Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
| Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan | |
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| Type | |
| Type |
Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Opposition Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 36 |
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22 / 36 | |
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14 / 36 | |
| Meeting place | |
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State Legislative Assembly Building, Seremban | |
| Website | |
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www | |
The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly 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 State Legislative Assembly Building in the capital Seremban.
Current composition
| 22 | 14 | ||||||||
| Barisan Nasional | Pakatan Rakyat | ||||||||
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.[2]
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 EXCO
| Portfolio | EXCO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Menteri Besar | Mohamad Hassan | ||
| Infrastructure, Water, Energy and Telecommunications Committee Chairman | Ismail Lasim | ||
| Housing, Local Government, New Village and Public Transport Committee Chairman | Siow Chen Pin | ||
| Plantation Affairs, Human Resources, Environment and Public Complaints Committee Chairman | V.S. Mogan | ||
| Education and Higher Education Committee | Shamsulkahar Mohd Deli | ||
| Rural Development, Consumer Affairs and Public Amenities Committee Chairman | Hasim Rusdi | ||
| Women, Family and Community Well-being Development Committee Chairman | Zainab Nasir | ||
| Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development Committee Chairman | Yunus Rahmat | ||
| Human Capital Development, Youth and Sports Committee Chairman | Abd. Samad Ibrahim | ||
| Health, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee Chairman | Ismail Taib | ||
| Tourism, Unity, Culture, Arts, Heritage and Malay Customs Committee Chairman | Mohammad Razi Kail | ||
| Non-representatives | |||
| State Secretary | Mat Ali Hassan | ||
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
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Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
| 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 |  |
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Source: The Star[4], Malaysia | |||||
References
- ↑ ‘pergi mampus’ – DUN Negeri Sembilan Jadi Kedai Kopi BN Harakah Daily. 28 August 2008 (Accessed 18 June 2010 from http://dppwp.wordpress.com/)
- ↑ 12th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly begins Loke Siew Fook. 25 April 2008. Accessed 18 June 2010
- ↑ Negeri Sembilan State Government: EXCO
- ↑ MALAYSIA DECIDES 2008 > General Election 2008 Results > Negeri Sembilan
External links
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