Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly is the State legislative [assemblies of Malaysia|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. It is unicameral.
The Assembly convenes at the Wisma [Negeri, Negeri Sembilan|Wisma Negeri] in the state capital, Seremban.
Current composition
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.
The leader of the majority party of coalition in the Assembly assumes the role of Menteri Besar. He appoints members of the State Executive Council, the executive branch of the Negeri Sembilan government.