SPR terima 126 bantahan persempadanan semula Sarawak

On September 1st, the Election Commission of Malaysia (SPR) began announcing additional constituencies and renaming existing constituencies in Sarawak. As of September 30th, the SPR received 126 objections to the review of the federal-state constituency boundaries in Sarawak. Khairul Shahril Idrus, a spokesperson, stated that out of the total 133 representations received during the exhibition period from September 1st to September 30th, 126 of them were objections, while the remaining seven expressed support for the review.

In a statement, he said that the SPR would hold a special meeting to investigate and discuss all the representations received, particularly those meeting the criteria for consideration for local scrutiny. He added that the local scrutiny process would be carried out in accordance with the Constitution and the procedures of the review of federal-state constituency boundaries.

"The SPR will make decisions regarding the local scrutiny process after the special meeting. Notifications for attending the local scrutiny proceedings will be sent to all eligible parties two weeks before the proceedings commence," he said. On September 1st, the SPR announced a proposal for adding new constituencies and renaming existing constituencies in Sarawak, which was displayed until September 30th in various district offices across Sarawak to allow public input.

According to the notice, the SPR is examining the re-division of Sarawak into 17 new state constituencies and 10 others for name changes based on Section (2) Clause 113 of the Constitution.