# 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election

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.
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.
The Barisan Nasional (BN) – Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact won 31 of 36 seats, with PH winning 17 of those seats and BN winning 14 seats, despite being labelled as a 'hung assembly' 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.

## Constituencies

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

## Composition before dissolution

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

## Timeline

The key dates are listed below.
| Date | Event |
| 15 October 2022 | Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council decided against dissolving the 14th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. |
| 1 July 2023 | Dissolution of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. |
| 5 July 2023 | Issue of the Writ of Election |
| 29 July 2023 | Nomination Day |
| 29 July–11 August 2023 | Campaigning Period |
| 8–11 August 2023 | Early Polling Day For Postal, Overseas and Advance Voters |
| 12 August 2023 | Polling Day |

## Retiring incumbent

The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly retired.
| No. | State Constituency | Departing MLA | Coalition (Party) | Date confirmed | First elected | Reason |
| N17 | Senaling | Adnan Abu Hassan | BN (UMNO) | 8 May 2023 | 2013 | Not contesting state election (MP for Kuala Pilah) |
| N35 | Gemencheh | Mohd Isam Mohd Isa | BN (UMNO) | 8 May 2023 | 2013 | Not contesting state election (MP for Tampin) |
| N5 | Serting | Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli | BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2023 | 2008 | Not contesting state election (MP for Jempol). |
| N2 | Pertang | Noor Azmi Yusuf | BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2023 | 2018 | Dropped by party. |
| N16 | Seri Menanti | Abdul Samad Ibrahim | BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2023 | 2008 | Dropped by party. |
| N28 | Kota | Awaludin Said | BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2023 | 2004 | Dropped by party. |
| N31 | Bagan Pinang | Tun Hairuddin Abu Bakar | BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2023 | 2013 | Dropped by party. |
| N32 | Linggi | Abd Rahman Mohd Redza | BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2023 | 2013 | Dropped by party. |
| N7 | Jeram Padang | Manickam Letchuman | BN (MIC) | 5 July 2023 | 2013 | Incumbent's party not contesting state election. |
| N18 | Pilah | Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu | PH (PKR) | 22 July 2023 | 2018 | Dropped by party. |
| N29 | Chuah | Yek Diew Ching | PH (PKR) | 22 July 2023 | 2018 | Dropped by party. |
| N33 | Sri Tanjung | Ravi Munusamy | PH (PKR) | 22 July 2023 | 2013 | Dropped by party. |
| N22 | Rahang | Mary Josephine Pritam Singh | PH (DAP) | 23 July 2023 | 2013 | Retired. |
| N9 | Lenggeng | Suhaimi Kassim | PH (AMANAH) | 21 July 2023 | 2018 | Swapped seat allocation with BN. |
| N29 | Paroi | Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani | PH (AMANAH) | 23 July 2023 | 2008 | Dropped by party. |

