Malaysia needs thinking MPs, with ideas and initiative - not 'seat warmer' MPs

Many Members of Parliament are just happy being 'YBs' (Yang Berhormats). They do not take up causes or issues...and spend most of the time worrying about 're-elections' - and this would mean doing 'constituency work' - or just staying in the good books of the powerful party leaders...who will decide on who will be the candidate and who will not be?

Even in party elections, many do struggle to become Division leaders, State leaders,...maybe even members of the Supreme Council because they hope that they will become an MP...or maybe a Senator...or maybe a ADUN (Member of the State Legislative Assembly) or maybe just the Local Council. Why?...that is what many will not be able to answer. This is the problem not just at the level of government - but is also the same in student unions, Bar Councils - where there are a few (sometimes many) whose end object is just to assume a particular position. We really need to  be able to identify these characters...and push forward those who really have an agenda for change...for reformasi forward.

Let us look at the performance of current MPs? Do they even raise questions in Parliament or get involved in real debate (i.e. that have points) Name calling and 'boo-ing' does not count. Do they put forward questions?

QUESTIONS:-

MPs (and Senators) are allowed to put forward questions, and there are the Oral Questions (Soalan Lisan), and there is also the Written Questions (Soalan Bertulis). Of course, there is a skill when it comes to asking questions - and what we want are answers that force the government to give specific answers, not a general question that the good old Minister can just give a general answer....

MPs can also put forward Motions (Usuls) - which will be reflected in the Aturcara Mesyurat (Agenda of the Meetings) - which may not get discussed for lack of time or because of what the Speaker decided as important or not. But, it is there on the record - and, sadly many MPs do not table any motion.

Bill - that becomes Acts of Parliament, the law of the land. Well, a Member of Parliament could prepare and table a Private Members Bill. Pakatan Rakyat should be doing this, and even if it never gets discussed, it matters not for at least it was attempted - and is all ready when they take power after next GE. We do not want to be waiting for years for them to draft these Bills to repeal ISA, etc...

I peruses the Aturcara - and found again that Gwo-Burne Loh [ Kelana Jaya ]had an interesting motion to be discussed, but what about the rest of them Opposition MPs. Many will say that it is a waste of time - but I say, you at least have to try... His motion calls for Maaysia to consider complying with the United Nations General Assembly Resolution calling for an abolition of the death penalty, and pending that a moratorium on all executions...

Was it ever discussed? For that we have to look at the Hansard. Discussed or not is not the issue but the fact that this MP raised it for consideration is important. What do the other Pakatan Rakyat MPs want? Many embarrassingly have really nothing much to say...save to echo the views of that party leaders all the time...Is that the kind of MPs we want? I do not think so - we need thinking MPs, who have ideas on needed reforms, and who will push their ideas,...

 

77. PR-1233-U41028

Tuan Gwo-Burne Loh [ Kelana Jaya ] akan mencadangkan:

"Bahawa Dewan ini mengambil ketetapan bahawa Kerajaan Malaysia

sebagai anggota Majlis Hak Asasi Manusia Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa

Bersatu dalam menguatkuasakan Resolusi 62/149 Pertubuhan Bangsa-

Bangsa Bersatu mengenai moratorium terhadap hukuman mati yang telah

dikuatkuasakan oleh Perhimpunan Agung Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa

Bersatu pada 18 Disember 2007 di mana negara-negara yang masih

mengamalkan hukuman mati diminta untuk menghentikan penggunaan

hukuman mati dan mengurangkan jumlah hukuman-hukuman yang

membawa hukuman mati secara berperingkat dan melaksanakan

moratorium terhadap kesemua hukuman-hukuman mati dengan hasrat

menghapuskan hukuman ini sama sekali. Maka dengan ini Dewan hendaklah mengambil ketetapan untuk meminta Kerajaan melalui

Kementerian Luar Negeri untuk membantu mematuhi moratorium tersebut

dan meminda undang-undang yang bercanggah dengan moratorium

tersebut."

(Menteri Luar Negeri)

 

Aturan Urusan Mesyuarat, Naskah Sahih/Bahasa Malaysia Hari Isnin, 13 Disember 2010, Pukul 10 pagi, Bil.80

Gwo-Burne Loh & TUNKU ABDUL AZIZ (Senator) shares answers to written questions in Parliament about police, CCTVs,

It is sad that written questions and answers in Parliament are not reported in the Hansard, and cannot even be found in the Parliamentary website. Questions asked, answers given - but the people are still in the dark.

