Category: Election Commission

Penang DAP to move a private members’ bill in next assembly meeting to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats and a motion to ask Parliament to amend Federal Constitution to increase two new parliamentary seats for Penang

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, June 5, 1993:

Penang DAP to move a private members’ bill in next assembly meeting to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats and a motion to ask Parliament to amend Federal Constitution to increase two new parliamentary seats for Penang

I have given notice that at the next Penang State Assembly meeting, I will move a private members’ bill to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats (on the island) and a motion to ask Parliament to amend the Federal Constitution to increase two new parliamentary seats for Penang. Continue reading Penang DAP to move a private members’ bill in next assembly meeting to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats and a motion to ask Parliament to amend Federal Constitution to increase two new parliamentary seats for Penang

DAP leader to meet Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, next Friday on the redelineation of electoral constituencies

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Panglima Garang Branch Anniversary dinner held in Panglima Garang, Selangor on Friday 16th April 1993 at 8p.m.

DAP leader to meet Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, next Friday on the redelineation of electoral constituencies

DAP leaders will meet the Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, next Friday on the redelineation of electoral constituencies. Continue reading DAP leader to meet Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, next Friday on the redelineation of electoral constituencies

Before Parliament accedes to the request of the Election Commission for a further constitutional amendment, it should set up an inquiry committee to investigate how the Attorney-General’s Chambers, the Cabinet and Parliament could commit a colossal constitutional blunder as to make the electoral constituencies redelineation exercise null and void

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 30th March 1993:

Before Parliament accedes to the request of the Election Commission for a further constitutional amendment, it should set up an inquiry committee to investigate how the Attorney-General’s Chambers, the Cabinet and Parliament could commit a colossal constitutional blunder as to make the electoral constituencies redelineation exercise null and void

The Election Commission Secretary, Datuk Abdul Rashid Haji Abdul Rahman, said yesterday that the Election Commission would resume ¬its electoral constituency redelineation exercise as soon as the Government makes the necessary rectification to the Federal Constitut¬ion at next month’s Parliament sitting. Continue reading Before Parliament accedes to the request of the Election Commission for a further constitutional amendment, it should set up an inquiry committee to investigate how the Attorney-General’s Chambers, the Cabinet and Parliament could commit a colossal constitutional blunder as to make the electoral constituencies redelineation exercise null and void

DAP leaders seeking meeting with Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, on his request for a further constitutional amendment by Parliament to allow the Commission to undertake electoral constituency redelineation

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, March 20, 1993:

DAP leaders seeking meeting with Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, on his request for a further constitutional amendment by Parliament to allow the Commission to undertake electoral constituency redelineation

Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, has at last admitted (Nanyang Siang Pao today) that the cancellation of the redelineation exercise for parliamentary and state assembly constituencies has adversely affected the image of the Election Commission as well as wasted public funds. Continue reading DAP leaders seeking meeting with Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, on his request for a further constitutional amendment by Parliament to allow the Commission to undertake electoral constituency redelineation

Call on Yang di Pertuan Agong to refer Section 3 of the 1992 Constitution Amendment Act to the Supreme Court for its advice as to whether it is an objective to the legal and constitutional review of the constituency redelineation by the Election Commission

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, February 26, 1993:

Call on Yang di Pertuan Agong to refer Section 3 of the 1992 Constitution Amendment Act to the Supreme Court for its advice as to whether it is an objective to the legal and constitutional review of the constituency redelineation by the Election Commission

The Government is collaborating with the Election Commission is trying to make Malaysians believe that the electoral constituency redelineation exercise has to be cancelled as a result of a ‘technical oversight’ by Parliament in enacting the 1993 Constitution Amendment Act to increase 12 new Parliamentary constituencies. Continue reading Call on Yang di Pertuan Agong to refer Section 3 of the 1992 Constitution Amendment Act to the Supreme Court for its advice as to whether it is an objective to the legal and constitutional review of the constituency redelineation by the Election Commission

Call on MCA President, Ling Liong Sik and Gerakan President, Lim Keng Yaik, to declare whether they support the amendment of the Constitution to ensure that the Election Commission is answerable to Parliament and not to the Government

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, 24.2.1993:

