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.

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

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

GovernmentOpposition
PHBNPN
17145
11511432
DAPPKRAMANAHUMNOPASBERSATU
No.Parliamentary ConstituencyNo.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)Post
---Non-MLAMk Ibrahim Abdul RahmanPH (AMANAH)Speaker
P126JelebuN01ChennahAnthony 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 SawirPH (AMANAH)
P127JempolN05SertingMohd Fairuz Mohd IsaPN (PAS)
N06PalongMustapha NagoorBN (UMNO)EXCO Member
N07Jeram PadangMohd Zaidy Abdul KadirBN (UMNO)N/A
N08BahauTeo Kok SeongPH (DAP)EXCO Member
P128SerembanN09LenggengMohd Asna AminBN (UMNO)Deputy Speaker
N10NilaiArul Kumar JambunathanPH (DAP)EXCO Member
N11LobakChew Seh YongPH (DAP)N/A
N12TemiangNg Chin TsaiPH (DAP)
N13SikamatAminuddin HarunPH (PKR)Menteri Besar MP for Port Dickson
N14AmpanganTengku Zamrah Tengku SulaimanPH (PKR)EXCO Member
P129Kuala PilahN15JuassehBibi Sharliza Mohd KhalidBN (UMNO)N/A
N16Seri MenantiMuhammad Sufian MaradziBN (UMNO)
N17SenalingIsmail LasimBN (UMNO)EXCO Member
N18PilahNoorzunita Begum Mohd IbrahimPH (PKR)
N19JoholSaiful Yazan SulaimanBN (UMNO)N/A
P130RasahN20LabuMohamad Hanifah Abu BakerPN (BERSATU)Opposition Leader
N21Bukit KepayangNicole Tan Lee KoonPH (DAP)EXCO Member
N22RahangDesmond Siau Meow KongPH (DAP)N/A
N23MambauYap Yew WengPH (DAP)
N24Seremban JayaGunasekaren PalasamyPH (DAP)
P131RembauN25ParoiKamarol Ridzuan Mohd ZainPN (PAS)
N26ChembongZaifulbahri IdrisBN (UMNO)
N27RantauMohamad HasanBN (UMNO)Former Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan MP for Rembau Federal Minister
N28KotaSuhaimi AiniBN (UMNO)N/A
P132Port DicksonN29ChuahYew Boon LyePH (PKR)
N30LukutChoo Ken HwaPH (DAP)
N31Bagan PinangAbdul Fatah ZakariaPN (PAS)
N32LinggiMohd Faizal RamliBN (UMNO)EXCO Member
N33Sri TanjungRajasekaran GunasekaranPH (PKR)N/A
P133TampinN34GemasRidzuan AhmadPN (BERSATU)
N35GemenchehSuhaimizan BizarBN (UMNO)
N36RepahVeerapan SuperamaniamPH (DAP)EXCO Member

Seating arrangement

N22 RahangN16 Seri MenantiN33 Sri TanjungN07 Jeram PadangN23 Mambau
N28 KotaN26 ChembongN04 KlawangN01 ChennahN27 RantauN19 Johol
N29 ChuahN08 Bahau (EXCO Member)N02 Pertang (Senior EXCO Member)N12 Temiang
N09 Lenggeng (Deputy Speaker)N24 Seremban JayaN18 Pilah (EXCO Member)CBAState Financial OfficerN14 Ampangan (EXCO Member)N15 Juasseh
N35 GemenchehN25 ParoiN17 Senaling (EXCO Member)State Legal AdvisorN32 Linggi (EXCO Member)N03 Sungai Lui
N34 GemasN05 SertingN10 Nilai (EXCO Member)the MaceState SecretaryN36 Repah (EXCO Member)N11 Lobak
N31 Bagan PinangN20 Labu (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.

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 Ampangan Tengku Zamrah Tengku Sulaiman PKR 40.75 Juasseh Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid UMNO 50.43 Kota Suhaimi Ain UMNO 50.58 Lenggeng Mohd Asna Amin UMNO 50.71 Klawang Bakri Sawir AMANAH 51.19 Palong Mustafa Nagoor UMNO 51.84 Sungai Lui Mohd. Razi Mohd. Ali UMNO 52.00 Seri Menanti Muhammad Sufian Maradzi UMNO 52.62 Jeram Padang Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir UMNO 53.39 Pilah Nur Zunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim PKR 54.75 Sikamat Aminuddin Harun PKR 54.82 Senaling Ismail Lasim UMNO 54.88 Linggi Mohd Faizal Ramli UMNO 55.14 Fairly safe Gemencheh Suhaimizan Bizar UMNO 57.91 Safe Chennah Anthony Loke Siew Fook DAP 61.49 Chembong Zaifulbahri Idris UMNO 61.92 Johol Saiful Yazan Sulaiman UMNO 62.29 Temiang Ng Chin Tsai DAP 63.50 Sri Tanjung Rajasekaran Gunasekaran PKR 66.01 Nilai Arul Kumar Jambunathan DAP 66.29 Pertang Jalaluddin Alias UMNO 66.45 Repah Veerapan Superamaniam DAP 67.43 Rantau Mohamad Hasan UMNO 71.75 Rahang Desmond Sian Meow Kong DAP 74.17 Bahau Teo Kok Seong DAP 77.18 Lukut Choo Ken Hwa DAP 79.36 Seremban Jaya Gunasekaren Palasamy DAP 79.60 Bukit Kepayang Nicole Tan Lee Koon DAP 80.77 Chuah Yew Boon Lye PKR 81.35 Mambau Yap Yew Weng DAP 88.28 Lobak Chew Seh Yong DAP 94.39 NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS Marginal Serting Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa PAS 52.13 Paroi Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain PAS 55.33 Labu Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker BERSATU 53.78 Fairly safe Gemas Ridzuan Ahmad BERSATU 57.73 Bagan Pinang Abdul Fatah Zakaria PAS 59.30
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 TanjungRajasekaran GunasekaranPKR66.01
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

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)
14th2018Aminuddin IPH (PKR–DAP–AMANAH)
15th2023Aminuddin IIPH (PKR–DAP–AMANAH)–BN (UMNO)

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