Dewan Rakyat

The Dewan Rakyat (Malay for 'House of Representatives'; lit. 'People's Assembly') is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The Dewan Rakyat sits in the Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, along with the Dewan Negara, the upper house.

House of Representatives Dewan Rakyat
15th Parliament
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia
Leadership
Speaker	Johari Abdul, PH-PKR since 19 December 2022
Deputy Speaker I	Ramli Mohd Nor, BN-UMNO since 19 December 2022
Deputy Speaker II	Alice Lau, PH-DAP since 19 December 2022
Secretary	Nizam Mydin since 13 May 2020
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim, PH-PKR since 24 November 2022
Deputy Prime Minister I	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, BN-UMNO since 3 December 2022
Deputy Prime Minister II	Fadillah Yusof, GPS-PBB since 3 December 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Hamzah Zainudin, PN-BERSATU since 19 December 2022
Structure
Seats	222
Political groups	(As of 10 December 2022) Government (148) <span style="border: solid 1px;; background-color:; color:">     PH (82)      DAP (40) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     PKR (31) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     AMANAH (8) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     UPKO (2)      MUDA (1) <span style="border: solid 1px;; background-color:; color:">     BN (30) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     UMNO (26) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     MCA (2) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     MIC (1) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     PBRS (1)      GPS (23) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     PBB (14)      PRS (5) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     PDP (2)      SUPP (2) <span style="border: solid 1px;; background-color:; color:">     GRS (6) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     Direct member (4) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     PBS (1) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     STAR (1)      WARISAN (3)      KDM (2) <span style="border: solid 1px;; background-color:; color:">     PBM (1)      Independent (1) Opposition (74)      PN (74) <span style="background-color:; border:1px solid black;">     PAS (43)      BERSATU (31)
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