The Election Commission has proposed 11 new seats in Sarawak, increasing the number of state constituencies to 82. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, January 5, 2015. The Election Commission (EC) today put on display for public feedback its recommendations to increase the number of Sarawak state constituencies by 11 to 82.
Many people, among them representatives of political parties, gathered at the EC office on the 11th floor of the Sultan Iskandar building in Jalan Simpang Tiga, one of the places where the recommendations have been put up, to learn about the proposed redelineation of electoral boundaries.
The EC has proposed the 11 new seats as N13 Batu Kitang, N17 Stakan, N18 Serembu, N23 Triboh, N26 Gedong, N40 Kabong, N57 Telian, N63 Selirik, N66 Murum, N70 Samalaju and N78 Long Lama.
Besides the new seats, the EC has also recommended a change of name for one parliamentary and four state constituencies.
It has proposed that the parliamentary constituency of P198 Mambong be renamed P198 Puncak Borneo and the state constituencies of N19 Bengoh, N34 Batang Air, N41 Belawai and N68 Kidurong be renamed N19 Mambong, N34 Batang Ai (rpt) Ai, N41 Kuala Rajang and N68 Tanjong Batu respectively.
EC secretary Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh had said that the recommendations were in accordance with an amendment to the state constitution enforced on December 5, 2014. – Bernama, January 5, 2015.
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