Category: Election Commission

Setback for Mahathir’s plan to hold next general elections under new constituency redelineation by more than six months as a result of DAP’s latest victory without battle’ to defend democratic and constitutional rights of Malaysians

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at a Penang DAP political discussion held at Bukit Mertajam DAP Branch premises on Thursday, 18th February 1993 at 8 p.m.

Setback for Mahathir’s plan to hold next general elections under new constituency redelineation by more than six months as a result of DAP’s latest victory without battle’ to defend democratic and constitutional rights of Malaysians

In the past few days, the Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din as well as Barisan Nasional leaders had been doing their utmost to convince the people that the unprecedented cancellation of the Election Commission’s exercise to review and redelineate parliamentary and state assembly constituencies had nothing to do with the DAP legal action against the Election Commission. Continue reading Setback for Mahathir’s plan to hold next general elections under new constituency redelineation by more than six months as a result of DAP’s latest victory without battle’ to defend democratic and constitutional rights of Malaysians

DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the great political scandal as to how Parliament and the various State Assemblies were misled to holds emergency sittings to amend the Federal and State Constitutions to increase parliamentary and state assembly constituencie

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, February 17, 1993:

DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the great political scandal as to how Parliament and the various State Assemblies were misled to holds emergency sittings to amend the Federal and State Constitutions to increase parliamentary and state assembly constituencies

The Election Commission Chairman, Datuk Harun Din, yesterday claimed that the cancellation of its exercise to review and redelineate parliamentary and state assembly constituencies in the country has no connection with my legal action against the Election Commission challenging the legality and constitutionality of its review and redelineation exercise. Continue reading DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the great political scandal as to how Parliament and the various State Assemblies were misled to holds emergency sittings to amend the Federal and State Constitutions to increase parliamentary and state assembly constituencie

Datuk Harun Din should resign as Election Commission Chairman or he should be removed from this post as the first step to regain public confidence in the integrity and credibility of the Election Commission

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at a Penang DAP political discussion held at Penang DAP headquarters at Lorong Kinta, Penang on Wednesday, 17th February 1993 at 8 p.m.

Datuk Harun Din should resign as Election Commission Chairman or he should be removed from this post as the first step to regain public confidence in the integrity and credibility of the Election Commission

`in the past two months, the country was plunged into a constitutional crisis over the Rulers’ immunity and the people’s demand that they should not be above the law to be at liberty to commit criminal or civil wrongdoings. Continue reading Datuk Harun Din should resign as Election Commission Chairman or he should be removed from this post as the first step to regain public confidence in the integrity and credibility of the Election Commission

Election Commission’s ‘surrender’ a great and historic victory for DAP in its defence of the democratic and constitutional rights of Malaysians

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 16th February 1993:

Election Commission’s ‘surrender’ a great and historic victory for DAP in its defence of the democratic and constitutional rights of Malaysians

The ‘surrender’ of the Election Commission in my suit challenging the legality and constitutionality of its review of the electoral constituencies – together with the paying of costs by the Election Commission – is a great and historic victory for the DAP in its defence of the democratic and constitutional rights of Malaysians. Continue reading Election Commission’s ‘surrender’ a great and historic victory for DAP in its defence of the democratic and constitutional rights of Malaysians

Constitutional amendment to remove the Rulers’ immunity to commit criminal and civil wrongdoings a historic political development and a victory of the people

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DPA Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Seremban DAP Anniversary Dinner held at Peninsular Plaza, Seremban on Saturday, 13th February 1993 at 7 p.m

Constitutional amendment to remove the Rulers’ immunity to commit criminal and civil wrongdoings a historic political development and a victory of the people

The consent given by the Conference of Rulers on February 11 to constitutional amendments removing the Rulers’ immunity to commit criminal and civil wrongdoings and bringing them fully within the law is a historic political development in Malaysia a victory of the people. Continue reading Constitutional amendment to remove the Rulers’ immunity to commit criminal and civil wrongdoings a historic political development and a victory of the people

Who gave Dr. Koh Tsu Koon the authority to edit Dr. Mahathir’s Vision 2020 as to remove the important component of political and democratic development for Malaysians in the year 2020?

Speech by Penang Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Assemblyman for Padang Kota, Lim Kit Siang, in the Penang State Assembly on the 1993 Budget on Tuesday, December 8, 1992

Who gave Dr. Koh Tsu Koon the authority to edit Dr. Mahathir’s Vision 2020 as to remove the important component of political and democratic development for Malaysians in the year 2020?

