2013 Selangor state election

Malaysian state legislative election 2013 Selangor state election Selangor parliamentary no 2008 Selangor state election 2008 Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2008-2013)#Selangor 2018 Selangor state election 2018 List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2013–2018)#Selangor All 56 seats in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly 29 2013 5 5 yes 90px Abdul Khalid Ibrahim Pakatan Rakyat Ijok(ran in Port Klang, won) 36 seats, 56.0% 34 44 8 1,056,233 59.9% 3.9 100px Najib Razak(as Selangor BN chairman) Barisan Nasional not running 20 seats, 43.8% 21 12 8 693,956 39.4% 4.4 Menteri Besar Menteri Besar-designate Abdul Khalid Ibrahim Pakatan Rakyat Abdul Khalid Ibrahim Pakatan Rakyat The 13th Selangor state election was held on 5 May 2013. The Selangor State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 22 April 2013, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution; on or before 22 June 2013, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission of Malaysia, unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State, Sultan of Selangor on the advice of the Head of Government, Menteri Besar of Selangor.See Article 70 of Laws of the Constitution of Selangor 1959 The incumbent party's unofficial coalition Pakatan Rakyat won a supermajority of 44 seats and was able to form a government, securing a second term while the opposition Barisan Nasional won 12 seats.http://keputusan.spr.gov.my/ Home [PRU13] Election Commission of Malaysia 6 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130423092454/http://keputusan.spr.gov.my/ 23 April 2013 dead Background The state election is the 13th state election in Selangor since the independence of Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1957. The governing Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will seek to secure their second consecutive term in office since 2008. According to the Laws of the Constitution of Selangor 1959, the maximum term of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of Selangor, is five years from the date of the first sitting of Assembly following a state election, after which it is dissolved by operation of law.Laws of the Constitution of Selangor 1959 http://dewan.selangor.gov.my/assets/pdf/Undang%20-%20Undang%20Tubuh%20Negeri%20Selangor%201959%20.PDF 21 May 2018 The Assembly would have been automatically dissolved on 22 April 2013, the fifth anniversary of its first sitting on 22 April 2008. Electoral system Each state constituencies of Selangor will elect one member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly using the first-past-the-post voting system. If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the State Government, with its leader as Menteri Besar. If the election results in no single party having a majority, there is a hung assembly, of which will be dissolved under the royal prerogative of the Sultan. Voting Eligibility Constitution of Malaysia#Article 119:Qualification of electors To vote in the state election, one had to be:Federal Constitution of Malaysia http://www.jac.gov.my/images/stories/akta/federalconstitution.pdf jac.gov.my Judicial Appointments Commission 21 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170614105535/http://www.jac.gov.my/images/stories/akta/federalconstitution.pdf 14 June 2017 dead registered in the electoral roll as an elector in the constituency in which he resides on; aged 21 or over on the registration date; a resident of the constituency, or if not so, an absentee voter; not disqualified under any law relating to offences committed in connection with elections. Results complete results Results of the 2013 Malaysian general election by state constituency#Selangor File:Selangor Assembly seating plan.svg Pakatan Rakyat 4 People's Justice Party 14 –1 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 15 +7 Democratic Action Party 15 +2 y 44 +8 Barisan Nasional 6 6 United Malays National Organisation 12 –6 Malaysian Chinese Association 0 –2 Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 0 0 Malaysian Indian Congress 0 0 People's Progressive Party 0 0 0 12 –8 Socialist Party of Malaysia 0 0 People's Welfare Party 0 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front 0 0 Independents 0 0 0 References Category:Selangor state elections Category:2013 state elections in Malaysia