19th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

19th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
19th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building, Kuching
Overview
Legislative body	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Jurisdiction	Sarawak
Meeting place	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building
Term	14 February 2022 – present
Election	2021 state election
Government	Second Abang Johari cabinet
Website	duns.sarawak.gov.my
Members	82
Governor	Abdul Taib Mahmud ; (until 26 January 2024) ; Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar ; (from 26 January 2024)
Speaker	Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar
Deputy Speaker	Idris Buang
Premier	Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
Leader of the Opposition	Wong Soon Koh ; (until 20 November 2023) ; Chong Chieng Jen ; (from 20 November 2023)
Party control	Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
Sessions
1st
1st	1st Meeting: ; 14 February 2022 – 16 February 2022 ; 2nd Meeting: ; 17 May 2022 – 26 May 2022 ; 3rd Meeting: ; 21 November 2022- 1 December 2022
2nd	1st Meeting: ; 15 May 2023 – 24 May 2023; 2nd Meeting: ; 20 November 2023 – 29 November 2023
3rd	1st Meeting: ; 6 May 2024 - 15 May 2024

The 19th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is the present term of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, the legislative branch of the Government of Sarawak in Sarawak, Malaysia. The 19th Assembly is consisted of 82 members that were elected in the 2021 Sarawak state election. The term will last for five years in maximum from the first sitting.

Officeholders

Speakership

Speaker: Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar (non-MLA)
Deputy Speaker: Idris Buang (Muara Tuang MLA)

Other parliamentary officers

Secretary: Nur Azhar Bujang
Acting Deputy Secretary: Abang Mohammad Adib Abang Sallehadin
Serjeants-at-Arms:

Party leaders

Government

Leader of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and the component party, Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB): Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (Premier & Gedong MLA)
- Leader of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP): Sim Kui Hian (Deputy Premier & Batu Kawah MLA)
- Leader of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP): Tiong King Sing (Dudong MLA)

Opposition

Leader of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) of Sarawak and the component party, Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Sarawak:
Chong Chieng Jen (Leader of the Opposition & Padungan MLA)

Whips

Government Whip: Ibrahim Baki (GPS-PBB)
Opposition Whip:

Composition

Party representation in the 19th Assembly
Affiliation			Members
Affiliation			At 2021 election	Current
	Gabungan Parti Sarawak		76	79
		Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu	47	47
		Sarawak United Peoples' Party	13	13
		Parti Rakyat Sarawak	11	11
		Progressive Democratic Party	5	8
Government total			76	79
	Parti Sarawak Bersatu		4	0
	Pakatan Harapan		2	2
		Democratic Action Party	2	2
	Independent		0	1
Confidence and supply total			6	6
Total			82	82
Working government majority			70	70
	Vacant

