Sarawak seat plan awaits Parliament, says Premier Abang Johari
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Sarawak has no formal proposal before the Election Commission to add federal seats yet, but the state says the process could begin after Parliament acts on the principle of increasing Sabah and Sarawak’s representation.
Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg said the federal agreement in principle still needs a Bill passed by Parliament. Only after that, he said, could the Election Commission start its formal constituency review, publish proposed boundaries and invite objections.
The Commission said on Sept 25 that no proposal to change Sarawak’s 31 parliamentary seats had reached it. Its current Sarawak review concerns state constituencies: the proposal on public display from Sept 1 to 30 would raise the State Assembly from 82 seats to 99. The often-cited figure of 15 extra federal seats has not been adopted. A bill and the Commission’s subsequent review remain the steps to watch.
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