Perak State Legislative Assembly

Perak State Legislative Assembly Dewan Negeri Perak ديوان نݢري ڤيراق‎
15th Perak State Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	21 July 1959
Leadership
Sultan	Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah since 29 May 2014
Speaker	Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid, BN–UMNO since 12 May 2020
Deputy Speaker	Jenny Choy Tsi Jen, PH–DAP since 19 December 2022
Menteri Besar	Saarani Mohamad, BN–UMNO since 10 December 2020
Leader of the Opposition	Razman Zakaria, PN–PAS since 9 December 2022[1]
Structure
Seats	59 Quorum: 20 Simple majority: 30 Two-thirds majority: 40
Political groups	(As of 20 November 2022[update]) Government (33)   PH (24)   DAP (18)   PKR (5)   AMANAH (1)   BN (9)   UMNO (8)   MCA (1) Opposition (26)   PN (26)   PAS (17)   BERSATU (9) Speaker (1)   BN (non-MLA)
Length of term	Up to 5 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (59 single-member constituencies)
Last election	19 November 2022
Next election	By 17 February 2028
Meeting place
Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan, Ipoh, Perak
Website
www.perak.gov.my

The Perak State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Negeri Perak) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to the federal parliament and other state assemblies.

The Assembly convenes at the Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan in the state capital, Ipoh. At 59 seats, it is the largest state assembly among the 11 legislatures of the States of Malaya.