2013 Kedah state election

Malaysian state legislative election May 2023 2013 Kedah state election Kedah legislative no 2008 Kedah state election 2008 5 May 2013 2018 Kedah state election 2018 All 36 seats in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly 19 List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2008–13)#Kedah members elected 150px Mukhriz Mahathir 2009 UMNO Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional Ayer Hitam 449,278All the figures of votes and seats are a combined result of all the component parties in BN. 50.37% 14 21 7 2.97 150x150px Azizan Abdul Razak Pakatan Rakyat PAS Pakatan Rakyat 2003 Sungai Limau 21 15 6 434,621 48.73% 1.66 Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak Pakatan Rakyat (PAS) Mukhriz Mahathir Barisan Nasional (UMNO) The 13th Kedah state election was held on 5 May 2013. Polling took place in 36 constituencies throughout the Malaysian state of Kedah, with each electing a State Assemblyman to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission. The state election was held concurrently with the 2013 Malaysian general election. Barisan Nasional (BN), having lost the state for the first time in their history in the 2008 election, regains the state government after winning 21 of the 36 seats.BN rampas semula Kedah, gagal di Selangor dan Kelantan https://www.astroawani.com/berita-pilihanraya/bn-rampas-semula-kedah-gagal-di-selangor-dan-kelantan-13488 14 May 2023 www.astroawani.com Astro AWANI Network Sdn. Bhd. 6 May 2013 ms Pakatan Rakyat (PR), the informal coalition of Democratic Action Party (DAP), Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), won the remaining 15 seats to become the main opposition. This election is the only time the DAP-PAS-PKR coalition is referred as Pakatan Rakyat during the Kedah state election campaign (although each party is contesting using their own name and logo), and also the final Kedah state election which the three parties works as a coalition; PR splits in 2015 due to disagreements between DAP and PAS. Background Political parties Electoral divisions Issues June 2023 Campaign Social media Rallies Results Barisan Nasional 5 5 United Malays National Organisation 449278 19 +7 Malaysian Chinese Association 2 +1 Malaysian Indian Congress 0 0 Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 0 –1 y 21 +7 Pakatan Rakyat 4 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 289174 9 –7 People's Justice Party 127702 4 0 Democratic Action Party 17745 2 +1 434621 15 -6 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front 2959 0 0 Malaysian United People's Party 192 0 0 People's Welfare Party 745 0 0 Independents 4097 0 –1 16477 1041068 ElectionData.MY Aftermath Mukhriz Mahathir, the UMNO and BN state chairman and MLA for Ayer Hitam, were sworn in as the new Kedah Menteri Besar on the next day, in front of the Sultan of Kedah.Mukhriz Menteri Besar Kedah yang baharu https://www.theborneopost.com/2013/05/07/mukhriz-menteri-besar-kedah-yang-baharu/ 17 May 2023 Borneo Post Online Bernama Borneo Post Online Sdn Bhd. 7 May 2013 ms But on 3 February 2016, Mukhriz resigned as Menteri Besar after facing no-confidence vote in the state assembly, and were replaced by Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah.ABDUL RAHMAN IZRA Usul Sidang DUN Tentukan Nasib Mukhriz - Adun Pembangkang Kedah https://www.mstar.com.my/lokal/semasa/2016/02/02/turun-mukhriz-melalui-demokrasi?itm_source=parsely-api 19 May 2023 www.mstar.com.my Star Media Group Berhad 2 February 2016 msMukhriz resigns https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/mukhriz-resigns 17 May 2023 The Edge Malaysia Bernama/The Malaysian Insider The Edge Communications Sdn. Bhd. 4 February 2016NAMBIAR PREDEEP Ahmad Bashah new Kedah MB [VIDEO] https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/02/125546/ahmad-bashah-new-kedah-mb-video 17 May 2023 New Straits Times New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd 3 February 2016 Mukhriz later was sacked from UMNO on 24 June the same year, and together with his father Mahathir Mohamad and other sacked UMNO members formed Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM/BERSATU) a month later. The previous Menteri Besar and MLA for Sungai Limau, Azizan Abdul Razak died on 26 September 2013 due to internal organ failure and bacterial infection.Bekas MB Kedah Azizan Razak meninggal dunia https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/242172 14 May 2023 Malaysiakini 26 September 2013 ms-MY His death triggered the 2013 Sungai Limau by-election, which were won by PAS candidate to retain the seat. In 2015, the PR coalition was disbanded, due to disagreements between PAS and DAP over the former's insistence to implement the Islamic penal code, known as hudud, in the State of Kelantan.https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/break-up-of-malaysias-opposition-bloc-pakatan-rakyat-what-happened-and-whats-next Break up of Malaysia's opposition bloc Pakatan Rakyat: What happened and what's next? Abdullah Sani Asrul Hadi 2015-06-18 The Straits Times 2018-05-03 Also in 2015, a group of progressives in PAS led by Mohamad Sabu exits the party after losing in the party election, later forming National Trust Party (Amanah). Amanah joined forces with DAP and PKR in forming a successor coalition to PR, later known as Pakatan Harapan (PH) after PPBM/BERSATU joined the coalition in 2017.http://penangmonthly.com/article.aspx?pageid=9432&name=the_day_pakatan_harapan_found_its_footing Liew Chin Tong The Day Pakatan Harapan Found its Footing Penang Monthly Penang Institute 2023-04-16 2017-08-15 2017-08-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20170815101019/https://penangmonthly.com/article.aspx?pageid=9432&name=the_day_pakatan_harapan_found_its_footing As a result of the split, PH were reduced to 6 seats in the state assembly, but later gained 3 seats after defection of 2 PAS MLA (Phahrolrazi Zawawi to Amanah, Amiruddin Hamzah to PPBM/BERSATU) and 1 UMNO MLA (Mukhriz to PPBM/BERSATU). Notes References Further reading Muhamad Takiyuddin Ismail & Sity Daud (2016). Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13: Kesinambungan Politik Baharu, Kekentalan Politik Lama, UUM Press. ISBN 978-967-0876-42-9 2013 Category:2013 state elections in Malaysia