Impact
The IPU facilitates parliamentary diplomacy and empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development around the world.
Malaysia
Malaysia
Data points :
Parlimen (Parliament), Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives), Dewan Negara (Senate)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
Women in parliament
13.57%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
26.13%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
0
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 35.13 million people
- Number of MPs 223 MPs
- Legislature Bicameral
- Last election Nov 2022
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
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Website
www.parlimen.gov.my
www.parlimen.gov.my - More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
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Related events
Workshop
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The overall objective of the conference is to support national parliaments to enhance understanding of their role in preventing and countering terrorism and addressing conditions to terrorism with a focus on priority areas specific to the regional context.
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Recent human rights cases
Find out more about the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
