The 16th Negeri Sembilan State Election

Last updated: July 27, 2026

What You Need to Know

The 16th Negeri Sembilan State Election will be held on August 1, 2026, following the dissolution of the 15th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly on June 5.

On June 4, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun announced that the 36-seat assembly would be dissolved the following day after receiving the consent of the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.

A total of 889,490 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in the election. The electoral roll includes the Supplementary Electoral Roll for April 2026 and was updated as of June 4.

Of the total, 867,151 are ordinary voters, while 16,884 are military personnel and their spouses and 5,455 are police personnel.

Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun announced on June 12 that 15,344 personnel would be appointed for the election. A total of 439 polling centres will be used, comprising 401 ordinary polling centres and 38 early voting centres.

The polling centres will have 1,738 polling streams: 1,668 for ordinary voting and 70 for early voting.

The EC estimates that the election will cost RM80.6 million.

At the close of nominations on July 18, the EC confirmed that 103 candidates would contest the election.

The 14-day campaign period began following the declaration of candidates on July 18 and will run until 11.59pm on July 31.

On July 20, the EC issued 13,263 postal ballot papers to eligible voters. EC secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said 12,669 were issued under Form 1A to election officials, EC members and officers, police and armed forces personnel, and media practitioners.

Another 343 postal ballots were issued under Form 1B to Malaysians residing overseas, while 251 were issued under Form 1C to officers from 11 agencies in the security and health sectors.

Completed postal ballots must reach the relevant returning officers before 5pm on polling day.

Early voting will take place on July 28, followed by polling day on August 1.

Previously in Johor: The 2022 State Elections

The 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election was held on August 12. The Pakatan Harapan (PH)-Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance formed the state government after jointly winning 31 of the 36 seats. PH won 17 seats, BN 14 and Perikatan Nasional (PN) five.

The PH-BN alliance secured seven seats more than the 24 needed for a two-thirds majority in the state assembly.

Negeri Sembilan PH chairman Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun was sworn in for a second term as menteri besar on August 14, 2023. He retained N.13 Sikamat in the election, securing a fourth consecutive term in the seat, which he has held since 2008. Aminuddin is also the Member of Parliament for Port Dickson.

Negeri Sembilan 2026 Election Voter Statistics

Of the 889,490 registered voters, 867,151 are ordinary voters.

Another 22,339 are eligible for early voting, comprising 16,884 military personnel and their spouses and 5,455 police personnel and their spouses.

The state constituency of N.25 Paroi has the largest electorate, with 64,998 registered voters. It is followed by N.21 Bukit Kepayang (49,568), N.10 Nilai (45,911), N.27 Rantau (34,831) and N.13 Sikamat (34,103).

N.17 Senaling has the smallest electorate, with 9,903 registered voters.

According to the latest electoral roll, Negeri Sembilan has 442,743 eligible male voters, or 49.77 percent, and 446,747 eligible female voters, or 50.23 percent. This represents a difference of 4,004 voters.

N.31 Bagan Pinang has the highest share of male voters within its electorate, at 56.47 percent. Female voters make up the remaining 43.53 percent.

By contrast, N.11 Lobak has the highest share of female voters, at 52.06 percent, while male voters make up 47.94 percent of its electorate.

Female voters outnumbered male voters in 24 of Negeri Sembilan’s 36 constituencies:

