EC denies report of 15 new parliamentary seats for Sarawak
KUCHING, Sept 25 — The Election Commission (EC) has denied a report claiming that Sarawak’s parliamentary co...
On September 25, the Election Commission (EC) refuted allegations that Sarawak's parliamentary constituencies would be expanded. EC secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus confirmed there are no plans to modify the number of federal seats in the state. He emphasized that no documents have been shared to support the claim of an increase in Sarawak's parliamentary constituencies.
The EC is currently conducting the Seventh Sarawak Electoral Constituency Redelineation Review, which proposes 17 new state constituencies, raising the total number of Sarawak Legislative Assembly seats from 82 to 99. The review also includes alterations to the names of several existing state constituencies and one parliamentary constituency.
The EC urged the public to rely solely on verified information from their official portal and statements released by the commission regarding the redelineation exercise. This denial comes after a Berita Harian report on September 25 suggesting that Sarawak might gain 15 new parliamentary constituencies, elevating the state's representation in the Dewan Rakyat from 31 to 46 seats.
The report mentioned that the proposal aimed to balance Sabah and Sarawak's combined parliamentary representation to one-third of the Dewan Rakyat, aligning with the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).
Written by urgent.news from Malay Mail's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- Salleh seeks clarity on extra parliamentary seats for Sabah, Sarawak freemalaysiatoday.com
- EC denies report of 15 new parliamentary seats for Sarawak malaymail.com
