Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri has announced the dissolution of the parliament on October 10 and the return of politics to the people to elect a new federal government with the votes in their hands.
With the dissolution of the parliament, many people will be concerned whether the state assemblies will also be dissolved in order to hold simultaneous general elections. For now, it is certain that 4 states will not dissolve their state assemblies simultaneously, because these states have already held state elections in the past 1 to 2 years.
These states are Sabah, which will have its state election in September 2020, Melaka, which will have its state election in November 2021, Sarawak, which will have its state election in December 2021, and Johor, which will have its state election in March 2022.
As for Perlis, Pahang and Perak, it is already certain that the state councils will be dissolved simultaneously, as these states are ruled by BN. UMNO and BN President Amar Zahi has instructed these states to dissolve their state assemblies simultaneously.
As for the three states that are now ruled by Hizbul Mujahideen, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Penang have indicated that they will not hold simultaneous state elections. The state ministers of Selangor and Negeri Sembilan have officially announced that they will not hold simultaneous state elections. Penang is still waiting for the latest announcement from the Penang State Chief Minister.
Kedah, Terengganu and Kelantan, which are ruled by the Islamic Party, should not dissolve their state assemblies either.
The states that will dissolve their state assemblies at the same time
1. Perlis
2. Pahang
3. Perak
States/States that have held state elections
1. Sabah (September 2020)
2. Malacca (November 2021)
3. Sarawak (December 2021)
4. Johor (March 2022)
States that have indicated they will not be dissolved simultaneously
1. Kedah
2. Penang
3. Negeri Sembilan
4. Selangor
5. Terengganu
6. Kelantan
