Dewan Rakyat

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{{short description|Lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia}}
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{{Infobox legislature
| background_color = #0000CD
| name = House of Representatives
| native_name = Dewan Rakyat
| native_name_lang = zsm-Latn-MY
| transcription_name =
| legislature = [[Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 15th Malaysian Parliament|15th Parliament]]
| coa_pic = Dewan Rakyat.svg
| coa_res = 150px
| house_type = Lower house
| body = Parliament of Malaysia
| term_limits =
| leader1_type = [[Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat|Speaker]]
| leader1 = [[Johari Abdul]]
| party1 = [[Pakatan Harapan|PH]]-[[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]]
| election1 = 19 December 2022
| leader2_type = Deputy Speaker I
| leader2 = [[Ramli Mohd Nor]]
| party2 = [[Barisan Nasional|BN]]-[[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]
| election2 = 19 December 2022
| leader3_type = Deputy Speaker II
| leader3 = [[Alice Lau]]
| party3 = [[Pakatan Harapan|PH]]-[[Democratic Action Party|DAP]]
| election3 = 19 December 2022
| leader4_type = [[Secretary of the House of Representatives of Malaysia|Secretary]]
| leader4 = Nizam Mydin
| election4 = 13 May 2020
| leader5_type = [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]]
| leader5 = [[Anwar Ibrahim]]
| party5 = [[Pakatan Harapan|PH]]-[[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]]
| election5 = 24 November 2022
| leader6_type = Deputy Prime Minister I
| leader6 = [[Ahmad Zahid Hamidi]]
| party6 = [[Barisan Nasional|BN]]-[[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]
| election6 = 3 December 2022
| leader7_type = Deputy Prime Minister II
| leader7 = [[Fadillah Yusof]]
| party7 = [[Gabungan Parti Sarawak|GPS]]-[[Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu|PBB]]
| election7 = 3 December 2022
| leader8_type = [[Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia)|Leader of the Opposition]]
| leader8 = [[Hamzah Zainudin]]
| party8 = [[Perikatan Nasional|PN]]-[[Malaysian United Indigenous Party|BERSATU]]
| election8 = 10 December 2022
| members = 222
| structure1 = December 2022 Dewan Rakyat Composition.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| political_groups1 = (As of 27 June 2023)
'''[[Anwar Ibrahim cabinet|Government]] (148)''' 
{{legend|{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}|[[Pakatan Harapan|PH]] (81)}}
* {{color box|{{party color|Democratic Action Party}}}} [[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|DAP]] (40)
* {{color box|{{party color|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)}}}} [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]] (31)
* {{color box|{{party color|National Trust Party (Malaysia)}}}} [[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|AMANAH]] (8)
* {{color box|{{party color|United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation}}}} [[United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation|UPKO]] (2)
{{legend|{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}|[[Barisan Nasional|BN]] (30)}}
* {{color box|{{party color|United Malays National Organisation}}}} [[United Malay National Organisation|UMNO]] (26)
* {{color box|{{party color|Malaysian Chinese Association}}}} [[Malaysian Chinese Association|MCA]] (2)
* {{color box|{{party color|Malaysian Indian Congress}}}} [[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]] ([[Saravanan Murugan|1]])
* {{color box|{{party color|Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah}}}} [[Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah|PBRS]] ([[Arthur Joseph Kurup|1]])
{{legend|{{party color|Gabungan Parti Sarawak}}|[[Gabungan Parti Sarawak|GPS]] (23)}}
* {{color box|{{party color|Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu}}}} [[Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu|PBB]] (14)
* {{color box|{{party color|Sarawak Peoples' Party}}}} [[Parti Rakyat Sarawak|PRS]] (5)
* {{color box|{{party color|Progressive Democratic Party (Malaysia)}}}} [[Progressive Democratic Party (Malaysia)|PDP]] (2)
* {{color box|{{party color|Sarawak United Peoples' Party}}}} [[Sarawak United Peoples' Party|SUPP]] (2)
{{legend|{{party color|Gabungan Rakyat Sabah}}|[[Gabungan Rakyat Sabah|GRS]] (6)}}
* {{color box|{{party color|Gabungan Rakyat Sabah}}}} [[Gabungan Rakyat Sabah|Direct member]] (4)
* {{color box|{{party color|United Sabah Party}}}} [[United Sabah Party|PBS]] ([[Lo Su Fui|1]])
* {{color box|{{party color|Homeland Solidarity Party}}}} [[Homeland Solidarity Party|STAR]] ([[Jeffrey Kitingan|1]])
{{legend|{{party color|Sabah Heritage Party}}|[[Sabah Heritage Party|WARISAN]] (3)}}
{{legend|{{party color|Social Democratic Harmony Party}}|[[Social Democratic Harmony Party|KDM]] (2)}}
{{legend|{{party color|Parti Bangsa Malaysia}}|[[Malaysian Nation Party|PBM]] ([[Larry Sng|1]])}}
{{legend|#000000|[[Malaysian United Democratic Alliance|MUDA]] ([[Syed Saddiq|1]])}}
{{legend|#D0D0D0|[[Independent politician|Independent]] ([[Verdon Bahanda|1]])}}

