Former EC chief calls for polls revamp to prevent party-hopping

Mohd Farhan Darwis Noor Azam Shairi Mohd Farhan Darwis, Noor Azam Shairi Updated 1 year ago · Published on 27 Jun 2022 7:00AM · 0 Comments

Under the proportional representation system, seats belong to parties rather than lawmakers, so if the lawmakers switch allegiances, their seats do not transfer to their new parties. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 27, 2022.

MALAYSIA can prevent elected lawmakers from party-hopping by implementing a proportional representation system as suggested by the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC), its chairman Ab Rashid Ab Rahman told The Malaysian Insight.

He said such a move would do away with the proposed anti-party hopping law to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat next month.

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