Selangor approves motion in support of anti-hopping law

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 16 Jul 2020 10:49PM · 2 Comments

A motion in the Selangor Legislative Assembly urging Putrajaya to enact a law against party-hopping has received unanimous support in the House. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 16, 2020.

THE Selangor Legislative Assembly today approved a motion urging Putrajaya to enact a law against party-hopping.

The motion, brought by R. Rajiv (PH-Bukit Gasing), aims to deter elected representatives from switching parties. It received unanimous support in the assembly.

State Speaker Ng Suee Lim said the motion’s approval is a call to assemblymen and MPs to vacate their seats should they join another party, so as to uphold the electorate’s mandate.

He said the original motion was to urge the Selangor government to amend the state constitution, to reflect a seat vacancy should an elected representative leave the party on whose ticket they contested in the elections.

“(There is a possibility) for elected reps to, at some point, jump from one party to another, or resort to betrayal and so on for certain reasons.

“So, we urge the federal government to draft an anti-hopping law,” he told reporters at the lobby of the state assembly building in Shah Alam.

He said the motion will be sent to Parliament within two weeks after it is studied and, if need be, improved. – Bernama, July 16, 2020.

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  • Bravo for taking this up which is really inline with what the RAKYAT wants to have rather then frogging and hopping after they got elected by OUR VOTES. Pak Din and company if you guys have the guts and balls to take this further, we respect you else lu orang cakap for the sake of the nation but in reality it's for your bloody own sakes. Stop the frogging if you dare.

    Posted 3 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply

  • This will save Malaysia from becoming paralyzed by self seeking MPs jumping for financial benefit and power grabbing.

    Posted 3 years ago by Malaysia New hope · Reply