2023 Kedah state election

The 15th Kedah state election was held on 12 August 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Kedah State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Kedah.

2023 Kedah state election
12 August 2023
All 36 seats in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.86%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor Mahdzir Khalid
Mahfuz Omar
Party PAS UMNO
AMANAH
Alliance Perikatan Nasional
Parties
  • BERSATU
  • PAS
  • GERAKAN
Barisan Nasional
Pakatan Harapan
Parties
  • PKR
  • DAP
  • AMANAH
  • UMNO
Leader's seat Jeneri Mahdzir: Pedu (lost)
Mahfuz: Alor Mengkudu (lost)
Last election 20 seats, 47.1% 16 seats, 52.79%
Seats before 21 12
Seats won 33 3
Seat change 12 9
Popular vote 790,300 345,898
Percentage 68.88% 30.15%
Swing 21.78% 22.61%
Menteri Besar of Kedah before election

Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
PN (PAS)

 Menteri Besar of Kedah after election

Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
PN (PAS)

Kedah is one of the states which did not dissolve simultaneously with Dewan Rakyat on 10 October 2022. It was decided by Perikatan Nasional on 13 October 2022.

In the state election, the governing Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition led by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) won 33 of 36 seats (achieving a supermajority). The Barisan Nasional (BN)-Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact won the remaining 3 seats, with PH capturing all 3 seats. This means for the first time ever in the state's history, BN will have no representation in the state assembly, with PH taking BN's place as the state's main opposition.

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