Next Negeri Sembilan state election
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The next Negeri Sembilan state election, will elect members of the 16th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. It must be held on or before 25 November 2028, pursuant to clause 56(4) of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan or unless dissolved earlier by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan on the advice of the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan.
All 36 seats in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly will be contested. The election will determine whether the incumbent Pakatan Harapan government under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun retains power, or whether opposition coalitions such as Barisan Nasional or Perikatan Nasional can secure a majority.
Constituencies
Composition before dissolution
| style="background-color:#ED1C24;" width=10px | ;" colspan=3|PH | style="background-color:#000080;" width=10px | ;" |BN | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" |PN | |||
| style="background-color:#ED1C24;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:47.4%;" colspan=3|17 | style="background-color:#000080;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:38.8%;" |14 | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:13.8%;" |5 | |||
| style="background-color:#ED1C24;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:30.5%;"|11 | style="background-color:Template:People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/color;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:13.8%;"|5 | style="background-color:Template:National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/color;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:2.7%;"|1 | style="background-color:Template:United Malays National Organisation/meta/color;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:38.8%;"|14 | style="background-color:#009000;" width=10px | ; color:white;width:11.1%;"|3 | 2 |
| style="background-color:#ED1C24;" width=10px | ;"|DAP | style="background-color:Template:People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;"|PKR | style="background-color:Template:National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;"|AMANAH | style="background-color:Template:United Malays National Organisation/meta/color;" width=10px | ;"|UMNO | style="background-color:#009000;" width=10px | ;"|PAS | BERSATU |
Background
Previous election
The previous state election was held on 12 August 2023 following the dissolution of the 15th State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan won a two-thirds supermajority, securing 31 of 36 seats.
Electoral system
Elections in Malaysia are conducted at the federal and state levels. Federal elections elect members of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament, while state elections in each of the 13 states elect members of their respective state legislative assembly. As Malaysia follows the Westminster system of government, the head of government (Prime Minister at the federal level and the Menteri Besar/Chief Ministers/Premier at the state level) is the person who commands the confidence of the majority of members in the respective legislature – this is normally the leader of the party or coalition with the majority of seats in the legislature.
The Legislative Assembly currently consists of 36 members, known as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), that are elected for five-year terms. Each MLA is elected from a single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post voting system; each constituency contains approximately an equal number of voters. If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the government, with its leader becoming the Premier. In the event of a hung parliament, where no single party obtains the majority of seats, the government may still form through a coalition or a confidence and supply agreement with other parties. In practice, coalitions and alliances in Malaysia, and by extension, in Sarawak, generally persist between elections, and member parties do not normally contest for the same seats.
The voting age is currently 18.[1][2][3][4] Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of Malaysia, which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Department. Malaysia practices automatic voter registration but does not practice compulsory voting.
Preparations
Political parties
Pakatan Harapan is expected to defend its governing mandate, while Barisan Nasional aims to regain influence after losing control in 2026. Perikatan Nasional may also expand its challenge in Malay-majority constituencies.
Seat negotiations among opposition parties are expected to play a major role in determining electoral competitiveness.
Candidates
Candidate announcements are expected closer to nomination day.
| No. | Parliamentary constituency |
No. | State Constituency | Incumbent Member | Incumbent Coalition (Party) |
Political coalitions and respective candidates and coalitions | |||||||||
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| Pakatan Harapan (PH) | Barisan Nasional (BN) | Perikatan Nasional (PN) | Others | ||||||||||||
| Candidate name | Party | Candidate name | Party | Candidate name | Party | Candidate name | Party | Candidate name | Party | ||||||
| P126 | Jelebu | N01 | Chennah | Anthony Loke Siew Fook | PH (DAP) | DAP | MCA | BERSATU | |||||||
