# 2018 Perlis state election

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Malaysian state election

2018 Perlis state election ← 2013 9 May 2018 2022 → ← outgoing members elected members → All 15 seats in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority Registered 150,221 Turnout 123,036 (85.91%) Majority party Minority party Third party BN PH GS Leader Azlan Man Ameir Hassan Mohd Shukri Ramli Party Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (Bersatu) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Leader since 2013 30 August 2017 2013 Leader's seat Bintong Pauh (lost seat) Sanglang Last election 13 seats, 55.37% 1 seat, 18.10% (Pakatan Rakyat) 1 seat, 23.71% (Pakatan Rakyat) Seats before 13 1 1 Seats won 10 3 2 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 47,151 42,220 31,335 Percentage 39.02% 34.94% 25.93% Swing 16.35% 16.84% 2.22% Menteri Besar before election Azlan Man BN Elected Menteri Besar Azlan Man BN

The 14th Perlis State election was held on 9 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

The [Perlis State Legislative Assembly](/source/Perlis_State_Legislative_Assembly) would automatically dissolve on 28 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 28 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State ([King of Perlis](/source/House_of_Jamalullail_(Perlis))) on the advice of the Head of Government ([Menteri Besar of Perlis](/source/List_of_Menteris_Besar_of_Perlis)).

The incumbent party [Barisan Nasional](/source/Barisan_Nasional) won a simple majority of 10 seats and was able to form a government. The opposition [Pakatan Harapan](/source/Pakatan_Harapan) won 3 seats while [Gagasan Sejahtera](/source/Gagasan_Sejahtera) won 2 seats.[1]

## Background

### Electoral system

Each [state constituencies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Malaysian_state_constituencies) of Perlis will elect one member to the [Perlis State Legislative Assembly](/source/Perlis_State_Legislative_Assembly) using the [first-past-the-post voting system](/source/First-past-the-post_voting_system). If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the [State Government](/source/State_legislative_assemblies_of_Malaysia), with its leader as [Menteri Besar](/source/Menteri_Besar_of_Perlis). If the election results in no single party having a majority, there is a hung assembly, of which will be dissolved under the [royal prerogative](/source/Royal_prerogative) of the Raja.

The [redistricting](/source/Redistricting) of [electoral boundaries](/source/Electoral_boundary_delimitation) for the entire country had been presented to and passed by the *Dewan Rakyat*, and subsequently gazetted on 29 March 2018 after obtaining the royal consent of the [Yang di-Pertuan Agong](/source/Yang_di-Pertuan_Agong) ahead of the 14th general election.[2] Elections are conducted by the [Election Commission of Malaysia](/source/Election_Commission_of_Malaysia) (EC), which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Department.

### Voting Eligibility

English [Wikisource](/source/Wikisource) has original text related to this article:

**[Constitution of Malaysia#Article 119:Qualification of electors](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/en:Constitution_of_Malaysia#Article_119:Qualification_of_electors)**

To vote in the state election, one had to be:[3]

- registered in the electoral roll as an elector in the constituency in which he resides on;

- aged 21 or over on the registration date;

- a resident of the constituency, or if not so, an [absentee voter](/source/Absentee_voter);

- not disqualified under any law relating to offences committed in connection with elections.

## Contenders

[Barisan Nasional (BN)](/source/Barisan_Nasional) contested in all 15 seats in [Perlis State Legislative Assembly](/source/Perlis_State_Legislative_Assembly). [Barisan Nasional (BN)](/source/Barisan_Nasional) linchpin party [United Malays National Organisation (UNMO)](/source/United_Malays_National_Organisation) contested in 13 seats and [Malaysian Chinese Association(MCA)](/source/Malaysian_Chinese_Association) contested in 2 seats.

[Pakatan Harapan](/source/Pakatan_Harapan) contested in all 15 seats in [Perlis](/source/Perlis_State_Legislative_Assembly).

[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party](/source/Pan-Malaysian_Islamic_Party) (PAS) also contested in all 15 seats.[4]

### Political parties

Coalition Incumbent Opposition Barisan Nasional (BN) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Pakatan Harapan (PH) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) People's Justice Party (PKR) National Trust Party (Amanah) Democratic Action Party (DAP)

## The contested seats

No. State constituency Incumbent State Assemblyman Political parties Barisan Nasional[5] Gagasan Sejahtera[6] Pakatan Harapan[7][8][9] Other parties/Ind Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party N01 Titi Tinggi Khaw Hock Kong (BN) Teh Chai Aan MCA Kamis Yub PAS Teh Seng Chuan DAP Yaacob Man IND N02 Beseri Mat Rawi Kassim (BN) Ruzaini Rais UMNO Azamhari Mohamood Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim Amanah —N/a —N/a N03 Chuping Asmaiza Ahmad (BN) Asmaiza Ahmad Mohd. Ali Puteh Poziyah Hamzah PKR —N/a —N/a N04 Mata Ayer Khairi Hasan (BN) Siti Berenee Yahaya Mohammad Yahya Azhar Omar Bersatu —N/a —N/a N05 Santan Sabry Ahmad (BN) Azizan Sulaiman Baharuddin Ahmad Che Mazlina Che Yob Amanah —N/a —N/a N06 Bintong Rela Ahmad (BN) Azlan Man Abd. Jamil Kamis Mokhtar Che Kassim —N/a —N/a N07 Sena Abdul Jamil Saad (BN) Azihani Ali Fakhrul Anwar Ismail Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil PKR —N/a —N/a N08 Indera Kayangan Chan Ming Kai (PH) Chuah Tian Hee MCA Wan Hassan Wan Ismail Gan Ay Ling —N/a —N/a N09 Kuala Perlis Mat Hassan (BN) Azam Rashid UMNO Mohamad Fuat Abu Bakar Nor Azam Karap —N/a —N/a N10 Kayang Ahmad Bakri Ali (BN) Hamizan Hassan Md Radzi Hassan Abdul Hannaan Khairy Bersatu —N/a —N/a N11 Pauh Azlan Man (BN) Rozieana Ahmad Idris Yaacob Ameir Hassan —N/a —N/a N12 Tambun Tulang Ismail Kassim (BN) Ismail Kassim Abu Bakar Ali Maton Din —N/a —N/a N13 Guar Sanji Jafperi Othman (BN) Afifi Osman Mohd Ridzuan Hashim Baridah Che Nayan —N/a —N/a N14 Simpang Empat Nurulhisham Yaakob (BN) Nurulhisham Yaakob Rus'sele Eizan Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad PKR —N/a —N/a N15 Sanglang Mohd Shukri Ramli (GS) Zaidi Saidin Mohd. Shukri Ramli Zolkharnain Abidin Amanah —N/a —N/a

## Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 10 governmental seats and 5 nongovernmental seats filled the [Perlis State Legislative Assembly](/source/Perlis_State_Legislative_Assembly). However, none of the government side has safe and fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has just 1 fairly safe seat.

2018 Perlis state election GOVERNMENT SEATS Marginal Titi Tinggi Teh Chai Aan MCA 35.39 Simpang Empat Nurulhisham Yaakob UMNO 36.46 Pauh Rozieana Ahmad UMNO 39.29 Bintong Azlan Man UMNO 40.59 Kayang Hamizan Hassan UMNO 41.09 Beseri Ruzaini Rais UMNO 41.94 Santan Azizan Sulaiman UMNO 42.18 Mata Ayer Siti Berenee Yahaya UMNO 43.54 Tambun Tulang Ismail Kassim UMNO 45.82 Chuping Asmaiza Ahmad UMNO 46.42 NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS Marginal Sanglang Mohd. Shukri Ramli PAS 40.82 Sena Asrul Nizan Abd. Jalil PKR 42.07 Guar Sanji Mohd. Ridzuan Hashim PAS 42.19 Kuala Perlis Nor Azam Karap PKR 51.13 Fairly safe Indera Kayangan Gan Ay Ling PKR 57.71

## Results

For complete results, see [Results of the Malaysian general election, 2018 by state constituency § Perlis](/source/Results_of_the_Malaysian_general_election%2C_2018_by_state_constituency#Perlis).

The result of the election was announced after 5pm on 9 May 2018. Barisan Nasional won 10 out of 15 seats and was entitled to form a government in Perlis.

Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation 42,543 35.21 9 –3 Malaysian Chinese Association 4,608 3.81 1 0 Total 47,151 39.02 10 –3 Pakatan Harapan People's Justice Party 17,935 14.84 3 +2 Malaysian United Indigenous Party 12,562 10.40 0 0 National Trust Party 9,103 7.53 0 0 Democratic Action Party 2,620 2.17 0 0 Total 42,220 34.94 3 +2 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 31,335 25.93 2 +1 Independents 132 0.11 0 0 Total 120,838 100.00 15 0 Valid votes 120,838 98.21 Invalid/blank votes 2,198 1.79 Total votes 123,036 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 150,221 81.90 Source: BERNAMA[10][11]

### By parliamentary constituency

Barisan Nasional won 2 of 3 parliamentary constituency.

No. Constituency Barisan Nasional Gagasan Sejahtera Pakatan Harapan Member of Parliament P001 Padang Besar 41.88% 25.72% 32.04% Zahidi Zainul Abidin P002 Kangar 35.69% 20.87% 43.44% Shaharuddin Ismail (13th Parliament) Noor Amin Ahmad (14th Parliament) P003 Arau 40.14% 31.84% 28.02% Shahidan Kassim

### Seats that changed allegiance

No. Seat Previous Party (2013) Current Party (2018) N07 Sena Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (PKR) N09 Kuala Perlis Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (PKR) N13 Guar Sanji Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)

## Aftermath

### Menteri Besar controversy

[Azlan Man](/source/Azlan_Man) from BN was sworn in for his second term as the Menteri Besar on 24 May 2018, but the ceremony was boycotted by other BN MLAs, who named [Ismail Kassim](/source/Ismail_Kassim) as their Menteri Besar choice.[12] The BN state chief, [Shahidan Kassim](/source/Shahidan_Kassim), later that day announced that Azlan was sacked as UMNO and BN member, and become an [independent](/source/Independent_politician);[13] however Azlan disputes the announcement, saying he had not received official sacking letter from UMNO and he is still with UMNO and BN.[14] The King of Perlis expressed his sadness over the whole situation, and explained his rationale behind decision in accepting Azlan as the Menteri Besar.[15][16]

The 9 MLAs later retracted their boycott of Azlan and announced their support for him and seeking forgiveness from the King of Perlis, on 5 June 2018.[17] The state EXCO members were sworn in on 13 June 2018, making Perlis the last state in Malaysia to appoint EXCO members after the 2018 election. All BN MLAs were appointed as EXCO members except Ismail, who did not attend the ceremony.[18]

On 20 June 2018, Ismail resigned from UMNO and BN, and became an independent. However he rejoined UMNO in May 2020.[19][20][21]

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