THE anti-party hopping bill is expected to be tabled at the Pahang assembly next month, and it is expected to be passed with a two-thirds majority, Speaker Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin said.

He said it was based on the agreement of all Pahang assemblymen after a briefing on the Constitution (Amendment) No.3 Act 2022 (Act A1663) (Anti-Party Hopping) from the Legal Adviser’s Office.

“All (of the assemblymen) are satisfied and don’t want the mandate given by the people to be disobeyed, (or for anyone) to simply jump ship for personal gain.

“There are a few things that need to be fine-tuned,” he told a press conference after attending the briefing in Kuantan today.

Since the Pahang assembly is scheduled to convene on May 8, Sharkar said the notice regarding the bill must be received by the state assembly office by April 22.

Sharkar said matters that still need discussion are the positions of the five assemblymen who were appointed without being elected. 

Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail earlier said the state government is ready to table an anti-party hopping bill at the assembly if it has the opposition’s support. 

Pahang did not adopt the anti-party hopping law when it came into force at the federal level on October 5, 2022. – Bernama, April 12, 2023.