# 2018 Negeri Sembilan state election

The 14th Negeri Sembilan State election was held on 9 May 2018, to elect the State Assemblymen of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.
The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 7 April 2018 by the Head of State (Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan).
The election was held concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election.
In a historic result, Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling coalition was ousted from power by Pakatan Harapan (PH). Since the first Negeri Sembilan state election in 1955, BN or its predecessor Alliance had never lost the state election. PH won 20 seats in the election, gaining a simple majority, while BN won 16. Aminuddin Harun from PH's component party PKR was sworn in as new Menteri Besar on 12 May 2018.

## Contenders

Barisan Nasional (BN) contested in all 36 seats in Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. United Malays National Organisation (UNMO) contested in 22 seats, Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) contested in 10 seats, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) contested in 2 seats each.
Pakatan Harapan (PH) contested in 35 seats in Negeri Sembilan. People's Justice Party (PKR) contested in 11 seats, Democratic Action Party (DAP) contested in 11 seats, Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) contested in 6 seats and National Trust Party (Amanah) contested in 7 seats.
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) contested in 27 seats in Negeri Sembilan and lost in all of them.

### Political parties

| Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | |
| Incumbent | Opposition | Opposition | |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Pakatan Harapan (PH) | Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) | |
| United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) | People's Justice Party (PKR) Democratic Action Party (DAP) National Trust Party (Amanah) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) | People's Alternative Party |

## The contested seats

| No. | State constituency | Incumbent State Assemblyman | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties |
| No. | State constituency | Incumbent State Assemblyman | Barisan Nasional | Barisan Nasional | Pakatan Harapan | Pakatan Harapan | Gagasan Sejahtera | Gagasan Sejahtera | Other parties/Ind | Other parties/Ind |
| No. | State constituency | Incumbent State Assemblyman | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party |
| N01 | Chennah | Anthony Loke Siew Fook (PH) | Seet Tee Yin | MCA | Anthony Loke Siew Fook | DAP | Jamalus Mansor | PAS | | |
| N02 | Pertang | Jalaluddin Alias (BN) | Noor Azmi Yusuf | UMNO | Osman Mohd Dusa | Bersatu | Hamran Abu Hassan | PAS | | |
| N03 | Sungai Lui | Mohd Razi Mohd Ali (BN) | Mohd Razi Mohd Ali | UMNO | Zainal Fikri Abd Kadir | PKR | Abdul Karim Shahimi Abdul Razak | PAS | | |
| N04 | Klawang | Yunus Rahmat (BN) | Baharuddin Jali | UMNO | Bakri Sawir | Amanah | Mazly Yasin | PAS | | |
| N05 | Serting | Shamsulkahar Mohd Deli (BN) | Shamsulkahar Mohd Deli | UMNO | Abd Rahman Ramli | Amanah | Muhammad Alzukri Muhammad Yasin | PAS | | |
| N06 | Palong | Lilah Yasin (BN) | Mustafa Nagoor | UMNO | Nor Arzemi Nordin | Bersatu | Masdi Musa | PAS | | |
| N07 | Jeram Padang | Manickam Letchuman (BN) | Manickam Letchuman | MIC | S. Musliadi Sabtu | PKR | Mohd Fairuz Mohd. Isa | PAS | Surash Sreenivasan | IND |
| N08 | Bahau | Chew Seh Yong (PH) | Choong Wan You | MCA | Teo Kok Seong | DAP | Mustafar Bakri Abdul Aziz | PAS | | |
| N09 | Lenggeng | Vacant | Mazlan Maarop | UMNO | Suhaimi Kassim | Amanah | Muhammad Ghazali Abu Bakar | PAS | | |
| N10 | Nilai | Arul Kumar Jambunathan (PH) | Leaw Kok Chan | MCA | Arul Kumar Jambunathan | DAP | Mohd. Abu Zahrim Abdul Rahman | PAS | | |
| N11 | Lobak | Siow Kim Leong (PH) | Lim Kok Kean | MCA | Chew Seh Yong | DAP | | | Balamurugan Sanmugam | PAP |
| N12 | Temiang | Ng Chin Tsai (PH) | Siow Koi Voon | MCA | Ng Chin Tsai | DAP | Yaw Con Seng | PAS | | |
| N13 | Sikamat | Aminuddin Harun (PH) | Samsul Amri Ismail | UMNO | Aminuddin Harun | PKR | Rahim Yusof | PAS | Bujang Abu | IND |
| N14 | Ampangan | Abu Ubaidah Redza (BN) | Abu Ubaidah Redza | UMNO | Mohamad Rafie Ab. Malik | PKR | Mustaffa Daharun | PAS | | |
| N15 | Juasseh | Mohammad Razi Kail (BN) | Ismail Lasim | UMNO | Rosli Omar | PKR | Hassan Mohamed | PAS | | |
| N16 | Seri Menanti | Abd Samad Ibrahim (BN) | Abd Samad Ibrahim | UMNO | Jamali Salam | Bersatu | Rafiei Mustapha | PAS | | |
| N17 | Senaling | Ismail Lasim (BN) | Adnan Abu Hasan | UMNO | Md Rais Mohamad @ Basiron | Amanah | Fazilah Abu Samah | PAS | | |
| N18 | Pilah | Norhayati Omar (BN) | Norhayati Omar1 | UMNO | Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu | PKR | Ahmad Fadzil Othman | PAS | | |
| N19 | Johol | Abu Samah Mahat (BN) | Saiful Yazan | UMNO | Zulkefly Mohamad | Amanah | Kamaruddin Md. Tahir | PAS | | |
| N20 | Labu | Hasim Rusdi (BN) | Hasim Rusdi | UMNO | Ismail Ahmad | PKR | Mohd. Khairil Anuar Mohd. Wafa | PAS | David Dass Aseerpatham | PAP |
| N21 | Bukit Kepayang | Cha Kee Chin (PH) | Mah Kah Yong | Gerakan | Tan Lee Koon | DAP | | | | |
| N22 | Rahang | Mary Josephine Pritam Singh (PH) | Yap Sui Moi | MCA | Mary Josephine Pritam Singh | DAP | | | Saraswathy Paragazum | PAP |
| N23 | Mambau | Yap Yew Weng (PH) | Hoi Choi Sin | MCA | Yap Yew Weng | DAP | | | T. Parimala Devi | PAP |
| N24 | Seremban Jaya (previously known as Senawang) | Gunasekaren Palasamy (PH) | Choong Vee Hing | Gerakan | Gunasekaren Palasamy | DAP | | | Sagaya Rajan Xavier | PAP |
| N25 | Paroi | Mohd Ghazali Wahid (BN) | Mohd Ghazali Wahid | UMNO | Mohamad Taufek Abd Ghani | Amanah | Masita Mohamed Ali | PAS | | |
| N26 | Chembong | Zaifulbahri Idris (BN) | Zaifulbahri Idris | UMNO | Azizan Marzuki | Bersatu | Rosmin Adam | PAS | | |
| N27 | Rantau | Mohamad Hasan (BN) | Mohamad Hasan | UMNO | | | | | | |
| N28 | Kota | Awaludin Said (BN) | Awaludin Said | UMNO | Shahrizal Masrudin | Amanah | Ishak Omar | PAS | | |
| N29 | Chuah | Chai Tong Chai (PH) | Lim Chin Sui | MCA | Yek Diew Ching | PKR | | | | |
| N30 | Lukut | Ean Yong Tin Sin (PH) | Yeong Con Yu | MCA | Choo Ken Hwa | DAP | | | | |
| N31 | Bagan Pinang | Tun Hairuddin Abu Bakar (BN) | Tun Hairuddin Abu Bakar | UMNO | Rashid Latiff | Bersatu | | | | |
| N32 | Linggi | Abd Rahman Mohd Redza (BN) | Abd Rahman Mohd Redza | UMNO | Rusli Abdullah | PKR | Noor Mohamad Rizal Ishak | PAS | | |
| N33 | Sri Tanjung (previously known as Port Dickson) | Ravi Munusamy (PH) | Thinalan Rojagapalu | MIC | Ravi Munusamy | PKR | Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd. Zain | PAS | | |
| N34 | Gemas | Abdul Razak Said (BN) | Abdul Razak Said | UMNO | Baharuddin Arif Siri | PKR | Abdul Halim Abu Bakar | PAS | | |
| N35 | Gemencheh | Mohd Isam Mohd Isa (BN) | Mohd Isam Mohd Isa | UMNO | Saiful Adly Abdul Wahab | Bersatu | Ishak Maasin | PAS | | |
| N36 | Repah | Veerapan Superamaniam (PH) | Pui Kim Swee | MCA | Veerapan Superamaniam | DAP | Abdul Razakek Abdul Rahim | PAS | | |

