COMMENT | Were Sabah and Sarawak promised one-third of seats?

East Malaysian politicians can learn from Singapore’s playbook in the negotiation for Malaysia.

COMMENT | Politicians from Sarawak and Sabah are pressing for one-third of parliamentary seats, up from a quarter currently. This is not a demand for equal representation, but greater over-representation, because East Malaysian voters constitute only one-sixth of the nation’s total.In his latest call, Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg said: "Sabah and Sarawak are supposed to maintain one-third out of the 222 seats .

This can be unpacked into two parts. First, history, ie, it’s the entitlement of Sarawak and Sabah promised in the formation of Malaysia. Second, check and balance, ie, East Malaysia needs veto power to prevent Malaya’s bulldozing constitutional amendments...

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