PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) has set July 11 and Aug 1 as polling day for the Johor and Negri Sembilan state elections respectively.
EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said nominations for the Johor state elections will take place on June 27 with early voting on July 7.
As for Negri Sembilan, nominations are on July 18 with early voting on July 28.
In Johor, there will be 2,727,926 registered voters comprising 2,703,175 regular voters, 12,041 army personnel and their spouses and 12,710 police personnel and their spouses.
In Negri Sembilan, there will be 889,490 registered voters comprising 867,151 regular voters, 16,884 army personnel and their spouses and 5,455 police personnel.
The campaign period for the Johor polls will run for 14 days from June 27 up to 11.59pm on July 10.
As for Negri Sembilan, the campaign period begins from July 18 to 11.59pm on July 31.
The Johor state elections will require an estimated allocation of about RM86.8mil while the Negri Sembilan polls will require an estimated RM80.6mil.
On June 1, Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi announced the dissolution of the Johor state legislative assembly, following the consent of Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim.
This paves the way for Johor’s 16th state election.
Johor last held a state election on March 12, 2022, in which Barisan secured a two-thirds majority after winning 40 of the 56 seats.
Of the 40 Barisan seats, Umno holds 33 seats, MCA four and MIC three.
Pakatan Harapan won 12 seats, Perikatan Nasional took three and Muda won one.
This was followed by Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun's announcement on June 4 that the state’s legislative assembly would be dissolved the following day after obtaining the consent of Negri Sembilan Ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.
The last state polls were held on Aug 12, 2023.
Pakatan Harapan won 17 seats, followed by Barisan Nasional (14) and Perikatan Nasional (five).
Negri Sembilan plunged into a political crisis after the 14 Barisan assemblymen from Umno withdrew support for Aminuddin’s government.
They claimed to have been left with no other option but to declare a loss of confidence as the Mentri Besar had failed to handle the state royal crisis.