## Results

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | Democratic Action Party | 127,259 | 26.51 | 11 | 0 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | People's Justice Party | 62,697 | 13.06 | 6 | +3 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | National Trust Party | 42,617 | 8.88 | 3 | New |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 26,164 | 5.45 | 0 | New |
| | Pakatan Harapan | Total | Total | 258,737 | 53.90 | 20 | – |
| | Barisan Nasional | | United Malays National Organisation | 134,014 | 27.92 | 15 | -6 |
| | Barisan Nasional | | Malaysian Chinese Association | 34,245 | 7.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | Barisan Nasional | | Malaysian Indian Congress | 7,038 | 1.47 | 1 | 0 |
| | Barisan Nasional | | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | 6,997 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | Barisan Nasional | Total | Total | 181,294 | 37.77 | 16 | -6 |
| | Gagasan Sejahtera | | Malaysian Islamic Party | 35,913 | 7.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Alternative Party | People's Alternative Party | People's Alternative Party | 404 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 2,655 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 480,003 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 480,003 | 98.53 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 7,142 | 1.47 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 487,145 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 587,321 | 82.94 | | |
| Source: SPR, The Star ||||||||

### Seats that changed allegiance

| No. | Seat | Previous Party (2013) | Current Party (2018) |
| N04 | Klawang | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) |
| N09 | Lenggeng | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) |
| N14 | Ampangan | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
| N18 | Pilah | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
| N20 | Labu | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
| N25 | Paroi | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) |

## Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 20 governmental seats and 16 non-governmental seats filled the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 11 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has 3 safe seats and 3 fairly safe seats. In addition, there were 1 seat that win uncontested in non-governmental seats; namely Rantau (won by incumbent assemblyman, Mohamad Hasan).
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## Aftermath
### Rantau seat nomination dispute

Rantau constituency incumbent assemblyman and Barisan Nasional candidate Mohamad Hasan won his seat uncontested after People's Justice Party (PKR)’s candidate Dr Streram Sinnansamy was not allowed to enter the Nomination Centre to file his papers by the Election Commission (EC), supposedly because he did not have in his possession a pass issued by the Election Commission. However, the Election Court has on the 16 November 2018, allowed the petition by Dr S. Streram and passed a ruling that Mohamad Hasan had not been duly elected, subsequently nullified Hasan's result. A by-election was then held on 13 April 2019 after Mohamad Hasan's appeal was dismissed by the Federal Court on 18 February 2019. Mohamad Hasan somehow emerged victorious and managed to retain his seat again.