The voter turnout in the Negeri Sembilan state election reached 18.22% as of 10am, according to the Election Commission (EC), reflecting a similar pace to the previous state election.
A total of 156,678 of the state’s 859,760 registered voters had cast their ballots by 10am. During the 2023 state election, turnout at the same time stood at 18.12%, with 151,867 of 838,200 registered voters having voted.
Klawang records highest turnout
The EC said Klawang registered the highest voter turnout as of 10am at 21.5%, followed by Seri Menanti with 21.4% and Chennah with 21.1%.
Lukut recorded the lowest turnout at 15.7%, while Gemas and Chuah followed with 16.3% and 16.7%, respectively.
Polling continues across all constituencies
Polling is taking place across all 36 state constituencies and is scheduled to end at 6pm.
The final voter turnout in the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election was 68.35%.
Parties contest all 36 seats
The election was called following the dissolution of the Negeri Sembilan Legislative Assembly on June 5. A total of 889,490 voters are listed on the electoral roll for the election.
The snap election was held more than two years before the assembly’s term was due to expire, following a political crisis involving the state’s royal institution and the withdrawal of support for Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun by all 14 Umno assemblymen.
The outgoing state government was formed by Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) after the 2023 state election, with the coalition controlling 31 of the 36 seats in the assembly.
In the current election, PH is contesting all 36 seats independently.
BN is contesting 25 seats under an electoral arrangement with PAS-led Perikatan Nasional (PN), while PN is contesting the remaining 11 seats without any overlap.
Bersatu, although still a PN component party, is separately fielding 24 candidates under its own logo.
