Johor State Legislative Assembly

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Johor State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Negeri Johor
ديوان نݢري جوهر
15th Johor State Assembly
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Insignia of Johor State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded1959
Leadership
Tunku Mahkota Ismail
since 28 January 2024 (2024-01-28)
Mohd Puad Zarkashi, BN-UMNO
since 21 April 2022 (2022-04-21)
Deputy Speaker
Samsolbari Jamali, BN-UMNO
since 21 April 2022 (2022-04-21)
Onn Hafiz Ghazi, BN-UMNO
since 15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)
Secretary
Zarina Abdul Kadir [1]
Structure
Seats56
Quorum: 19
Simple majority: 29
Two-thirds majority: 38
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Political groups
(As of 28 September 2024)

Government (40)
  BN (40)

Contents

Confidence and supply (12)
  PH (12)

Opposition (4)
  PN (3)

  MUDA (1)

Speaker
  BN (MLA for Rengit)
Committees
4
  • Public Accounts Committee
  • Rules of Proceedings Committee
  • Right and Privileges Committee
  • Committee of Selection
Elections
Plurality: First-past-the-post (56 single-member constituencies)
Last election
12 March 2022
Next election
By 20 June 2027
Meeting place
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Sultan Ismail Building, Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, Johor
Sultan Ibrahim Building, Johor Bahru, Johor
Website
dewannegeri.johor.gov.my
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Constituencies of the Johor State Legislative Assembly

The Johor State Legislative Assembly (Malay : Dewan Negeri Johor) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is composed of 56 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart. Prior to the 2022 state election, elections are always held concurrently with the federal parliament and other state assemblies elections (except Sarawak).

The State Assembly convenes at Sultan Ismail Building in Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru.

Current composition

Government + Confidence and supplyOpposition
BNPHPNMUDA
401231
3343101121
UMNOMCAMICDAPPKRAMANAHBERSATUPASMUDA
No.Parliamentary ConstituencyNo.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)Post
P140 Segamat N1 Buloh Kasap Zahari Sarip BN (UMNO)EXCO Member
N2 Jementah Ng Kor SimPH (DAP)N/A
P141 Sekijang N3 Pemanis Anuar Abdul Manap BN (UMNO)
N4 Kemelah Saraswati NallathambyBN (MIC)
P142 Labis N5 Tenang Haslinda SallehBN (UMNO)
N6 Bekok Tan ChongBN (MCA)
P143 Pagoh N7 Bukit Kepong Sahruddin Jamal PN (BERSATU)Former Menteri Besar of Johor
N8 Bukit Pasir Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh BN (UMNO)EXCO Member
P144 Ledang N9 Gambir Sahrihan JaniBN (UMNO)N/A
N10 Tangkak Ee Chin Li PH (DAP)
N11 Serom Khairin Nisa Ismail BN (UMNO)EXCO Member
P145 Bakri N12 Bentayan Ng Yak Howe PH (DAP)N/A
N13 Simpang Jeram Nazri Abdul Rahman PH (AMANAH)
N14 Bukit Naning Mohd Fuad Tukirin BN (UMNO)
P146 Muar N15 Maharani Abdul Aziz Talib PN (PAS)
N16 Sungai Balang Selamat TakimBN (UMNO)
P147 Parit Sulong N17 Semerah Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid BN (UMNO)EXCO Member
N18 Sri Medan Zulkurnain Kamisan BN (UMNO)N/A
P148 Ayer Hitam N19 Yong Peng Ling Tian Soon BN (MCA)EXCO Member
N20 Semarang Samsolbari Jamali BN (UMNO)Deputy Speaker
P149 Sri Gading N21 Parit Yaani Mohd Najib Samuri BN (UMNO)N/A
N22 Parit Raja Nor Rashidah Ramli BN (UMNO)
P150 Batu Pahat N23 Penggaram Gan Peck Cheng PH (DAP)
N24 Senggarang Mohd Yusla IsmailBN (UMNO)
N25 Rengit Mohd Puad Zarkashi BN (UMNO) Speaker
P151 Simpang Renggam N26 Machap Onn Hafiz Ghazi BN (UMNO) Menteri Besar
N27 Layang-Layang Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim BN (UMNO)N/A
P152 Kluang N28 Mengkibol Chew Chong Sin PH (DAP)
N29 Mahkota Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah BN (UMNO)
P153 Sembrong N30 Paloh Lee Ting Han BN (MCA)EXCO Member
N31 Kahang Vidyananthan Ramanadhan BN (MIC)N/A
P154 Mersing N32 Endau Alwiyah Talib PN (BERSATU)
N33 Tenggaroh Raven Kumar Krishnasamy BN (MIC)EXCO Member
P155 Tenggara N34 Panti Hahasrin Hashim BN (UMNO)N/A
N35 Pasir Raja Rashidah IsmailBN (UMNO)
P156 Kota Tinggi N36 Sedili Muszaidi MakmorBN (UMNO)
N37 Johor Lama Norlizah Noh BN (UMNO)
P157 Pengerang N38 Penawar Fauziah MisriBN (UMNO)
N39 Tanjung Surat Aznan Tamin BN (UMNO)EXCO Member
P158 Tebrau N40 Tiram Azizul BachokBN (UMNO)N/A
N41 Puteri Wangsa Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz MUDA
P159 Pasir Gudang N42 Johor Jaya Liow Cai Tung PH (DAP)
N43 Permas Baharudin Mohamed TaibBN (UMNO)
P160 Johor Bahru N44 Larkin Mohd Hairi Mad Shah BN (UMNO)EXCO Member
N45 Stulang Andrew Chen Kah Eng PH (DAP)Balancing Force Leader
P161 Pulai N46 Perling Liew Chin Tong PH (DAP)
N47 Kempas Ramlee Bohani BN (UMNO) Political Secretary to the Menteri Besar
P162 Iskandar Puteri N48 Skudai Marina Ibrahim PH (DAP)N/A
N49 Kota Iskandar Pandak Ahmad BN (UMNO)
P163 Kulai N50 Bukit Permai Mohd Jafni Md Shukor BN (UMNO)EXCO Member
N51 Bukit Batu Arthur Chiong Sen SernPH (PKR)N/A
N52 Senai Wong Bor YangPH (DAP)
P164 Pontian N53 Benut Hasni Mohammad BN (UMNO)
N54 Pulai Sebatang Hasrunizah HassanBN (UMNO)N/A
P165 Tanjung Piai N55 Pekan Nanas Tan Eng Meng BN (MCA)
N56 Kukup Jefridin Atan BN (UMNO)

