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MPW 1233

Malaysian Studies

By

Hj. Kamal Abd Razak

MBA Techno-Entrepreneurship

kamalrazak@must.edu.my  

012-6550746

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Commissions

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Introduction

• The Election Commission

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ELECTION COMMISSION:

GENERAL ELECTION

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General Election Basic Facts

• Every five years, or if ruling party loses majority

• Balloting is done in secret

 – Confidentiality helps in objectivity

• Election is „giving of mandate‟ to determine the power for

a certain party to form the government

 – Freedom of the citizen

 – Citizen gives power to 222 people to decide their

country‟s direction 

 – Citizen gives power to 56 people in the State Assembly to decide their state‟s direction 

• Types (GE, and By-Election), Local Govt. Elections Act

• When (Once every five years; Plm is dissolved; within 60

days/90)

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Qualifications for a voter

• 21 and above (for reasons of maturity…!) 

• Resides in an election division

• Name must be registered on the electoral

list before the „qualifying date‟ (31st Aug)

 – „Absentee voters‟  – Conditions of eligibility

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The Election Commission

•  Article 113 of Constitution, the bodyresponsible for managing andadministering elections is the ElectionCommission

• Job: – Draw up borders of electoral constituencies

 – Prepare and check voters‟ lists 

 – Manage election process for bothParliamentary and State Legislative Assemblyconstituencies

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The Election Commission

• Members are appointed by YDPA after

consultation with Council of Rulers (Article114) – Chairperson, deputy and three other persons

 – Through Parliament, changes can be made to

terms for the post and membership of theCommission

 – Cannot be simply dismissed (like judge of aFederal Court); unless bankrupt or runs for office

 – Members must be free from all political influence

 – YDPA is a neutral body, which appoints a neutralbody

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Process

• YDPA dissolves Parliament at the request of

Prime Minister

• EC issue an order to Managing Officer to issue a

statement, through the Govt Gazette ornewspaper, on:

 – Date of nomination of candidates

 – Place and time of elections for everyconstituency

 – Date and place for balloting

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Process

• Balloting day can be after three weeks from date

of nomination, but cannot exceed eight weeks

• Each voter is given 2 sheets of ballot papers of

different colors: one for SLA, and the other forParliament

 – Voter marks „X‟ 

 – Ballot papers are put into different boxes – Postal votes are done before

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Campaigning

• Freedom of speech and assembly granted

under Article 10, but police permit needed

 – Video: March 8, Sibu

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Number of Reps from each state

• 1995

 – Johor: 20

 – Selangor: 17

 – S‟wak: 28

 – Perak: 23 – KL: 11

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Problems

• General Election of 1969, May 10

 – Almost 2000 people killed (many of

which were Chinese) – Rude and disrespectful campaigning in

Kampung Baru

 – Videos: “My 1969” 

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“No other race has the right to question our

privileges, our religion and our leader.”

Badruddin Amiruldin,

UMNO deputy permanent chairman, 2004.

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Questions

• Is our country‟s system the best? 

• What is wrong, the system or the leaders?

• How do we begin to FIX the problems?• What happens when we try to address

153?

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Thank You