What is worse is that some MPs (and Senators) also do not take the trouble to communicate to all the questions they asked, and the answers they received. You could very easily do that through blogs, through emails, etc - send it also to the media for them to publish. PAS, DAP, PKR...and the other political parties could also do a service to the people by compiling these questions and answers and letting people know... Maybe, Malaysiakini or some other independent internet media could do this as well - maybe SUARAM or some NGO. 

Some important answers:-

* CCTVs are being placed in police lock-ups, and also interrogation rooms (to ensure that interrogations are conducted in accordance to law)

* CCTVs have been placed in 227 Lock-ups and 36 Interrogation Rooms, and in 1 police station also all round.

* Government plans to have CCTVs in all 827 police stations all across the country

* To the question about statistics of police shot dead between 2000-2010, the answer was not given. All that was stated was that 90 police officers were killed and 343 were injured during the said period. The reasons for the death were many including road accidents, shot by 'criminals' - but it is difficult to analyze as 85 could have died by reason of road accidents...and maybe 1-2 were shot or stabbed by persons..

The above 2 were the in answers to questions by Gwo-Burne Loh

Tunku Abdul Aziz, a new Senator, asked very general questions about how the IGP was chosen and police allocations...

CCTV di 227 lokap dan 36

JAWAPAN LISAN TUAN GWO-BURNE LOH DI DEWAN RAKYAT PADA 2 NOVEMBER 2010

SOALAN:

Tuan Gwo-Burne Loh [Kelana Jaya] minta MENTERI DALAM NEGERI menyatakan purata dan status balai polis di seluruh Negara yang memasangkan CCTV dalam bilik soal siasat, lokap dan persekitaran balai polis.

JAWAPAN:
Tuan Yang Dipertua,

Saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Ahli Yang Berhormat Kelana Jaya yang mengemukakan pertanyaan di atas keperihatinan beliau mengenai tahap keselamatan di balai-balai polis di seluruh Negara.

Untuk makluman Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat dan Dewan yang mulia ini, pada masa ini Kerajaan telah mengambil langkah untuk memasang kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) di balai-balai polis. Pemasangan CCTV ini adalah bertujuan untuk meningkatkan lagi tahap keselamatan terutamanya di lokap-lokap dan di persekitaran balai.

Tuan Yang Dipertua,

Selain itu, CCTV juga dipasang di bilik-bilik soal siasat yang mana ia bertujuan untuk memantau proses soal siasat yang dijalankan oleh pihak polis bagi memastikan proses soal siasat itu dijalankan mengikut prosedur yang telah ditetapkan di samping mengesan sekiranya ada salah laku anggota-anggota polis semasa menjalankan soal siasat ke atas suspek.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat, setakat ini kerajaan telah pun menasang CCTV di 227 lokap dan 36 bilik soal siasat di balai-balai polis di seluruh Negara. Manakala sebuah balai polis mempunyai CCTV yang dipasang di persekitarannya.

Tuan Yang Dipertua,

Pada masa ini Kerajaan sedang merancang untuk memasang CCTV di kesemua 827 balai polis di seluruh Negara bagi memastikan tahap keselamatan dib alai-balai berada pada tahap terbaik dan terkawal.

JAWAPAN LISAN TUAN GWO-BURNE LOH DI DEWAN RAKYAT PADA 3 NOVEMBER 2010

SOALAN:

TUAN GWO-BURNE LOH [KELANA JAYA] minta MENTERI DALAM NEGERI menyatakan statistic jumlah polis yang ditembak mati oleh penjenayah dari 2001 hingga 2010 dan dalam situasi bagaimana mereka ditembak mati.

JAWAPAN:

Tuan Yang di-Pertua,

Saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Ahli Yang Berhormat Kelana Jaya yang mengemukakan pertanyaan.

Untuk makluman Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat dan dewan yang mulia ini, seramai 90 orang anggota polis telah terbunuh dan 343 orang cedera semasa bertugas sejak tahun 2000 hingga 2010.

Antara punca-punca kematian yang melibatkan anggota polis adalah seperti berikut:-

i)                    Ditembak oleh penjenayah;

ii)                   Dilanggar semasa mengadakan sekatan jalanraya;

iii)                 Diserang dengan menggunakan senjata/objek semasa menyuraikan perhimpunan;

iv)                 Ditikam oleh penjenayah semasa pergelutan;

v)                  Ditetak dengan senjata tajam semasa cuna menenangkan orang yang tidak siuman; dan

vi)                 Kemalangan jalanraya semasa tugas mengiringi orang kenamaan, Pendatang Asing Tanpa Izin (PATI), Orang Kena Tahan(OKT) dan mengejar penjenayah.

