2023 Negeri Sembilan state election explained

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.

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.[4]

Constituencies

All 36 constituencies within Negeri Sembilan, which constitute the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.

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.[5]
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
N17SenalingAdnan Abu HassanBN (UMNO)8 May 20232013Not contesting state election (MP for Kuala Pilah)[6]
N35GemenchehMohd Isam Mohd IsaNot contesting state election (MP for Tampin)
N5SertingShamshulkahar Mohd Deli21 July 20232008Not contesting state election (MP for Jempol).
N2PertangNoor Azmi Yusuf2018Dropped by party.
N16Seri MenantiAbdul Samad Ibrahim2008
N28KotaAwaludin Said2004
N31Bagan PinangTun Hairuddin Abu Bakar2013
N32LinggiAbd Rahman Mohd Redza
N7Jeram PadangManickam LetchumanBN (MIC)5 July 2023Incumbent's party not contesting state election.[7]
N18PilahMohamad Nazaruddin SabtuPH (PKR)22 July 20232018Dropped by party.
N29ChuahYek Diew Ching
N33Sri TanjungRavi Munusamy2013
N22RahangMary Josephine Pritam SinghPH (DAP)23 July 20232013Retired.
N9LenggengSuhaimi KassimPH (AMANAH)21 July 20232018Swapped seat allocation with BN.
N29ParoiMohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani23 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)[8] [9] [10] [11] Perikatan Nasional[12]

MUDA + PSM electoral pact[13]

Other parties/Independents
Candidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NameParty
P126JelebuN01Chennah14,554Anthony Loke Siew FookPH (DAP)Anthony Loke Siew Fook[14] DAPRosmadi ArifBERSATU
N02Pertang12,897Noor Azmi YusufBN (UMNO)Jalaluddin AliasUMNOAmiruddin HassanPAS
N03Sungai Lui20,206Mohd Razi Mohd AliBN (UMNO)Mohd Razi Mohd AliUMNOMohammad Nordin HashimPAS
N04Klawang13,163Bakri SawirPH (AMANAH)Bakri SawirAMANAHDanni RaisBERSATUSaiful Bahri Jaaman[15] IND
P127JempolN05Serting30,287Shamshulkahar Mohd DeliBN (UMNO)Zamri OmarUMNOMohammad Fairuz Mohammad IsaPAS
N06Palong23,494Mustafa NagoorBN (UMNO)Mustafa NagoorUMNONoor Azman ParminBERSATU
N07Jeram Padang16,332 Manickam LetchumanBN (MIC)Mohd Zaidy Abdul KadirUMNOS SureshBERSATU
N08Bahau25,769 Teo Kok SeongPH (DAP)Teo Kok SeongDAPKumar S ParamasivamPAS
P128SerembanN09Lenggeng27,386Suhaimi KassimPH (AMANAH)Mohd Asna AminUMNOMohammad Fadhli Che MePASZul Azki Mat SulopIND
N10Nilai42,168Arul Kumar JambunathanPH (DAP)Arul Kumar JambunathanDAPGan Chee BiowBERSATUOmar Mohd IsaINDYessu SamuelIND
N11Lobak23,193Chew Seh YongPH (DAP)Chew Seh YongDAPNg Soon LeanGERAKAN
N12Temiang13,085Ng Chin TsaiPH (DAP)Ng Chin TsaiDAPChang Er ChuGERAKANAhmad Qusyairi Abdul Rahim
N13Sikamat32,343Aminuddin HarunPH (PKR)Aminuddin HarunPKRAhmad Raihan Muhamad HilalBERSATUBujang Abu[16] INDMohammed Hafiz BaharudinIND
N14Ampangan20,992Mohamad Rafie Abdul MalekPH (PKR)Tengku Zamrah Tengku SulaimanPKRMuhammad Ghazali Zainal AbidinBERSATUMohamad Rafie Abdul Malek[17] IND
P129Kuala PilahN15Juasseh13,408Ismail LasimBN (UMNO)Bibi Sharliza Mohd KhalidUMNOEddin Syazlee ShithBERSATU
N16Seri Menanti10,045Abdul Samad IbrahimBN (UMNO)Muhammad Sufian MaradziUMNOJamali SalamBERSATU
N17Senaling9,886Adnan Abu HasanBN (UMNO)Ismail LasimUMNOAmrina Mohammad KhalidBERSATU
N18Pilah17,692Mohamad Nazaruddin SabtuPH (PKR)Noorzunita Begum AbdullahPKRRafie MustafaPAS
N19Johol12,313Saiful Yazan SulaimanBN (UMNO)Saiful Yazan SulaimanUMNOKamaruddin Mat TahirPAS
P130RasahN20Labu30,478Ismail AhmadPH (PKR)Ismail AhmadPKRMohamad Hanifah Abu BakerBERSATU
N21Bukit Kepayang46,229Nicole Tan Lee KoonPH (DAP)Nicole Tan Lee KoonDAPSubramaniam PurusothamaBERSATUAhmad Zamali MohamadIND
N22Rahang20,182Mary Josephine Pritam SinghPH (DAP)Siau Meow KongDAPLee Boon ShianGERAKAN
N23Mambau28,952Yap Yew WengPH (DAP)Yap Yew WengDAPSatesh Kumar NillamiamBERSATUKumaravel RamiahIND
N24Seremban Jaya32,290Gunasekaren PalasamyPH (DAP)Gunasekaran PalasamyDAPGary Lee Ban FattGERAKAN
P131RembauN25Paroi60,704Mohamad Taufek Abd. GhaniPH (AMANAH)Norwani AhmadAMANAHKamarol Ridzwan Mohammad ZinPASSyakir FitriIND
N26Chembong25,625Zaifulbahri IdrisBN (UMNO)Zaifulbahri IdrisUMNOBakly BabaBERSATU
N27Rantau32,890Mohamad HasanBN (UMNO)Mohamad HasanUMNORozmal MalakanPAS
N28Kota16,510Awaludin SaidBN (UMNO)Suhaimi AiniUMNOAhmad Shukri Abdul ShukurBERSATU
P132Port DicksonN29Chuah15,095Yek Diew ChingPH (PKR)Yew Boon LyePKRTang Jay SonGERAKAN
N30Lukut26,806Choo Ken HwaPH (DAP)Choo Ken HwaDAPRagoo SubramaniamPAS
N31Bagan Pinang27,790Tun Hairuddin Abu BakarBN (UMNO)Mohd Najib Mohd IsaUMNOAbdul Fatah ZakariaPAS
N32Linggi20,696Abd Rahman Mohd RedzaBN (UMNO)Mohd Faizal RamliUMNOZambri Mat SaidPAS
N33Sri Tanjung19,431Ravi MunusamyPH (PKR)Rajasekaran GunasekaranPKRZabidi AriffinBERSATU
P133TampinN34Gemas29,648Abdul Razak SaidBN (UMNO)Abdul Razak SaidUMNORidzuan AhmadBERSATU
N35Gemencheh24,602Mohd Isam Mohd IsaBN (UMNO)Suhaimizan BizarUMNOTengku Abdullah Tengku RakhmanPAS
N36Repah27,284Veerapan SuperamaniamPH (DAP)Veerapan SuperamaniamDAPYong Li YiGERAKAN

