Editing Perlis (section)

==Government==
{{main|Government of Perlis|Perlis State Executive Council|Perlis State Legislative Assembly}}
{{see also|Menteri Besar of Perlis}}
[[File:Perlis State Legislative Assembly.jpg|thumb|[[Perlis State Legislative Assembly]]]]

Perlis is ruled by the [[House of Jamalullail (Perlis)|House of Jamalullail]]. Unlike most other [[Malay states]], in which the ruler is a "sultan", the ruler of Perlis is called the "raja".<ref>{{cite book|last=Ooi Keat Gin|title=Historical Dictionary of Malaysia|year=2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|page=252}}</ref>

Legislative power in the state is exercised by the [[Perlis State Legislative Assembly]], a unicameral chamber in which all 15 seats are elected from single-member constituencies. After the [[Results of the Malaysian general election, 2022 by state constituency|2022 state election]], the [[Perikatan Nasional]] coalition, led by the [[Malaysian Islamic Party]], holds 14 of the assembly's 15 seats.

The raja appoints [[menteri besar]] (chief minister) and an Executive Council (akin to a Cabinet). Generally, the chief minister is a member of the legislative assembly who can command a majority on the assembly's floor. The raja's appointment powers were at the center of a brief constitutional crisis in the state after the [[2008 Malaysian general election|2008 general election]]. The Raja sought to appoint a Barisan Nasional assemblyman, [[Md Isa Sabu]], as chief minister despite Prime Minister [[Abdullah Badawi]], who led the national coalition, nominating the incumbent [[Shahidan Kassim]] to continue in office. The Raja prevailed and swore in Md Isa, who served a full term as chief minister.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=%2f2008%2f3%2f15%2fnation%2f20658063&sec=nation|title=Palaces intervene in appointment of two MBs|date=15 March 2008|work=The Star|access-date=5 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629201542/http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=%2f2008%2f3%2f15%2fnation%2f20658063&sec=nation|archive-date=29 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The state elects three members of the federal [[Dewan Rakyat|House of Representatives]] for the constituencies of [[Arau]], [[Kangar]] and [[Padang Besar, Malaysia|Padang Besar]]. The Perikatan Nasional has held all three seats since the [[Perlis state election, 2022|2022 general elections]].

The state also has two [[Dewan Negara|federal senators]]; like all other states, the senators are not directly elected but appointed by a vote of the state legislative assembly.

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|-
| colspan=6 | [[File:Svgfiles 2022-11-25-13-19-14-752065-14842915061957288095.svg|300px]]
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Affiliation
! rowspan="2" |Coalition/Party Leader
! rowspan="2" |Status
! colspan="2" |Seats
|-
![[2022 Perlis state election|2022 election]]
!Current
|-
|{{Color box|#031e61|border=darkgray}}
|[[Perikatan Nasional]]
|Mohd Shukri Ramli
|Government
|14
|14
|-
|{{Color box|#CC2200|border=darkgray}}
|[[Pakatan Harapan]]
|Gan Ay Ling
|Opposition
|1
|1
|-
! colspan="4" |Total
!15
!15
|-
! colspan="4" |Government majority
!9
!9
|}

=== Subdivisions ===
[[File:Mukims of Perlis labelled.svg|thumb|300px|Mukims of Perlis]]

Perlis, the smallest state by area in Malaysia, is not divided into administrative districts. It is, however, still divided into 22 [[mukim]]s (communes), namely:
* Abi
* [[Arau]]
* Beseri
* [[Chuping]]
* Jejawi
* [[Kaki Bukit]]
* Kayang
* Kechor
* [[Kuala Perlis]]
* Kurong Anai
* Kurong Batang
* Ngulang
* Oran
* Padang Pauh
* Paya
* Padang Siding
* [[Sanglang]]
* Sena
* Seriab
* Sungai Adam
* [[Titi Tinggi]] ([[Padang Besar, Malaysia|Padang Besar]])
* Utan Aji; and
* Wang Bintong