Members

List

No.	Parliamentary Constituency	No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)	Position
GPS 79 \| PH 2 \| IND 1
P192	Mas Gading	N01	Opar	Billy Sujang	GPS (SUPP)
P192	Mas Gading	N02	Tasik Biru	Henry Harry Jinep	GPS (PDP)	Deputy Minister
P193	Santubong	N03	Tanjong Datu	Azizul Annuar Adenan	GPS (PBB)
		N04	Pantai Damai	Abdul Rahman Junaidi	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
		N05	Demak Laut	Hazland Abang Hipni	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
P194	Petra Jaya	N06	Tupong	Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman	GPS (PBB)
		N07	Samariang	Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
		N08	Satok	Ibrahim Baki	GPS (PBB)	GPS Chief Whip
P195	Bandar Kuching	N09	Padungan	Chong Chieng Jen	PH (DAP)	MP of Stampin / Leader of the Opposition
		N10	Pending	Violet Yong Wui Wui	PH (DAP)
		N11	Batu Lintang	See Chee How	IND
P196	Stampin	N12	Kota Sentosa	Yap Yau Sin	GPS (SUPP)
		N13	Batu Kitang	Lo Khere Chiang	GPS (SUPP)
		N14	Batu Kawah	Sim Kui Hian	GPS (SUPP)	Deputy Premier
P197	Kota Samarahan	N15	Asajaya	Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	GPS (PBB)	Minister
		N16	Muara Tuang	Idris Buang	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Speaker
		N17	Stakan	Hamzah Brahim	GPS (PBB)	Political Secretary to the Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities
P198	Puncak Borneo	N18	Serembu	Miro Simuh	GPS (PBB)
		N19	Mambong	Jerip Susil	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
		N20	Tarat	Roland Sagah Wee Inn	GPS (PBB)	Minister
P199	Serian	N21	Tebedu	Simon Sinang Bada	GPS (PBB)
		N22	Kedup	Martin Ben	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
		N23	Bukit Semuja	John Ilus	GPS (PBB)
P200	Batang Sadong	N24	Sadong Jaya	Aidel Lariwoo	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
		N25	Simunjan	Awla Idris	GPS (PBB)
		N26	Gedong	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg	GPS (PBB)	Premier
P201	Batang Lupar	N27	Sebuyau	Julaihi Narawi	GPS (PBB)	Minister
		N28	Lingga	Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor	GPS (PBB)
		N29	Beting Maro	Razaili Gapor	GPS (PBB)
P202	Sri Aman	N30	Balai Ringin	Snowdan Lawan	GPS (PRS)	Deputy Minister
		N31	Bukit Begunan	Mong Dagang	GPS (PRS)
		N32	Simanggang	Francis Harden Hollis	GPS (SUPP)	Deputy Minister
P203	Lubok Antu	N33	Engkilili	Johnical Rayong Ngipa	GPS (PDP)
P203	Lubok Antu	N34	Batang Ai	Malcom Mussen Lamoh	GPS (PRS)	Deputy Minister
P204	Betong	N35	Saribas	Ricky @ Mohamad Razi Sitam	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
		N36	Layar	Gerald Rentap Jabu	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
		N37	Bukit Saban	Douglas Uggah Embas	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Premier
P205	Saratok	N38	Kalaka	Mohamad Duri	GPS (PBB)
		N39	Krian	Friday Belik	GPS (PDP)
		N40	Kabong	Mohd Chee Kadir	GPS (PBB)
P206	Tanjong Manis	N41	Kuala Rajang	Len Talif Salleh	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
P206	Tanjong Manis	N42	Semop	Abdullah Saidol	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
P207	Igan	N43	Daro	Safiee Ahmad	GPS (PBB)
P207	Igan	N44	Jemoreng	Juanda Jaya	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
P208	Sarikei	N45	Repok	Huang Tiong Sii	GPS (SUPP)	Federal Deputy Minister MP of Sarikei
P208	Sarikei	N46	Meradong	Ding Kuong Hiing	GPS (SUPP)
P209	Julau	N47	Pakan	William Mawan Ikom	GPS (PBB)
P209	Julau	N48	Meluan	Rolland Duat Jubin	GPS (PDP)
P210	Kanowit	N49	Ngemah	Anyi Jana	GPS (PRS)
P210	Kanowit	N50	Machan	Allan Siden Gramong	GPS (PBB)
P211	Lanang	N51	Bukit Assek	Chieng Jin Ek	GPS (SUPP)
P211	Lanang	N52	Dudong	Tiong King Sing	GPS (PDP)	Federal Minister MP of Bintulu
P212	Sibu	N53	Bawang Assan	Wong Soon Koh	GPS (PDP)
		N54	Pelawan	Michael Tiang Ming Tee	GPS (SUPP)	Deputy Minister
		N55	Nangka	Annuar Rapaee	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
P213	Mukah	N56	Dalat	Fatimah Abdullah	GPS (PBB)	Minister
		N57	Tellian	Royston Valentine	GPS (PBB)
		N58	Balingian	Abdul Yakub Arbi	GPS (PBB)
P214	Selangau	N59	Tamin	Christopher Gira Sambang	GPS (PRS)
P214	Selangau	N60	Kakus	John Sikie Tayai	GPS (PRS)	Minister
P215	Kapit	N61	Pelagus	Wilson Nyabong Ijang	GPS (PRS)
		N62	Katibas	Lidam Assan	GPS (PBB)
		N63	Bukit Goram	Jefferson Jamit Unyat	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
P216	Hulu Rajang	N64	Baleh	Nicholas Kudi Jantai Masing	GPS (PRS)
		N65	Belaga	Liwan Lagang	GPS (PRS)	Deputy Minister
		N66	Murum	Kennedy Chukpai Ugon	GPS (PRS)
P217	Bintulu	N67	Jepak	Iskandar Turkee	GPS (PBB)
		N68	Tanjong Batu	Johnny Pang Leong Ming	GPS (SUPP)
		N69	Kemena	Stephen Rundi Utom	GPS (PBB)	Minister
		N70	Samalaju	Majang Renggi	GPS (PRS)	Deputy Minister
P218	Sibuti	N71	Bekenu	Rosey Yunus	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
P218	Sibuti	N72	Lambir	Ripin Lamat	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
P219	Miri	N73	Piasau	Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew	GPS (SUPP)	Deputy Minister
		N74	Pujut	Adam Yii Siew Sang	GPS (SUPP)	Mayor of Miri City Council
		N75	Senadin	Lee Kim Shin	GPS (SUPP)	Minister
P220	Baram	N76	Marudi	Penguang Manggil	GPS (PDP)	Deputy Minister
		N77	Telang Usan	Dennis Ngau	GPS (PBB)
		N78	Mulu	Gerawat Gala	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
P221	Limbang	N79	Bukit Kota	Abdul Rahman Ismail	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Minister
P221	Limbang	N80	Batu Danau	Paulus Palu Gumbang	GPS (PBB)
P222	Lawas	N81	Ba'kelalan	Baru Bian	GPS (PDP)
P222	Lawas	N82	Bukit Sari	Awang Tengah Ali Hasan	GPS (PBB)	Deputy Premier

