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Johor State Legislative Assembly

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Johor State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Negeri Johor
ديوان نݢري جوهر‎
16th Johor State Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Insignia of Johor State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded1959
Leadership
Tunku Mahkota Ismail
since 28 January 2024 (2024-01-28)
Vacant
since 1 June 2026 (2026-06-01)
Deputy Speaker
Vacant
since 1 June 2026 (2026-06-01)
Onn Hafiz Ghazi, BN-UMNO
since 15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)
TBC, PH-TBC
Secretary
Zarina Abdul Kadir[1]
Structure
Seats56 + 0 Nominated Member (Maximum 61 Members)
Quorum: 19
Simple majority: 29
Two-thirds majority: 38
Political groups
(As of 11 July 2026)
Government (48)

  BN (48)

Opposition (8)
  PH (8)

Speaker
  BN (1)
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
11 July 2026
Next election
TBD
Meeting place
Sultan Ismail Building, Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, Johor
Sultan Ibrahim Building, Johor Bahru, Johor
Website
dewannegeri.johor.gov.my
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.

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

Current composition

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Government Balancing Force
BN PH
48 8
36 8 4 6 1 1
UMNO MCA MIC DAP PKR AMANAH
No. Parliamentary Constituency No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party) Post
P140 Segamat N1Buloh Kasap Zahari Sarip BN (UMNO)
N2Jementah See Ann Giap BN (MCA)
P141 Sekijang N3Pemanis Anuar Abdul Manap BN (UMNO)
N4Kemelah Raven Kumar Krishnasamy BN (MIC)
P142 Labis N5Tenang Mohd Azahar Ibrahim BN (UMNO)
N6Bekok Tan Chong BN (MCA)
P143 Pagoh N7Bukit Kepong Ahmad Syar'e Yusof BN (UMNO)
N8Bukit Pasir Mohamad Fazli Salleh BN (UMNO)
P144 Ledang N9Gambir Sahrihan Jani BN (UMNO)
N10Tangkak Haw Chin Teck BN (MCA)
N11Serom Nadhirah Afiqah Abdul Rahim BN (UMNO)
P145 Bakri N12Bentayan Ng Yak Howe PH (DAP)
N13Simpang Jeram Nazri Abdul Rahman PH (AMANAH)
N14Bukit Naning Mohd Ghazali Sabari BN (UMNO)
P146 Muar N15Maharani Ashari Md Sarip BN (UMNO)
N16Sungai Balang Selamat Takim BN (UMNO)
P147 Parit Sulong N17Semerah Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid BN (UMNO)
N18Sri Medan Zulkurnain Kamisan BN (UMNO)
P148 Ayer Hitam N19Yong Peng Ling Tian Soon BN (MCA)
N20Semarang Samsolbari Jamali BN (UMNO)
P149 Sri Gading N21Parit Yaani Mohamad Najib Samuri BN (UMNO)
N22Parit Raja Nor Rashidah Ramli BN (UMNO)
P150 Batu Pahat N23Penggaram Felicia Poh Rui Ling PH (DAP)
N24Senggarang Mohd Yusla Ismail BN (UMNO)
N25Rengit Zaidi Japar BN (UMNO)
P151 Simpang Renggam N26Machap Onn Hafiz Ghazi BN (UMNO) Menteri Besar
N27Layang-Layang Chua Jian Boon BN (MCA)
P152 Kluang N28Mengkibol Chu Poh Yee PH (DAP)
N29Mahkota Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah BN (UMNO)
P153 Sembrong N30Paloh Lee Ting Han BN (MCA)
N31Kahang Rugendran Vellayan BN (MIC)
P154 Mersing N32Endau Alwiyah Talib BN (UMNO)
N33Tenggaroh Mohd Youzaimi Yusof BN (UMNO)
P155 Tenggara N34Panti Muhammad Naqib Md Ghazali BN (UMNO)
N35Pasir Raja Adham Baba BN (UMNO)
P156 Kota Tinggi N36Sedili Muszaide Makmor BN (UMNO)
N37Johor Lama Norlizah Noh BN (UMNO)
P157 Pengerang N38Penawar Fauziah Misri BN (UMNO)
N39Tanjung Surat Aznan Tamin BN (UMNO)
P158 Tebrau N40Tiram Abdul Halim Suleiman BN (UMNO) Senator
N41Puteri Wangsa Maszlee Malik PH (PKR)
P159 Pasir Gudang N42Johor Jaya Chan San San BN (MCA)
N43Permas Baharudin Mohamed Taib BN (UMNO)
P160 Johor Bahru N44Larkin Mohd Hairi Mad Shah BN (UMNO)
N45Stulang Andrew Chen Kah Eng PH (DAP)
P161 Pulai N46Perling Pannir Selvam Paliksina BN (MIC)
N47Kempas Ramlee Bohani BN (UMNO)
P162 Iskandar Puteri N48Skudai Kartiyaini Jeyapalan PH (DAP)
N49Kota Iskandar Pandak Ahmad BN (UMNO)
P163 Kulai N50Bukit Permai Mohd Jafni Md Shukor BN (UMNO)
N51Bukit Batu Kumaran Ramakrishnan BN (MIC)
N52Senai Wong Bor Yang PH (DAP)
P164 Pontian N53Benut Mohd Sumali Reduan BN (UMNO)
N54Pulai Sebatang Hasrunizah Hassan BN (UMNO)
P165 Tanjung Piai N55Pekan Nanas Tan Eng Meng BN (MCA)
N56Kukup Md Israk Abdullah BN (UMNO)

