Opposition (Malaysia)

Malaysia

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The Opposition in Malaysia fulfils the same function as the official opposition in other Commonwealth of Nations monarchies. It is seen as the alternative government and the existing administration's main opponent at a general election.

The current Opposition Leader at a Federal level is Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Parliament of Malaysia

This is the list of current Leaders of Opposition in the Parliament of Malaysia:

House	Portrait	Name Constituency Birth	Political Party		Term
Dewan Negara		Vacant		N/A	N/A
Dewan Rakyat		Wan Azizah Wan Ismail MP for Permatang Pauh (born 1952)		PKR	000000002015-05-18-000018 May 2015 7007306720000000000♠355 days

State Legislative Assemblies

This is the list of current Leaders of Opposition in the Legislative Assemblies of the Malaysian states:

Current State Opposition Leaders
as of 12 April 2016
State Legislative Assembly	Name Constituency Birth		Term
Perlis State Legislative Assembly	Chan Ming Kai MLA for Indera Kayangan (born 1980)	PKR	000000002013-06-28-000028 June 2013 7007902448000000000♠2 years, 314 days
Kedah State Legislative Assembly	Amiruddin Hamzah MLA for Anak Bukit (born 1962)	PAS	000000002013-06-23-000023 June 2013 7007906768000000000♠2 years, 319 days
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly	Nozula Mat Diah MLA for Paloh (born 1957)	BN (UMNO)	000000002013-06-13-000013 June 2013 7007915408000000000♠2 years, 329 days
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly	Saiful Bahri Mamat MLA for Paka (born 1967)	PAS	000000002013-06-16-000016 June 2013 7007912816000000000♠2 years, 326 days
Penang State Legislative Assembly	Jahara Hamid MLA for Telok Ayer Tawar (born 1951) Official	BN (UMNO)	000000002013-06-28-000028 June 2013 7007902448000000000♠2 years, 314 days
Perak State Legislative Assembly	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin MLA for Changkat Jering (born 1957)	AMANAH	000000002013-06-28-000028 June 2013 7007902448000000000♠2 years, 314 days
Pahang State Legislative Assembly	Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji MLA for Mentakab (born 1966)	DAP	000000002013-07-01-00001 July 2013 7007899856000000000♠2 years, 311 days
Selangor State Legislative Assembly	Vacant Official	BN (UMNO)	000000002014-12-08-00008 December 2014 7007446040000000000♠1 year, 151 days
Selangor State Legislative Assembly	Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan MLA for Batang Kali (born 1971) Opposition coordinator Unrecognized position by State Assembly	BN (UMNO)	000000002015-03-25-000025 March 2015 7007352728000000000♠1 year, 43 days
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly	Anthony Loke Siew Fook MLA for Chennah (born 1977)	DAP	000000002013-06-17-000017 June 2013 7007911952000000000♠2 years, 325 days
Malacca State Legislative Assembly	Vacant	DAP	000000002013-10-08-00008 October 2013 7007814320000000000♠2 years, 212 days
Johor State Legislative Assembly	Gan Peck Cheng MLA for Penggaram (born 1966)	DAP	000000002015-10-27-000027 October 2015 7007166752000000000♠193 days
Sabah State Legislative Assembly	Lajim Ukin MLA for Klias (born 1955)	PKR	000000002013-06-19-000019 June 2013 7007910224000000000♠2 years, 323 days
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly	Chong Chieng Jen MLA for Kota Sentosa (born 1971)	DAP	000000002013-06-10-000010 June 2013 7007918000000000000♠2 years, 332 days

References

Parliament of Malaysia

Components

Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)
Dewan Negara (Senate)
Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

Parliamentary
officers

Dewan Negara	President of the Dewan Negara Deputy President of the Dewan Negara Secretary of the Dewan Negara Leader of the Government in the Dewan Negara Manager of Government Business in the Dewan Negara Leader of the Opposition in the Dewan Negara Manager of Opposition Business in the Dewan Negara Whips (list)

Dewan Rakyat	Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat Secretary of the Dewan Rakyat Leader of the Dewan Rakyat Leader of the Opposition Manager of Opposition Business in the Dewan Rakyat Whips (list)

Members

Dewan Negara	Current Women

Dewan Rakyat	Current Women

Procedure

Elections

Locations

Malaysian Houses of Parliament (1963–present)
Tunku Abdul Rahman Hall (1959–63)

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Opposition (Malaysia)

Parliament of Malaysia

State Legislative Assemblies

See also

References