There have been 309 ethnic Chinese in the Dewan Rakyat since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia. As of 2018, there are 48 representatives, or 21.62% of the body.
Ethnic Chinese together with Malays, Indians and other ethnics in Malaysia have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1959 and all states and territories have been represented by an ethnic Chinese in the Dewan Rakyat.[1] Although ethnic Chinese make up near a quarter of the population, ethnic Chinese are mainly concentrated in urban areas and the parliamentary seat rate is relatively low comparing to other ethnics.[2]
List of members of Chinese descent
[edit]This is a complete list of ethnic Chinese who have served as members of the Dewan Rakyat, ordered by seniority. This list includes ethnic Chinese who served in the past and who continue to serve in the present.[3][4][5]
Number of ethnic Chinese in the Dewan Rakyat
[edit]| Parliament | Number of ethnic Chinese members |
Percentage of ethnic Chinese members |
Total members (including other ethnic) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 29 | 27.88% | 104 |
| 1st (after 1963) |
52 | 32.70% | 159 |
| 2nd | 54 | 33.96% | 159 |
| 2nd (after 1965) |
43 | 29.86% | 144 |
| 3rd | 38 | 26.39% | 144 |
| 4th | 38 | 24.67% | 154 |
| 5th | 41 | 26.62% | 154 |
| 6th | 43 | 27.92% | 154 |
| 7th | 47 | 26.55% | 177 |
| 8th | 48 | 26.67% | 180 |
| 9th | 55 | 28.65% | 192 |
| 9th (after 1997) |
54 | 28.13% | 192 |
| 10th | 57 | 29.53% | 193 |
| 11th | 61 | 27.85% | 219 |
| 12th | 53 | 23.87% | 222 |
| 13th | 49 | 22.07% | 222 |
| 14th | 48 | 21.62% | 222 |
| 14th (after 2019) | 49 | 22.07% | 222 |
| 14th (after 2020) | 48 | 21.62% | 222 |
| 15th | 45 | 20.27% | 222 |
References
[edit]- ^ Meredith L. Weiss (17 October 2014). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia. Routledge. pp. 354–. ISBN 978-1-317-62959-7.
- ^ "So what is the value of the Chinese vote in GE14? - Malay Mail". www.malaymail.com.
- ^ "Representatives List of Members". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- ^ "Representatives Archive List of Members". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- ^ "林蒼祐評傳". mag.sinchew-i.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "2013年大选成绩". Sin Chew Daily. 2013-05-05. Archived from the original on 2018-05-18.
- ^ "第十四届全国大选成绩". Oriental Daily News (Malaysia). 2018-05-10. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
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