2023 Negeri Sembilan state election
12 August 2023
All 36 seats in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.35%
  Majority party Minority party
  PH-BN
Leader Aminuddin Harun
Jalaluddin Alias		 Ahmad Faizal Azumu
Party PKR
UMNO		 BERSATU
Alliance Pakatan Harapan
Barisan Nasional
Parties
 Perikatan Nasional
Parties
Leader since 30 August 2017
22 March 2023		 31 May 2023
Leader's seat Sikamat
Pertang		 Not contesting
Last election 36 seats, 84.76%[na 1] 0 seats, 14.39%[nb 1]
Seats before 36 0
Seats won 31 5
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 5
Popular vote 354,328 219,303
Percentage 60.88% 37.68%
Swing Decrease 23.88% Increase 23.29%
Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan before election

Aminuddin Harun
PH (PKR)

 Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan after election

Aminuddin Harun
PH (PKR)

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

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]

In the state election, the Barisan Nasional (BN)-Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact won 31 of 36 seats (achieving a supermajority), with PH winning 17 of those seats and BN winning 14 seats, despite being labelled as in a 'hung assembly' state by the Election Commission (as PH and BN both used their own logos, thus they're not classified as a single political party or alliance). The Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition won the remaining 5 seats to become the main opposition in the state assembly.

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.

Electoral map of Negeri Sembilan, showing all 36 constituencies
Breakdown of 2022 Malaysian general election result by state constituency in 2022, where PH in   Red, PN in   Blue-green and BN in   blue

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.
1 July 2023 Dissolution of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[3]
5 July 2023 Issue of the Writ of Election
29 July 2023 Nomination Day
29 July–11 August 2023 Campaigning Period
8–11 August 2023 Early Polling Day For Postal, Overseas and Advance Voters
12 August 2023 Polling Day

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)[4]
N35 Gemencheh Mohd Isam Mohd Isa Not contesting state election (MP for Tampin)[4]
N5 Serting Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli 21 July 2023 2008 Not contesting state election (MP for Jempol).
N2 Pertang Noor Azmi Yusuf 2018 Dropped by party.
N16 Seri Menanti Abdul Samad Ibrahim 2008
N28 Kota Awaludin Said 2004
N31 Bagan Pinang Tun Hairuddin Abu Bakar 2013
N32 Linggi Abd Rahman Mohd Redza
N7 Jeram Padang Manickam Letchuman BN (MIC) 5 July 2023 Incumbent's party not contesting state election.[5]
N18 Pilah Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu PH (PKR) 22 July 2023 2018 Dropped by party.
N29 Chuah Yek Diew Ching
N33 Sri Tanjung Ravi Munusamy 2013
N22 Rahang Mary Josephine Pritam Singh PH (DAP) 23 July 2023 2013 Retired.
N9 Lenggeng Suhaimi Kassim PH (AMANAH) 21 July 2023 2018 Swapped seat allocation with BN.
N29 Paroi Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani 23 July 2023 2008 Dropped by party.

Electoral candidates

Names in bold are the confirmed winners in the 2023 state election.

No. Parliament Constituency No. State Constituency Voters Incumbent State Assemblymen Coalition (Party) Political coalitions and parties
Barisan Nasional + Pakatan Harapan (perpaduaan {electoral pact})[6][7][8][9]

Perikatan Nasional[10]

MUDA + PSM electoral pact[11]

