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Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Dewan Undangan Negeri SembilanType Type Unicameral Leadership Speaker Razak Mansor, Barisan Nasional - UMNO[1] Menteri Besar Mohamad Hassan, Barisan Nasional - UMNO
since March 25, 2004Opposition Leader Loke Siew Fook, Pakatan Rakyat - Democratic Action Party Members 36 Meeting place State Legislative Assembly Building,
SerembanWebsite http://www.ns.gov.my 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.
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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
Negeri Sembilan State EXCO[3] 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 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 Current composition
- For complete list of members, see List of Negeri Sembilan State Assemblymen.
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 Organization (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[4], Malaysia
References
- ^ ‘pergi mampus’ – DUN Negeri Sembilan Jadi Kedai Kopi BN Harakah Daily. August 28, 2008 (Accessed June 18, 2010 from http://dppwp.wordpress.com/)
- ^ 12th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly begins Loke Siew Fook. April 25, 2008. Accessed June 18, 2010
- ^ Negeri Sembilan State Government: EXCO
- ^ MALAYSIA DECIDES 2008 > General Election 2008 Results > Negeri Sembilan
External links
Legislatures of Malaysia Parliament of Malaysia State Legislative Assemblies
(Dewan Undangan Negeri)Categories:- Negeri Sembilan
- Unicameral legislatures
- State legislatures of Malaysia
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