Sabah, Sarawak having a third of Dewan will cause major electoral distortions, says NGO

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Engage points out that the two states only have a combined electorate of 17.4% of Malaysia’s eligible voters, among others.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/10/04/sabah-sarawak-having-a-third-of-dewan-will-cause-major-electoral-distortions-says-ngo/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DewanRakyat #Sabah #Sarawak

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00:00Giving Sarawak and Sabah 35% of Dewan Rakyat's seats would cause major electoral distortions,

00:08electoral reform NGO Engage warned.

00:11Despite concerns about the Malaysia Agreement 1963, Engage said the two states should not

00:15request more seats since they represent only 17.4% of Malaysia's electorate.

00:22It pointed out that the average constituency size in Sabah and Sarawak is 64,508 voters,

00:28which is 68% of the national average of 95,377.

00:34Adding 21 seats to their current 57 would reduce the average constituency size there

00:39to 47,140, or 49% of the national average, further distorting representation, it said.

00:48Engage added that states like Selangor and Terengganu would be further underrepresented

00:52as their average per constituency is 193,571 and 131,837, respectively.

01:01Engage also expressed concern that the increase would supercharge the political power of parties

01:06in Sabah and Sarawak, allowing them to form a simple majority with only 34 seats from

01:10Peninsular Malaysia, undermining democratic principles.

01:15Danish Rajareza, FMT News.

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