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PN MP asks for higher non-Malay representation in Dewan Rakyat
A Perikatan Nasional MP debating the 12th Malaysia Plan mid-term review has mooted electoral reforms to introduce a higher number of non-Malay representation in the Dewan Rakyat.
Shahidan Kassim (PN-Arau) referred to the "group representation constituency" (GRC) system practised in Singapore since 1988, where teams of candidates, instead of individual candidates, compete to be elected into Parliament.
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