PERTANYAAN LISAN TUNKU ABDUL AZIZ BIN TUNKU IBRAHIM DI DEWAN NEGARA PADA 14 DISEMBER 2010

SOALAN:

Tunku Abdul Aziz bin Tunku Ibrahim minta MENTERI DALAM NEGERI menyatakan prosedur melantik Ketua Polis Negara dan syarat-syaratnya.

JAWAPAN:

Tuan Yang Dipertua

Terlebih dahulu saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada YBM Tunku Abdul Aziz bin Tunku Ibrahim yang telah mengemukakan soalan.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat, prosedur pelantikan Ketua Polis Negara adalah berdasarkan kepada Perkara 140(4) Perlembagaan Persekutuan, Perkara 140(4) memperuntukkan bahawa jawatan ketua Polis Negara adalah jawatan yang ditetapkan sebagai Jawatan Khas. Pelantikan ke jawatan ini adalah tertakluk kepada perkenan Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong dengan nasihat YAB Perdana Menteri atas perakuan Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis yang dipengerusikan oleh YB Menteri Dalam Negeri.

Tuan Yang Dipertua,

Perakuan pelantikan Ketua Polis Negara adlaah ebrasaskan merit kepada Peraturan 37, Peraturan-peraturan Pegawai Awam (Pelantikan, Kenaikan Pangkat dan Penamatan Perkhidmatan). Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis dalam mempertimbangkan pelantikan tersebut mengambil kira faktor-faktor berikut:-

1.       Kecekapan dan prestasi kerja;

2.       Kelayakan, pengetahuan, kemahiran dan pengalaman;

3.       Sifat-sifat peribadi, termasuk kesesuaiannya dengan jawatan tersebut, keutuhan, potensi, dan kepimpinan;

4.       Kegiatan luar dan sumbangan kepada negara dan masyarakat.

JAWAPAN LISAN PARLIMEN TUNKU ABDUL AZIZ BIN TUNKU IBRAHIM DI DEWAN NEGARA PADA 15 DISEMBER 2010

SOALAN:

Tunku Abdul Aziz bin Tunku Ibrahim minta MENTERI DALAM NEGERI menyatakan perolehan kelengkapan di bawah Rancangan Malaysia Kesepuluh dan usaha-usaha membangunkan keupayaan polis.

JAWAPAN:

Tuan Yang Di Pertua,

Saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Ahli Yang Berhormat yang mengemukakan pertanyaan.

Untuk makluman Yang Berhormat dan Dewan yang mulia ini, di bawah Rancangn Malaysia Kesepuluh (RMK-10), bagi perolehan kelengkapan PDRM, sebanyak 12 projek bari telah diluluskan untuk pelaksanaan dengan jumlah siling sebanyak RM125,281,760.00. Sementara itu, sembilan projek sambungan RMK-9 pula diluluskan dengan kos siling sebanyak RM575,433,187.00. Ini menjadikan jumlah keseluruhan ialah RM700,714,947.00. Perolehan kelengkapan pasukan Polis ini termasuklah pembekalan Alat Perhubungan Radio, Kenderaan, Kapal Terbang, Sistem Teknologi Maklumat, Kelengkapan Perabot dan Alat Bantuan Teknik.

Tuan Yang Dipertua,

Kerajaan sentiasa berusaha untuk memajukan perkhidmatan Polis. Sehubungan itu, PDRM telah merangka strategi dalam usaha membangunkan keupayaan Polis. Ini dapat dilihat daripada strategi-strategi berikut:

(a)    Strategi jangka masa pendek:

i.                     Mengenal pasti kawasan panas (hotspot) yang seringkali berlaku jenayah dan menambahkan anggota membuat rondaan. Kehadiran polis (police omnipresence) juga dipertingkatkan dengan bantuan anggota tambahan dari RELA dan jabatan pertahanan Awam (JPAM);

ii.                   Mengadakan operasi secara terus-menerus sepanjang tahun seperti Ops Lejang yang mensasarkan pengguna motosikal di seluruh Negara, Os Rentap bagi menangani jenayah ragut atau samun tepi jalan dan Ops Utama Perdana bagi mengurangkan kadar jenayah di seluruh Negara;

iii.                  Menambah bilangan CCTV dan lampu jalan di kawasan-kawasan yang kerap berlaku jenayah;

iv.                 Meningkatkan kerjasama masyarakat dan NGO dalam membantu pihak polis membanteras jenayah melalui kempen keseddaran dan penyaluran maklumat; dan

v.                   Memperkuatkan pasukan penyiasat dengan menambah bilangan pegawai penyiasat dan juga kelengkapan seperti computer riba (laptop) dan kenderaan selain latihan dalam bidang penyiasatan dan undang-undang.