 Other parties/Independents
Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party
P126 Jelebu N01 Chennah 14,554 Anthony Loke Siew Fook PH (DAP) Anthony Loke Siew Fook[12] DAP Rosmadi Arif BERSATU
N02 Pertang 12,897 Noor Azmi Yusuf BN (UMNO) Jalaluddin Alias UMNO Amiruddin Hassan PAS
N03 Sungai Lui 20,206 Mohd Razi Mohd Ali BN (UMNO) Mohd Razi Mohd Ali UMNO Mohammad Nordin Hashim PAS
N04 Klawang 13,163 Bakri Sawir PH (AMANAH) Bakri Sawir AMANAH Danni Rais BERSATU Saiful Bahri Jaaman[13] IND
P127 Jempol N05 Serting 30,287 Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli BN (UMNO) Zamri Omar UMNO Mohammad Fairuz Mohammad Isa PAS
N06 Palong 23,494 Mustafa Nagoor BN (UMNO) Mustafa Nagoor UMNO Noor Azman Parmin BERSATU
N07 Jeram Padang 16,332 Manickam Letchuman BN (MIC) Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir UMNO S Suresh BERSATU
N08 Bahau 25,769 Teo Kok Seong PH (DAP) Teo Kok Seong DAP Kumar S Paramasivam PAS
P128 Seremban N09 Lenggeng 27,386 Suhaimi Kassim PH (AMANAH) Mohd Asna Amin UMNO Mohammad Fadhli Che Me PAS Zul Azki Mat Sulop IND
N10 Nilai 42,168 Arul Kumar Jambunathan PH (DAP) Arul Kumar Jambunathan DAP Gan Chee Biow BERSATU Omar Mohd Isa IND Yessu Samuel IND
N11 Lobak 23,193 Chew Seh Yong PH (DAP) Chew Seh Yong DAP Ng Soon Lean GERAKAN
N12 Temiang 13,085 Ng Chin Tsai PH (DAP) Ng Chin Tsai DAP Chang Er Chu GERAKAN Ahmad Qusyairi Abdul Rahim MUDA
N13 Sikamat 32,343 Aminuddin Harun PH (PKR) Aminuddin Harun PKR Ahmad Raihan Muhamad Hilal BERSATU Bujang Abu[14] IND Mohammed Hafiz Baharudin[14] IND
N14 Ampangan 20,992 Mohamad Rafie Abdul Malek PH (PKR) Tengku Zamrah Tengku Sulaiman PKR Muhammad Ghazali Zainal Abidin BERSATU Mohamad Rafie Abdul Malek[15] IND
P129 Kuala Pilah N15 Juasseh 13,408 Ismail Lasim BN (UMNO) Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid UMNO Eddin Syazlee Shith BERSATU
N16 Seri Menanti 10,045 Abdul Samad Ibrahim BN (UMNO) Muhammad Sufian Maradzi UMNO Jamali Salam BERSATU
N17 Senaling 9,886 Adnan Abu Hasan BN (UMNO) Ismail Lasim UMNO Amrina Mohammad Khalid BERSATU
N18 Pilah 17,692 Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu PH (PKR) Noorzunita Begum Abdullah PKR Rafie Mustafa PAS
N19 Johol 12,313 Saiful Yazan Sulaiman BN (UMNO) Saiful Yazan Sulaiman UMNO Kamaruddin Mat Tahir PAS
P130 Rasah N20 Labu 30,478 Ismail Ahmad PH (PKR) Ismail Ahmad PKR Mohamad Hanifah Abu Bakar BERSATU
N21 Bukit Kepayang 46,229 Nicole Tan Lee Koon PH (DAP) Nicole Tan Lee Koon DAP Subramaniam Purusothama BERSATU Ahmad Zamali Mohamad IND
N22 Rahang 20,182 Mary Josephine Pritam Singh PH (DAP) Siau Meow Kong DAP Lee Boon Shian GERAKAN
N23 Mambau 28,952 Yap Yew Weng PH (DAP) Yap Yew Weng DAP Satesh Kumar Nillamiam BERSATU Kumaravel Ramiah IND
N24 Seremban Jaya 32,290 Gunasekaren Palasamy PH (DAP) Gunasekaran Palasamy DAP Gary Lee Ban Fatt GERAKAN
P131 Rembau N25 Paroi 60,704 Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani PH (AMANAH) Norwani Ahmad AMANAH Kamarol Ridzwan Mohammad Zin PAS Syakir Fitri IND
N26 Chembong 25,625 Zaifulbahri Idris BN (UMNO) Zaifulbahri Idris UMNO Bakly Baba BERSATU
N27 Rantau 32,890 Mohamad Hasan BN (UMNO) Mohamad Hasan UMNO Rozmal Malakan PAS
N28 Kota 16,510 Awaludin Said BN (UMNO) Suhaimi Aini UMNO Ahmad Shukri Abdul Shukur BERSATU
P132 Port Dickson N29 Chuah 15,095 Yek Diew Ching PH (PKR) Yew Boon Lye PKR Tang Jay Son GERAKAN
N30 Lukut 26,806 Choo Ken Hwa PH (DAP) Choo Ken Hwa DAP Ragoo Subramaniam PAS
N31 Bagan Pinang 27,790 Tun Hairuddin Abu Bakar BN (UMNO) Mohd Najib Mohd Isa UMNO Abdul Fatah Zakaria PAS
N32 Linggi 20,696 Abd Rahman Mohd Redza BN (UMNO) Mohd Faizal Ramli UMNO Zambri Mat Said PAS
N33 Sri Tanjung 19,431 Ravi Munusamy PH (PKR) Rajasekaran Gunasekaran PKR Zabidi Ariffin BERSATU
P133 Tampin N34 Gemas 29,648 Abdul Razak Said BN (UMNO) Abdul Razak Said UMNO Ridzuan Ahmad BERSATU
N35 Gemencheh 24,602 Mohd Isam Mohd Isa BN (UMNO) Suhaimizan Bizar UMNO Tengku Abdullah Tengku Rakhman PAS
N36 Repah 27,284 Veerapan Superamaniam PH (DAP) Veerapan Superamaniam DAP Yong Li Yi GERAKAN