Seating arrangement

Sultan Ibrahim Building, Johor Bahru (only for opening ceremony of new term assembly)

N15 Maharani VacantVacant N40 Tiram N49 Kota Iskandar N24 Senggarang
N47 Kempas N43 Permas N39 Tanjung Surat N16 Sungai Balang N21 Parit Yaani N54 Pulai Sebatang
N02 Jementah N52 Senai N38 Penawar N55 Pekan Nanas N04 Kemelah N36 Sedili N06 Bekok N09 Gambir N14 Bukit Naning N05 Tenang
N41 Puteri Wangsa N48 Skudai N03 Pemanis N56 Kukup N35 Pasir Raja N34 Panti N22 Parit Raja N25 Rengit (Speaker) N20 Semarang (Deputy Speaker)
N29 Mahkota N27 Layang-Layang N18 Sri Medan N31 Kahang N53 Benut
B
N32 Endau CA N37 Johor Lama (EXCO Member)
N07 Bukit Kepong N08 Bukit Pasir (EXCO Member)
N28 Mengkibol N30 Paloh (EXCO Member)
N10 Tangkak N19 Yong Peng (EXCO Member)
N12 Bentayan N17 Semerah (EXCO Member)
N51 Bukit Batu N44 Larkin (EXCO Member)
N23 Penggaram N11 Serom (EXCO Member)
N42 Johor Jaya N33 Tenggaroh (EXCO Member)
N46 Perling N50 Bukit Permai (EXCO Member)
N13 Simpang Jeram N01 Buloh Kasap (EXCO Member)
N45 Stulang (Opposition Leader) N26 Machap (Menteri Besar)
Secretary
Sergeant-at-ArmSpeakerState SecretaryState Legal AdvisorState Financial Officer
Sultan

