Redrawing Malaysia's Electoral Map

Danesh Prakash Chacko, Director, Tindak Malaysia

22-Nov-22 07:45

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Academic studies have placed Malaysia as the 13th worst malapportioned country, with unequal representation of voters across constituencies. How should the electoral map be redrawn for fairer political representation? We speak to Danesh Prakash Chacko of Tindak Malaysia to better understand the challenges of redelineation.

Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Chong Tjen San

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Categories: politics, government, Law/Activism

Tags: electoral voter representation, electoral map redelineation, ge15, pru15, malaysiamemilih,

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