Dewan Negara
Appearance
Senate Dewan Negara | |
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14th Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 3 years (up to 2 terms) |
Leadership | |
Vice President | |
Secretary | Sujairi Abdullah since 25 February 2020 |
Structure | |
Seats | 70 |
Political groups | As of 14 September 2020[update] Government (44) Barisan Nasional (19)
Perikatan Nasional (17)
GERAKAN (1)
Independent (1)
Opposition (20) Pakatan Harapan (16)
WARISAN (1)
UPKO (1)
MAP (1)
PEJUANG (1)
Vacant (4) |
Committees | 4
|
Elections | |
Indirect election and appointments | |
Meeting place | |
Dewan Negara chamber Malaysian Houses of Parliament, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Website | |
Official website |
The Dewan Negara (Malay for Senate, literally State Assembly) is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of 70 senators of whom 26 are elected by the state legislative assemblies.
Two senators are elected for each state, while the other 44 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King), including four who are appointed to represent the federal territories.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Two independent senators hold ministerial portfolios.