Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. It consists of 36 members who represent single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, and are usually conducted simultaneously with elections to the federal parliament and other state assemblies (except Sarawak). It is unicameral.

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan
ديوان اوندڠن نݢري سمبيلن‎
15th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1959
Leadership
Yang di-Pertuan Besar
Speaker
Mk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, PH–AMANAH
since 26 September 2023
Deputy Speaker
Vacant
since 1 July 2023
Menteri Besar
Aminuddin Harun, PH–PKR
since 12 May 2018
Opposition Leader
Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker, PN–BERSATU
since 21 March 2024
Secretary
Mohd Amin Ludin
Structure
Seats36
Quorum: 12
Simple majority: 19
Two-thirds majority: 24
Political groups
(As of 13 August 2023)

Government (31)
  PH (17)

  BN (14)

Opposition (5)
  PN (5)

Speaker (1)

  PH (non-MLA)
Committees
4
  • Public Accounts Committee
  • Rules of Proceedings Committee
  • Right and Privileges Committee
  • Committee of Selection
Elections
Plurality: First-past-the-post (36 single-member constituencies)
Last election
12 August 2023
Next election
By 25 November 2028
Meeting place
Wisma Negeri, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Website
www.ns.gov.my

The Assembly convenes at the Wisma Negeri in the state capital, Seremban.

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition
Government Opposition
PH BN PN
17 14 5
11 5 1 14 3 2
DAP PKR AMANAH UMNO PAS BERSATU
No. Parliamentary Constituency No. State Constituency Portrait Member Coalition (Party) Post
- - -Non-MLAMk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman PH (AMANAH) Speaker
P126 Jelebu N01ChennahAnthony Loke Siew FookPH (DAP)
  • MP of Seremban
  • Federal Minister
N02PertangJalaluddin AliasBN (UMNO)
  • Senior EXCO Member
  • MP of Jelebu
N03Sungai LuiMohd Razi Mohd AliBN (UMNO) N/A
N04KlawangBakri Sawir PH (AMANAH)
P127 Jempol N05SertingMohammad Fairuz Mohammad IsaPN (PAS)
N06PalongMustapha NagoorBN (UMNO) EXCO Member
N07Jeram PadangMohd Zaidy Abdul KadirBN (UMNO) N/A
N08BahauTeo Kok Seong PH (DAP) EXCO Member
P128 Seremban N09LenggengMohd Asna AminBN (UMNO) N/A
N10NilaiArul Kumar Jambunathan PH (DAP) EXCO Member
N11LobakChew Seh YongPH (DAP) N/A
N12TemiangNg Chin TsaiPH (DAP)
N13SikamatAminuddin Harun PH (PKR)
  • Menteri Besar
  • MP for Port Dickson
N14AmpanganTengku Zamrah Tengku Sulaiman PH (PKR) EXCO Member
P129 Kuala Pilah N15JuassehBibi Sharliza Mohd KhalidBN (UMNO) N/A
N16Seri MenantiMuhammad Sufian MaradziBN (UMNO)
N17SenalingIsmail LasimBN (UMNO) EXCO Member
N18PilahNoorzunita Begum Abdullah PH (PKR)
N19JoholSaiful Yazan SulaimanBN (UMNO) N/A
P130 Rasah N20LabuMohamad Hanifah Abu Baker PN (BERSATU) Opposition Leader
N21Bukit KepayangNicole Tan Lee Koon PH (DAP) EXCO Member
N22RahangDesmond Siau Meow KongPH (DAP) N/A
N23MambauYap Yew WengPH (DAP)
N24Seremban JayaGunasekaren PalasamyPH (DAP)
P131 Rembau N25ParoiKamarol Ridzwan Mohammad Zin PN (PAS)
N26ChembongZaifulbahri IdrisBN (UMNO)
N27RantauMohamad HasanBN (UMNO)
  • Former Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan
  • MP for Rembau
  • Federal Minister
N28KotaSuhaimi AiniBN (UMNO) N/A
P132 Port Dickson N29ChuahYew Boon LyePH (PKR)
N30LukutChoo Ken Hwa PH (DAP)
N31Bagan PinangAbdul Fatah ZakariaPN (PAS)
N32LinggiMohd Faizal RamliBN (UMNO) EXCO Member
N33Sri TanjungRajasekaran Gunasekaran PH (PKR) N/A
P133 Tampin N34GemasRidzuan AhmadPN (BERSATU)
N35GemenchehSuhaimizan BizarBN (UMNO)
N36RepahVeerapan Superamaniam PH (DAP) EXCO Member