(b)   Strategi jangka masa panjang:

i.                     Menambah keanggotaan polis sebanyak 60,000 orang di bawah rancangan Penstrukturan Semula Organisasi (PSO) PDRM;

ii.                   Menambah bilangan balai polis, pondok polis di daerah yang pesat membangun dan mempunyai kepadatan penduduk yang tinggi.

iii.                  Membangunkan projek Central Intelligence Unit (CIU) bagi tujuan mempunyai pangkalan data yang bersepadu; dan

iv.                 Membuat penambahbaikan terhadap sistem komunikasi PDRM dapat memberikan resond time yang pantas kepada jenayah yang berlaku.

Local Government Elections at all levels by end 2008 (definitely NOT by 2010..)

2010 -- why not now? As soon as possible and latest by end of 2008 (not 2010). Let us consider term of office, and reasonably it should be at least 3 years...So delaying mattters is not at all an option... And why are we talking about stopping at local council or town council elections (the Majlis Perbandaraan or Majlis Bandaraya)... we should look at elections at all levels of local government including the Penghulu, Ketua Kampung, the JKKK, the JKKT ....and there is nothing stoping us doing this...and we should follow the guidance of the new Perak MB -- whose only reason for suggesting elections at the end of the year was because that was when the current term expires...and if sooner, the better... There are many levels of local government --- and we MUST introduce elections at all level and away with this practice of "appointments" once and for all. " proportional representation in the local councils based on the votes received by both opposition and ruling parties during the general election" ... is non-sense. There must be a different direct elections of persons to local councils and be aware that this can be persons who may belong to a political party or not... I believe that at the level of kampungs, tamans, and even towns ...in short at the level of local government voting shall be for individuals not political parties, hence there shall no usage of political party symbols (but nothing stops political parties endorsing this and that candidate...) There may be a certain allocated seats for minority groups...but we shall see.. The election of SENATORS by the Rakyat must also be given serious consideration - if not at least a POLL or a REFERENDUM of sorts to get the people's choice into Senate... There should be no procrastination with regard to local council, JKKK, JKKT, Penghulu, .... elections. People must start to experience and implement this new found DEMOCRACY as soon as possible and for as long as possible before the next General Elections.... TIME IS OF ESSENSE - AND A DEADLINE OF 2010 IS UNACCEPTABLE... Bring local council elections back by 2010

