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More Sabah, Sarawak seats will bring back parliamentary balance, says Salleh

Malaysia Times desk Original: Free Malaysia Today 9/11 18:17 X
More Sabah, Sarawak seats will bring back parliamentary balance, says Salleh
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Former Sabah chief minister Salleh Said Keruak says it will restore the one-third representation envisaged when Malaysia was formed.

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Salleh said the two Bornean states should collectively hold at least one-third of the seats in Parliament, consistent with the safeguards and spirit surrounding the formation of the federation.

The Sabah Umno treasurer said Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore had collectively provided an important parliamentary balance when Malaysia was formed in 1963.

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Sep 11, 2026
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