DUN special sitting regarding redelineation of electoral boundaries?
Although no official agenda has been released, the timing of the July 7 special sitting comes amid ongoing discussions between the Sarawak and federal governments regarding electoral reforms. – Bernama photo
KUCHING (June 21): The announcement of a special one-day sitting of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) has sparked speculation that it may be related to the long-anticipated redelineation of Sarawak's electoral boundaries.
Although no official agenda has been released, the timing of the July 7 special sitting comes amid ongoing discussions between the Sarawak and federal governments regarding electoral reforms, including the redrawing of constituency boundaries and the potential increase in parliamentary and state seats.
During the DUN's most recent sitting last month, the august House was told that discussions with Putrajaya on the matter were still ongoing.
The state government has consistently championed the call to restore one-third parliamentary representation for Sarawak and Sabah, as outlined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report of 1962.
During a question-and-answer session on May 22, Deputy Minister in the Premier's Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and MA63) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali told the DUN that no final decision had been made over the implementation of the upcoming electoral boundary redelineation.
She said this when responding to a question from Bawang Assan assemblyman Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh.
To a question on the additional number of seats in Parliament and the DUN, Sharifah Hasidah said this was also still being discussed.
'Discussions on strengthening Sarawak's representation in the Dewan Rakyat remain active under the framework of the Malaysia Agreement 1963, and the Sarawak government will continue to champion this matter,' she said at the time. electoral boundaries redelineation Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
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