Opinion polls

Polling firm Dates conducted Sample size PH+BN PN Oth Lead Ref
Ilham Centre 29 July – 8 August 2023 2,304 57% 24% 19% PH+BN +33% [16]
Merdeka Center 3 – 14 July 2023 1,005 59% 18% 22% PH+BN +37% [17]

Results

Results of the August 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, by party.
Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Pakatan Harapan + Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation129,54822.2414–2
Democratic Action Party150,84325.90110
People's Justice Party51,4388.835–1
National Trust Party22,8993.931–2
Total354,72860.9031–5
Perikatan NasionalMalaysian United Indigenous Party90,37015.522+2
Malaysian Islamic Party110,19418.923+3
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia18,7393.2200
Total219,30337.655+5
Malaysian United Democratic Alliance + Socialist Party of Malaysia electoral pactMalaysian United Democratic Alliance6400.110New
Total6400.1100
Independents7,7841.3400
Total582,455100.0036–

Seats that changed allegiance

No. Seat Previous Party (2018) Current Party (2023)
N05 Serting Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N07 Jeram Padang Barisan Nasional (MIC) Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
N09 Lenggeng Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
N20 Labu Pakatan Harapan (PKR) Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu)
N25 Paroi Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N31 Bagan Pinang Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N35 Gemas Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu)

Aftermath

Aminuddin were sworn in as Menteri Besar for his second term in front of Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan on 14 August.[18] Ten EXCO members were sworn in on 24 August.[19]

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. ↑ "DUN Negeri Sembilan bubar 30 Jun". Harian Metro. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
    4. 1 2 "PRN: Mohd Isam umum tidak pertahan DUN Gemencheh". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
    5. ↑ "State polls: MCA and MIC to sit out elections". The Star. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
    6. ↑ ADNAN, AHMAD FADHLULLAH (2023-07-23). "Senarai calon PRN Barisan Nasional (BN) di enam negeri". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
    7. ↑ "PRN: Senarai calon PKR di enam negeri". Malaysiakini. 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
    8. ↑ "Anthony Loke announces 11 DAP candidates contesting in Negeri Sembilan polls". Malay Mail. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
    9. ↑ Hashim, Roslinda (2023-07-23). "Senarai calon Amanah bagi PRN di enam negeri". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
    10. ↑ Ong, Justin (2023-07-27). "Perikatan names runners for most Negeri Sembilan spots". Malay Mail. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
    11. ↑ "PRN: Muda umum 10 lagi calon termasuk peguam berusia 59 tahun". Malaysiakini. 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
    12. ↑ Singh, Sarban (15 July 2023). "State polls: DAP's Loke confirms will defend his Chennah seat in Negri". The Star. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
    13. ↑ Harian Metro. "Calon Perikatan Nasional ( PN ) Danni Rais (tiga dari kiri ) beramah mesra dengan calon bebas Saiful Bahri Jaaman pada sesi penamaan calon di Dewan D'Sury hari ini". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
    14. 1 2 MalaysiaGazette. "DUN Sikamat hampir pasti menyaksikan pertandingan empat penjuru apabila dua calon Bebas, Bujang Abu, 72, dan Mohammed Hafiz Baharudin tiba di pusat penamaan calon di Dewan Coral Height, Seremban pagi ini". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
    15. ↑ YUP, NOR SHAFAWATI (2023-07-29). "Mohd. Rafie buat kejutan bertanding calon bebas". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
    16. ↑ "PRN 2023: Status Quo, Prestasi PH-BN Sukar Dicabar, PN Unggul Di Jajaran Melayu – ILHAM Centre". Retrieved 2023-08-11.
    17. ↑ Merdeka Center (11 August 2023). "Malaysia State Elections 2023 Voter Survey Highlights".
    18. ↑ Bernama (14 August 2023). "Aminuddin sworn in as N. Sembilan MB for second term". Malay Mail. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
    19. ↑ Bernama (24 August 2023). "Six new faces among 10 N.Sembilan Exco members sworn in". nst.com.my. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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