Electoral Reform Select Committee

The Electoral Reform Select Committee is one of many select committees of the Malaysian House of Representatives, which study the matters related to the election process in Malaysia. It was first announced by Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof in April 2019 that a new select committee for electoral reform was to be set up.[1] However, it is noted that an electoral reform select committee previously existed between October 2011 and April 2012. Unlike the yet-to-be-confirmed select committee, the temporary committee was not designed to study bills.[2]

The creation of the new Elections Select Committee was among four new select committees announced by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs, Liew Vui Keong, on 17 October 2019.[3][4][5][6]

Report

The report from the special select committee for electoral reform (2011-2012) is available on its website: .

Membership

14th Parliament

As of December 2019, the members of the committee are as follows:[7]

Member Party Constituency
Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh MP (Chairman) PKR Ledang
Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz MP UMNO Padang Rengas
Takiyuddin Hassan MP PAS Kota Bharu
Natrah Ismail MP PKR Sekijang
Poay Tiong Khoo MP DAP Kota Melaka
Ronald Kiandee MP BERSATU Beluran
Jugah Muyang MP PKR Lubok Antu

12th Parliament

This temporary select committee had a six-month time frame to complete its report on improving the electoral system from the date of its establishment. The responsibility, role and duty of the committee were to strengthen the Election Commission of Malaysia (EC) and on fair and free election process by studying associated useful matters. The special select committee had to complete and table a report as well as submitting related recommendations to the House for approval or according to any orders from the House.

Member Party Constituency
Maximus Johnity Ongkili MP (Chairman) PBS Kota Marudu
Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad MP UMNO Kangar
Chan Onn Fong MP MCA Alor Gajah
Alexander Nanta Linggi MP PBB Kapit
Kamalanathan Panchanathan MP MIC Hulu Selangor
Mohamed Azmin Ali MP PKR Gombak
Siew Fook Loke MP DAP Rasah
Mohd Hatta Md. Ramli MP PAS Kuala Krai
Choo Keong Wee MP IND Wangsa Maju

Chair of the Consideration of Bills Select Committee
Chair Party Constituency First elected Method
Maximus Ongkili PBS Kota Marudu 3 October 2011 Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh PKR Ledang 4 December 2019 Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives

See also

References
  1. "11 new parliamentarian select committees to be set up". Bernama. Bernama. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. "Six select committees to be formed soon". Malaysiakini. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. Mohsen, Amar Shah; Kumar, Ashwin (17 October 2019). "Four new parliamentary select committees established". The Sun (Malaysia). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. Annuar, Azril (17 October 2019). "Parliament approves four new select committees". Malay Mail. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. Carvalho, Martin; Sivanandam, Hemananthani; Rahim, Rahimy; Tan, Tarrence (17 October 2019). "Four new Parliament Special Select Committees formed". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. "4 more special select committees set up". Bernama. Free Malaysia Today. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  7. Abdullah, Maria Chin (4 December 2019). "Maria Chin Abdullah". facebook.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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