Azreen Madzlan | Mar 28, 08 4:48pm

Civil society groups today called on all the 12 newly formed state governments to prioritise local council elections in their agenda. Suaram executive director Yap Swee Seng told a press conference today that a memorandum endorsed by 33 civil society organisations will be sent to all 12 state governments requesting local council elections to be carried out on or before 2010. He said expectation was now high to push for local elections since the opposition has pledged to restore them through their manifestos before the general election. "Ever since the BN had the two-third majority, there was no response to the demand. With the recent election results, we are making similar demands to the opposition parties." said Yap. Presents at the press conference today were Persatuan Masyarakat Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan (Permas) president Tan Jo Hann, Empower representatives Pook Li Yoon and Andrew Khoo, a lawyer. According to Yap, since many local councillors including village heads have resigned after the elections, the new state governments should consider proportional representation in the local councils based on the votes received by both opposition and ruling parties during the general election. Although ideally, all the NGOs agreed that there should not be political representatives in local councils, they’re also asking the state governments to adopt aspects of good governance proposed in the memorandum. The mood is right Among others, the memorandum proposes that any political representative appointed must be competent and capable of representing the interest of the community. Yap added the composition of political appointees should also reflect the diversity of interests in the communities. Meanwhile, Andrew Khoo stressed that society at large must get used to the concept of power sharing power among political parties even at local council level for a healthier political system. Acknowledging that amendment to the laws or enactments of new laws may be necessary, Khoo said the matter must be studied thoroughly and that state governments be given some time to bring back local elections. "It’s time to bring this back. People are much more mature, and able to make rationale decision. The mood is right," he pointed out. It has been over 40 years since the government outlawed local council elections through the Local Government Act 1976. Local polls were suspended following the declaration of emergency on Sept 3, 1964, which remains in force. The call to have local council elections reinstated have grown louder in recent years due to an increasing reports and complaints on alleged poor administration and weak financial management. Powers of local councils Commenting on the recent resignation of the BN-appointed 814 village heads in Perak, Tan Jo Hahn said they welcomed the decision although it was wrong of them to claim that they were serving the ruling party. "We welcome the resignation. We should not have these people. They have shown their true colours. Let others take over," he said. Jo Hann claimed the resignation proved that the village heads are worried about being checked by the new state administration for possible ‘misdeeds’. It was reported that Perak MB Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin had promised that they could remain in their posts until the end of this year and no one would be forced to resign. Jo Hann, whose organisation works with squatters, said people affected by policies made by the governments should have a say on who they want to be in the local council. He added that many people are unaware of the powers of the local councils other than ‘sweeping the floor’. "Do you know that DBKL has spent RM 94 million to train their officers in social ethics? What is that? For this simple reason alone, the rakyat should know where their money goes." said Jo Hann. Opposition parties have pledges to support the reinstatement of local council elections in their election manifestos during the general election. To date, only DAP has begun initiatives to fulfil the party’s promises. **************************************** Memorandum by Civil Society on Political Appointments by State Governments 28 March 2008 We, the undersigned, call upon all the 12 newly formed state governments to practice good governance so as to ensure sustainable human development. This includes having State Governments that are clean, efficient, uphold the Rule of Law, and are inclusive of the diverse views and interests of the Rakyat. We are concerned that previous State Governments had processes and procedures which were unclear and arbitrary. This enabled many abuses of public funds to take place, and left the needs of the Rakyat unfulfilled. While the long term goal is to reinstate elections at the local government level, in the short term, we state the following. Being transparent when making political appointments State Governments have the wide authority and discretion to make political appointments. Besides appointing councillors in local authorities, they may also appoint directors to state corporations and enterprises, members of planning committees, down to village committees in the smallest kampung. We propose these aspects of good governance to be adopted by the State Governments when making political appointments: General Principles 1. Political appointees should have these criteria: 1.. Competence - have professional qualifications, be widely experienced in state affairs or are capable of representing the interest of the community 2.. Merit - be widely recognised as having achieved distinction in any particular profession, commerce, public service or other fields of activity. 3.. Integrity - be persons of good repute, honest and ethical. 4.. Equality and Non-Discrimination - uphold human rights principles of non-discrimination and equality. 2. Political appointments should follow these procedures: 1.. Transparency - clear criteria for political appointments should be set out; 2.. Consultation - mechanisms should be put in place to facilitate public participation in the nomination and selection processes of candidates for public office. 3.. Accountability - timely annual reports must be prepared and made available to the public. Regular open-door "meet-the-people" sessions and forums should be held to enable discussions between the appointees and the Rakyat. 3. When viewed in totality, the composition of political appointees should reflect the diversity in the communities. Appointments of Councillors in Local Authorities Understanding that amendments to the laws or enactments of new laws to bring back local government elections may be necessary and will take some time, we urge the following: 1. Agenda - all State Governments, especially those of Penang, Selangor, Perak, Kedah and Kelantan, which have committed to local government elections through their manifestos or the People's Declaration, should declare their road maps for local elections with clear timelines and milestones. Holding local government elections should be prioritised, and carried out by or before 2010. 2. Membership - selecting members of the local authorities should be a participatory process. Membership of local authorities should as far as possible reflect the diversity of interests in society. There shall be representatives from civil society groups without political party affiliations such as professionals, commerce, labour, residential associations, culture and the arts, people with disabilities, environment, women, youth etc. If there are to representatives from political parties in local councils, a proportionate representation for both ruling and opposition parties should be adopted. In addition, no State Assembly representatives and/or their immediate family members shall be appointed as councillors due to conflict of interest. There should be an overall balance of gender and ethnicity in the local authorities. 3. Criteria - members of the local authorities should be local residents. All appointees should have the measures of competence, merit and integrity as outlined above. 4. Appointment procedures - in adhering to the principles of transparency, accountability and open consultation stated above, the following should be noted: (a) open nomination: each State Government should list and publish its criteria for membership of local authorities. The local residents should be invited to nominate suitable candidates; and (b) display list of nominees: The names of all nominees should be made public and complete with their curriculum vitae. The public should be able to give views on the nominees to the State Government before public interviews are held. (c) public interviews: Short-listed candidates should speak at forums open to the public so as to enable interactions with local residents. Public opinions should be taken into consideration by the State Government in making the final decision of appointment. 5. Accountability - councillors should prepare timely annual reports related to their portfolios. These reports should be published and made available to the public in forums to enable discussions. Citizens may petition to the state government for termination of their services of any councillor if found unsatisfactory. It is our hope that this next round of appointments of local councillors for local authorities will be the last. No modern local governments should function without elected representatives. This memorandum is endorsed by: 1.. All Women's Action Society (AWAM) 2.. Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) 3.. Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) 4.. Center for Policy Initiative 5.. Child Development Initiative 6.. Citizen Think Tank 7.. Civil Rights Committee of the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall 8.. Civil Society Initiative - Parliament 9.. Community Development Center (CDC) 10.. Council of Churches Malaysia (CCM) 11.. Empower 12.. Federasi Kaum Tamil Sedunia Malaysia 13.. Group of Concerned Citizens 14.. Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (JERIT) 15.. Kelab Bell Belia Tamil 16.. Labor Resource Center 17.. Malaysian Indian Development and Unity Association 18.. Malaysia Youth and Student Democratic Movement (DEMA) 19.. People's Parliament 20.. Persatuan Alumni PBTUSM Selangor 21.. Persatuan Kebajikan Masyarakat dan Sosial India 22.. Persatuan Kemajuan Pendidikan Malaysia 23.. Persatuan Masyarakat Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan (PERMAS) 24.. Persatuan Pembaca Tamil Klang 25.. Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor 26.. Pusat Komunikasi Masysarakat (KOMAS) 27.. Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) 28.. Semparuthi Iyakkam 29.. Sisters in Islam 30.. Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) 31.. Women's Aid Organization (WAO) 32.. Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) 33.. Youth for Change (Y4C)

