Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
State Legislative Assembly
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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 (except Sarawak). It is unicameral.
since 29 December 2008
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan ديوان اوندڠن نݢري سمبيلن | |
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| 15th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Leadership | |
Yang di-Pertuan Besar | Tuanku Muhriz Almarhum Tuanku Munawir since 29 December 2008 |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Secretary | Mohd Amin Ludin |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 36 Quorum: 12 Simple majority: 19 Two-thirds majority: 24 |
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Political groups | (As of 13 August 2023[update]) Government (31) BN (14)
Opposition (5) |
| Committees | 4
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| Elections | |
| Plurality: First-past-the-post (36 single-member constituencies) | |
Last election | 12 August 2023 |
Next election | By 25 November 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Wisma Negeri, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Assembly convenes at the Wisma Negeri in the state capital, Seremban.
Current composition
| Government | Opposition | ||||
| PH | BN | PN | |||
| 17 | 14 | 5 | |||
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| DAP | PKR | AMANAH | UMNO | PAS | BERSATU |
Seating arrangement
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 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election witnessed 31 governmental seats and 5 non-governmental seats filled the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 17 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has 2 fairly safe seats.
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List of Assemblies
| Assembly | Term began | Members | Committee | Governing parties | |
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| 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) | ||