N.03 Sungai Lui

N.05 Serting

N.06 Palong

N.07 Jeram Padang

N.08 Bahau

N.09 Lenggeng

N.11 Lobak

N.13 Sikamat

N.14 Ampangan

N.15 Juasseh

N.16 Seri Menanti

N.17 Senaling

N.18 Pilah

N.20 Labu

N.21 Bukit Kepayang

N.23 Mambau

N.24 Seremban Jaya

N.25 Paroi

N.26 Chembong

N.27 Rantau

N.28 Kota

N.30 Lukut

N.33 Sri Tanjung

N.36 Repah

N.03 Pemanis

N.04 Kemelah

N.07 Bukit Kepong

N.08 Bukit Pasir

N.09 Gambir

N.10 Tangkak

N.11 Serom

N.12 Bentayan

N.13 Simpang Jeram

N.15 Maharani

N.16 Sungai Balang

N.17 Semerah

N.18 Sri Medan

N.20 Semarang

N.21 Parit Yaani

N.22 Parit Raja

N.23 Penggaram

N.25 Rengit

N.26 Machap

N.28 Mengkibol

N.31 Kahang

N.32 Endau

N.34 Panti

N.36 Sedili

N.37 Johor Lama

N.38 Penawar

N.44 Larkin

N.47 Kempas

N.50 Bukit Permai

N.53 Benut

N.54 Pulai Sebatang

N.03 Pemanis

N.04 Kemelah

N.07 Bukit Kepong

N.08 Bukit Pasir

N.09 Gambir

N.10 Tangkak

N.11 Serom

N.12 Bentayan

N.13 Simpang Jeram

N.15 Maharani

N.16 Sungai Balang

N.17 Semerah

N.18 Sri Medan

N.20 Semarang

N.21 Parit Yaani

N.22 Parit Raja

N.23 Penggaram

N.25 Rengit

N.26 Machap

N.28 Mengkibol

N.31 Kahang

N.32 Endau

N.34 Panti

N.36 Sedili

N.37 Johor Lama

N.38 Penawar

N.44 Larkin

N.47 Kempas

N.50 Bukit Permai

N.53 Benut

N.54 Pulai Sebatang

In terms of age, voters aged 30 to 39 form the largest group, with 194,014 people. They are followed by voters aged 21 to 29 (174,184), 40 to 49 (163,721), 50 to 59 (118,337), 60 to 69 (103,961), 70 to 79 (62,278), and 18 to 20 (51,669).

The smallest groups are voters aged 80 to 89 (17,122) and those aged 90 and above (4,204).

Together, the 225,853 voters under the age of 30 account for 25.39 percent of the state’s electorate.

The age profile also differs from seat to seat. The percentages below show the share of a constituency’s electorate belonging to each age group.

N.31 Bagan Pinang stands out for its younger age profile. It has the highest shares of voters aged 18 to 20 (11.13 percent) and 21 to 29 (30.16 percent). It also has the lowest shares in the 40 to 49 (14.35 percent), 60 to 69 (7.75 percent) and 70 to 79 (3.75 percent) age groups.

By contrast, N.22 Rahang has the highest shares of voters aged 70 to 79 (12.26 percent), 80 to 89 (4.61 percent) and 90 and above (1.26 percent). It also has the lowest share of voters aged 18 to 20, at 2.91 percent.

N.06 Palong has the highest share of voters aged 40 to 49, at 26.68 percent, but the lowest shares of those aged 50 to 59 (6.42 percent) and 90 and above (0.03 percent).

Among the other constituencies, N.05 Serting has the highest share of voters aged 30 to 39, at 29.63 percent, while N.11 Lobak has the lowest, at 17.23 percent.

N.29 Chuah has the highest share of voters aged 50 to 59, at 17.44 percent. N.12 Temiang has the highest share of those aged 60 to 69, at 15.79 percent, but the lowest share of voters aged 21 to 29, at 11.69 percent. N.25 Paroi has the lowest share of voters aged 80 to 89, at 0.67 percent.

The ethnic make-up of voters also varied from seat to seat. The percentages below show how large each group is within each constituency’s electorate.

N.06 Palong has the highest share of Malay voters, at 92.32 percent, while N.11 Lobak has the highest share of Chinese voters, at 71.51 percent.

N.07 Jeram Padang recorded the highest share of Indian voters, at 33.13 percent.

N.31 Bagan Pinang has the highest shares of both Bumiputera Sabah and Bumiputera Sarawak voters, at 3.04 percent and 3.72 percent, respectively.

N.02 Pertang has the highest share of Orang Asli voters, at 7.18 percent, while N.14 Ampangan recorded the highest share of voters in the “Others” category, at 3.07 percent.

Who is Contesting in the 16th Negeri Sembilan State Election?

A total of 103 candidates are contesting Negeri Sembilan’s 36 state seats in the 2026 election, up from 83 candidates in 2023.