## Electoral candidates

Names in bold are the confirmed winners in the 2023 state election.
| No. | Parliament Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Voters | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties |
| No. | Parliament Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Voters | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Barisan Nasional + Pakatan Harapan (perpaduaan {electoral pact}) | Barisan Nasional + Pakatan Harapan (perpaduaan {electoral pact}) | Perikatan Nasional | Perikatan Nasional | MUDA + PSM electoral pact | MUDA + PSM electoral pact | Other parties/Independents | Other parties/Independents | Other parties/Independents | Other parties/Independents |
| No. | Parliament Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Voters | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party |
| P126 | Jelebu | N01 | Chennah | 14,554 | Anthony Loke Siew Fook | PH (DAP) | Anthony Loke Siew Fook | DAP | Rosmadi Arif | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P126 | Jelebu | N02 | Pertang | 12,897 | Noor Azmi Yusuf | BN (UMNO) | Jalaluddin Alias | UMNO | Amiruddin Hassan | PAS | | | | | | |
| P126 | Jelebu | N03 | Sungai Lui | 20,206 | Mohd Razi Mohd Ali | BN (UMNO) | Mohd Razi Mohd Ali | UMNO | Mohammad Nordin Hashim | PAS | | | | | | |
| P126 | Jelebu | N04 | Klawang | 13,163 | Bakri Sawir | PH (AMANAH) | Bakri Sawir | AMANAH | Danni Rais | BERSATU | | | Saiful Bahri Jaaman | IND | | |
| P127 | Jempol | N05 | Serting | 30,287 | Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli | BN (UMNO) | Zamri Omar | UMNO | Mohammad Fairuz Mohammad Isa | PAS | | | | | | |
| P127 | Jempol | N06 | Palong | 23,494 | Mustafa Nagoor | BN (UMNO) | Mustafa Nagoor | UMNO | Noor Azman Parmin | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P127 | Jempol | N07 | Jeram Padang | 16,332 | Manickam Letchuman | BN (MIC) | Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir | UMNO | S Suresh | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P127 | Jempol | N08 | Bahau | 25,769 | Teo Kok Seong | PH (DAP) | Teo Kok Seong | DAP | Kumar S Paramasivam | PAS | | | | | | |
| P128 | Seremban | N09 | Lenggeng | 27,386 | Suhaimi Kassim | PH (AMANAH) | Mohd Asna Amin | UMNO | Mohammad Fadhli Che Me | PAS | | | Zul Azki Mat Sulop | IND | | |
| P128 | Seremban | N10 | Nilai | 42,168 | Arul Kumar Jambunathan | PH (DAP) | Arul Kumar Jambunathan | DAP | Gan Chee Biow | BERSATU | | | Omar Mohd Isa | IND | Yessu Samuel | IND |
| P128 | Seremban | N11 | Lobak | 23,193 | Chew Seh Yong | PH (DAP) | Chew Seh Yong | DAP | Ng Soon Lean | GERAKAN | | | | | | |
| P128 | Seremban | N12 | Temiang | 13,085 | Ng Chin Tsai | PH (DAP) | Ng Chin Tsai | DAP | Chang Er Chu | GERAKAN | Ahmad Qusyairi Abdul Rahim | MUDA | | | | |
| P128 | Seremban | N13 | Sikamat | 32,343 | Aminuddin Harun | PH (PKR) | Aminuddin Harun | PKR | Ahmad Raihan Muhamad Hilal | BERSATU | | | Bujang Abu | IND | Mohammed Hafiz Baharudin | IND |
| P128 | Seremban | N14 | Ampangan | 20,992 | Mohamad Rafie Abdul Malek | PH (PKR) | Tengku Zamrah Tengku Sulaiman | PKR | Muhammad Ghazali Zainal Abidin | BERSATU | | | Mohamad Rafie Abdul Malek | IND | | |
| P129 | Kuala Pilah | N15 | Juasseh | 13,408 | Ismail Lasim | BN (UMNO) | Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid | UMNO | Eddin Syazlee Shith | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P129 | Kuala Pilah | N16 | Seri Menanti | 10,045 | Abdul Samad Ibrahim | BN (UMNO) | Muhammad Sufian Maradzi | UMNO | Jamali Salam | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P129 | Kuala Pilah | N17 | Senaling | 9,886 | Adnan Abu Hasan | BN (UMNO) | Ismail Lasim | UMNO | Amrina Mohammad Khalid | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P129 | Kuala Pilah | N18 | Pilah | 17,692 | Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu | PH (PKR) | Noorzunita Begum Abdullah | PKR | Rafie Mustafa | PAS | | | | | | |
| P129 | Kuala Pilah | N19 | Johol | 12,313 | Saiful Yazan Sulaiman | BN (UMNO) | Saiful Yazan Sulaiman | UMNO | Kamaruddin Mat Tahir | PAS | | | | | | |
| P130 | Rasah | N20 | Labu | 30,478 | Ismail Ahmad | PH (PKR) | Ismail Ahmad | PKR | Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P130 | Rasah | N21 | Bukit Kepayang | 46,229 | Nicole Tan Lee Koon | PH (DAP) | Nicole Tan Lee Koon | DAP | Subramaniam Purusothama | BERSATU | | | Ahmad Zamali Mohamad | IND | | |
| P130 | Rasah | N22 | Rahang | 20,182 | Mary Josephine Pritam Singh | PH (DAP) | Siau Meow Kong | DAP | Lee Boon Shian | GERAKAN | | | | | | |
| P130 | Rasah | N23 | Mambau | 28,952 | Yap Yew Weng | PH (DAP) | Yap Yew Weng | DAP | Satesh Kumar Nillamiam | BERSATU | | | Kumaravel Ramiah | IND | | |
| P130 | Rasah | N24 | Seremban Jaya | 32,290 | Gunasekaren Palasamy | PH (DAP) | Gunasekaran Palasamy | DAP | Gary Lee Ban Fatt | GERAKAN | | | | | | |
| P131 | Rembau | N25 | Paroi | 60,704 | Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani | PH (AMANAH) | Norwani Ahmad | AMANAH | Kamarol Ridzwan Mohammad Zin | PAS | | | Syakir Fitri | IND | | |
| P131 | Rembau | N26 | Chembong | 25,625 | Zaifulbahri Idris | BN (UMNO) | Zaifulbahri Idris | UMNO | Bakly Baba | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P131 | Rembau | N27 | Rantau | 32,890 | Mohamad Hasan | BN (UMNO) | Mohamad Hasan | UMNO | Rozmal Malakan | PAS | | | | | | |
| P131 | Rembau | N28 | Kota | 16,510 | Awaludin Said | BN (UMNO) | Suhaimi Aini | UMNO | Ahmad Shukri Abdul Shukur | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P132 | Port Dickson | N29 | Chuah | 15,095 | Yek Diew Ching | PH (PKR) | Yew Boon Lye | PKR | Tang Jay Son | GERAKAN | | | | | | |
| P132 | Port Dickson | N30 | Lukut | 26,806 | Choo Ken Hwa | PH (DAP) | Choo Ken Hwa | DAP | Ragoo Subramaniam | PAS | | | | | | |
| P132 | Port Dickson | N31 | Bagan Pinang | 27,790 | Tun Hairuddin Abu Bakar | BN (UMNO) | Mohd Najib Mohd Isa | UMNO | Abdul Fatah Zakaria | PAS | | | | | | |
| P132 | Port Dickson | N32 | Linggi | 20,696 | Abd Rahman Mohd Redza | BN (UMNO) | Mohd Faizal Ramli | UMNO | Zambri Mat Said | PAS | | | | | | |
| P132 | Port Dickson | N33 | Sri Tanjung | 19,431 | Ravi Munusamy | PH (PKR) | Rajasekaran Gunasekaran | PKR | Zabidi Ariffin | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P133 | Tampin | N34 | Gemas | 29,648 | Abdul Razak Said | BN (UMNO) | Abdul Razak Said | UMNO | Ridzuan Ahmad | BERSATU | | | | | | |
| P133 | Tampin | N35 | Gemencheh | 24,602 | Mohd Isam Mohd Isa | BN (UMNO) | Suhaimizan Bizar | UMNO | Tengku Abdullah Tengku Rakhman | PAS | | | | | | |
| P133 | Tampin | N36 | Repah | 27,284 | Veerapan Superamaniam | PH (DAP) | Veerapan Superamaniam | DAP | Yong Li Yi | GERAKAN | | | | | | |