Sultan Ismail Building, Kota Iskandar (official meeting hall)

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VacantVacantVacantVacant N05 Tenang N49 Kota Iskandar
VacantVacantVacantVacant N03 Pemanis N24 Senggarang
VacantVacantVacant N39 Tanjung Surat (EXCO Member) N25 Rengit (Speaker) N47 Kempas
VacantVacantVacant N08 Bukit Pasir (EXCO Member) N56 Kukup N43 Permas
VacantVacantVacant N30 Paloh (EXCO Member) N35 Pasir Raja N16 Sungai Balang
VacantVacantVacant N19 Yong Peng (EXCO Member) N34 Panti N21 Parit Yaani
VacantVacantVacant N17 Semerah (EXCO Member) N22 Parit Raja N54 Pulai Sebatang
Vacant N13 Simpang Jeram N12 Bentayan N44 Larkin (EXCO Member) N37 Johor Lama N38 Penawar
Vacant N52 Senai N51 Bukit Batu N11 Serom (EXCO Member) N27 Layang-Layang N55 Pekan Nanas
N41 Puteri Wangsa N02 Jementah N23 Penggaram N33 Tenggaroh (EXCO Member) N18 Sri Medan N04 Kemelah
N15 Maharani N48 Skudai N42 Johor Jaya N50 Bukit Permai (EXCO Member) N31 Kahang N36 Sedili
N32 Endau N28 Mengkibol N46 Perling N01 Buloh Kasap (EXCO Member) N20 Semarang (Deputy Speaker) N06 Bekok
N07 Bukit Kepong (De facto Opposition Leader) N10 Tangkak N45 Stulang (Balancing Force Leader) N26 Machap (Menteri Besar) N53 Benut N09 Gambir
Secretary
Sergeant-at-ArmSpeakerState SecretaryState Legal AdvisorState Financial Officer
Sultan

Role

The Johor State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact laws that apply in the state. It is also the forum for members to voice their opinions on the state government's policies and implementation of those policies. Under the Privileges, Immunities and Powers Ordinance 1963, assemblymen are given the right to freely discuss current issues such as public complaints. On financial matters, the Assembly approves supply to the government and ensures that the funds are spent as approved and in the tax-payers' interest.

The State Executive Council (EXCO) is appointed from members of the State Assembly. Led by the Menteri Besar, it exercises executive power on behalf of the Sultan and is responsible to the State Assembly.

Speakers Roll of Honour

SpeakerTerm StartTerm endPartyConstituency
Haji Rahmat Daud20 August 19591 March 1964 Alliance ( UMNO )Tampoi
Haji Ali RayaApril 196420 March 1969 Alliance ( UMNO ) Endau
Syed Mohamed Edrus11 May 196931 July 1974 Alliance ( UMNO )Glang Patah
Haji Abdullah Haji Sudin25 August 197412 June 1978BN ( UMNO ) Kukup
Syed Zain Idrus Shahab Al-Haj9 July 197829 March 1982 BN ( UMNO )Simpang Rengam
23 April 198219 July 1986
Mohd Yunos Sulaiman4 August 19864 October 1990BN ( UMNO )Tanjong Puteri
Mohamed Ali Hassan22 October 19906 April 1995BN ( UMNO ) Tiram
26 April 199510 November 1999
Zainalabidin Mohamed Zin30 November 19994 March 2004BN ( UMNO ) Rengit
Mohamed Ali Hassan22 March 200413 February 2008BN ( UMNO )Non-MLA
21 April 20083 April 2013
Mohamad Aziz 20 June 20137 April 2018BN ( UMNO )Non-MLA
Suhaizan Kayat 28 June 201822 January 2022PH ( AMANAH )Non-MLA
Mohd Puad Zarkashi 21 April 2022IncumbentBN ( UMNO ) Rengit

Election pendulum

The 2022 Johor state election witnessed 40 governmental seats and 16 non-governmental seats filled the Johor Legislative Assembly. The government side has 9 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 1 safe seat and 2 fairly safe seats.

