The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan) is the state legislature of the

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of Negeri Sembilan. It consists of 36 members who represent

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throughout the state.

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are held no more than five years apart, and are usually conducted simultaneously with elections to the

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and other state assemblies (except

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). It is

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

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

Seremban Seremban (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Soghomban'', ''Somban''; Jawi: ) is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban City Council. Se ...

Current composition

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 Yamtuan, also known officially as Yang di-Pertuan Besar and unofficially as Grand Ruler, is the royal title of the ruler of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The Grand Ruler of Negeri Sembilan is elected by a council of ruling chiefs in th ...

, 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

Undang An Undang is a ruling chief or territorial chief who still play an important role in the state of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The name is believed to be derived from the Malay word ''undang-undang'' meaning "law". The Minangkabau who settled at ...

s of Negeri Sembilan and the Tunku Besar of Tampin, the very people who elected him.12th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly begins
Loke Siew Fook. 25 April 2008. Accessed 18 June 2010 The leader of the majority party of coalition in the Assembly assumes the role of

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. He appoints members of the

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, the executive branch of the Negeri Sembilan government.

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'').

List of Assemblies

References

External links

Negeri Sembilan State Government official website
{{Negeri Sembilan Unicameral legislatures State legislatures of Malaysia Politics of Negeri Sembilan