2023 Negeri Sembilan state election

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2023 Negeri Sembilan state election
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All 36 seats in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.35%
 Majority partyMinority party
 PH-BN Ahmad Faizal Azumu 2022 (cropped).jpg
Leader Aminuddin Harun
Jalaluddin Alias 		Ahmad Faizal Azumu
Party PKR
UMNO 		BERSATU
Alliance Pakatan Harapan
Barisan Nasional
Parties
 Perikatan Nasional
Parties
Leader since30 August 2017
22 March 2023		31 May 2023
Leader's seatAminuddin: Sikamat
Jalaluddin: Pertang 		Did not stand
Last election36 seats, 84.76% [na 1] 0 seats, 14.39% [nb 1]
Seats before360
Seats won315
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 5
Popular vote354,328219,303
Percentage60.88%37.68%
SwingDecrease2.svg 23.88%Increase2.svg 23.29%
Negeri Sembilan state election results map, 2023.svg
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.

Contents

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.

DUN N Sembilan 2020.svg
Electoral map of Negeri Sembilan, showing all 36 constituencies
Negeri Sembilan general election results map by state constituency, 2022.svg
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

GovernmentConfidence and supply
PHBN
2016
1163151
DAPPKRAMANAHUMNOMIC

Timeline

The key dates are listed below.

DateEvent
15 October 2022Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council decided against dissolving the 14th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.
1 July 2023Dissolution of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. [3]
5 July 2023Issue of the Writ of Election
29 July 2023Nomination Day
29 July–11 August 2023Campaigning Period
8–11 August 2023Early Polling Day For Postal, Overseas and Advance Voters
12 August 2023Polling Day

Retiring incumbent

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

No.State ConstituencyDeparting MLACoalition (Party)Date confirmedFirst electedReason
N17 Senaling Adnan Abu Hassan BN (UMNO)8 May 20232013Not 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 20232008Not contesting state election (MP for Jempol).
N2 Pertang Noor Azmi Yusuf2018Dropped by party.
N16 Seri Menanti Abdul Samad Ibrahim 2008
N28 Kota Awaludin Said2004
N31 Bagan Pinang Tun Hairuddin Abu Bakar2013
N32 Linggi Abd Rahman Mohd Redza
N7 Jeram Padang Manickam Letchuman BN (MIC)5 July 2023Incumbent's party not contesting state election. [5]
N18 Pilah Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu PH (PKR)22 July 20232018Dropped by party.
N29 Chuah Yek Diew Ching
N33 Sri Tanjung Ravi Munusamy 2013
N22 Rahang Mary Josephine Pritam SinghPH (DAP)23 July 20232013Retired.
N9 Lenggeng Suhaimi KassimPH (AMANAH)21 July 20232018Swapped seat allocation with BN.
N29 Paroi Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani 23 July 20232008Dropped by party.

Electoral candidates

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

No.Parliament ConstituencyNo.State ConstituencyVotersIncumbent State AssemblymenCoalition (Party)Political coalitions and parties
Barisan Nasional + Pakatan Harapan (perpaduaan {electoral pact}) [6] [7] [8] [9] Logo Perikatan Nasional.svg

Perikatan Nasional [10]

Malaysian United Democratic Alliance election symbol.svg Socialist Party of Malaysia Logo.svg

MUDA + PSM electoral pact [11]