## Opinion polls

| Polling firm | Dates conducted | Sample size | PH+BN | PN | Oth | Lead | Ref |
| Ilham Centre | 29 July – 8 August 2023 | 2,304 | 57% | 24% | 19% | PH+BN +33% | |
| Merdeka Center | 3 – 14 July 2023 | 1,005 | 59% | 18% | 22% | PH+BN +37% | |

## Results

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | | Democratic Action Party | 150,843 | 25.90 | 11 | 0 |
| | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | | United Malays National Organisation | 129,548 | 22.24 | 14 | –2 |
| | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | | People's Justice Party | 51,438 | 8.83 | 5 | –1 |
| | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | | National Trust Party | 22,899 | 3.93 | 1 | –2 |
| | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | Total | Total | 354,728 | 60.90 | 31 | –5 |
| | Perikatan Nasional | | Malaysian Islamic Party | 110,194 | 18.92 | 3 | +3 |
| | Perikatan Nasional | | Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 90,370 | 15.52 | 2 | +2 |
| | Perikatan Nasional | | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | 18,739 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Perikatan Nasional | Total | Total | 219,303 | 37.65 | 5 | +5 |
| | MUDA + PSM | | Malaysian United Democratic Alliance | 640 | 0.11 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 7,784 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 582,455 | 100.00 | 36 | – |

### By parliamentary constituency

PH+BN won all 8 parliamentary constituency by average percentages.
| No. | Constituency | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | Perikatan Nasional | Member of Parliament |
| P126 | Jelebu | 57.11% | 41.99% | Jalaluddin Alias |
| P127 | Jempol | 57.48% | 42.72% | Shamshulkahar Mohd. Deli |
| P128 | Seremban | 61.32% | 33.24% | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| P129 | Kuala Pilah | 55.05% | 44.96% | Adnan Abu Hassan |
| P130 | Rasah | 74.02% | 24.96% | Cha Kee Chin |
| P131 | Rembau | 53.77% | 44.32% | Mohamad Hasan |
| P132 | Port Dickson | 62.75% | 37.25% | Aminuddin Harun |
| P133 | Tampin | 55.00% | 45.00% | Mohd Isam Mohd Isa |

### Seats that changed allegiance

| No. | Seat | Previous Party (2018) | Current Party (2023) |
| N05 | Serting | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N07 | Jeram Padang | Barisan Nasional (MIC) | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
| N09 | Lenggeng | Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
| N20 | Labu | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
| N25 | Paroi | Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N31 | Bagan Pinang | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N35 | Gemas | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |

## Aftermath

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