Kota Kinabalu: The Borneo states must retain and hold at least 35 percent of the Parliamentary seats to protect the rights and special privileges of both Sabah and Sarawak.
Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star) President Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said the percentage of the seats allocated to Singapore should be the justification for Sabah and Sarawak to be given more seats.
Currently, Sabah has only 25 seats while Sarawak has 31 for a total of 56 or 25 per cent of the total of 222 parliamentary seats.
In the 1964 general election, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore had 55 seats out of 159 parliamentary seats for a combined 35 per cent of the total seats.
"In Sabah, this representation is exacerbated by the fact that the majority of the seats are held by Malaya-based parties," he said in a statement tonight.
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