Selangor state election, 2018

Selangor state election, 2018

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All 56 seats in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly 29 seats needed for a majority
Registered	2,415,074
Turnout	2,074,891 (85.91%)
Majority party Minority party Third party   BN GS Leader Azmin Ali Noh Omar Sallehen Mukhyi Party Pakatan Harapan (PKR) Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Leader since 08 March 2008 25 April 1995 2004 Leader's seat Bukit Antarabangsa Not contesting (MP of Tanjong Karang) Sabak Last election 29 seats, 44.00% (PR) 12 Seats, 38.96% 15 seats, 15.38% (PR) Seats before 29 11 13 Seats won 51 4 1 Seat change 21 7 12 Popular vote 1,303,102 450,742 296,250 Percentage 63.37% 21.92% 14.41%
A map of Selangor state constituencies
Menteri Besar Selangor before election Mohamed Azmin Ali Pakatan Harapan , (PKR) Menteri Besar Selangor-designate Mohamed Azmin Ali Pakatan Harapan , (PKR)

Mohamed Azmin Ali
Pakatan Harapan , (PKR)

Mohamed Azmin Ali
Pakatan Harapan , (PKR)

The 14th Selangor state election was held on 9 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

The Selangor State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 21 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 21 August 2018, 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.

The incumbent party Pakatan Harapan won a supermajority of 51 seats and was able to formed a government, securing a third term. The opposition Barisan Nasional won 4 seats while Gagasan Sejahtera won 1 seat.

The state election is the 14th state election in Selangor since the independence of Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1957. The governing Pakatan Harapan (PH) will seek to secure their third 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. The Assembly would have been automatically dissolved on 21 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of its first sitting on 21 June 2013.