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The 14th Selangor state election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Selangor State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Selangor.[1]
The Selangor State Legislative Assembly was dissolved in a simple ceremony on 9 April 2018 by Sharafuddin of Selangor.[2][3] Alternatively, the legislative 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), if it was not 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.[4]
The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission and utilised the first-past-the-post system. Electoral candidates were nominated on 28 April.[1] On 9 May, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Malaysian time (UTC+8), polling was held in all 56 state constituencies throughout Selangor; each constituency elects a single State Assemblyman to the state legislature. The incumbent party Pakatan Harapan won a supermajority of 51 seats and was able to form a government, securing a third term. The opposition Barisan Nasional won 4 seats while Gagasan Sejahtera won 1 seat.[5] Azmin Ali returned as the Menteri Besar of Selangor before releasing his position a little over a month later to take the position in the Cabinet of Malaysia as the Minister of Economic Affairs.[6][7] Amirudin Shari succeeded him as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor and was sworn in on 19 June 2018.[8]
Background
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.[9] The Assembly would have been automatically dissolved on 21 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of its first sitting on 21 June 2013.
Electoral system
Each state constituencies of Selangor will elect one member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly using the first-past-the-post voting system. If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the State Government, with its leader as Menteri Besar. If the election results in no single party having a majority, there is a hung assembly, of which will be dissolved under the royal prerogative of the Sultan.
The redistricting of electoral boundaries for the entire country had been presented to and passed by the Dewan Rakyat, and subsequently gazetted on 29 March 2018 after obtaining the royal consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ahead of the 14th general election.[10] Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia (EC), which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Department.
Voting Eligibility
To vote in the state election, one had to be:[11]
- registered in the electoral roll as an elector in the constituency in which he resides on;
- aged 21 or over on the registration date;
- a resident of the constituency, or if not so, an absentee voter;
- not disqualified under any law relating to offences committed in connection with elections.
Electoral divisions
All 56 constituencies within Selangor, which constitute the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.
Timeline
The key dates are listed below in Malaysia Standard Time (GMT+8):
| 28 March | Prime Minister Najib Razak tabled the Election Commission's redelineation report in the Dewan Rakyat.[12] |
| 6 April | Najib Razak announced his intention to dissolve the Malaysian Parliament on the consent of Sultan Muhammad V, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.[13] |
| 6 April | Menteri Besar Azmin Ali states that he will seek an audience with Selangor's Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah to obtain his consent to dissolve the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.[14][15] |
| 7 April | Formal dissolution of Parliament.[16] |
| 9 April | A simple ceremony to dissolve Selangor State Legislative Assembly was held at Balai Dewan Diraja, Istana Alam Shah. In attendance are the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Raja Muda Selangor (the crown prince), Tengku Amir Shah, Mentri Besar of Selangor, Azmin Ali, Speaker of Selangor State Legislative Assembly, Hannah Yeoh and members of Selangor Council of the Royal Court.[2][3] |
| 10 April | Election Commission chairman Hashim Abdullah announced that the general election will take place on 9 May 2018.[17][18] |
| 28 April | Nomination process of candidates for the general election begins, and the deadline (10am) for the delivery of candidate nomination papers.[19][20] |
| 28 April | Official 11-day campaigning period begins.[21] |
| 5 May | Early voting begins.[22] |
| 9 May | Polling day. |
| 10 May | Result of the election was announced in the early morning by the Election Commission of Malaysia with Pakatan Harapan (PH) winning 51 out of 56 seats in Selangor. Leader of PH in Selangor, Azmin Ali seeks audience with Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah to inform him of the result. The Sultan appoints Azmin Ali as the Menteri Besar.[6] |
| 11 May | Swearing in ceremony of the returning Menteri Besar of Selangor, Azmin Ali was held at Balairung Seri, Istana Alam Shah.[23] |
| 14 May | Swearing in ceremony of the new members of Selangor State Executive Council was held at Balairung Seri, Istana Alam Shah.[24] |
Contenders
The incumbent party, Pakatan Harapan have decided to contest all 56 seats in Selangor.[25] Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) expressed their desire to contest in the 12 seats won by the Barisan Nasional in the last general election. National Trust Party (Amanah) will target to contest in 15 seats held by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the last general election. Pakatan Harapan will finalize the remaining 21 seats before 23 February 2018.[26] On 8 March 2018, Pakatan Harapan has successfully finalized 50 seats. Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize 6 seats. The seats are Sungai Panjang, Sungai Burong, Lembah Jaya, Dusun Tua, Seri Serdang and Kota Damansara.[27]
The opposition Barisan Nasional (BN) is also set to contest all 56 seats in Selangor State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) is to set to contest major share of Barisan Nasional (BN) seats. Gagasan Sejahtera also states that they will contest all 56 seats in Selangor. Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) will compete for 42 seats,[28] while Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) will contest 5 seats in Semenyih, Bukit Lanjan, Kota Damansara, Pelabuhan Klang and Sri Muda.[29]
Political parties
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 Pakatan Harapan (PH)
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 Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
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Manifestos
Several parties launched specific manifestos for Selangor ahead of the state election.
Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional launches their manifestos on 8 April 2018. Using the theme, Better Selangor. Yakinlah. BN lebih baik! (English: Better Selangor. Rest assured. BN is better!), the manifestos consist of 10 programs, containing 100 initiatives focusing on the betterment of Selangorians.[31][32]