of support from ex-PH members turned independent, resulted in Mukhriz resignation as Menteri Besar. A new state government was formed in a coalition between BN, Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu and PAS) and independent MLAs, with Sanusi Mohd Nor from PAS appointed as the new Menteri Besar on 17 May 2020. Mukhriz and Amiruddin Hamzah was later sacked from Bersatu on 28 May 2020, and they formed a new political party, PEJUANG on August that same year with other ex-Bersatu members.

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