Other parties/Independents
Candidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NameParty
P126 Jelebu N01 Chennah 14,554 Anthony Loke Siew Fook PH (DAP) Anthony Loke Siew Fook [12] DAPRosmadi ArifBERSATU
N02 Pertang 12,897Noor Azmi YusufBN (UMNO) Jalaluddin Alias UMNOAmiruddin HassanPAS
N03 Sungai Lui 20,206 Mohd Razi Mohd Ali BN (UMNO) Mohd Razi Mohd Ali UMNOMohammad Nordin HashimPAS
N04 Klawang 13,163 Bakri Sawir PH (AMANAH) Bakri Sawir AMANAHDanni RaisBERSATUSaiful Bahri Jaaman [13] IND
P127 Jempol N05 Serting 30,287 Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli BN (UMNO)Zamri OmarUMNOMohammad Fairuz Mohammad IsaPAS
N06 Palong 23,494Mustafa NagoorBN (UMNO)Mustafa NagoorUMNONoor Azman ParminBERSATU
N07 Jeram Padang 16,332 Manickam Letchuman BN (MIC)Mohd Zaidy Abdul KadirUMNOS SureshBERSATU
N08 Bahau 25,769 Teo Kok Seong PH (DAP) Teo Kok Seong DAPKumar S ParamasivamPAS
P128 Seremban N09 Lenggeng 27,386Suhaimi KassimPH (AMANAH)Mohd Asna AminUMNOMohammad Fadhli Che MePASZul Azki Mat SulopIND
N10 Nilai 42,168 Arul Kumar Jambunathan PH (DAP) Arul Kumar Jambunathan DAPGan Chee BiowBERSATUOmar Mohd IsaINDYessu SamuelIND
N11 Lobak 23,193Chew Seh YongPH (DAP)Chew Seh YongDAPNg Soon LeanGERAKAN
N12 Temiang 13,085Ng Chin TsaiPH (DAP)Ng Chin TsaiDAPChang Er ChuGERAKANAhmad Qusyairi Abdul RahimMUDA
N13 Sikamat 32,343 Aminuddin Harun PH (PKR) Aminuddin Harun PKRAhmad Raihan Muhamad HilalBERSATUBujang Abu [14] INDMohammed Hafiz Baharudin [14] IND
N14 Ampangan 20,992 Mohamad Rafie Abdul Malek PH (PKR)Tengku Zamrah Tengku SulaimanPKRMuhammad Ghazali Zainal AbidinBERSATU Mohamad Rafie Abdul Malek [15] IND
P129 Kuala Pilah N15 Juasseh 13,408 Ismail Lasim BN (UMNO)Bibi Sharliza Mohd KhalidUMNO Eddin Syazlee Shith BERSATU
N16 Seri Menanti 10,045 Abdul Samad Ibrahim BN (UMNO)Muhammad Sufian MaradziUMNOJamali SalamBERSATU
N17 Senaling 9,886Adnan Abu HasanBN (UMNO) Ismail Lasim UMNOAmrina Mohammad KhalidBERSATU
N18 Pilah 17,692 Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu PH (PKR)Noorzunita Begum AbdullahPKRRafie MustafaPAS
N19 Johol 12,313Saiful Yazan SulaimanBN (UMNO)Saiful Yazan SulaimanUMNOKamaruddin Mat TahirPAS
P130 Rasah N20 Labu 30,478 Ismail Ahmad PH (PKR) Ismail Ahmad PKR Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker BERSATU
N21 Bukit Kepayang 46,229 Nicole Tan Lee Koon PH (DAP) Nicole Tan Lee Koon DAPSubramaniam PurusothamaBERSATUAhmad Zamali MohamadIND
N22 Rahang 20,182Mary Josephine Pritam SinghPH (DAP)Siau Meow KongDAPLee Boon ShianGERAKAN
N23 Mambau 28,952Yap Yew WengPH (DAP)Yap Yew WengDAPSatesh Kumar NillamiamBERSATUKumaravel RamiahIND
N24 Seremban Jaya 32,290Gunasekaren PalasamyPH (DAP)Gunasekaran PalasamyDAPGary Lee Ban FattGERAKAN
P131 Rembau N25 Paroi 60,704 Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani PH (AMANAH)Norwani AhmadAMANAHKamarol Ridzwan Mohammad ZinPASSyakir FitriIND
N26 Chembong 25,625 Zaifulbahri Idris BN (UMNO) Zaifulbahri Idris UMNOBakly BabaBERSATU
N27 Rantau 32,890 Mohamad Hasan BN (UMNO) Mohamad Hasan UMNORozmal MalakanPAS
N28 Kota 16,510 Awaludin Said BN (UMNO)Suhaimi AiniUMNOAhmad Shukri Abdul ShukurBERSATU
P132 Port Dickson N29 Chuah 15,095 Yek Diew Ching PH (PKR)Yew Boon LyePKRTang Jay SonGERAKAN
N30 Lukut 26,806 Choo Ken Hwa PH (DAP) Choo Ken Hwa DAPRagoo SubramaniamPAS
N31 Bagan Pinang 27,790 Tun Hairuddin Abu Bakar BN (UMNO)Mohd Najib Mohd IsaUMNOAbdul Fatah ZakariaPAS
N32 Linggi 20,696Abd Rahman Mohd RedzaBN (UMNO)Mohd Faizal RamliUMNOZambri Mat SaidPAS
N33 Sri Tanjung 19,431 Ravi Munusamy PH (PKR)Rajasekaran GunasekaranPKRZabidi AriffinBERSATU
P133 Tampin N34 Gemas 29,648 Abdul Razak Said BN (UMNO) Abdul Razak Said UMNORidzuan AhmadBERSATU
N35 Gemencheh 24,602 Mohd Isam Mohd Isa BN (UMNO)Suhaimizan BizarUMNOTengku Abdullah Tengku RakhmanPAS
N36 Repah 27,284 Veerapan Superamaniam PH (DAP) Veerapan Superamaniam DAPYong Li YiGERAKAN

Opinion polls

Polling firmDates conductedSample size PH+BN PN OthLeadRef
Ilham Centre29 July – 8 August 20232,30457%24%19%PH+BN +33% [16]
Merdeka Center3 – 14 July 20231,00559%18%22%PH+BN +37% [17]

Results

Results of the August 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, by party. DUN N Sembilan 2023 by party.svg
Results of the August 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, by party.
Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Pakatan Harapan +
Barisan Nasional 		Democratic Action Party 150,84325.90110
United Malays National Organisation 129,54822.2414–2
People's Justice Party 51,4388.835–1
National Trust Party 22,8993.931–2
Total354,72860.9031–5
Perikatan Nasional Malaysian Islamic Party 110,19418.923+3
Malaysian United Indigenous Party 90,37015.522+2
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 18,7393.2200
Total219,30337.655+5
MUDA + PSM Malaysian United Democratic Alliance 6400.110New
Independents7,7841.3400
Total582,455100.0036–

Seats that changed allegiance

No.SeatPrevious 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.

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