S'wak redelineation talks with Putrajaya ongoing, state assembly told
KUCHING: Discussions on a constituency redelineation exercise for Sarawak are ongoing with the Federal Government, says a deputy minister in the Sarawak Premier's Department.
Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said no final decision had been made on the redelineation exercise or the number of additional seats for Sarawak.
"The Sarawak government has consistently pursued the demand to restore the one-third representation each for Sarawak and Sabah in the Dewan Rakyat as envisaged under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and the Inter-Governmental Committee Report 1962," she said in a written reply in the state assembly on Friday (May 23).
Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh (GPS-Bawang Assan) had asked when the redelineation exercise would be completed and how many additional state and parliamentary seats would be created.
"In respect to the demand for additional seats for Parliament and the state assembly, the discussion is ongoing and the number has yet to be finalised.
"The discussions on strengthening Sarawak's representation in the Dewan Rakyat remain active under the framework of MA63," Sharifah Hasidah said, adding that the state government would continue to pursue the matter.
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