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Malaysian Parliament

Parliament of Malaysia
Malay: Parlimen Malaysia
13th Parliament
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Houses Dewan Rakyat
Dewan Negara
History
Founded 11 September 1959
Preceded by Federal Legislative Council
Leadership
Muhammad V of Kelantan
Since 13 December 2016
Pandikar Amin Mulia, BN – UMNO
Since 28 April 2008
S. Vigneswaran, BNMIC
Since 26 April 2016
Najib Razak, BN – UMNO
Since 3 April 2009
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, PH-PKR
Since 18 May 2015
Structure
Seats 292 (70 Senators, 222 MPs)
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Dewan
Negara
political groups

(As of 25 February 2017)
Government
     BN (54)

Ministers: 2
Deputy ministers: 6

Supported by
     KIMMA (1)
     MIUP (1)
     Independent (4)
Opposition
     Pakatan Harapan (4)

  •      DAP (2)
  •      PKR (2)

Other opposition

  •      PAS (2)
     Vacant (4)
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Dewan
Rakyat
political groups

(As of 25 February 2017)
Government
     Barisan Nasional (132)

Ministers: 34
Deputy ministers: 28
Backbenchers: 70
  •      UMNO (86)
  •      PBB (14)
  •      MCA (7)
  •      PRS (6)
  •      PBS (4)
  •      MIC (3)
  •      SPDP (3)
  •      UPKO (3)
  •      GERAKAN (2)
  •      PBRS (1)
  •      SUPP (1)
  • Others (2)

The Opposition
PH (71)

     PAS (14)
     PSM (1)
     PPBM (1)
     WARISAN (2)
     Independent (2)

     Vacant (0)
Dewan
Negara
committees
Dewan
Rakyat
committees
Elections
Indirect
26 appointed by the State Legislative Assemblies, 2 for each state and 44 appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, of which 4 are for the Federal Territories.
Plurality: First-past-the-post (222 single-member constituencies)
Dewan
Rakyat
last election
5 May 2013
Dewan
Rakyat
next election
24 August 2018 or earlier
Meeting place
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Malaysian Houses of Parliament, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
www.parlimen.gov.my

(As of 25 February 2017)
Government
     BN (54)

Supported by
     KIMMA (1)
     MIUP (1)
     Independent (4)
Opposition
     Pakatan Harapan (4)

Other opposition

(As of 25 February 2017)
Government
     Barisan Nasional (132)

The Opposition
PH (71)

     PAS (14)
     PSM (1)
     PPBM (1)
     WARISAN (2)
     Independent (2)


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