DUN Perak

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DUN Perak is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making state laws and overseeing the government in the Malaysian state of Perak.

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instanceOf legislature
unicameral state legislative assembly
abbreviation DUN Perak
advisesDissolutionRequestedBy Menteri Besar of Perak
canBeDissolvedBy Sultan of Perak
chamberType unicameral
country Malaysia
deputyPresidingOfficerTitle Deputy Speaker
dividedInto state constituencies
electionsHeldConcurrentlyWith Malaysian general elections (usually)
establishedUnder Constitution of the State of Perak
Federal Constitution of Malaysia
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasElectionType state election
hasPower to pass, amend, and repeal state laws
to question state ministers
hasRole approves state budget
forum for public policy debate in Perak
passes state enactments
scrutinises state executive council
headedBy Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
jurisdiction state of Perak
linked to: State of Perak
languageUsed Malay
legislativeBodyOf Perak
locatedIn Perak, Malaysia
linked to: Perak
meetsFrequency at least once a year
meetsIn Perak State Secretariat Building
meetsInCity Ipoh
membersCalled Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri
State Assemblymen
membersElectedFrom single-member constituencies
nativeNameLanguage ms
numberOfMembers 59
officialName Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak
oversees Perak State Executive Council
partOf state government of Perak
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker
primaryFunction making state laws for Perak
overseeing the state government of Perak
responsibleFor representing constituencies in Perak
secondaryLanguageUsed English
shortName Perak State Legislative Assembly
state Perak
supervises implementation of state laws in Perak
termLength 5 years
typeOfLawPassed state enactments of Perak
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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