Opposition (Malaysia)

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The Opposition in Malaysia fulfils the same function as the official opposition in other Commonwealth of Nations monarchies. It is seen as the alternative government and the existing administration's main opponent at a general election.

The current Opposition Leader at a Federal level is Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Parliament of Malaysia

This is the list of current Leaders of Opposition in the Parliament of Malaysia:

House	Portrait	Name Constituency Birth	Political Party		Term
Dewan Negara		Vacant		N/A	N/A
Dewan Rakyat		Wan Azizah Wan Ismail MP for Permatang Pauh (born 1952)		PKR	000000002015-05-18-000018 May 2015 7007499608000000000♠1 year, 213 days

State Legislative Assemblies

This is the list of current Leaders of Opposition in the Legislative Assemblies of the Malaysian states:

Current State Opposition Leaders
as of 12 April 2016

State Legislative Assembly	Portrait	Name Constituency Birth	Political Party		Term
Perlis State Legislative Assembly		Chan Ming Kai MLA for Indera Kayangan (born 1980)		PKR	000000002013-06-28-000028 June 2013 7008109533600000000♠3 years, 172 days
Kedah State Legislative Assembly		Amiruddin Hamzah MLA for Anak Bukit (born 1962)		PAS	000000002013-06-23-000023 June 2013 7008109965600000000♠3 years, 177 days
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly		Nozula Mat Diah MLA for Paloh (born 1957)		BN (UMNO)	000000002013-06-13-000013 June 2013 7008110829600000000♠3 years, 187 days
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly		Saiful Bahri Mamat MLA for Paka (born 1967)		PAS	000000002013-06-16-000016 June 2013 7008110570400000000♠3 years, 184 days
Penang State Legislative Assembly		Jahara Hamid MLA for Telok Ayer Tawar (born 1951) Official		BN (UMNO)	000000002013-06-28-000028 June 2013 7008109533600000000♠3 years, 172 days
Perak State Legislative Assembly		Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin MLA for Changkat Jering (born 1957)		AMANAH	000000002013-06-28-000028 June 2013 7008109533600000000♠3 years, 172 days
Pahang State Legislative Assembly		Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji MLA for Mentakab (born 1966)		DAP	000000002013-07-01-00001 July 2013 7008109274400000000♠3 years, 169 days
Selangor State Legislative Assembly		Vacant Official		BN (UMNO)	000000002014-12-08-00008 December 2014 7007638928000000000♠2 years, 9 days
		Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan MLA for Batang Kali (born 1971) Opposition coordinator Unrecognized position by State Assembly			000000002015-03-25-000025 March 2015 7007546264000000000♠1 year, 267 days
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly		Anthony Loke Siew Fook MLA for Chennah (born 1977)		DAP	000000002013-06-17-000017 June 2013 7008110484000000000♠3 years, 183 days
Malacca State Legislative Assembly		Vacant		DAP	000000002013-10-08-00008 October 2013 7008100720800000000♠3 years, 70 days
Johor State Legislative Assembly		Gan Peck Cheng MLA for Penggaram (born 1966)		DAP	000000002015-10-27-000027 October 2015 7007359640000000000♠1 year, 51 days
Sabah State Legislative Assembly		Lajim Ukin MLA for Klias (born 1955)		PKR	000000002013-06-19-000019 June 2013 7008110311200000000♠3 years, 181 days
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly		Chong Chieng Jen MLA for Kota Sentosa (born 1971)		DAP	000000002013-06-10-000010 June 2013 7008111088800000000♠3 years, 190 days

See also

• Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia)
• Shadow Cabinet of Malaysia
• Frontbench Committees of Anwar Ibrahim

References

Parliament of Malaysia
Components	Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) Dewan Negara (Senate) Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
Parliamentary officers	Dewan Negara President of the Dewan Negara Deputy President of the Dewan Negara Secretary of the Dewan Negara Leader of the Government in the Dewan Negara Manager of Government Business in the Dewan Negara Leader of the Opposition in the Dewan Negara Manager of Opposition Business in the Dewan Negara Whips (list) Dewan Rakyat Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat Secretary of the Dewan Rakyat Leader of the Dewan Rakyat Leader of the Opposition Manager of Opposition Business in the Dewan Rakyat Whips (list)
Members	Dewan Negara Current Women Dewan Rakyat Current Women
Procedure	Royal Address Joint meetings Question time Standing orders Order Paper Hansard Readings of bills Act of Parliament Question time Royal assent Committees: Dewan Negara | Dewan Rakyat
Elections	Current First-past-the-post voting Electoral districts List of the winning political parties in the Malaysian general election by parliamentary constituency By-elections Caretaker government
Locations	Malaysian Houses of Parliament (1963–present) Tunku Abdul Rahman Hall (1959–63)