DEWAN NEGARA - some statistics

	Our Senators are all members of Political Parties - save 2 (under Minority) 44 Senators literally chosen by the PM - and 26 from the States - surely a bit unfair. Even if number of Senators from the States are increased to 3 each, it will come to 39 The Federal Constitution states that "The members to be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall be persons who in his opinion have rendered distinguished public service or have achieved distinction in the professions, commerce, industry, agriculture, cultural activities or social service or are representative of racial minorities or are capable of representing the interests of aborigines." We really have to be told WHY the Yang di-Pertuan Agong appointed some of these SENATORS... this info should be available to the public.. It must be stated that no where is it stated that persons could be appointed SENATORS just because the PM wants them in his cabinet..
	Dewan Negara
	DIPILIH OLEH DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI LANTIKAN AGONG JUM JOH KED KEL MEL NS PAH PRK PER PP SAB SAR SEL TRG WP KL WP LAB WP P/J LA UMNO 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 20 35 MCA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 13 MIC 5 5 PBB 2 1 3 GRM 1 1 2 UPKO 1 1 SPDP 1 1 PPP 1 1 LDP SAPP AKAR SUPP PAS 2 2 MINORITI 2 2 JUMLAH 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - 1 36 65 J. BESAR 26 3 36 65
	Jumlah Kerusi Dewan Negara				Singkatan	Maksud
	Lantikan Agong	44			JOH	JOHOR
	Pilihan Negeri	26			KED	KEDAH
	Jumlah Kerusi	70			KEL	KELANTAN
					MEL	MELAKA
					NS	N. SEMBILAN
	Kekosongan				PAH	PAHANG
					PRK	PERAK
	Lantikan Agong	5			PER	PERLIS
	Pilihan Negeri	-			PP	PULAU PINANG
	Jumlah Kerusi	5			SAB	SABAH
					SAR	SARAWAK
					SEL	SELANGOR
	Jumlah Sekarang				TRG	TERENGGANU
					WP KL	WP KUALA LUMPUR
	Lantikan Agong	39			WP LAB	WP LABUAN
	Pilihan Negeri	26			WP P/J	WP PUTRAJAYA
	Jumlah kerusi	65			LA	LANTIKAN AGONG
					LDP	SABAH LIBERAL DEMOKRATIK PARTI