2023_Negeri_Sembilan_state_election

2023 Negeri Sembilan state election

2023 Negeri Sembilan state election

15th State Election in Negeri Sembilan 2023

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.

Quick Facts All 36 seats in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

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.[1]

In the state election, the Barisan Nasional (BN)-Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact won 31 of 36 seats (achieving a supermajority), with PH winning 17 of those seats and BN winning 14 seats, despite being labelled as in a 'hung assembly' state 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.[2]

Constituencies

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

Electoral map of Negeri Sembilan, showing all 36 constituencies
Breakdown of 2022 Malaysian general election result by state constituency in 2022, where PH in   Red, PN in   Blue-green and BN in   blue

Composition before dissolution

Government Confidence and supply
PH BN
20 16
11 6 3 15 1
DAP PKR AMANAH UMNO MIC

Timeline

The key dates are listed below.

More information Date, Event ...

Retiring incumbent

The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly retired.

More information No., State Constituency ...

Electoral candidates

Names in bold are the confirmed winners in the 2023 state election.

More information No., Parliament Constituency ...

Opinion polls

More information Polling firm, Dates conducted ...

Results

Results of the August 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, by party.
More information Party or alliance, Votes ...

Seats that changed allegiance

More information No., Seat ...

Aftermath

Aminuddin were sworn in as Menteri Besar for his second term in front of Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan on 14 August.[18] Ten EXCO members were sworn in on 24 August.[19]

Notes

    1. [N 1]
      Cooperation between PH and BN with 20 seats and 16 seats
    1. [N 1]
      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.

    References

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

    This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2023_Negeri_Sembilan_state_election, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.