Committees

The following members of committees has been appointed as of 8 May 2024.

Committee of Selection and Standing Orders


Member	Party	Constituency
Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, chairman	GPS (PBB)	Non-MLA
Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg, Premier	GPS (PBB)	Gedong
Douglas Uggah Embas	GPS (PBB)	Bukit Saban
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan	GPS (PBB)	Bukit Sari
Sim Kui Hian	GPS (SUPP)	Batu Kawah
John Sikie Tayai	GPS (PRS)	Kakus

Public Accounts Committee


Member	Party	Constituency
Razaili Gapor, chairman	GPS (PBB)	Beting Maro
Lo Khere Chiang	GPS (SUPP)	Batu Kitang
Mohd Chee Kadir	GPS (PBB)	Kabong
See Chee How	Independent	Batu Lintang
Wilson Nyabong Ijang	GPS (PRS)	Pelagus
Miro Simuh	GPS (PBB)	Serembu
Rolland Duat Jubin	GPS (PDP)	Meluan

House Committee


Member	Party	Constituency
Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, chairman	GPS (PBB)	-
Fatimah Abdullah	GPS (PBB)	Dalat
Stephen Rundi Utom	GPS (PBB)	Kemena
Lee Kim Shin	GPS (SUPP)	Senadin
Julaihi Narawi	GPS (PBB)	Sebuyau
Francis Harden Hollis	GPS (SUPP)	Simanggang
Henry Harry Jinep	GPS (PDP)	Tasik Biru

Public Petitions Committee


Member	Party	Constituency
Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, chairman	GPS (PBB)	-
Roland Sagah Wee Inn	GPS (PBB)	Tarat
Jerip Susil	GPS (PBB)	Mambong
Liwan Lagang	GPS (PRS)	Belaga
Penguang Manggil	GPS (PDP)	Marudi
Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew	GPS (SUPP)	Piasau
Aidel Lariwoo	GPS (PBB)	Sadong Jaya

Committee of Privileges


Member	Party	Constituency
Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, chairman	GPS (PBB)	-
Douglas Uggah Embas	GPS (PBB)	Bukit Saban
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan	GPS (PBB)	Bukit Sari
Sim Kui Hian	GPS (SUPP)	Batu Kawah
Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah	GPS (PBB)	Asajaya
Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali	GPS (PBB)	Samariang
Malcolm Mussen Lamoh	GPS (PRS)	Batang Ai
Idris Buang	GPS (PBB)	Muara Tuang