'''[[Opposition (Malaysia)|Opposition]] (73)''' 
{{legend|#031e61|[[Perikatan Nasional|PN]] (73)}}
* {{color box|{{party color|Malaysian Islamic Party}}}} [[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]] (42)
* {{color box|#F18A8F}} [[Malaysian United Indigenous Party|BERSATU]] (31)

'''Vacant (1)'''
|term_length = Up to 5 years
| committees1 = {{Collapsible list |title = 5 |Committee of Selection|[[Public Accounts Committee (Malaysia)|Public Accounts Committee]]|House Committee|Committee of Privileges|Standing Orders Committee}}
| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|First-past-the-post]]
| last_election1 = [[2022 Malaysian general election|19 November 2022]]
| next_election1 = [[Next Malaysian general election|By 17 February 2027]]
| session_room = Dewan Rakyat, Parliament of Malaysia.jpg
| session_res = 300px
| meeting_place = Dewan Rakyat chamber [[Malaysian Houses of Parliament]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
| website = {{Official website|http://www.parlimen.gov.my}}
}}
{{Politics of Malaysia}}
The '''Dewan Rakyat''' ([[English language|English]]: 'House of Representatives'; {{lit|People's Assembly}}) is the [[lower house]] of the [[Bicameralism|bicameral]] [[Parliament of Malaysia|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 [[Malaysian Houses of Parliament|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 [[List of Malaysian electoral districts|federal constituency]]. Members hold their seats until the [[Dissolution of parliament|Dewan Rakyat is dissolved]], the term of which is constitutionally limited to five years after an [[Elections in Malaysia|election]]. The number of seats each [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|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 [[Bill (law)|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 of Malaysia|Cabinet]] is solely responsible to the Dewan Rakyat, and the [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|prime minister]] only has to maintain the [[Confidence and supply|support]] of the lower house.

== History ==
The history of the Dewan Rakyat can be traced back during the Federal Legislative Council era. At that time, 52 out of the 100-member council were elected directly by the people using first-past-the-post system, returning one representatives from each constituencies. The council was dissolved in 1959, a year ahead of its expiration term to pave the way for a new election for the new Dewan Rakyat, which will be the lower house for the Parliament of Malaysia.

The voting system was retained from the previous election, and has since taken place in the subsequent elections post-independence. The number of seats increased to 104, abolishing the nominated seats in favour of elected members. The ruling Alliance returned as the Government with a majority of 44 seats. Tunku Abdul Rahman reelected as the Prime Minister, while the new Parliament convened on 2 September 1959.

