2013 Perak state election


The 13th Perak state election was held on 5 May 2013. Polling took place in 59 constituencies throughout the State of Perak, with each electing a State Assemblyman to the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission. The state election was held concurrently with the 2013 Malaysian general election.

2013 Perak state election
5 May 2013 (2013-05-05)
59 seats to the Perak State Legislative Assembly
30 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Zambry Abdul Kadir Ngeh Koo Ham Muhammad Nur Manuty
Party UMNO DAP PKR
Alliance Barisan Nasional Pakatan Rakyat Pakatan Rakyat
Leader since 2009  () 2000 2011
Leader's seat Pangkor Sitiawan Not contesting
Last election 28 18 7
Seats before 0
Seats won 31 18 5
Seat change 3 0 2
Popular vote 506,947 270,137 153,859
Percentage 44.82% 23.88% 13.60%
Swing 2.53 pp 1.54 pp 0.48 pp
  Fourth party
 
Leader Abu Bakar Hussian
Party PAS
Alliance Pakatan Rakyat
Leader since 2009
Leader's seat Titi Serong
Last election 06
Seats won 05
Seat change 01
Popular vote 193,674
Percentage 17.12%
Swing 1.08 pp
Menteri Besar before election

Zambry Abdul Kadir
Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

 Elected Menteri Besar

Zambry Abdul Kadir
Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

Barisan Nasional (BN), having regained the state government control in the controversial 2009 Perak constitutional crisis after their loss in the 2008 election, narrowly retains the government after winning 31 of the 59 seats. Pakatan Rakyat (PR), the informal coalition of Democratic Action Party (DAP), Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), won the remaining 28 seats to become the main opposition.

This election is the only time the DAP-PAS-PKR coalition is referred as Pakatan Rakyat during the Perak state election campaign (although each party is contesting using their own name and logo), and also the final Perak state election which the three parties works as a coalition; PR splits in 2015 due to disagreements between DAP and PAS.

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