KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia hit a historic political milestone today when the amendment to the Federal Constitution to prohibit members of Dewan Rakyat from changing parties or committing party-hopping was passed after it received two-thirds majority support from the Dewan Rakyat.
Through a bloc voting, 209 out of the 220 Members of Parliament (MPs) voted in favour of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) 2022, while 11 others were absent.
“Congratulations to all MPs who were involved in creating history today,” Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun said after announcing the result of the bloc voting.
The amendment was debated by 54 MPs after it was tabled for a second reading by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday.
The amendment comprised four paragraphs and six clauses, including a clause stating that a member of Dewan Rakyat will lose the seat that he won if he switches to another party. — Bernama
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