Kedah state election, 2018

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Kedah state election, 2018
Flag of Kedah.svg
← 20139 May 2018
All 36 seats to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Mukhriz Mahathir.jpg
Leader Mukhriz Mahathir Ahmad Fakhruddin Sheikh Fakhrurazi Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Party PPBM PAS UMNO
Alliance Pakatan Harapan Gagasan Sejahtera Barisan Nasional
Leader since7 January 201820172016
Leader's seat Ayer Hitam Contesting Pengkalan Kundor Bakar Bata
Last election7 seats, 16.31%
(Pakatan Rakyat)		8 seats, 32.42% ,
(Pakatan Rakyat)		21 seats, 50.37%
Seats before9720
Seats won18153
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Increase2.svg8Decrease2.svg17
Popular vote343,519313,171278,694
Percentage36.5%33.7%29.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg20.2Decrease2.svg0.5Decrease2.svg20.8
Menteri Besar before election

Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
BN

Elected Menteri Besar

Mukhriz Mahathir
Pakatan Harapan

The 14th Kedah State election will be held on 09 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

Contents

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).

Kedah State Legislative Assembly

The Kedah State Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kedah. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 36 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout the state.

Contenders

Barisan Nasional (BN) is set to contest 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.

Barisan Nasional right-wing political coalition founded in 1973

The National Front is a political coalition in Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of right-wing and centre parties. They are currently the largest opposition coalition in the country's Dewan Rakyat.

United Malays National Organisation Malaysian political party

The United Malays National Organisation is Malaysia's main opposition political party. It is a founding member of the Barisan Nasional coalition which, with its predecessor the Alliance, had been the government of Malaysia and dominated the country's politics from independence until 2018. Until then, all of Malaysia's Prime Ministers had been members of UMNO, until Mahathir Mohamad became the first prime minister from Pakatan Harapan, and the first prime minister to have tenures with two different parties.

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is set to contest all 36 seats in Kedah. [1]

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. [2] On 26 February 2018, Pakatan Harapan has completed the distribution of seats in Kedah. Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM) is to set to contest major share of Pakatan Harapan seats. [3] Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM) 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.

Pakatan Harapan Malaysian political coalition

The Alliance of Hope is a political coalition in Malaysia. It is a successor to Pakatan Rakyat. It was established in 2015 as an opposition to the former-ruling Barisan Nasional. It is the largest bloc in the Dewan Rakyat and is the current ruling party of Malaysia. The coalition is allied with the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) in the state of Sabah. At the state level, the coalition is the largest party in 8 of 13 state legislative assemblies and forms the government in the states of Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor and Sabah. Pakatan Harapan also form a government with two-thirds majority in the states of Penang, Selangor and Johor.

Guar Chempedak is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Pantai Merdeka is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.






Political parties

CoalitionOther parties
IncumbentOpposition
Barisan Nasional (BN) Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg Pakatan Harapan (PH) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)

The contested seats

State constituencyIncumbent State AssemblymanPolitical parties

Barisan Nasional [5]

Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg

Pakatan Harapan [6] [7] [8]

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Gagasan Sejahtera [9]