Call on MCA President, Ling Liong Sik and Gerakan President, Lim Keng Yaik, to declare whether they support the amendment of the Constitution to ensure that the Election Commission is answerable to Parliament and not to the Government

The DAP has called for the amendment of the Federal Constitution to entrench the independence of the Election Commission and to expressly provide that the Election Commission is answerable to Parliament and not to the Government or UMNO leadership. Continue reading Call on MCA President, Ling Liong Sik and Gerakan President, Lim Keng Yaik, to declare whether they support the amendment of the Constitution to ensure that the Election Commission is answerable to Parliament and not to the Government

Mohamed Rahmat had inadvertently confirmed my earlier allegation that the Election Commission was working under an UMNO deadline to complete its constituency redelineation exercise within nine months

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Monday, February 22, 1993:

Mohamed Rahmat had inadvertently confirmed my earlier allegation that the Election Commission was working under an UMNO deadline to complete its constituency redelineation exercise within nine months

The UMNO Secretary-General, Datuk Mohamed Rahmat, had inadvertently confirmed my earlier allegation that the Election Commission was working under an UMNO deadline to complete its constituency redelineation exercise within nine months Continue reading Mohamed Rahmat had inadvertently confirmed my earlier allegation that the Election Commission was working under an UMNO deadline to complete its constituency redelineation exercise within nine months

Call on Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib, to advise the Cabinet that there is no need to amend Section 3 of the 1992 Constitution Amendment Act as it was not the cause for the illegal and unconstitutional constituency redelineation exercise by the Election Commission

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, February 20, 1993:

Call on Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib, to advise the Cabinet that there is no need to amend Section 3 of the 1992 Constitution Amendment Act as it was not the cause for the illegal and unconstitutional constituency redelineation exercise by the Election Commission

I call on Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib, to advise the Cabinet that there is no need to amend Section 3 of the 1992 Constitution Amendment Act as it was not the cause for the illegal and unconstitutional constituency redelineation exercise by the Election Commission. Continue reading Call on Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abu Talib, to advise the Cabinet that there is no need to amend Section 3 of the 1992 Constitution Amendment Act as it was not the cause for the illegal and unconstitutional constituency redelineation exercise by the Election Commission

Mahathir makes the illogical call that I should resign out of anger and knowledge that the cancellation of the constituency redelineation exercise is not because of a ‘minor technical problem’ but due to ‘major constitutional improprieties’

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 19th February 1993:

Mahathir makes the illogical call that I should resign out of anger and knowledge that the cancellation of the constituency redelineation exercise is not because of a ‘minor technical problem’ but due to ‘major constitutional improprieties’

When Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed returned from Pakistan yesterday, he made the illogical call that I should resign, when he should instead have thanked me for filing legal action which stopped the Election Commission from acting illegally and unconstitutionally in its constituency redelineation exercise. Continue reading Mahathir makes the illogical call that I should resign out of anger and knowledge that the cancellation of the constituency redelineation exercise is not because of a ‘minor technical problem’ but due to ‘major constitutional improprieties’

Harun Din has failed to give any satisfactory explanation as to why the Election Commission had not waited for the amendments to the Federal and various State Constitutions to increase parliamentary and state assembly constituencies to become law before starting its constituency review process when it had advised Parliament and the State Assemblies to hold emergency meetings

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, February 18, 1993:

Harun Din has failed to give any satisfactory explanation as to why the Election Commission had not waited for the amendments to the Federal and various State Constitutions to increase parliamentary and state assembly constituencies to become law before starting its constituency review process when it had advised Parliament and the State Assemblies to hold emergency meetings

The Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, has failed to give a satisfactory explanation for its legal and constitutional tangle resulting in the Election Commission acting illegally and unconstitutionally in the review and redelineation of electoral constituencies last November. It is clear that the full story of the Election Commission’s illegal and unconstitutional review and redelineation of the electoral constituencies has not been told. Continue reading Harun Din has failed to give any satisfactory explanation as to why the Election Commission had not waited for the amendments to the Federal and various State Constitutions to increase parliamentary and state assembly constituencies to become law before starting its constituency review process when it had advised Parliament and the State Assemblies to hold emergency meetings