2023 Kedah state election

The 15th Kedah state election was held on 12 August 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Kedah State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Kedah.

Kedah is one of the states which did not dissolve simultaneously with Dewan Rakyat on 10 October 2022. It was decided by Perikatan Nasional on 13 October 2022.

The governing Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition led by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) won 33 of 36 seats in a landslide, achieving a supermajority in the legislature. The Barisan Nasional (BN) – Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact won the remaining 3 seats, with PH capturing all 3 seats. For the first time in the state's history, BN did not have any representation in the state assembly, allowing PH to take BN's place as the state's main opposition.

Constituencies
All 36 constituencies within Kedah, which constitute the Kedah State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.

Timeline
The key dates are listed below.

Retiring incumbent(s)
The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly retired.

By parliamentary constituency
PN won all parliamentary constituency by average percentages.

Aftermath
Mohd Sanusi were sworn in as Menteri Besar for his second term in front of Sultan of Kedah on 14 August 2023. Ten EXCO members were sworn in on 21 August.

MLA for Sidam, Bau Wong Bau Ek from PKR-PR were appointed as Opposition Leader on 26 November.