KUCHING, Oct 14: The federal government’s agreement in principle to increase Sabah and Sarawak’s parliamentary representation marks the beginning of a constitutional process that requires an amendment to the Federal Constitution passed by a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said the formula and number of additional parliamentary seats had yet to be determined and would require further discussions between the federal government and the Sarawak and Sabah governments.
“The Federal Cabinet had agreed in principle to increase the proportion of parliamentary representation for the two Borneo states in line with the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).
