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The Election Commission of Malaysia (Malay: Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia; Jawi: سوروهنجاي ڤيليهن راي مليسيا ), abbreviated SPR or EC, is a commission set up for ensuring fair and equitable operations in undertaking the elections in Malaysia. The agency falls under the purview of the Prime Minister's Department.
It is the role of the Election Commission to draw, review and re-delineate electoral district boundaries. The last delineation was made on 21 March 2003. [5] As of 2013, there are a total of 222 parliamentary districts and 576 state assembly districts in Malaysia. [5] The EC has been accused of practising gerrymandering during delineation ...
Electoral district boundaries are not permanent and the Election Commission may review and re-delineate boundaries at an interval of not less than 8 years. The last delineation exercise was made in 2018. [3] On 17 July 2019, Dewan Rakyat approved Sabah state constituencies to increased from 60 to 73 seats thus they are used for snap election in ...
Election Commission of Malaysia: Style: Yang Berbahagia: Reports to: Parliament of Malaysia: Seat: Putrajaya: Appointer: Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of Prime Minister and after consultation with the Council of Rulers
Casual vacancies in the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) are filled through by-elections, which may occur when a member of the Dewan Rakyat dies, resigns or for some other reason. Under Article 54(1) of the Constitution of Malaysia , the Election Commission of Malaysia has to call a by-election within 60 days of the establishment of the ...
Malaysia has had three premiers since the last election in 2018.Rival coalitions are headed by Ismail, former premier Muhyiddin and long-time opposition leader Anwar.
General elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday, 19 November 2022. [2] [3] The prospect of snap elections had been considered high due to the political crisis that had been ongoing since 2020; political instability caused by coalition or party switching among members of Parliament, combined with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, contributed to the resignation of two prime ministers and ...
This is the official list of candidates for the 2022 Malaysian general election, which was published on 5 November 2022 by the Election Commission of Malaysia (SPR). [1] This election saw a record 945 candidates contesting in all 222 parliamentary seats nationwide, among them a record 108 independent candidates. [2]