Opinion polls

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

Results

By parliamentary constituency

PH+BN won all 8 parliamentary constituency by average percentages.

No.ConstituencyPakatan Harapan + Barisan NasionalPerikatan NasionalMember of Parliament
P126Jelebu57.11%41.99%Jalaluddin Alias
P127Jempol57.48%42.72%Shamshulkahar Mohd. Deli
P128Seremban61.32%33.24%Anthony Loke Siew Fook
P129Kuala Pilah55.05%44.96%Adnan Abu Hassan
P130Rasah74.02%24.96%Cha Kee Chin
P131Rembau53.77%44.32%Mohamad Hasan
P132Port Dickson62.75%37.25%Aminuddin Harun
P133Tampin55.00%45.00%Mohd Isam Mohd Isa

Seats that changed allegiance

No.SeatPrevious Party (2018)Current Party (2023)
N05SertingBarisan Nasional (UMNO)Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N07Jeram PadangBarisan Nasional (MIC)Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
N09LenggengPakatan Harapan (AMANAH)Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
N20LabuPakatan Harapan (PKR)Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu)
N25ParoiPakatan Harapan (AMANAH)Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N31Bagan PinangBarisan Nasional (UMNO)Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N35GemasBarisan 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.[20] Ten EXCO members were sworn in on 24 August.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Cooperation between PH and BN with 20 seats and 16 seats
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Tiga negeri di bawah PH kekal tidak bubar DUN - Anwar . 2022-10-28 . www.astroawani.com.
  4. Web site: MOK . OPALYN . August 6, 2020 . Chow: Penang may not dissolve state assembly if a snap election is called . Malay Mail.
  5. Web site: 2023-06-07 . DUN Negeri Sembilan bubar 30 Jun . 2023-06-07 . Harian Metro . en.
  6. Web site: PRN: Mohd Isam umum tidak pertahan DUN Gemencheh . 2023-05-08 . . Malay.
  7. Web site: State polls: MCA and MIC to sit out elections. The Star. 5 July 2023. 7 July 2023.
  8. Web site: ADNAN . AHMAD FADHLULLAH . 2023-07-23 . Senarai calon PRN Barisan Nasional (BN) di enam negeri . 2023-07-26 . Utusan Malaysia . ms-MY.
  9. Web site: 2023-07-23 . PRN: Senarai calon PKR di enam negeri . 2023-07-26 . Malaysiakini.
  10. Web site: 2023-07-24 . Anthony Loke announces 11 DAP candidates contesting in Negeri Sembilan polls . 2023-07-26 . Malay Mail . en.
  11. Web site: Hashim . Roslinda . 2023-07-23 . Senarai calon Amanah bagi PRN di enam negeri . 2023-07-26 . Sinar Harian . ms.
  12. Web site: Ong . Justin . 2023-07-27 . Perikatan names runners for most Negeri Sembilan spots . 2023-07-27 . Malay Mail . en.
  13. Web site: 2023-07-22 . PRN: Muda umum 10 lagi calon termasuk peguam berusia 59 tahun . 2023-07-22 . Malaysiakini.
  14. Web site: Singh . Sarban . 15 July 2023 . State polls: DAP's Loke confirms will defend his Chennah seat in Negri . 2023-07-15 . . en.
  15. Web site: 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. . 2023-07-29 . Twitter . en.
  16. Web site: 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. . 2023-07-29 . Twitter . en.
  17. Web site: YUP . NOR SHAFAWATI . 2023-07-29 . Mohd. Rafie buat kejutan bertanding calon bebas . 2023-07-29 . Kosmo Digital . ms-MY.
  18. Web site: PRN 2023: Status Quo, Prestasi PH-BN Sukar Dicabar, PN Unggul Di Jajaran Melayu – ILHAM Centre . 2023-08-11 . en-US.
  19. Web site: Merdeka Center . 11 August 2023 . Malaysia State Elections 2023 Voter Survey Highlights .
  20. Web site: . Aminuddin sworn in as N. Sembilan MB for second term . Malay Mail . 8 September 2023 . en . 14 August 2023.
  21. Web site: . Six new faces among 10 N.Sembilan Exco members sworn in . nst.com.my . 8 September 2023 . 24 August 2023.