Other parties/Ind
Candidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NameParty
Ayer Hangat Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid (BN)Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid UMNO Johari Bulat PPBM Azlina Azinan PAS N/AN/A
Kuah Nor Saidi Nanyan (BN)Nor Saidi NanyanMohd Firdaus AhmadMazlan AhmadMohamad Ratu Mansor IND
Kota Siputeh Abu Hasan Sarif (BN)Ahmad Azhar AbdullahSalmee Said Amanah Mat Rejab Md AkhirN/AN/A
Ayer Hitam Mukhriz Mahathir (PH)Abu Hasan SharifA. Aziz Mohamod PPBM Azhar IbrahimN/AN/A
Bukit Kayu Hitam Ahmad Zaini Jaapar (BN)Ahmad Zaini JaaparHalimaton Shaadiah SaadHabshah BakarN/AN/A
Jitra Aminuddin Omar (BN)Aminuddin Omar Mukhriz Mahathir Zulhazmi OthmanN/AN/A
Kuala Nerang Badrol Hisham Hashim (BN)Badrol Hisham HashimSyed Fadzil Syed EmbunMunir @ Mohamad Yusuf ZakariaN/AN/A
Pedu Kama Noriah Ibrahim (BN)Kama Noriah IbrahimHashim Idris PKR Mohd Radzi Md AminN/AN/A
Bukit Lada Ahmad Lebai Sudin (BN)Ariffin ManMohd Aizad bin Roslan PPBM Salim MahmoodIsmail Othman IND
Bukit Pinang Wan Romani Wan Salim (GS)Mohammad Nawar AriffinChe Mat Dzaher Ahmad PKR Wan Romani Wan SalimN/AN/A
Derga Tan Kok Yew (PH)Cheah Soon Hai Gerakan Tan Kok Yew DAP Yahya SaadN/AN/A
Suka Menanti (previously known as Bakar Bata) Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (BN) Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah UMNO Zamri Yusuf PKR Mohd Sabri OmarN/AN/A
Kota Darul Aman Teoh Boon Kok @ Teoh Kai Kok (PH)Tan Eng Hwa MCA Teh Swee Leong DAP Zulkifli Che HaronTan Kang Yap PRM
Alor Mengkudu Ahmad Saad @ Yahaya (GS)Abdul Malik Saad UMNO Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi Amanah Ahmad YahyaN/AN/A
Anak Bukit Amiruddin Hamzah (PH)Johari AzizAmiruddin Hamzah PPBM Hamdi IshakN/AN/A
Kubang Rotan Mohd Nasir Mustafa (GS)Abdul Muthalib HarunMohd Asmirul Anuar Aris Amanah Omar SaadN/AN/A
Pengkalan Kundor Phahrolrazi Zawawi (PH)Abd. Halim SaidIsmail SallehAhmad Fakhruddin Sheikh FakhruraziN/AN/A
Tokai Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul (GS)Fatahi Omar Mohd Firdaus Jaafar Mohd Hayati OthmanN/AN/A
Sungai Tiang Suraya Yaacob (BN)Suraya YaacobAbdul Razak Khamis PPBM Saiful Syazwan ShafieN/AN/A
Sungai Limau Mohd Azam Samat (GS)Norma AwangZahran Abdullah Amanah Mohd Azam SamatN/AN/A
Guar Chempedak Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail (BN)Ku Abd Rahman Ku IsmailMohd Saffuan Sabari PPBM Musoddak AhmadN/AN/A
Gurun Leong Yong Kong (BN)Boey Chin Gan MCA Johari Abdul PKR Muzaini AzizanPalaniappan Marimuthu IND
Belantek Mohd Tajudin Abdullah (BN)Mohd Tajudin Abdullah UMNO Abdul Rashid Abdullah Amanah Mad Isa ShafieN/AN/A
Jeneri Mahadzir Abdul Hamid (BN)Mahadzir Abdul HamidMohd Nazri bin Abu Hassan PPBM Muhammad Sanusi Md NoorN/AN/A
Bukit Selambau Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu (PH)Jaspal Singh Gurbakhes Singh MIC Summugam Rengasamy PKR Mohd Ali SulaimanN/AN/A
Tanjong Dawai Tajul Urus Mat Zain (BN)Anuar Ahmad UMNO Annuar Abd Hamid PPBM Hanif GhazaliN/AN/A
Pantai Merdeka Ali Yahaya (BN)Ali YahayaRosli Yusof Amanah Ahmas Fadzli HashimN/AN/A
Bakar Arang Ooi Tze Min (PH)Ko Hung Weng MCA Ooi Tze Min PKR Othman Che MeeTan Khee Chye PRM
Tan Hock Huat IND
Sidam Robert Ling Kui Ee (PH)Tan Kok Seong Gerakan Robert Ling Kui EeNorhidayah Foo AbdullahMohd Hashim Saaludin PRM
Bayu Azmi Che Husain (BN)Mohamed Noor Mohamed Amin UMNO Abd Rahim Kechik PPBM Abd Nasir IdrisN/AN/A
Kupang Harun Abdul Aziz (BN)Harun Abdul AzizJohari Abdullah Amanah Najmi AhmadN/AN/A
Kuala Ketil Md Zuki Yusof (GS)Mohd. Khairul AbdullahMohamad Sofee Razak PKR Mansor ZakariaN/AN/A
Merbau Pulas Siti Aishah Ghazali (GS)Asmadi Abu TalibAbd. Razak Salleh Amanah Siti Aishah GhazaliN/AN/A
Lunas Azman Nasrudin (PH)Thuraisingam K.S. Muthu MIC Azman Nasrudin PKR Ahmad Taufiq BaharumN/AN/A
Kulim Chua Thiong Gee (BN)Chua Thiong Gee MCA Yeo Keng ChuanMohd Khairi Mohd SallehLee Ah Liong PRM
Bandar Baharu Norsabrina Mohd Noor (BN)Norsabrina Mohd Noor UMNO Azimi Daim PPBM Rohaizat Ja'afarN/AN/A

