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Errors underscore weaknesses in Parliament's vote reporting system
PARLIAMENT | Despite having only 222 members, the tabulating of votes in Parliament is susceptible to errors.
Earlier today, the Dewan Rakyat was informed that "Bloc C" leader Shabudin Yahaya (PN-Tasek Gelugor) had erroneously counted Nazri Abdul Aziz (BN-Padang Rengas) as an "aye" during the second bloc vote yesterday, despite the latter being absent at the time.
That error was not picked up in the Hansard...
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