Seating arrangement

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VacantVacantVacantBVacantVacantN29 Mahkota
VacantVacantVacantCAVacantN14 Bukit NaningN40 Tiram
VacantVacantVacantVacantN05 TenangN49 Kota Iskandar
VacantVacantVacantVacantN03 PemanisN24 Senggarang
VacantVacantVacantN39 Tanjung Surat (EXCO Member)N25 Rengit (Speaker)N47 Kempas
VacantVacantVacantN08 Bukit Pasir (EXCO Member)N56 KukupN43 Permas
VacantVacantVacantN30 Paloh (EXCO Member)N35 Pasir RajaN16 Sungai Balang
VacantVacantVacantN19 Yong Peng (EXCO Member)N34 PantiN21 Parit Yaani
VacantVacantVacantN17 Semerah (EXCO Member)N22 Parit RajaN54 Pulai Sebatang
VacantN13 Simpang JeramN12 BentayanN44 Larkin (EXCO Member)N37 Johor LamaN38 Penawar
VacantN52 SenaiN51 Bukit BatuN11 Serom (EXCO Member)N27 Layang-LayangN55 Pekan Nanas
N41 Puteri WangsaN02 JementahN23 PenggaramN33 Tenggaroh (EXCO Member)N18 Sri MedanN04 Kemelah
N15 MaharaniN48 SkudaiN42 Johor JayaN50 Bukit Permai (EXCO Member)N31 KahangN36 Sedili
N32 EndauN28 MengkibolN46 PerlingN01 Buloh Kasap (EXCO Member)N20 Semarang (Deputy Speaker)N06 Bekok
N07 Bukit Kepong (De facto Opposition Leader)N10 TangkakN45 Stulang (Balancing Force Leader)N26 Machap (Menteri Besar)N53 BenutN09 Gambir
Secretary
Sergeant-at-ArmSpeakerState SecretaryState Legal AdvisorState Financial Officer
Sultan

Role

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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

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Speaker Term start Term end Party Constituency
Haji Rahmat Daud 20 August 1959 1 March 1964 Alliance (UMNO) Tampoi
Haji Ali Raya April 1964 20 March 1969 Alliance (UMNO) Endau
Syed Mohamed Edrus 11 May 1969 31 July 1974 Alliance (UMNO) Glang Patah
Haji Abdullah Haji Sudin 25 August 1974 12 June 1978 BN (UMNO) Kukup
Syed Zain Idrus Shahab Al-Haj 9 July 1978 29 March 1982 BN (UMNO) Simpang Rengam
23 April 1982 19 July 1986
Mohd Yunos Sulaiman 4 August 1986 4 October 1990 BN (UMNO) Tanjong Puteri
Mohamed Ali Hassan 22 October 1990 6 April 1995 BN (UMNO) Tiram
26 April 1995 10 November 1999
Zainalabidin Mohamed Zin 30 November 1999 4 March 2004 BN (UMNO) Rengit
Mohamed Ali Hassan 22 March 2004 13 February 2008 BN (UMNO) Non-MLA
21 April 2008 3 April 2013
Mohamad Aziz 20 June 2013 7 April 2018 BN (UMNO) Non-MLA
Suhaizan Kayat 28 June 2018 22 January 2022 PH (AMANAH) Non-MLA
Mohd Puad Zarkashi 21 April 2022 Incumbent BN (UMNO) Rengit

Election pendulum

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The 2026 Johor state election witnessed 48 governmental seats and 8 non-governmental seats filled the Johor Legislative Assembly. The government side has 36 safe seats and 8 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 1 safe seat and 6 fairly safe seats.

List of Assemblies

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Assembly Term began Members Committee Governing parties
State Council 1955 34 Wan Idris Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
1st 1959 32 Hassan I Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
2nd 1964 Hassan II (1964–1967)

Othman I (1967–1969)

 Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
3rd 1969 Othman II Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC) (1969–1973)
BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC) (1973–1974)
4th 1974 Othman III BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
5th 1978 Othman IV BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
6th 1982 Abdul Ajib BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
7th 1986 36 Muhyiddin I BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
8th 1990 Muhyiddin II BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
9th 1995 40 Abdul Ghani I BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
10th 1999 Abdul Ghani II BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
11th 2004 56 Abdul Ghani III BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
12th 2008 Abdul Ghani IV BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
13th 2013 Mohamed Khaled BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
14th 2018 Osman (2018–2019)

Sahruddin (2019–2020)

 PH (BERSATU–DAP–AMANAH–PKR) (2018–2020)
Hasni (2020–2022) BN (UMNO–MIC)–PN (BERSATU–PAS) (2020–2022)
15th 2022 Onn Hafiz I BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
16th 2026 Onn Hafiz II BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Pejabat Jurutulis Dewan Negeri Johor".
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