National
House of Representatives
- Malay: Dewan Rakyat
Governs Malaysia · Part of Parliament of Malaysia
Official website (parlimen.gov.my) Report a problem with this page
Source: lom.agc.gov.my, checkedHouse of Representatives in plain words
- What it can't do
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Four seats (Pandan, Subang, Petaling Jaya, Setiawangsa) are vacant: the Speaker told the Election Commission the vacancies need not be filled, as Parliament dissolves automatically within two years (Art. 54(1)(b)). The House has 218 sitting members.
Next vote
- Must be held by February 2028 (no fixed date) General election · Member of the House of Representatives
Who sits on it
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
Chosen by the House from among its members
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222 members of the House of Representatives
Elected
See every Member of the House of Representatives and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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Sources for who sits on it
- Speaker of the House of Representatives lom.agc.gov.my · checked
- Johari Abdul as Speaker of the House of Representatives wikidata.org · checked
- Member of the House of Representatives lom.agc.gov.my · checked
What it can do
- Confidence in the Government
The Cabinet is collectively responsible to Parliament (Art. 43(3)) and the Prime Minister must command the confidence of a majority of the House of Representatives (Art. 43(4)).
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Sources for what it can do
- Confidence in the Government lom.agc.gov.my · checked
Sources
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Attorney General's Chambers, Federal Constitution (Parts IV, V, VII, IX), read 2026-10-12: existence, kind and composition of the national authorities; Part IV Chapter 1 (Art. 32-33), Part IV Ch. 3 (Art. 38) and Art. 43-45 for the Agong, Conference of Rulers, Cabinet and Parliament. For: House of Representatives
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution (articles cited in the text); vacancies per Election Commission announcements (Pandan/Setiawangsa 2026-05-20, Subang August 2026, Petaling Jaya 2026-10-05); Senate count from the Parliament list read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
- parlimen.gov.my · checked Malay (ms) names: parliament body and office names as used on the Malay-language Parliament portal; ministry names as used in standard Malay usage by the Government (pmo.gov.my unreachable on 2026-10-12, so not individually verified against official text; flagged official=false for office names). For: House of Representatives in Malay
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution of Malaysia, article cited in each description, read 2026-10-12. For: Confidence in the Government
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution (Art. 32, 38, 43, 45, 46, 55, 56, 122B), read 2026-10-12: how each national office is filled and its term. Office list and seat counts for the Cabinet from Wikipedia "Anwar Ibrahim cabinet" (revision read 2026-10-12); Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmo.gov.my was unreachable (connection failed); cross-checked against Bernama/NST reports of the 17 December 2025 reshuffle. For: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Member of the House of Representatives
- parlimen.gov.my · checked Parliament of Malaysia, Ahli Dewan Rakyat, read 2026-10-12: current member for each constituency, coalition group. Start date 2022-12-19 is the first sitting of the 15th Parliament; blank where Wikidata had no matching 2022 term (by-election or changed members). Component party in the note is from Wikidata (P102), not the Parliament list. For: Rushdan bin Rusmi as Member of the House of Representatives, P001 Padang Besar, Zakri bin Hassan as Member of the House of Representatives, P002 Kangar, Shahidan bin Kassim as Member of the House of Representatives, P003 Arau, Mohd Suhaimi bin Abdullah as Member of the House of Representatives, P004 Langkawi, Abd Ghani bin Ahmad as Member of the House of Representatives, P005 Jerlun and 213 more
- royal-house.nl · checked Royal House of the Netherlands: Willem-Alexander became King on 2013-04-30 (abdication of Queen Beatrix); Wikidata Q154952. For: Mohamad Shafizan Kepli as Member of the House of Representatives, P201 Batang Lupar
- wikidata.org · checked Agong and Deputy Agong sworn/elected 31 January 2024 (Conference of Rulers, 27 October 2023 vote; Wikipedia/Wikidata); Chief Justice sworn in 28 July 2025 (Bernama via Malay Mail); Speaker Johari Abdul. Fallback: Wikipedia/Wikidata and press, because official pages were not read in detail. For: Johari Abdul as Speaker of the House of Representatives
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution Art. 55(3)-(4): Parliament dissolves five years after its first sitting (19 December 2022 per Parliament of Malaysia) and the election follows within 60 days. Computed legal latest date; no dissolution announced as of 2026-10-12 (press: Malay Mail 6 and 12 September 2026). For: General election, February 17, 2028
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