NewzBN secured comfortable wins following its understanding with PN in the Negeri Sembilan state election.PETALING JAYA: The understanding between Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional helped transform eight seats that BN narrowly won in the August 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election into comfortable victories.An analysis of the latest results showed BN’s combined majority in Sungai Lui, Palong, Jeram Padang, Lenggeng, Juasseh, Seri Menanti, Senaling and Kota jumped more than 15-fold, from 3,722 votes in 2023 to 55,908 votes this time.The biggest swing was recorded in Palong, where Mustapha Nagoor won with a 13,702-vote majority, compared with only 564 votes in the previous election.Mustapha secured 15,197 votes, well ahead of Pakatan Harapan candidate Zahin Zinal Abidin with 1,495 votes and Bersatu candidate Rebin Birham with 590 votes.In Lenggeng, Asna Amin’s majority increased from 685 votes to 9,994 votes, while Suhaimi Aini in Kota recorded a 7,693-vote majority compared with just 135 votes in 2023.Razi Ali also strengthened BN’s hold on Sungai Lui, winning by 8,466 votes compared with his previous 535-vote majority.BN’s majority in Juasseh rose from just 78 votes to 4,091 votes, while Seri Menanti saw its margin increase from 370 votes to 4,323 votes.In Jeram Padang, Zaidy Abdul Kadir’s majority grew from 693 votes to 4,482 votes, while Qayyum Abd Jalil retained Senaling with a 3,157-vote majority, up from BN’s 662-vote margin in 2023.In all eight seats, PN did not field candidates against BN, allowing supporters of both coalitions to consolidate behind BN candidates.The Negeri Sembilan state election saw BN win 18 seats, PH 11 and PN seven.BN and PN have agreed to form the new Negeri Sembilan state government led by Umno's Ismail Lasim as the new menteri besar. MCA, led by Wee Ka Siong, has not had a representative in the Negeri Sembilan state assembly since 2013, but SA Vigneswaran's MIC had an assemblyman there until 2023.PETALING JAYA: MCA has ended its 13-year absence from the Negeri Sembilan legislative assembly after winning two seats in the state election yesterday, while MIC’s wait for representation continues.Both parties sat out the state election in 2023, when BN fielded only Umno candidates in 25 seats in a pact with Pakatan Harapan. BN went on to win 14 seats.Among the notable results last night was Siow Kong Choon’s victory in Chennah, where he defeated DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook, who had held the seat since 2013, by 688 votes.MCA’s Koh Kim Swee also wrested another DAP stronghold, Repah, by defeating S Veerapan with a 444-vote majority.The party's return came despite the final days of the campaign being overshadowed by racial rhetoric following remarks by Perikatan Nasional election director Sanusi Nor that suggested the non-Malays can fall back on ancestral homelands outside Malaysia.MCA president Wee Ka Siong had urged Sanusi to clarify his remarks, which he said caused concern among the Chinese community, while MIC president SA Vigneswaran took a more critical stance, urging BN to review its alliance with PN.The Sanusi controversy raised questions over whether non-Malay voters would reject the BN-PN electoral arrangement, particularly as MCA and MIC were contesting under the BN banner while PN campaigned alongside the coalition.Nonetheless, Chennah and Repah are mixed seats with a nearly even distribution of Malay and Chinese voters.
MCA's slim victory in both seats suggests it scraped past thanks to the BN-PN pact's consolidation of Malay votes.MIC did not enjoy a similar outcome, as its absence in the state assembly since 2023 continues for at least another term.The party's candidates were defeated in the non-Malay-majority seat of Seremban Jaya, which DAP retained with a 5,701-vote majority, and the mixed seat of Sri Tanjung, where the margins were slimmer as PKR won by 1,335 votes.Before the election, the 36-member Negeri Sembilan assembly comprised PH with 17 seats, Umno with 14, and PN five.With MCA back in the state assembly, the party is widely expected to be given a spot in the incoming state executive council. (From left) Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan and Negeri Sembilan Umno chief Jalaluddin Alias secured another term as assemblymen, while MCA’s Siow Kong Choon wrested the Chennah seat from DAP. PETALING JAYA: The curtains have closed on the 16th Negeri Sembilan state election, with the Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional alliance ousting Pakatan Harapan from the state government by securing a two-thirds majority.
The election saw 103 candidates contesting 36 seats. BN won 18 seats, while PN secured seven, giving the two coalitions a combined 25 seats and a two-thirds majority in the state assembly. The result marks the first electoral victory for the BN-PN alliance, whose component parties agreed not to contest against one another.
BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the BN-PN partnership would continue into the next Melaka state election, while the appointment of the next menteri besar would be discussed with the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir. Bersatu, despite still being a PN component, contested on its own but failed to win any seats. Other candidates included those from Berjasa, Parti Sosialis Malaysia, Parti Orang Asli Malaysia, and independent candidates, but they were all wiped out.
Here are the 36 winners of the 16th Negeri Sembilan legislative assembly election: N1 Chennah Winner: Siow Kong Choon (BN) – 5,726 votes (688 majority) Loke Siew Fook (PH) – 5,038 N2 Pertang Winner: Jalaluddin Alias (BN) – 6,312 votes (3,719 majority) Umry Abdul Khois (PH) - 2,593 Faizal Fadli Idrus (Bersatu) - 367 N3 Sungai Lui Winner: Razi Ali (BN) – 11,273 votes (8,466 majority) Zainal Fikri Abd Kadir (PH) – 2,807 Mazrulhisham Abd Mansor (Bersatu) – 317 N4 Klawang Winner: Danni Rais (PN) - 5,310 votes (1,317 majority) Bakri Sawir (PH) - 3,993 Adib Musa (Bersatu) - 549 N5 Serting Winner: Fairuz Isa (PN) – 16,608 votes (12,115 majority) Yaacob Mahmood (PH) – 4,493 Noraffendy Salleh @ Affendy Salleh (Bersatu) – 736 N6 Palong Winner: Mustapha Nagoor (BN) – 15,197 votes (13,702 majority)Zahin Zinal Abidin (PH) – 1,495Rebin Birham (Bersatu) – 590 N7 Jeram Padang Winner: Zaidy Abdul Kadir (BN) - 6,854 votes (4,482 majority) G Manivannan (PH) - 2,372 R Sri Sanjeevan (Bersatu) - 2,191 Dayana Dal (Parti Orang Asli Malaysia) - 179 N8 Bahau Winner: Teo Kok Seong (PH) – 9,995 votes (3,307 majority) Chong Fui …
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