General : EC: No Proposal To Increase Sarawak Parliamentary Seats
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Election Commission (EC) today said there is currently no proposal to increase the number of parliamentary constituencies in Sarawak, contrary to a local newspaper report linking the matter to discussions on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).
PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) has refuted a local newspaper report alleging plans to increase the number of parliamentary constituencies in Sarawak. According to EC secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus, there is currently no proposal to boost the current 31 constituencies to 46. The newspaper had suggested this increase was tied to discussions on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), but the EC maintains these reports are inaccurate.
Only the recommendations for the Seventh Sarawak Electoral Constituency Redelineation Review have been prepared, and these are publicly available on the EC's official portal. Khairul Shahril urged the media to seek reliable sources through official channels when reporting on electoral matters.
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