After the formation of Malaysia, a special autonomy status allowing representatives from Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore to be elected indirectly by the state assemblies. Therefore, in 1964 elections, only 65% of the total seats were contested. The Alliance retained its position with a higher margin.

The 1969 elections marked the first time Alliance failed to win a supermajority and majority popular vote. The racial unrests resulted in the Parliament being suspended until 1971. Upon the reopening of the Parliament, the Alliance returned with a supermajority government after Bornean local parties, PAS and GERAKAN joined the coalition, later to be known as Barisan Nasional.

==Membership==
Members are referred to as "[[Members of Parliament]]" ("MPs") or "{{lang|ms|Ahli Dewan Rakyat}}" ({{lit|member of the Dewan Rakyat}}) in [[Malay language|Malay]]. The term of office is as long as the member wins in the [[elections in Malaysia|elections]].

A member of the [[Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 14th Malaysian Parliament|Dewan Rakyat]] must be at least 21 years of age and must not concurrently be a member of the Dewan Negara. The presiding officer of the Dewan Rakyat is the [[Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat|Speaker]], who is elected at the beginning of each Parliament or after the vacation of the post, by the MPs. Two Deputy Speakers are also elected, and one of them sits in place of the Speaker when he is absent. The Dewan Rakyat machinery is supervised by the Clerk of the House who is appointed by the King; he may only be removed from office through the manner prescribed for judges or by mandatory retirement at age 60.<ref name="windows">[http://www.windowstomalaysia.com.my/gov/27_2.htm "Government: Parliament: Dewan Rakyat"]. Retrieved 8 February 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614155402/http://www.windowstomalaysia.com.my/gov/27_2.htm }}</ref>

As of the [[2018 Malaysian general election|2018 general election]], the Dewan Rakyat has 222 elected members. Members are elected from [[List of Malaysian electoral districts|federal constituencies]] drawn by the [[Election Commission of Malaysia|Election Commission]]. Constituency boundaries are redrawn every ten years based on the latest census.

Each Dewan Rakyat lasts for a maximum of five years, after which a [[elections in Malaysia|general election]] must be called. In the general election, voters select a candidate to represent their constituency in the Dewan Rakyat. The [[first-past-the-post voting system]] is used; the candidate who gains the most votes wins the seat.

Before a general election can be called, the King must first dissolve Parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister.<ref name="windows"/> According to the Constitution, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has the right at his own discretion to either grant or withhold consent to dissolve the parliament.

==Powers and procedure==
Parliament is the [[Legislature|legislative branch]] of the [[Government of Malaysia|federal government]] and is responsible for passing, amending and repealing [[primary legislation]]. These are known as [[Acts of Parliament]].

Members of Parliament possess [[parliamentary privilege]] and are permitted to speak on any subject without fear of censure outside Parliament; the only body that can censure an MP is the House Committee of Privileges. Immunity is effective from the moment a member of Parliament is sworn in, and only applies when that member has the floor; it does not apply to statements made outside the House. An exception is made by the Sedition Act passed by Parliament in the wake of the [[13 May Incident|13 May racial riots]] in 1969. Under the Act, all public discussion of repealing certain Articles of the [[Constitution of Malaysia|Constitution]] dealing with [[Bumiputra]] privileges such as [[Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia|Article 153]] is illegal. This prohibition is extended to all members of both houses of Parliament.<ref>Means, Gordon P. (1991). ''Malaysian Politics: The Second Generation'', pp. 14, 15. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-588988-6}}.</ref> Members of Parliament are also forbidden from criticising the King and judges.<ref>Myytenaere, Robert (1998). [http://www.asgp.info/reports/1998_175_immunities.pdf "The Immunities of Members of Parliament"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060725152946/http://www.asgp.info/reports/1998_175_immunities.pdf }}. Retrieved 12 February 2006.</ref>

