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Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak
18th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded 8 September 1867
Leadership
Yang di-Pertua Negeri
Abdul Taib Mahmud
Since 1 March 2014
Speaker
Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar, BNPBB
Since 15 November 2000
Deputy Speaker
Gerawat Gala, BNPBB
Since 19 May 2016
Chief Minister
Abang Johari Openg, BNPBB
Since 13 January 2017
Opposition Leader
Chong Chieng Jen, PHDAP
Since 10 June 2013
Structure
Seats 82
Quorum: 28
Simple majority: 42
Two-thirds majority: 55
Sarawak Assembly seating plan.svg
Political groups

(As of 8 May 2016)
Government
     Barisan Nasional (71)

Ministers: 9
Assistant ministers: 18
Backbenchers: 44
  •      PBB (38)
  •      PRS (11)
  • Others (11)
  •      SUPP (7)
  •      SPDP (4)

Opposition
     Pakatan Harapan (10)

  •      DAP (7)
  •      PKR (3)
     Vacant (1)
Committees
Elections
Plurality: First-past-the-post (82 single-member constituencies)
Last election
7 May 2016
Next election
on or before 7 September 2021
Meeting place
Sarawak state assembly building.jpg
New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building, Petra Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak
Website
www.dun.sarawak.gov.my

(As of 8 May 2016)
Government
     Barisan Nasional (71)

Opposition
     Pakatan Harapan (10)

The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is a unicameral institution consisting of 71 members elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart

The State Legislative Assembly convenes at the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building in the state capital, Kuching.

The first legislative assembly in Sarawak was formed during the rule of the White Rajahs. The General Council (Majlis Umum) of the Kingdom of Sarawak was convened on 8 September 1867 by Charles Brooke, the Rajah Muda under the orders of James Brooke, then the Rajah of Sarawak. Its members were chosen from local tribe leaders who were thought to be capable of assisting Brooke in administering the kingdom. The General Council later evolved into the Council Negri in 1903. The Council Negri first met in Bintulu.

It continued to function even after Sarawak was ceded to the British Empire in 1946. Since 1963, when Sarawak joined with Malaya, Singapore and North Borneo (now known as Sabah) to form the Federation of Malaysia, in line with the federal and state constitutions, members of the Assembly have been elected representatives.


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