Dewan Negara
The Dewan Negara (Malay for Senate, literally State Assembly) is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of 70 senators of whom 26 are elected by the state legislative assemblies.
Senate Dewan Negara | |
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14th Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 3 years (up to 2 terms) |
Leadership | |
Vice President | |
Secretary | Sujairi Abdullah since 25 February 2020 |
Structure | |
Seats | 70 |
Political groups | As of 14 September 2020[update] Government (44) <span style="border:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found. solid 1px;; background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found.; color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found."> Barisan Nasional (19)
<span style="border:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found. solid 1px;; background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found."> Perikatan Nasional (17)
Confidence and supply (2) <span style="border:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found. solid 1px;; background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found."> GERAKAN (1) Independent (1) Opposition (20) <span style="border:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found. solid 1px;; background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found."> Pakatan Harapan (16)
WARISAN (1) <span style="border:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found. solid 1px;; background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found.; color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found."> UPKO (1) MAP (1) PEJUANG (1) Vacant (4) |
Committees | 4
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Elections | |
Indirect election and appointments | |
Meeting place | |
Dewan Negara chamber Malaysian Houses of Parliament, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Website | |
Official website |
Two senators are elected for each state, while the other 44 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King), including four who are appointed to represent the federal territories.
References
- ↑ Two independent senators hold ministerial portfolios.