The executive government, comprising the [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] and his [[Cabinet of Malaysia|Cabinet]], is usually drawn from members of Parliament; most of its members are typically members of the Dewan Rakyat. After a general election or the resignation or death of a Prime Minister, the King selects the Prime Minister, who is the [[head of government]] but constitutionally subordinate to him, from the Dewan Rakyat. In practice, this is usually the leader of the largest party in Parliament. The Prime Minister then submits a list containing the names of members of his Cabinet, who will then be appointed as Ministers by the King. Members of the Cabinet must also be members of Parliament. If the Prime Minister loses the confidence of the Dewan Rakyat, whether by losing a [[no-confidence vote]] or failing to pass a [[budget]], he must either advise the King to dissolve Parliament and hold a general election or submit his resignation to the King. The King has the discretion to grant or withhold consent to the dissolution. If consent is withheld, the government must resign and the King would appoint a new Prime Minister that has the support of the majority of members of Parliament. The Cabinet formulates government policy and drafts bills, meeting in private. Its members must accept "collective responsibility" for the decisions the Cabinet makes, even if some members disagree with it; if they do not wish to be held responsible for Cabinet decisions, they must resign. Although the Constitution makes no provision for it, there is also a Deputy Prime Minister, who is the ''de facto'' successor of the Prime Minister should he die or be otherwise incapacitated.<ref name="branches">[http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/our_malaysia/government/branches.cfm "Branches of Government in Malaysia"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207132734/http://virtualmalaysia.com/our_malaysia/government/branches.cfm }}. Retrieved 3 February 2006.</ref>

A proposed act of law begins its life when a particular government minister or ministry prepares a first draft with the assistance of the Attorney-General's Department. The draft, known as a [[Bill (law)|bill]], is then discussed by the Cabinet. If it is agreed to submit it to Parliament, the bill is distributed to all MPs. It then goes through three [[Reading (legislature)|readings]] before the Dewan Rakyat. The first reading is where the minister or his deputy submits it to Parliament. At the second reading, the bill is discussed and debated by MPs. At the third reading, the minister or his deputy formally submit it to a vote for approval. A simple majority is usually required to pass the bill, but in certain cases, such as amendments to the constitution, a two-thirds majority is required. Should the bill pass, it is sent to the Dewan Negara, where the three readings are carried out again. The Dewan Negara may choose not to pass the bill, but this only delays its passage by a month, or in some cases, a year; once this period expires, the bill is considered to have been passed by the house.<ref>Shuid, Mahdi & Yunus, Mohd. Fauzi (2001). ''Malaysian Studies'', pp. 33, 34. Longman. {{ISBN|983-74-2024-3}}.</ref>

If the bill passes, it is presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong who has 30 days to consider the bill. Should he disagree with it, he returns it to Parliament with a list of suggested amendments. Parliament must then reconsider the bill and its proposed amendments and return it to the King within 30 days if they pass it again. The King then has another 30 days to give the royal assent; otherwise, it passes into law. The law does not take effect until it is published in the Government Gazette.<ref>Shuid & Yunus, p. 34.</ref>

The government attempts to maintain top secrecy regarding bills debated; MPs generally receive copies of bills only a few days before they are debated, and newspapers are rarely provided with copies of the bills before they are debated. In some cases, such as a 1968 amendment to the Constitution, an MP may be presented with a bill to be debated on the same day it is tabled, and all three readings may be carried out that day itself.<ref>Tan, Chee Koon & Vasil, Raj (ed., 1984). ''Without Fear or Favour'', p. 7. Eastern Universities Press. {{ISBN|967-908-051-X}}.</ref> In rare circumstances, the government may release a [[White paper]] containing particular proposals that will eventually be incorporated into a bill; this has been done for legislation such as the Universities and University Colleges Act.<ref>Tan & Vasil, p. 11.</ref>