PH is fielding the most candidates and is the only coalition contesting all 36 seats. BN is fielding 25 candidates, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) 24 and PN 11.

The remaining candidates comprise one each from Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia (Berjasa), Parti Orang Asli Malaysia (ASLI) and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), as well as four Independents.

The election features 11 straight fights, 21 three-cornered contests, two four-cornered contests and two five-cornered contests.

Of the 103 candidates, 94 are men and nine are women. In 2023, there were 75 male candidates and eight female candidates.

Although the number of women increased by one, they account for 8.74 percent of candidates in 2026, down from 9.64 percent in 2023.

PH is fielding the most female candidates, with four, followed by BN with three. Bersatu is fielding one female candidate, while ASLI’s sole candidate is a woman.

By age, candidates aged 40 to 49 form the largest group, with 39 candidates. They are followed by those aged 50 to 59 (33), 60 and above (16), and 30 to 39 (12).

Candidates aged 18 to 29 form the smallest group, with three candidates.

At 23, Bersatu’s Leevineshwaraan Murugan, who is contesting N.33 Sri Tanjung, is the youngest candidate. The oldest candidates are PH’s Abd Latif A. Tambi and BN’s Mohamad Hasan, both 70. Abd Latif is contesting N.35 Gemencheh, while Mohamad is defending N.27 Rantau.

By comparison, the youngest candidate in the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election was Muhammad Syakir Fitri Sadri, who contested N.25 Paroi as an Independent at the age of 25. The oldest was Bujang Abu, who contested N.13 Sikamat as an Independent at the age of 72.

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Early Voter Turnout

Early voting for the Johor 2026 state election began at 8am on July 7, 2026.

This year, 24,751 voters are eligible for early voting, comprising 12,710 police personnel and their spouses, and 12,041 military personnel and their spouses.

Voting took place at 62 early voting centres across Johor.

In-person early voting on July 7 involved 20,607 voters, comprising 12,063 police personnel and their spouses, and 8,544 military personnel and their spouses. Another 4,144 early voters voted by post, comprising 647 police voters and 3,497 military voters.

The early polling centres closed in stages, with 29 closing at noon, five at 2pm, and the remaining 28 at 5pm.

The EC later said early voter turnout stood at 94.49 percent, with 19,471 out of 20,607 in-person early voters casting their ballots.

This comprised 11,511 out of 12,063 police early voters and 7,960 out of 8,544 military early voters.

The early ballot boxes were stored at police stations until vote counting began at 5pm on polling day.

Polling Day

As of 5pm, voter turnout stood at 67.44 percent, with 1,809,185 out of 2,682,642 voters having cast their ballots across 1,076 polling centres and 4,889 voting streams.

This was higher than the 53.13 percent recorded at the same time during the 2022 Johor state election, when 1,367,909 out of 2,574,835 voters had cast their ballots.

BN won 48 of the 56 seats it contested, securing a two-thirds majority in the State Legislative Assembly.

The coalition retained all 40 seats it won in the 2022 state election. It also flipped eight seats in 2026 – five from PH (N.02 Jementah, N.10 Tangkak, N.42 Johor Jaya, N.46 Perling and N.51 Bukit Batu) and three from PN (N.07 Bukit Kepong, N.15 Maharani and N.32 Endau).

PH won eight of the 56 seats it contested. It retained seven seats won in the 2022 state election but lost five others to BN.

PH flipped one seat, N.41 Puteri Wangsa, from MUDA. PH candidate Dr Maszlee Malik won with 41,821 votes, defeating BN’s Teow Chia Ling (36,077 votes), MUDA’s Rashifa Aljunied (5,887 votes), Bersama’s Nicholas Paul Vincent (2,332 votes) and Independent candidate Wang Wee Seong (227 votes).

PN, Bersama, MUDA, PSM and ASLI failed to win any of the seats they contested. All six Independent candidates also lost.

The breakdown of the data is courtesy of Tindak Malaysia and the Election Commission.
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Report & Data Visualisation: Shaza Al Muzayen
Web Designer: Ummul Syuhaida Othman
Editor: Sakina Mohamed
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