Results

e  •  d  Summary of the 9 May 2018 Kedah State Legislative Assembly election results
Votes% of vote+/–Seats% of seats+/–
Pakatan Harapan Logo.svg Pakatan Harapan:345,51936.53Increase2.svg1850.00Increase2.svg12
Democratic Action Party Flag.svg Democratic Action Party (DAP)22,9692.44Increase2.svg25.56Steady2.svg
Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg People's Justice Party (PKR)143,81215.29Increase2.svg822.22Increase2.svg4
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM)114,83812.21Increase2.svg513.89Increase2.svg5
Parti Amanah Negara Flag.svg National Trust Party (Amanah)61,9006.58Increase2.svg38.33Increase2.svg3
Barisan Nasional:278,69429.64Decrease2.svg38.33Decrease2.svg18
UMNO (Malaysia).svg United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)226,27324.06Decrease2.svg38.33Decrease2.svg16
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)10,8671.16Decrease2.svg00.0Steady2.svg
Flag of the Malaysian Chinese Association.svg Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)24,6162.62Decrease2.svg00.0Decrease2.svg2
Malaysian Indian Congress Flag.svg Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)16,9381.80Decrease2.svg00.0Steady2.svg
Gagasan Sejahtera:317,17133.73Increase2.svg1541.67Increase2.svg6
PAS logo.svg Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)317,17133.73Increase2.svg1541.67Increase2.svg6
Others:2040.02Steady2.svg00.0Steady2.svg
Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM)2040.02Steady2.svg00.0Steady2.svg
Independents:7260.08Steady2.svg00.0Steady2.svg
Valid votes940,314
Invalid/blank votes13,725
Total votes954,039100.00Steady2.svg36100.00Steady2.svg
Registered voters1,146,492

Source: [10] [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ PAS Kedah tampil 70 peratus calon baru
  2. ↑ 4 kerusi DUN Kedah masih tak selesai
  3. ↑ Rundingan muktamad, Bersatu beroleh kerusi DUN terbanyak
  4. ↑ PRM umum tanding satu kerusi Parlimen, tiga Dun di Kedah
  5. ↑ Nawawi akan berdepan Mahathir di Langkawi
  6. ↑ Amanah umum 13 calon tanding di Kedah
  7. ↑ Mahathir bertanding di Langkawi, Wan Saiful sah di Pendang
  8. ↑ "Official: Wan Azizah moves to Pandan, Nurul goes to Permatang Pauh". Malaysiakini. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  9. ↑ Senarai calon Pas bertanding di Kedah pada PRU14
  10. ↑ "【 GE14 】Malaysiakini Live Reports and Results". live.malaysiakini.com. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
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