| N02 | Pertang | Jalaluddin Alias | BN (UMNO) | UMNO | PAS | ||||||||||
| N03 | Sungai Lui | Mohd Razi Mohd Ali | BN (UMNO) | PKR | UMNO | PAS | |||||||||
| N04 | Klawang | Bakri Sawir | PH (AMANAH) | AMANAH | UMNO | BERSATU | |||||||||
| P127 | Jempol | N05 | Serting | Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (PAS) | AMANAH | UMNO | PAS | |||||||
| N06 | Palong | Mustapha Nagoor | BN (UMNO) | UMNO | BERSATU | ||||||||||
| N07 | Jeram Padang | Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir | BN (UMNO) | PKR | UMNO | BERSATU | |||||||||
| N08 | Bahau | Teo Kok Seong | PH (DAP) | DAP | MCA | PAS | |||||||||
| P128 | Seremban | N09 | Lenggeng | Mohd Asna Amin | BN (UMNO) | AMANAH | UMNO | PAS | |||||||
| N10 | Nilai | Arul Kumar Jambunathan | PH (DAP) | DAP | MCA | BERSATU | |||||||||
| N11 | Lobak | Chew Seh Yong | PH (DAP) | DAP | MCA | style="background-color:Template:Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia/meta/color;" width=10px | "|GERAKAN | |||||||||
| N12 | Temiang | Ng Chin Tsai | PH (DAP) | DAP | MCA | style="background-color:Template:Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia/meta/color;" width=10px | "|GERAKAN | |||||||||
| N13 | Sikamat | Aminuddin Harun | PH (PKR) | PKR | UMNO | BERSATU | |||||||||
| N14 | Ampangan | Tengku Zamrah Tengku Sulaiman | PH (PKR) | PKR | UMNO | BERSATU | |||||||||
| P129 | Kuala Pilah | N15 | Juasseh | Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid | BN (UMNO) | PKR | UMNO | BERSATU | |||||||
| N16 | Seri Menanti | Muhammad Sufian Maradzi | BN (UMNO) | UMNO | BERSATU | ||||||||||
| N17 | Senaling | Ismail Lasim | BN (UMNO) | AMANAH | UMNO | BERSATU | |||||||||
| N18 | Pilah | Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim | PH (PKR) | PKR | UMNO | PAS | |||||||||
| N19 | Johol | Saiful Yazan Sulaiman | BN (UMNO) | UMNO | PAS | ||||||||||
| P130 | Rasah | N20 | Labu | Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (BERSATU) | PKR | UMNO | BERSATU | |||||||
| N21 | Bukit Kepayang | Nicole Tan Lee Koon | PH (DAP) | DAP | BERSATU | ||||||||||
| N22 | Rahang | Desmond Siau Meow Kong | PH (DAP) | DAP | MCA | style="background-color:Template:Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia/meta/color;" width=10px | "|GERAKAN | |||||||||
| N23 | Mambau | Yap Yew Weng | PH (DAP) | DAP | MCA | BERSATU | |||||||||
| N24 | Seremban Jaya | Gunasekaren Palasamy | PH (DAP) | DAP | style="background-color:Template:Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia/meta/color;" width=10px | "|GERAKAN | ||||||||||
| P131 | Rembau | N25 | Paroi | Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (PAS) | AMANAH | UMNO | PAS | |||||||
| N26 | Chembong | Zaifulbahri Idris | BN (UMNO) | UMNO | BERSATU | ||||||||||
| N27 | Rantau | Mohamad Hasan | BN (UMNO) | PKR | UMNO | PAS | |||||||||
| N28 | Kota | Suhaimi Aini | BN (UMNO) | AMANAH | UMNO | BERSATU | |||||||||
| P132 | Port Dickson | N29 | Chuah | Yew Boon Lye | PH (PKR) | PKR | MCA | style="background-color:Template:Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia/meta/color;" width=10px | "|GERAKAN | |||||||
| N30 | Lukut | Choo Ken Hwa | PH (DAP) | DAP | MCA | PAS | |||||||||
| N31 | Bagan Pinang | Abdul Fatah Zakaria | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (PAS) | UMNO | PAS | ||||||||||
| N32 | Linggi | Mohd Faizal Ramli | BN (UMNO) | PKR | UMNO | PAS | |||||||||
| N33 | Sri Tanjung | Rajasekaran Gunasekaran | PH (PKR) | PKR | MIC | BERSATU | |||||||||
| P133 | Tampin | N34 | Gemas | Ridzuan Ahmad | style="background-color:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color;" width=10px | " |PN (BERSATU) | PKR | UMNO | BERSATU | |||||||
| N35 | Gemencheh | Suhaimizan Bizar | BN (UMNO) | UMNO | PAS | ||||||||||
| N36 | Repah | Veerapan Superamaniam | PH (DAP) | DAP | MCA | style="background-color:Template:Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia/meta/color;" width=10px | "|GERAKAN | |||||||||
Opinion polls
Opinion polling has yet to intensify significantly ahead of the election.
Notes
References
- ↑ Nandini Balakrishnan (28 September 2016). "Here's The Fastest Way To Register As A Voter Before The Next Elections". Says.com. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
Qualifications needed to register as a voter in Malaysia:
a) A Malaysian citizen above the age of 21.
b) A resident of an election constituency.
c) Is not disqualified by any laws. - ↑ "A Young Malaysian's Guide to the Election". Juice. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
You are not eligible to register if you are:
a) on the qualifying date, you are serving jail term or detained as a person of unsound mind.
b) before the qualifying date, you have been convicted or sentenced to death or serving a jail term of more than 12 months and you're still liable on the qualifying date.
c) found guilty under the Election Offences Act, 1954.
d) have a foreign citizenship (Malaysian citizenship law does not permit a Malaysian to carry dual citizenship). - ↑ "Federal Gazette: Undi18, automatic voter registration to come into effect Dec 15 before Sarawak polls". Borneo Post Online. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ↑ "Undi18 to come into force Dec 15, but might still be too late for S'wak". Malaysiakini. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
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