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Malaysia contains speakers of 137 living languages, [60] 41 of which are found in Peninsula Malaysia. [61] The official language of Malaysia is known as Bahasa Malaysia, a standardised form of the Malay language. [37] English was, for a protracted period, the de facto, administrative language of Malaysia, though its status was later rescinded.
Parliament of Malaysia: Jurisdiction: Malaysia: Meeting place: Malaysian Houses of Parliament: Term: 16 July 2018 [1] – 10 October 2022: Election: 2018 general election: Government: Seventh Mahathir cabinet (until 24 February 2020) Muhyiddin cabinet (until 16 August 2021) Ismail Sabri cabinet: Website: www.parlimen.gov.my: Dewan Rakyat
The Dewan Rakyat (Malay for House of Representatives, literally People's Hall) is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of 222 Members of Parliament (MPs) elected during elections from federal constituencies drawn by the Election Commission. The term of office is at most 5 years and MPs may be re-elected indefinitely.
The 15th General Election witnessed 148 governmental seats and 74 non-governmental seats filled the Dewan Rakyat. The government side has 43 safe seats and 9 fairly safe seats, while the other side has 21 safe seats and 10 fairly safe seats.
The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Rakyat sits in the Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, along with the Dewan Negara, the upper house. The Dewan Rakyat is a directly elected body consisting of 222 members known as Members of Parliament (MPs).
The census in Malaysia, or officially, the Population and Housing Census, is a descriptive count of everyone who is in Malaysia on the Census Day, and of their dwellings. The decennial Malaysian census has been conducted six times, As of 2010. It has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1960.
This is a complete list of members of the Dewan Negara, upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia. Members of the Dewan Negara, 1st Malayan Parliament; 1959–1964; Members of the Dewan Negara, 2nd Malaysian Parliament; 1964–1969; Members of the Dewan Negara, 3rd Malaysian Parliament; 1971–1974
This is the list of coalitions and parties that have representation in the Parliament of Malaysia (Dewan Rakyat & Dewan Negara) and/or the state legislative assemblies, sorted by seats held in the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. Unless noted, numbers exclude independents and loose allies linked to each party