Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan
13th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1959
Leadership
Yamtuan Besar	Tuanku Muhriz Since 29 December 2008
Speaker	Awaluddin Said, BN–UMNO Since 17 June 2013
Deputy Speaker	Vacant
Menteri Besar	Mohamad Hassan, BN–UMNO Since 25 March 2004
Opposition Leader	Anthony Loke Siew Fook, PH–DAP Since 17 June 2013
Structure
Seats	36 Quorum: 12 Simple majority: 19 Two-thirds majority: 24
Political groups	(As of 24 February 2016) Government      Barisan Nasional (22) EXCO Members: 11 Backbenchers: 11      UMNO (21)      MIC (1) Opposition      Pakatan Harapan (14)      DAP (11)      PKR (3)      Independent (0)      Vacant (0)
Committees	4 Public Accounts Committee Rules of Proceedings Committee Right and Privileges Committee Committee of Selection
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (36 single-member constituencies)
Last election	5 May 2013
Next election	on or before 17 August 2018
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 (except Sarawak). It is unicameral.

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

Current composition

22	14
Barisan Nasional	PH

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 EXCO, the executive branch of the Negeri Sembilan government.

State Executive Council

Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council^[2]
(2013–18)

Portfolio	Committee Chairman	Party	Constituency
Menteri Besar Finance Land Islamic Affairs Security Information Investment Industry Entrepreneurship Rural Development	Mohamad Hassan	UMNO	Rantau
Agriculture Agro-based Industry	Hasim Rusdi	UMNO	Labu
Human Resources Plantation New Village	Manickam Letchuman	MIC	Jeram Padang
Unity National Integration	Ismail Lasim	UMNO	Senaling
Welfare Women Development Family Development	Norhayati Omar	UMNO	Pilah
Education Health	Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli	UMNO	Serting
Urban Wellbeing Housing Local Government	Jalaluddin Alias	UMNO	Pertang
Human Capital Youth Sports	Zaifulbahri Idris	UMNO	Chembong
Tourism	Tun Hairuddin Abu Bakar	UMNO	Bagan Pinang
Culture Malay Customs	Abd Razak Ab Said	UMNO	Gemas
Public Amenities Environment Co-operatives Consumerism	Abu Ubaidah Redza	UMNO	Ampangan
Ex officio members
State Secretary	Mat Ali Hassan
State Legal Advisor	Iskandar Ali Dewa
State Financial Officer	Tahar Sudin
State Legislative Assembly Secretary State Executive Council Secretary	Mohd Amin Ludin

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013

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Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008

 Summary of the 8 March 2008 Negeri Sembilan State Assembly election results

	Votes	% of vote	Seats	% of seats	+/–
Barisan Nasional:	183,472	52.1	21	58.3	13
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)	129,220	36.7	19	52.8	3
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	39,515	11.2	1	2.8	7
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)	7,927	2.2	1	2.8	1
Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan)	6,810	1.9	0	0.0	2
Pakatan Rakyat:	160,504	45.6	15	41.7	13
Democratic Action Party (DAP)	72,119	20.5	10	27.8	8
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)	44,738	12.7	4	11.1	4
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)	43,647	12.4	1	2.8	1
Overall total	352,363	100	36	100
Source: The Star[3], Malaysia

References

1. 12th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly begins Loke Siew Fook. 25 April 2008. Accessed 18 June 2010
2. Negeri Sembilan State Government: EXCO
3. MALAYSIA DECIDES 2008 > General Election 2008 Results > Negeri Sembilan

External links

• Negeri Sembilan State Government official website