JOHOR BARU: The Johor state legislative assembly has been dissolved, paving the way for the state’s 16th election.
The dissolution was announced after Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi sought the consent of Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim earlier Monday (June 1) morning.
Onn Hafiz said the dissolution would allow the people of Johor to elect a new state government and obtain a fresh mandate to continue the state’s development agenda.
“The Election Commission will now undertake the necessary process to determine the dates for nomination, early voting and polling,” he said in a special press conference held at Saujana here on Monday evening.
Johor last went to the polls in March, 2022, when Barisan Nasional secured a two-thirds majority by winning 40 of the 56 seats in the state assembly.
The upcoming election will be the 16th state election in Johor since the first state polls were held in 1955.