Seating arrangement
N22 RahangN16 Seri MenantiN33 Sri TanjungVacantN07 Jeram PadangN23 Mambau
N28 KotaN26 ChembongN04 KelawangN01 ChennahN27 RantauN19 Johol
N29 ChuahN08 Bahau (EXCO Member)N02 Pertang (Senior EXCO Member)N12 Temiang
N09 LenggengN24 Seremban JayaN18 Pilah (EXCO Member)CBAState Financial OfficerN14 Ampangan (EXCO Member)N15 Juasseh
N35 GemenchehN05 SertingN17 Senaling (EXCO Member)State Legal AdvisorN32 Linggi (EXCO Member)N03 Sungai Lui
N31 Bagan PinangN20 LabuN10 Nilai (EXCO Member)the MaceState SecretaryN36 Repah (EXCO Member)N11 Lobak
N25 ParoiN34 Gemas (Opposition Leader)N06 Palong (EXCO Member)SecretaryN13 Sikamat (Menteri Besar)N21 Bukit Kepayang (EXCO Member)N30 Lukut
Speaker
Yamtuan BesarSergeant-at-Arm

Role

The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact laws that apply in the state. The Speaker presides over proceedings in the Assembly.

The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, as head of state, opens each session of the State Assembly. During the first sitting of each legislative session, he is joined by the four Undangs of Negeri Sembilan and the Tunku Besar of Tampin, the very people who elected him.[1]

The leader of the majority party of coalition in the Assembly assumes the role of Menteri Besar. He appoints members of the State Executive Council, the executive branch of the Negeri Sembilan government.

Election pendulum

The 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election witnessed 31 governmental seats and 5 non-governmental seats filled the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 17 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has 2 fairly safe seats.

2023 Negeri Sembilan state election
GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
AmpanganTengku Zamrah Tengku SulaimanPKR40.75
JuassehBibi Sharliza Mohd KhalidUMNO50.43
KotaSuhaimi AinUMNO50.58
LenggengMohd Asna AminUMNO50.71
KlawangBakri SawirAMANAH51.19
PalongMustafa NagoorUMNO51.84
Sungai LuiMohd. Razi Mohd. AliUMNO52.00
Seri MenantiMuhammad Sufian MaradziUMNO52.62
Jeram PadangMohd Zaidy Abdul KadirUMNO53.39
PilahNur Zunita Begum Mohd IbrahimPKR54.75
SikamatAminuddin HarunPKR54.82
SenalingIsmail LasimUMNO54.88
LinggiMohd Faizal RamliUMNO55.14
Fairly safe
GemenchehSuhaimizan BizarUMNO57.91
Safe
ChennahAnthony Loke Siew FookDAP61.49
ChembongZaifulbahri IdrisUMNO61.92
JoholSaiful Yazan SulaimanUMNO62.29
TemiangNg Chin TsaiDAP63.50
Sri TanjungRavi MunusamyPKR66.01
NilaiArul Kumar JambunathanDAP66.29
PertangJalaluddin AliasUMNO66.45
RepahVeerapan SuperamaniamDAP67.43
RantauMohamad HasanUMNO71.75
RahangDesmond Sian Meow KongDAP74.17
BahauTeo Kok SeongDAP77.18
LukutChoo Ken HwaDAP79.36
Seremban JayaGunasekaren PalasamyDAP79.60
Bukit KepayangNicole Tan Lee KoonDAP80.77
ChuahYew Boon LyePKR81.35
MambauYap Yew WengDAP88.28
LobakChew Seh YongDAP94.39
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
SertingMohd Fairuz Mohd IsaPAS52.13
ParoiKamarol Ridzuan Mohd ZainPAS55.33
LabuMohamad Hanifah Abu BakerBERSATU53.78
Fairly safe
GemasRidzuan AhmadBERSATU57.73
Bagan PinangAbdul Fatah ZakariaPAS59.30

List of Assemblies
Assembly Term

began

 Members Election Committee Majority party/coalition
1st 1959 Mohamed Said I Alliance
2nd 1964 Mohamed Said II Alliance
3rd 1969 Mansor I Alliance (1969–1973)

Barisan Nasional (1973–1974)

4th 1974 Mansor II Barisan Nasional
5th 1978 Rais Barisan Nasional
6th 1982 Mohd Isa I Barisan Nasional
7th 1986 Mohd Isa II Barisan Nasional
8th 1990 Mohd Isa III Barisan Nasional
9th 1995 Mohd Isa IV Barisan Nasional
10th 1999 Mohd Isa V Barisan Nasional
11th 2004 Mohamad Hasan I Barisan Nasional
12th 2008 Mohamad Hasan II Barisan Nasional
13th 2013 Mohamad Hasan III Barisan Nasional
14th 2018 Aminuddin I Pakatan Harapan
15th 2023 Aminuddin II Pakatan Harapan & Barisan Nasional

References
  1. 12th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly begins Loke Siew Fook. 25 April 2008. Accessed 18 June 2010
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