Hamzah Zainudin, PN-BERSATU since 10 December 2022
Structure
Seats
222
Political groups
(As of 24 January 2024)
Government (147)
PH (81)
DAP (40)
PKR (31)
AMANAH (8)
UPKO (2)
BN (30)
UMNO (26)
MCA (2)
MIC (1)
PBRS (1)
GPS (23)
PBB (14)
PRS (5)
PDP (2)
SUPP (2)
GRS (6)
Direct member (4)
PBS (1)
STAR (1)
WARISAN (3)
KDM (1)
PBM (1)
Independent (2)
Confidence and supply (6)
PN (6)
BERSATU (6)
Opposition (69)
PN (68)
PAS (43)
BERSATU (25)
MUDA (1)
Committees
5
Committee of Selection
Public Accounts Committee
House Committee
Committee of Privileges
Standing Orders Committee
Length of term
Up to 5 years
Elections
Voting system
First-past-the-post
Last election
19 November 2022
Next election
By 17 February 2028
Meeting place
Dewan Rakyat chamber Malaysian Houses of Parliament, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
Official website
The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; lit.'People's Assembly') is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. 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). Members are elected by first-past-the-post voting with one member from each federal constituency. Members hold their seats until the Dewan Rakyat is dissolved, the term of which is constitutionally limited to five years after an election. The number of seats each state or territory is entitled to is fixed by Article 46 of the Constitution.
While the concurrence of both chambers of Parliament is normally necessary for legislation to be enacted, the Dewan Rakyat holds significantly more power in practice; the Dewan Negara very rarely rejects bills that have been passed by the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Rakyat can bypass the Dewan Negara if it refuses to pass a specific law twice, with at least one year in between. The Cabinet is solely responsible to the Dewan Rakyat, and the prime minister only has to maintain the support of the lower house.
The DewanRakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; lit. 'People's Assembly') is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature...
The Speaker of the DewanRakyat (Malay: Yang di-Pertua DewanRakyat) is the highest-ranking presiding officer of the DewanRakyat, the lower house of the...
passed by both the DewanRakyat and the Dewan Negara (the Senate), before they are sent to the Agong for royal assent. However, if the Dewan Negara rejects...
bicameral parliament consists of the DewanRakyat (House of Representatives, lit. "People's Assembly") and the Dewan Negara (Senate, lit. "State Assembly")...
There have been 97 women in the DewanRakyat since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia. In the 15th Malaysian Parliament, there are 28 female...
inactivity but failed to win a single seat. It is unrepresented in the DewanRakyat and state legislative assemblies of Malaysia. The founder of PRM, Ahmad...
Parliament, which consists of the House of Representatives (DewanRakyat) and the Senate (Dewan Negara); the executive branch led by the Prime Minister and...
cognate "dewan" is the standard word for council, as in the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (or Indonesia's Council of People's Representatives) and Dewan Undangan...
Asia-Pacific Region. IRPP. pp. 101–. ISBN 978-0-88645-060-1. "Malaysia (DewanRakyat)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 29 September 2008. Martin Carvalho; Hemananthani...
state level. Federal level elections are those for membership in the DewanRakyat, the lower house of Parliament, while state level elections are for membership...
The following is the list of members of DewanRakyat committees, which comprise Committee of Selection, House Committee, Standing Orders Committee, Committee...
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (abbrev: GRS; English: Sabah People's Alliance), officially Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party is Malaysian coalition of Sabah-based parties...
the federal and state levels. Federal elections elect members of the DewanRakyat, the lower house of Parliament, while state elections in each of the...
Members of the DewanRakyat, 12th Malaysian Parliament List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2008–13) Members of the DewanRakyat, 13th Malaysian...
Government) gets bipartisan support (support from any opposition) in DewanRakyat and Dewan Negara which is more than 2/3 majority, an amendment will be made...
The United Sabah People's Party (Malay: Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah; abbreviated: PBRS) is a minority political party based in Sabah, Malaysia. Presently...
There have been 65 ethnic Indians in the DewanRakyat since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia. As of 2018, there are 15 representatives,...
Alliance) since independence. It is currently the largest coalition in the DewanRakyat with 81 seats. At the state level, it is the ruling coalition in 7 of...
of the DewanRakyat: the president is elected by the members of the Senate and is expected to be politically impartial. If a member of the Dewan Negara...
Parti Malaysia (PPPM). It is the second largest political coalition in DewanRakyat with 74 seats after Pakatan Harapan (PH) with 81 seats. Perikatan Nasional...
West Coast Division (Malay: Bahagian Pantai Barat) is an administrative division of Sabah, Malaysia. It occupies the northwest portion of Sabah. With an...
currently the fourth largest political coalition with 23 seats in the DewanRakyat, and forms the government in the state of Sarawak. GPS was formed on...
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