Johor State Legislative Assembly

Johor State Legislative Assembly

*Dewan Negeri Johor*
ديوان نݢري جوهر
Johor State Legislative Assembly ; Dewan Negeri Johor; ديوان نݢري جوهر
16th Johor State Assembly
	Insignia of Johor State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1959
Leadership
Regent	Tunku Mahkota Ismail ; since 28 January 2024
Speaker	Zahari Sarip, BN-UMNO ; since 27 August 2026
Deputy Speaker	Samsolbari Jamali, BN-UMNO ; since 21 April 2022
Menteri Besar	Onn Hafiz Ghazi, BN-UMNO ; since 15 March 2022
Balancing Force Leader	Andrew Chen Kah Eng, PH-DAP ; since 11 December 2022
Secretary	Mustafa Kamal Abdullah
Structure
Seats	56 + 0 Nominated Member (Maximum 61 Members); Quorum: 19; Simple majority: 29; Two-thirds majority: 38
Political groups	(As of 11 July 2026); Government (48); BN (48) UMNO (36); MCA (8); MIC (4); Opposition (8); PH (8) DAP (6); PKR (1); AMANAH (1); Speaker; BN (1)
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	11 July 2026
Next election	By 26 October 2031
Meeting place
	Sultan Ismail Building, Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, Johor
	Sultan Ibrahim Building, Johor Bahru, Johor
Website
	dewannegeri.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. Prior to the 2022 state election, elections are always held concurrently with the federal parliament and other state assemblies elections.