| Election Name: | 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election |
| Country: | Negeri Sembilan |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Negeri Sembilan state election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Previous Mps: | List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2018–2023)#Negeri Sembilan |
| Next Election: | 2028 Negeri Sembilan state election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Seats For Election: | All 36 seats in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Turnout: | 68.35% |
| Election Date: | 12 August 2023 |
| Image1: | PH-BN |
| Leader1: | Aminuddin Harun Jalaluddin Alias |
| Leader Since1: | 30 August 2017 22 March 2023 |
| Party1: | PKR UMNO |
| Alliance1: | Pakatan Harapan Barisan Nasional |
| Colour1: | 800080 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Aminuddin: Sikamat Jalaluddin: Pertang |
| Last Election1: | 36 seats, 84.76%[1] |
| Seats Before1: | 36 |
| Seats1: | 31 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 354,328 |
| Percentage1: | 60.88% |
| Swing1: | 23.88% |
| Leader2: | Ahmad Faizal Azumu |
| Leader Since2: | 31 May 2023 |
| Party2: | BERSATU |
| Alliance2: | Perikatan Nasional |
| Colour2: | 003152 |
| Leaders Seat2: | Did not stand |
| Last Election2: | 0 seats, 14.39%[2] |
| Seats Before2: | 0 |
| Seats Needed2: | 19 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 219,303 |
| Percentage2: | 37.68% |
| Swing2: | 23.29% |
| Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan | |
| Posttitle: | Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan after election |
| Before Election: | Aminuddin Harun |
| Before Party: | PH (PKR) |
| After Election: | Aminuddin Harun |
| After Party: | 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.[3]
The Barisan Nasional (BN) – Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact won 31 of 36 seats, with PH winning 17 of those seats and BN winning 14 seats, despite being labelled as a 'hung assembly' 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.
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.[4]
All 36 constituencies within Negeri Sembilan, which constitute the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.
| Government | Confidence and supply | ||||
| PH | BN | ||||
| 20 | 16 | ||||
| 11 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
| DAP | PKR | AMANAH | UMNO | MIC | |
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.[5] | |
| 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 |
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)[6] |
| N35 | Gemencheh | Mohd Isam Mohd Isa | Not contesting state election (MP for Tampin) | |||
| 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.[7] | |
| 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. | |
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)[8] [9] [10] [11] | Perikatan Nasional[12] | MUDA + PSM electoral pact[13] | 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[14] | 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[15] | 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 | |||||||
| N13 | Sikamat | 32,343 | Aminuddin Harun | PH (PKR) | Aminuddin Harun | PKR | Ahmad Raihan Muhamad Hilal | BERSATU | Bujang Abu[16] | IND | Mohammed Hafiz Baharudin | 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[17] | 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 Baker | 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 | ||||||||
| 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% | [18] | |
| Merdeka Center | 3 – 14 July 2023 | 1,005 | 59% | 18% | 22% | PH+BN +37% | [19] |
PH+BN won all 8 parliamentary constituency by average percentages.
| No. | Constituency | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | Perikatan Nasional | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P126 | Jelebu | 57.11% | 41.99% | Jalaluddin Alias |
| P127 | Jempol | 57.48% | 42.72% | Shamshulkahar Mohd. Deli |
| P128 | Seremban | 61.32% | 33.24% | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| P129 | Kuala Pilah | 55.05% | 44.96% | Adnan Abu Hassan |
| P130 | Rasah | 74.02% | 24.96% | Cha Kee Chin |
| P131 | Rembau | 53.77% | 44.32% | Mohamad Hasan |
| P132 | Port Dickson | 62.75% | 37.25% | Aminuddin Harun |
| P133 | Tampin | 55.00% | 45.00% | Mohd Isam Mohd Isa |
| 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) | ||||
Aminuddin were sworn in as Menteri Besar for his second term in front of Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan on 14 August.[20] Ten EXCO members were sworn in on 24 August.[21]