#manifestorakyat2021
Electoral reform through better representation
By:
Jusni Yusoff
Affiliations:
IKRAM
Policy Code:
3a Electoral Reform
Problem Statement:
Gerrymandering and malapportionment of constituencies, leading to under-representation and over-representation of constituencies.
*Malapportionment is the creation of electoral districts with divergent ratios of voters to representatives.
Value(s) and Belief(s):
Adhere as close as possible to the 1-man 1-vote principle in the delineation of federal/state constituencies. Amend the Federal Constitution (Jadual 13).
Proposal of Solution:
1. Engagement with key stakeholders – Election Commission and Attorney General Chambers of Malaysia.
2. Amend the Federal Constitution (Schedule 13, Federal Constitution).
3. Election Commission to conduct a redelineation exercise to make constituencies approximately equal.
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