The people of Penang are disappointed by the weak and spineless stand of the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon in the Penang State Assembly yesterday that although the State Government would make a representation to the Election Commission, it would not object to the unfair, undemocratic and unconstitutional redelineation of electoral constituencies, particularly the constitutional scandal of the Election Commission completing its review of the electoral constituencies not only for the 11 Parliamentary and 33 State Assembly constituencies in Penang but for all 165 Parliamentary constituencies and 452 State Assembly constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah in a matter of 24 hours! Continue reading Who gave Dr. Koh Tsu Koon the authority to edit Dr. Mahathir’s Vision 2020 as to remove the important component of political and democratic development for Malaysians in the year 2020?

The Election Commission’s interpretation of the Federal Constitution will completely destroy the eight-year rule and will even allow it to start reviewing redelineation of constituencies once every five years

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 11st June 1991:

The Election Commission’s interpretation of the Federal Constitution will completely destroy the eight-year rule and will even allow it to start reviewing redelineation of constituencies once every five years

The Election Commission has denied that it is acting unconstitutionally in violating the eight-year rule in the Federal Constitution in beginning to review redelineation of constituencies with a special meeting of the Election Commission top officers at the Cameron Highlands on June 25 and 26-more than a year ahead of the constitutional deadline. Continue reading The Election Commission’s interpretation of the Federal Constitution will completely destroy the eight-year rule and will even allow it to start reviewing redelineation of constituencies once every five years

Election Commission is acting unconstitutionally in initiating steps to redelineate parliamentary and state assembly constituencies 18 months ahead of constitutional provision

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, when opening the two-day cartoon exhibition organised by Perak DAPSY at the Tou Boo Kong Hall, Ipoh on Sunday, June 9, 1991 at 12 noon

Election Commission is acting unconstitutionally in initiating steps to redelineate parliamentary and state assembly constituencies 18 months ahead of constitutional provision

A few days ago, it was reported that the Election Commission has directed all state election supervisors to attend a ‘1992 national constituency redelineation’ special meeting at the Cameron Highlands on 24th and 25th June to prepare for next year’s redelieation of parliamentary and state assembly constituencies. (Sin Chew 4/6/91) Continue reading Election Commission is acting unconstitutionally in initiating steps to redelineate parliamentary and state assembly constituencies 18 months ahead of constitutional provision

DAP calls on the Registrar of Companies to take action against the Bolton Properties directors for breaking the law in giving a $8.9 million interest-free loan to Ling Liong Sik to acquire 5 million shares in Bolton Finance

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Petaling Jaya Election Committee meeting held at Sea Park Branch in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, September 4, 1990 at 8.30 p.m.

DAP calls on the Registrar of Companies to take action against the Bolton Properties directors for breaking the law in giving a $8.9 million interest-free loan to Ling Liong Sik to acquire 5 million shares in Bolton Finance

Yesterday, at the Malacca DAP ceramah to welcome the entry into the DAP of 27 Chinese educationists and human rights activists, I challenged the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to declare the government’s stand on the MCA President and Transport Minister, Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik, for violating the law that a Minister cannot engage in any private business. Continue reading DAP calls on the Registrar of Companies to take action against the Bolton Properties directors for breaking the law in giving a $8.9 million interest-free loan to Ling Liong Sik to acquire 5 million shares in Bolton Finance

The Election Commission should call for a meeting of all political parties to draw up a code of conduct to ensure that the next general elections will be ‘free, fair, clean and honest’

Speech (Part II) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Malacca DAP Welcome Ceramah for the 27 Chinese Educationists and human rights activists for their entry into the DAP held at Pay Fong Chinese Independent Secondary Schooll hall on Monday, 3rd September 1990 at 8 p.m.

The Election Commission should call for a meeting of all political parties to draw up a code of conduct to ensure that the next general elections will be ‘free, fair, clean and honest’

All the Barisan Nasional leaders are worried about the next general elections because for the first time in Malaysian political history, with the emergence of a two-coalition system, all the Barisan Nasional constituencies I the next general elections are going to be contested b the Opposition, and there is not going to be a single uncontested walk-over for any Barisan Nasional candidate. Continue reading The Election Commission should call for a meeting of all political parties to draw up a code of conduct to ensure that the next general elections will be ‘free, fair, clean and honest’