2022 Johore state election
GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Bukit PasirMohamad Fadzil Mohamad SallehUMNO32.11
Kota IskandarPandak AhmadUMNO37.26
Bukit NaningFuad TukirinUMNO38.14
SeromKhairin Nisa IsmailUMNO38.40
Parit YaaniMohd Najib SamuriUMNO38.56
KempasRamli BohaniUMNO38.92
TiramAzizul BachokUMNO40.66
KemelahSaraswathy NallathanbyMIC41.13
LarkinMohd Hairi Md ShahUMNO41.77
PermasBaharudin Mohamed TaibUMNO41.93
TenangHaslinda SallehUMNO44.91
SemerahMohd Fared KhalidUMNO44.93
SenggarangMohd Yusla IsmailUMNO45.11
GambirShah Rihan JaniUMNO45.48
Sungai BalangSelamat TakimUMNO45.57
MahkotaSharifah Azizah Syed ZainUMNO46.57
Bukit PermaiMohd Jafni Md ShukorUMNO48.36
RengitMohd Puad ZarkashiUMNO48.91
TenggarohRaven Kumar KrishnasamyMIC49.10
Parit RajaRashidah RamliUMNO49.57
PemanisAnuar Abd ManapUMNO49.81
Pulai SebatangHasrunizah HassanUMNO50.56
BekokTan ChongMCA51.31
Pekan NanasTan Eng MengMCA51.53
Yong PengLing Tian SoonMCA52.84
Layang-LayangAbd Mutalip Abd RahimUMNO55.00
PalohLee Ting HanMCA55.05
Fairly safe
MachapOnn Hafiz GhaziUMNO56.64
Buloh KasapZahari SaripUMNO56.96
PantiHahasrin HashimUMNO57.29
Pasir RajaRashidah IsmailUMNO58.21
Safe
KukupJefridin AtanUMNO60.37
Sri MedanZulkurnain KamisanUMNO60.52
Johor LamaNorlizah NohUMNO60.56
KahangVidyanathan RamanadhanMIC62.69
BenutHasni MohamadUMNO63.08
SemarangSamsol Bari JamaliUMNO63.21
SediliMuszaidi MakmorUMNO63.52
Tanjung SuratAznan TaminUMNO66.97
PenawarFauziah MisriUMNO66.98
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
MaharaniAbdul Aziz TalibPAS35.92
Bukit BatuArthur Chiong Sen SernPKR39.20
PerlingLiew Chin TongDAP39.43
TangkakEe Chin LiDAP40.85
JementahNg Kor SimDAP40.92
Simpang JeramSalahuddin AyubAMANAH40.94
Johor JayaLiow Cai TungDAP41.73
Puteri WangsaAmira Aisya Abd AzizMUDA43.22
Bukit KepongSahruddin JamalBERSATU44.27
StulangChen Kah EngDAP44.84
SenaiWong Bor YangDAP51.75
PenggaramGan Peck ChengDAP53.67
EndauAlwiyah TalibBERSATU55.48
Fairly safe
SkudaiMarina IbrahimDAP58.53
MengkibolChew Chong SinDAP58.91
Safe
BentayanNg Yak HoweDAP64.53

List of Assemblies

AssemblyTerm

began

MembersElectionCommitteeMajority party/coalition
1st1955Wan IdrisAlliance
2nd1959Hassan IAlliance
3rd1964Hassan II (1964–1967)

Othman I (1967–1969)

Alliance
4th1969Othman IIAlliance (1969–1973)

Barisan Nasional (1973–1974)

5th1974Othman IIIBarisan Nasional
6th1978Othman IVBarisan Nasional
7th1982Abdul AjibBarisan Nasional
8th1986Muhyiddin IBarisan Nasional
9th1990Muhyiddin IIBarisan Nasional
10th1995Abdul Ghani IBarisan Nasional
11th1999Abdul Ghani IIBarisan Nasional
12th2004Abdul Ghani IIIBarisan Nasional
13th2008Abdul Ghani IVBarisan Nasional
14th2013Mohamed KhaledBarisan Nasional
15th 2018 Osman (2018–2019)

Sahruddin (2019–2020)
Hasni (2020–2022)

Pakatan Harapan (2018–2020)

BN–PN (2020–2022)

16th 2022 Onn HafizBarisan Nasional

See also

References

  1. "Pejabat Jurutulis Dewan Negeri Johor".