Johor State Legislative Assembly

Johor State Legislative Assembly

*Dewan Negeri Johor*
*柔佛州议会*
ديوان نݢري جوهر‎
Johor State Legislative Assembly ; Dewan Negeri Johor; 柔佛州议会; ديوان نݢري جوهر‎
15th Johor State Assembly
	Insignia of Johor State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1959
Leadership
Sultan	Sultan Ibrahim Al-Marhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj ; since 23 January 2010
Speaker	Mohd Puad Zarkashi, BN-UMNO ; since 21 April 2022
Deputy Speaker	Samsolbari Jamali, BN-UMNO ; since 21 April 2022
Menteri Besar	Onn Hafiz Ghazi, BN-UMNO ; since 15 March 2022
Secretary	Shubanah Yusuf
Structure
Seats	56; Quorum: 19; Simple majority: 29; Two-thirds majority: 38
Political groups	(As of 9 September 2023) Government (40); BN (40) UMNO (33); MCA (4); MIC (3); Confidence and supply (12); PH (12) DAP (10); PKR (1); AMANAH (1); Opposition (4); PN (3) BERSATU (2); PAS (1); MUDA (1) Speaker; BN (MLA for Rengit)
Committees	4 Public Accounts Committee; Rules of Proceedings Committee; Right and Privileges Committee; Committee of Selection;
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (56 single-member constituencies)
Last election	12 March 2022
Next election	By 20 June 2027
Meeting place
	Sultan Ismail Building, Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, Johor
	Sultan Ibrahim Building, Johor Bahru, Johor
Website
	www.johor.gov.my

The Johor State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Negeri Johor) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is composed of 56 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to the federal parliament and other state assemblies (except Sarawak).

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