Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

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Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan
ديوان اوندڠن نݢري سمبيلن
16th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded1959
Preceded byNegeri Sembilan State Council
Leadership
Yang di-Pertuan Besar
Speaker
Awaludin Said, BN–UMNO
since 18 August 2026
Deputy Speaker
Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain, PN–PAS
since 18 August 2026
Ismail Lasim, BN–UMNO
since 2 August 2026
Leader of the Opposition
Arul Kumar Jambunathan, PH-DAP
since 18 August 2026
Secretary
Mohd Amin Ludin
Structure
Seats36
Quorum: 12
Simple majority: 19
Two-thirds majority: 24
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Political groups
(As of 1 August 2026)

Government (25)
  BN (18)

Contents

  PN (7)

Opposition (11)
  PH (11)

Speaker (1)

  BN (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
1 August 2026
Next election
By 17 October 2031
Meeting place
Wisma Negeri, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Website
www.ns.gov.my

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. It is unicameral.

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

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Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

Government (25)Opposition (11)
BNPNPH
18711
1624392
UMNOMCAPASWAWASANDAPPKR
No.Parliamentary ConstituencyNo.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)Post
---Non-MLA Awaludin Said BN (UMNO) Speaker
P126 Jelebu N01 Chennah Siow Kong Choon  [ ms ]BN (MCA)N/A
N02 Pertang Jalaluddin Alias BN (UMNO)MP of Jelebu
N03 Sungai Lui Mohd Razi Mohd Ali BN (UMNO)N/A
N04 Klawang Danni Rais  [ ms ]PN (WAWASAN)
P127 Jempol N05 Serting Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa PN (PAS)
N06 Palong Mustapha Nagoor BN (UMNO)
N07 Jeram Padang Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir BN (UMNO)
N08 Bahau Teo Kok Seong PH (DAP)
P128 Seremban N09 Lenggeng Mohd Asna Amin BN (UMNO)
N10 Nilai Arul Kumar Jambunathan PH (DAP)Leader of Opposition
N11 Lobak Chew Seh Yong PH (DAP)N/A
N12 Temiang Ho Weng Wah  [ ms ]PH (DAP)Political Secretary to the Minister of Transport
N13 Sikamat Razali Abu Samah PN (WAWASAN)N/A
N14 Ampangan Mohamad Rafie Abdul Malek PN (PAS)
P129 Kuala Pilah N15 Juasseh Ismail Lasim BN (UMNO) Menteri Besar
N16 Seri Menanti Muhammad Sufian Maradzi BN (UMNO)N/A
N17 Senaling Mohamad Qayyum Abd Jalil  [ ms ]BN (UMNO)
N18 Pilah S Leza Md Yasin  [ ms ]BN (UMNO)
N19 Johol Saiful Yazan Sulaiman BN (UMNO)
P130 Rasah N20 Labu Siti Nur Umaira Hasim  [ ms ]BN (UMNO)
N21 Bukit Kepayang Nicole Tan Lee Koon PH (DAP)
N22 Rahang Siau Meow Kong PH (DAP)
N23 Mambau Lee Kai Yet  [ ms ]PH (DAP)
N24 Seremban Jaya Mugunthan Subramaniam  [ ms ]PH (DAP)
P131 Rembau N25 Paroi Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain PN (PAS)Deputy Speaker
N26 Chembong Zaifulbahri Idris BN (UMNO)
N27 Rantau Mohamad Hasan BN (UMNO)
N28 Kota Suhaimi Aini BN (UMNO)N/A
P132 Port Dickson N29 Chuah Yew Boon Lye PH (PKR)
N30 Lukut Choo Ken Hwa PH (DAP)
N31 Bagan Pinang Abdul Fatah Zakaria PN (PAS)
N32 Linggi Mohd Faizal Ramli BN (UMNO)
N33 Sri Tanjung Rajasekaran Gunasekaran PH (PKR)
P133 Tampin N34 Gemas Ridzuan Ahmad PN (WAWASAN)
N35 Gemencheh Suhaimizan Bizar BN (UMNO)
N36 Repah Koh Kim Swee BN (MCA)

Seating arrangement

N24 Seremban Jaya N36 Repah N18 Pilah N17 Senaling N04 Klawang
N23 Mambau N07 Jeram Padang N14 Ampangan N27 Rantau N19 Johol N34 Gemas
N12 Temiang N26 Chembong (EXCO Member) N32 Linggi (EXCO Member) N31 Bagan Pinang
N29 Chuah N30 Lukut N06 Palong (EXCO Member) CBAState Financial Officer N13 Sikamat (EXCO Member) N25 Paroi (Deputy Speaker)
N22 Rahang N21 Bukit Kepayang N01 Chennah (EXCO Member) State Legal Advisor N05 Serting (EXCO Member) N28 Kota
N33 Sri Tanjung N08 Bahau N20 Labu (EXCO Member) the MaceState Secretary N35 Gemencheh (EXCO Member) N16 Seri Menanti
N11 Lobak N10 Nilai (Opposition Leader) N09 Lenggeng (EXCO Member) Secretary N15 Juasseh (Menteri Besar) N03 Sungai Lui (EXCO Member) N02 Pertang
Speaker
UndangUndangYamtuan BesarUndangTunku Besar TampinSergeant-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 2026 Negeri Sembilan state election witnessed 25 governmental seats and 11 non-governmental seats filled the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 17 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has 6 safe seats and 3 fairly safe seat.

List of Assemblies

AssemblyTerm beganMembersCommitteeGoverning parties
State Council195527Shamsuddin (1955–1959)
Mohamad Shariff (1959)
Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
1st195924Mohamed Said IAlliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
2nd1964Mohamed Said IIAlliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
3rd1969Mansor IAlliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC)(1969–1973)
BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)(1973–1974)
4th1974Mansor IIBN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
5th1978RaisBN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
6th1982Mohd Isa IBN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
7th198628Mohd Isa IIBN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
8th1990Mohd Isa IIIBN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
9th199532Mohd Isa IVBN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
10th1999Mohd Isa VBN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
11th200436Mohamad Hasan IBN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
12th2008Mohamad Hasan IIBN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
13th2013Mohamad Hasan IIIBN (UMNO–MIC)
14th 2018 Aminuddin I PH (PKR–DAP–AMANAH)
15th 2023 Aminuddin IIPH (PKR–DAP–AMANAH)–BN (UMNO)(2023–2026)
PH (PKR–DAP–AMANAH)(2026)
16th 2026 Ismail LasimBN (UMNO–MCA)–PN (PAS–WAWASAN)

References

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