Although the process above assumes only the government can propose bills, there also exists a process for [[private member's bill]]s. However, unlike most other legislatures following the [[Westminster system]], few members of Parliament actually introduce bills.<ref>Ram, B. Suresh (16 December 2005). [http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=12334 "Pro-people, passionate politician"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427174339/http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=12334 }}. ''The Sun''.</ref> To present a private member's bill, the member in question must seek the leave of the House in question to debate the bill before it is moved. Originally, it was allowed to debate the bill in the process of seeking leave, but this process was discontinued by an amendment to the [[Standing Orders of the Dewan Rakyat]].<ref>Lim, Kit Siang (1997). [http://ikdasar.tripod.com/events/rasuah/dap.htm "Consensus Against Corruption"]. Retrieved 11 February 2006.</ref> It is also possible for members of the [[Dewan Negara]] to initiate bills; however, only cabinet ministers are permitted to move finance-related bills, which must be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat.<ref>Henderson, John William, Vreeland, Nena, Dana, Glenn B., Hurwitz, Geoffrey B., Just, Peter, Moeller, Philip W. & Shinn, R.S. (1977). ''Area Handbook for Malaysia'', p. 219. American University, Washington D.C., Foreign Area Studies. [[LCCN]] 771294.</ref>

It is often alleged that legislation proposed by the opposition parties, which must naturally be in the form of a private member's bill, is not seriously considered by Parliament. Some have gone as far as to claim that the rights of members of Parliament to debate proposed bills have been severely curtailed by incidents such as an amendment of the Standing Orders that permitted the [[Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat|Speaker]] to amend written copies of MPs' speeches before they were made. Nevertheless, it is admitted by some of these critics that "government officials often face sharp questioning in Parliament, although this is not always reported in detail in the press."<ref>[https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41649.htm "Malaysia"]. Retrieved 22 January 2006.</ref>

=== Special Chamber ===

In 2016, Speaker [[Pandikar Amin Mulia]] introduced a Special Chamber of the Dewan Rakyat which holds proceedings separately from the main house, to "allow matters of national importance or urgency to be discussed without interrupting the normal proceedings of the Lower House."<ref name="mm_convenes">{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Kamles |title=Parliament convenes Special Chamber for first time |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2016/05/16/parliament-convenes-special-chamber-for-first-time/1121035 |access-date=23 February 2023 |work=Malay Mail |language=en}}</ref> Government and opposition leaders both welcomed the move, with Minister in the Prime Minister's Department [[Azalina Othman Said]], [[Democratic Action Party]] whip [[Anthony Loke]], and [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]] whip [[Johari Abdul Ghani]] issuing favourable statements to the press.<ref name="mm_convenes"/> Amendments to the Standing Orders of the Dewan Rakyat in April 2016 established the Special Chamber to host debates on "any matter of administration for which the government is responsible" or "a defined matter of urgent public importance".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hassan |first1=Hafiz |title=LETTER {{!}} Is the special sitting of Parliament a sitting of special chamber? |url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/583815 |access-date=23 February 2023 |work=Malaysiakini |date=20 July 2021}}</ref>

[[Liew Chin Tong]], at the time an opposition Member of Parliament, claimed he had lobbied Pandikar to institute the Special Chamber, which he has said takes inspiration from both the Australian and British parliaments. Liew has proposed expanding the remit of the Special Chamber: "A full-fledged second chamber should take away all constituency-specific issues off the main chamber and move them to the second chamber so that the main chamber focuses only on the most important things."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liew |first1=Chin Tong |title=Let's speed up the remaking of our parliament - Liew Chin Tong |url=https://liewchintong.com/2019/11/27/lets-speed-up-the-remaking-of-our-parliament/ |website=liewchintong.com |access-date=23 February 2023 }}</ref> When he and Pandikar spoke at a panel on parliamentary reform in 2021, Liew also proposed expanding the amount of time allotted for Special Chamber debates: "Currently, only two speeches of seven and a half minutes each by backbenchers or opposition MPs with replies from government of equal time are permitted, amounting to only 30 minutes each day."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liew |first1=Chin Tong |title=Key agenda for parliamentary reform - Liew Chin Tong |url=https://liewchintong.com/2021/09/08/key-agenda-for-parliamentary-reform/ |website=liewchintong.com |access-date=23 February 2023 }}</ref>

