Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan
ديوان اوندڠن نݢري سمبيلن
16th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded1959
Preceded byNegeri Sembilan State Council
Leadership
Yang di-Pertuan Besar
Speaker
Awaludin Said, BN–UMNO
since 18 August 2026
Deputy Speaker
Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain, PN–PAS
since 18 August 2026
Ismail Lasim, BN–UMNO
since 2 August 2026
Leader of the Opposition
Arul Kumar Jambunathan, PH-DAP
since 18 August 2026
Secretary
Mohd Amin Ludin
Structure
Seats36
Quorum: 12
Simple majority: 19
Two-thirds majority: 24
Political groups
(As of 1 August 2026)

Government (25)
  BN (18)

  PN (7)

Opposition (11)
  PH (11)

Speaker (1)

  BN (non-MLA)
Committees
4
  • Public Accounts Committee
  • Rules of Proceedings Committee
  • Right and Privileges Committee
  • Committee of Selection
Elections
Plurality: First-past-the-post (36 single-member constituencies)
Last election
1 August 2026
Next election
By 17 October 2031
Meeting place
Wisma Negeri, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Website
www.ns.gov.my

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. It is unicameral.

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

Map of current constituencies (since 2018)

Current composition

Government Opposition
BN PN PH
18 7 11
16 2 4 3 9 2
UMNO MCA PAS WAWASAN DAP PKR
No. Parliamentary Constituency No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party) Post
- - -Non-MLAAwaludin Said BN (UMNO) Speaker
P126 Jelebu N01ChennahSiow Kong ChoonBN (MCA) EXCO Member
N02PertangJalaluddin AliasBN (UMNO) MP of Jelebu
N03Sungai LuiMohd Razi Mohd AliBN (UMNO) EXCO Member
N04KlawangDanni Rais PN (WAWASAN) N/A
P127 Jempol N05SertingMohd Fairuz Mohd IsaPN (PAS) EXCO Member
N06PalongMustapha NagoorBN (UMNO) EXCO Member
N07Jeram PadangMohd Zaidy Abdul KadirBN (UMNO) N/A
N08BahauTeo Kok Seong PH (DAP)
P128 Seremban N09LenggengMohd Asna AminBN (UMNO) EXCO Member
N10NilaiArul Kumar Jambunathan PH (DAP) N/A
N11LobakChew Seh YongPH (DAP)
N12TemiangHo Weng WahPH (DAP) Political Secretary to the Minister of Transport
N13SikamatRazali Abu Samah PN (WAWASAN) EXCO Member
N14AmpanganMohamad Rafie Abdul Malek PN (PAS) N/A
P129 Kuala Pilah N15JuassehIsmail LasimBN (UMNO) Menteri Besar
N16Seri MenantiMuhammad Sufian MaradziBN (UMNO) N/A
N17SenalingMohamad Qayyum Abd JalilBN (UMNO)
N18PilahS Leza Md Yasin BN (UMNO)
N19JoholSaiful Yazan SulaimanBN (UMNO)
P130 Rasah N20LabuSiti Nur Umaira Hasim BN (UMNO) EXCO Member
N21Bukit KepayangNicole Tan Lee Koon PH (DAP) N/A
N22RahangSiau Meow KongPH (DAP)
N23MambauLee Kai YetPH (DAP)
N24Seremban JayaMugunthan SubramaniamPH (DAP)
P131 Rembau N25ParoiKamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain PN (PAS) Deputy Speaker
N26ChembongZaifulbahri IdrisBN (UMNO) EXCO Member
N27RantauMohamad HasanBN (UMNO)
N28KotaSuhaimi AiniBN (UMNO) N/A
P132 Port Dickson N29ChuahYew Boon LyePH (PKR)
N30LukutChoo Ken Hwa PH (DAP)
N31Bagan PinangAbdul Fatah ZakariaPN (PAS)
N32LinggiMohd Faizal RamliBN (UMNO) EXCO Member
N33Sri TanjungRajasekaran Gunasekaran PH (PKR) N/A
P133 Tampin N34GemasRidzuan AhmadPN (WAWASAN)
N35GemenchehSuhaimizan BizarBN (UMNO) EXCO Member
N36RepahKoh Kim Swee BN (MCA) N/A

Seating arrangement

N24 Seremban JayaN36 RepahN18 PilahN17 SenalingN04 Klawang
N23 MambauN07 Jeram PadangN14 AmpanganN27 RantauN19 JoholN34 Gemas
N12 TemiangN26 Chembong (EXCO Member)N32 Linggi (EXCO Member)N31 Bagan Pinang
N29 ChuahN30 LukutN06 Palong (EXCO Member)CBAState Financial OfficerN13 Sikamat (EXCO Member)N25 Paroi (Deputy Speaker)
N22 RahangN21 Bukit KepayangN01 Chennah (EXCO Member)State Legal AdvisorN05 Serting (EXCO Member)N28 Kota
N33 Sri TanjungN08 BahauN20 Labu (EXCO Member)the MaceState SecretaryN35 Gemencheh (EXCO Member)N16 Seri Menanti
N11 LobakN10 Nilai (Opposition Leader)N09 Lenggeng (EXCO Member)SecretaryN15 Juasseh (Menteri Besar)N03 Sungai Lui (EXCO Member)N02 Pertang
Speaker
UndangUndangYamtuan BesarUndangTunku Besar TampinSergeant-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.[1]

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 2026 Negeri Sembilan state election witnessed 25 governmental seats and 11 non-governmental seats filled the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 17 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has 6 safe seats and 3 fairly safe seat.

List of Assemblies

Assembly Term began Members Committee Governing parties
State Council 1955 27 Shamsuddin (1955–1959)

Mohamad Shariff (1959)

 Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
1st 1959 24 Mohamed Said I Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
2nd 1964 Mohamed Said II Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
3rd 1969 Mansor I Alliance (UMNO–MCA–MIC) (1969–1973)
BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC) (1973–1974)
4th 1974 Mansor II BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
5th 1978 Rais BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
6th 1982 Mohd Isa I BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
7th 1986 28 Mohd Isa II BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
8th 1990 Mohd Isa III BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
9th 1995 32 Mohd Isa IV BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
10th 1999 Mohd Isa V BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
11th 2004 36 Mohamad Hasan I BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC–GERAKAN)
12th 2008 Mohamad Hasan II BN (UMNO–MCA–MIC)
13th 2013 Mohamad Hasan III BN (UMNO–MIC)
14th 2018 Aminuddin I PH (PKR–DAP–AMANAH)
15th 2023 Aminuddin II PH (PKR–DAP–AMANAH)–BN (UMNO) (2023–2026)
PH (PKR–DAP–AMANAH) (2026)
16th 2026 Ismail Lasim BN (UMNO–MCA)–PN (PAS–WAWASAN)

References

  1. ↑ 12th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly begins Loke Siew Fook. 25 April 2008. Accessed 18 June 2010
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