Dewan Negeri Event Committee


Member	Party	Constituency
Rosey Yunus, chairman	GPS (PBB)	Bekenu
Len Talif Salleh	GPS (PBB)	Kuala Rajang
Abdul Rahman Junaidi	GPS (PBB)	Pantai Damai
Abdul Rahman Ismail	GPS (PBB)	Bukit Kota
Annuar Rapaee	GPS (PBB)	Nangka
Snowdan Lawan	GPS (PRS)	Balai Ringin
Abdullah Saidol	GPS (PBB)	Semop
Michael Tiang Ming Tee	GPS (SUPP)	Pelawan
Ding Kuong Hiing	GPS (SUPP)	Meradong
Christopher Gira Sambang	GPS (PRS)	Tamin
Abdul Yakub Arbi	GPS (PBB)	Balingian
Safiee Ahmad	GPS (PBB)	Daro
Hamzah Brahim	GPS (PBB)	Stakan
Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor	GPS (PBB)	Lingga
Friday Belik	GPS (PDP)	Krian
Johnny Pang Leong Ming	GPS (SUPP)	Tanjong Batu

Seating plan

				Sergeant-at-Arm
	N68 Tanjong Batu	N12 Kota Sentosa	N58 Balingian		N65 Belaga (Deputy Minister)	N35 Saribas (Deputy Minister)	Vacant
	N64 Baleh	N3 Tanjong Datu	N48 Meluan		N19 Mambong (Deputy Minister)	N22 Kedup (Deputy Minister)	N45 Repok
	N62 Katibas	N1 Opar	N59 Tamin		N32 Simanggang (Deputy Minister)	N5 Demak Laut (Deputy Minister)	N29 Beting Maro
	N57 Tellian	N21 Tebedu	N25 Simunjan		N78 Mulu (Deputy Minister)	N72 Lambir (Deputy Minister)	N77 Telang Usan
Vacant	N51 Bukit Assek	N28 Lingga	N6 Tupong		N16 Muara Tuang (Deputy Speaker)	N24 Sadong Jaya (Deputy Minister)	N80 Batu Danau	Vacant
Vacant	N49 Ngemah	N74 Pujut	N23 Bukit Semuja		N20 Tarat (Minister)	N73 Piasau (Deputy Minister)	N31 Bukit Begunan	Vacant
Vacant	N39 Krian	N17 Stakan	N18 Serembu		N27 Sebuyau (Minister)	N42 Semop (Deputy Minister)	N67 Jepak	Vacant
Vacant	N38 Kalaka	N40 Kabong	N61 Pelagus		N60 Kakus (Minister)	N30 Balai Ringin (Deputy Minister)	N47 Pakan	Vacant
			N13 Batu Kitang		N75 Senadin (Minister)
Vacant	Vacant	N50 Machan	N46 Meradong		N15 Asajaya (Minister)	N76 Marudi (Deputy Minister)	N52 Dudong	Vacant
Vacant	Vacant	N66 Murum	Vacant		N69 Kemena (Minister)	N55 Nangka (Deputy Minister)	N8 Satok	Vacant
Vacant	Vacant	N43 Daro	N33 Engkilili		N56 Dalat (Minister)	N79 Bukit Kota (Deputy Minister)	N54 Pelawan (Deputy Minister)	Vacant
Vacant	N11 Batu Lintang	N81 Ba'kelalan	N53 Bawang Assan		N14 Batu Kawah (Deputy Premier)	N34 Batang Ai (Deputy Minister)	N63 Bukit Goram (Deputy Minister)
	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant		N82 Bukit Sari (Deputy Premier)	N7 Samariang (Deputy Minister)	N70 Samalaju (Deputy Minister)
	Vacant	Vacant	N10 Pending		N37 Bukit Saban (Deputy Premier)	N4 Pantai Damai (Deputy Minister)	N36 Layar (Deputy Minister)
	Vacant	Vacant	N9 Padungan (Opposition Leader)	the Mace	N26 Gedong (Premier)	N41 Kuala Rajang (Deputy Minister)	N44 Jemoreng (Deputy Minister)
	Vacant	Vacant		Secretary		N71 Bekenu (Deputy Minister)	N2 Tasik Biru (Deputy Minister)
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