In 2023, after being elected Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, Johari announced that the Special Chamber would double the number of motions permitted per session from two to four. He also announced that opposition and government backbencher MPs would be allowed to preside over the Special Chamber, instead of limiting the chair to just the Speaker and Deputy Speakers.<ref>{{cite news |title=PMQ pilot test to start next week |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/02/09/pmq-pilot-test-to-start-next-week |access-date=23 February 2023 |work=The Star |language=en}}</ref>

==Current composition==
{{main article|Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 15th Malaysian Parliament}}
{{see also|List of members of the Dewan Rakyat}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
| colspan=6 | [[File:Dewan Rakyat 2022 election results.svg|Dewan Rakyat as of 24 November 2022|300px]]
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Affiliation
! rowspan="2" |Leader in Parliament
! rowspan="2" |Status
! colspan="2" |Seats
|-
![[2022 Malaysian general election|2022 election]]
!Current
|-
|style="background:{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}"|
|[[Pakatan Harapan]]
|[[Anwar Ibrahim]]
|rowspan="8" |[[Coalition government|Majority coalition government]]
|82
|82
|-
|style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}"|
|[[Barisan Nasional]]
|[[Ahmad Zahid Hamidi]]
|30
|30
|-
|style="background:{{party color|Gabungan Parti Sarawak}}"|
|[[Gabungan Parti Sarawak]]
|[[Fadillah Yusof]]
|23
|23
|-
|style="background:{{Gabungan Rakyat Sabah/meta/shading}}"|
|[[Gabungan Rakyat Sabah]]
|[[Jeffrey Kitingan]]
|6
|6
|-
|style="background:{{party color|Sabah Heritage Party}}"|
|[[Sabah Heritage Party|Heritage Party]]
|[[Shafie Apdal]]
|3
|3
|-
|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Harmony Party}}"|
|[[Social Democratic Harmony Party]]
|[[Wetrom Bahanda]]
|2
|2
|-
|style="background:{{party color|Parti Bangsa Malaysia}}"|
|[[Parti Bangsa Malaysia]]
|[[Larry Sng]]
|1
|1
|-
|style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
| colspan="2" |[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|1
|1
|-
|style="background:#031E61"|
|[[Perikatan Nasional]]
|[[Muhyiddin Yassin]]
|Opposition
|74
|74
|-
! colspan="4" |Total
!222
!222
|}

==Members per state and federal territory==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!State / federal territory
!Number of seats
!Population (2020 census)
!Population per seat
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Kuala Lumpur}} [[Kuala Lumpur|F. T. Kuala Lumpur]] || 11 || 1,982,112 || 180,192
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Labuan}} [[Labuan|F. T. Labuan]] || 1 || 95,120 || 95,120
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Putrajaya}} [[Putrajaya|F. T. Putrajaya]] || 1 || 109,202 || 109,202
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Johor}} || 26 || 4,009,670 || 154,218
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Kedah}} || 15 || 2,131,427 || 142,095
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Kelantan}} || 14 || 1,792,501 || 128,036
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Malacca}} || 6 || 998,428 || 166,405
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Negeri Sembilan}} || 8 || 1,199,974 || 149,997
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Pahang}} || 14 || 1,591,295 || 113,664
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Penang}} || 13 || 1,740,405 || 133,877
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Perak}} || 24 || 2,496,041 || 104,002
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Perlis}} || 3 || 284,885 || 94,962
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Sabah}} || 25 || 3,418,785 || 136,751
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Sarawak}} || 31 || 2,453,677 || 79,151
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Selangor}} || 22 || 6,994,423 || 317,928
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Terengganu}} || 8 || 1,149,440 || 143,680
|}

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