Proposed 2019 amendment to the Constitution of Malaysia
On 4 April 2019, a bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Malaysia was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat of the Parliament of Malaysia. The bill proposes to amend Article 1(2) so as to restore the status of the two East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak according to the original content of Malaysia Agreement that was signed in 1963.
| Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2019 | |
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| Parliament of Malaysia | |
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| Territorial extent | Malaysia |
| Considered by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill citation | D.R 7/2019 |
| Introduced by | Liew Vui Keong |
| First reading | 4 April 2019 |
| Second reading | 9 April 2019 (negatived) |
| Amends | |
| Constitution of Malaysia | |
| Related legislation | |
| Constitution (Amendment) Act 1976 | |
| Summary | |
| To restore the constitutional status of Sabah and Sarawak according to the Malaysia Agreement. | |
| Status: Not passed | |
| History of Malaysia |
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| Malaysia portal |
Despite six hours of debate in the Parliament during the second reading of the bill on 9 April, only 138 MPs supported the bill, 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority of the chamber, 148 votes, required for amendments to the Constitution. The remaining 59 (non-absent) votes were abstentions, all of which are from opposition parties.
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