2018 Kedah state election

2018 Kedah state election

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All 36 seats to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   GS Leader Mukhriz Mahathir Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhrurazi Ahmad Bashah Md. Hanipah Party Pakatan Harapan (Bersatu) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Leader since 7 January 2018 2017 2016 Leader's seat Jitra Pengkalan Kundor (lost seat) Bakar Bata (lost seat) Last election 7 seats, 16.31% (Pakatan Rakyat) 8 seats, 32.42% , (Pakatan Rakyat) 21 seats, 50.37% Seats before 9 7 20 Seats won 18 15 3 Seat change 9 8 17 Popular vote 343,519 313,171 278,694 Percentage 36.5% 33.7% 29.6% Swing 20.2% 1.3% 20.8%
Pakatan Harapan seats:   DAP   PKR   Bersatu   Amanah Opposition seats:   PAS   UMNO
Menteri Besar before election Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah BN Elected Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir Pakatan Harapan

The 14th Kedah State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

The Kedah State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 23 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), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (Sultan of Kedah) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Kedah).

The state election resulting in a hung parliament, as no parties gained simple majority. Pakatan Harapan (PH) gained a plurality in the election, winning 18 seats but still short of 1 seat for a simple majority win;^[1] nevertheless PH were invited by Sultan of Kedah to form the state government. Mukhriz Mahathir, from BERSATU, was sworn in as Menteri Besar on 11 May 2018.^[2] This is Mukhriz's second term as Menteri Besar, having held the position from 2013 to 2016 under his previous party UMNO-BN.