2023 Negeri Sembilan state election

The 15th Negeri Sembilan state election will be held in 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan.

2023 Negeri Sembilan state election
By 31 August 2023
All 36 seats in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Aminuddin Harun Eddin Syazlee Shith
Party Pakatan Harapan (PKR) Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
Leader since 30 August 2017 5 January 2021
Leader's seat Sikamat TBA
Last election 36 seats, 84.76%[na 1] 0 seats, 14.39%[nb 1]
Current seats 36 0
Seats needed Steady Increase 19
Incumbent Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan

Aminuddin Harun
PH (PKR)


Negeri Sembilan is one of the states which did not dissolve simultaneously with Dewan Rakyat on 10 October 2022. It was decided by Pakatan Harapan on 15 October 2022.[1]

Background

On 6 August 2020, the Chief Minister of Penang, Chow Kon Yeow, reiterated his stance that all states that have a Pakatan Harapan government, including Negeri Sembilan, would not dissolve the state assemblies in order to coincide with a snap general election. This was because at the time, the Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan state governments had a stable majority. The Pakatan Harapan leadership further emphasised that there would not be a dissolution of assembly in 2021 and 2022, citing various factors, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the need for the state governments to complete a full term, and the possibility of various factors which might inconvenience people should the state elections be called at the wrong time, such as floods, ahead of the 2022 Malaysian general election.[2]

Constituencies

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

Constituencies of Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly since 2018

Composition before dissolution
Government Confidence and supply
PH BN
20 16
11 6 3 15 1
DAP PKR AMANAH UMNO MIC

Timeline

The key dates are listed below.

Date Event
15 October 2022 Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council decided against dissolving the 14th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.
2 July 2023 14th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly term ends.
31 August 2023 Due date for 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election.

Retiring incumbent

The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly retired.

No. State Constituency Departing MLA Coalition (Party) Date confirmed First elected Reason
N17 Senaling Adnan Abu Hassan BN (UMNO) 8 May 2023 2013 Not contesting state election (MP for Kuala Pilah)[3]
N35 Gemencheh Mohd Isam Mohd Isa BN (UMNO) 8 May 2023 2013 Not contesting state election (MP for Tampin)[4]

Electoral candidates
No. Parliamentary Constituency No. State Constituency Voters Incumbent State Assemblymen Coalition (Party) Political coalitions and parties
Barisan Nasional +Pakatan Harapan + MUDA

Perikatan Nasional

 Gerakan Tanah Air (informal coalition) Other parties/Independents
Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party
P126 Jelebu N1 Chennah Anthony Loke Siew Fook PH (DAP) DAP BERSATU
N2 Pertang Noor Azmi Yusuf BN (UMNO) UMNO PAS
N3 Sungai Lui Mohd Razi Mohd Ali BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
N4 Klawang Bakri Sawir PH (AMANAH) UMNO PAS
P127 Jempol N5 Serting Shamshulkahar Mohd. Deli BN (UMNO) UMNO PAS
N6 Palong Mustafa Nagoor BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
N7 Jeram Padang Manickam Letchuman BN (MIC) BERSATU
N8 Bahau Teo Kok Seong PH (DAP) DAP GERAKAN
P128 Seremban N9 Lenggeng Suhaimi Kassim PH (AMANAH) AMANAH PAS
N10 Nilai Arul Kumar Jambunathan PH (DAP) DAP BERSATU
N11 Lobak Chew Seh Yong PH (DAP) DAP GERAKAN
N12 Temiang Ng Chin Tsai PH (DAP) DAP GERAKAN
N13 Sikamat Aminuddin Harun PH (PKR) PKR PAS
N14 Ampangan Mohamad Rafie Abdul Malek PH (PKR) PKR BERSATU
P129 Kuala Pilah N15 Juasseh Ismail Lasim BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
N16 Seri Menanti Abdul Samad Ibrahim BN (UMNO) UMNO PAS
N17 Senaling Adnan Abu Hasan BN (UMNO) UMNO PAS
N18 Pilah Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu PH (PKR) PKR BERSATU
N19 Johol Saiful Yazan Sulaiman BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
P130 Rasah N20 Labu Ismail Ahmad PH (PKR) PKR PAS
N21 Bukit Kepayang Tan Lee Koon PH (DAP) DAP GERAKAN
N22 Rahang Mary Josephine Pritam Singh PH (DAP) DAP GERAKAN
N23 Mambau Yap Yew Weng PH (DAP) DAP GERAKAN
N24 Seremban Jaya Gunasekaren Palasamy PH (DAP) DAP BERSATU
P131 Rembau N25 Paroi Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani PH (AMANAH) AMANAH PAS
N26 Chembong Zaifulbahri Idris BN (UMNO) UMNO PAS
N27 Rantau Mohamad Hasan BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
N28 Kota Awaludin Said BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
P132 Port Dickson N29 Chuah Yek Diew Ching PH (PKR) PKR BERSATU
N30 Lukut Choo Ken Hwa PH (DAP) DAP GERAKAN
N31 Bagan Pinang Tun Hairuddin Abu Bakar BN (UMNO) UMNO PAS
N32 Linggi Abd Rahman Mohd Redza BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
N33 Sri Tanjung Ravi Munusamy PH (PKR) PKR BERSATU
P133 Tampin N34 Gemas Abdul Razak Said BN (UMNO) UMNO PAS
N35 Gemencheh Mohd Isam Mohd Isa BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
N36 Repah Veerapan Superamaniam PH (DAP) DAP BERSATU

Notes
    1. Cooperation between PH and BN with 20 seats and 16 seats
    1. New coalition formed in 2020. These numbers are the total seats and vote share of BERSATU, PAS and GERAKAN in the last election. The parties were previously part of Pakatan Harapan, Gagasan Sejahtera and Barisan Nasional.

    References
    1. "Tiga negeri di bawah PH kekal tidak bubar DUN - Anwar". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
    2. MOK, OPALYN (August 6, 2020). "Chow: Penang may not dissolve state assembly if a snap election is called". Malay Mail.
    3. "PRN: Mohd Isam umum tidak pertahan DUN Gemencheh". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
    4. "PRN: Mohd Isam umum tidak pertahan DUN Gemencheh". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
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