2023 Terengganu state election

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

2023 Terengganu state election
12 August 2023
All 32 seats in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.79%
  Majority party Minority party
  PH-BN
Leader Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar Ahmad Said
Raja Kamarul Bahrin
Party PAS UMNO
AMANAH
Alliance Perikatan Nasional
Parties
  • PAS
  • BERSATU
Barisan Nasional
Pakatan Harapan
Parties
  • UMNO
  • PKR
  • AMANAH
Leader since 5 January 2021 11 January 2019
30 August 2017
Leader's seat Ru Rendang Ahmad: Contested in Kijal (defeated)
Raja Kamarul Bahrin: Did not contest
Last election 22 seats, 52.29% 10 seats, 47.72%
Seats before 22 10
Seats won 32 0
Seat change 10 10
Popular vote 472,731 217,484
Percentage 68.44% 31.48%
Swing 16.15% 16.24%
Menteri Besar of Terengganu before election

Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
PN (PAS)

 Menteri Besar of Terengganu after election

Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
(PN (PAS)

Terengganu 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 Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition led by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) won all 32 seats (achieving a supermajority), recording the first clean sweep in the state's history since 1978. Other candidates, including the Barisan Nasional (BN)-Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact did not win any of the seats, with BN losing all its previous 10 seats, and leaving the state assembly with no elected opposition representative.

The 2023 Kuala Terengganu by-election were held concurrently with this election.

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