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Members of the Dewan Negara, 1st Malayan Parliament

Members of the Dewan Negara, 1st Malayan Parliament

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This is a list of the members of the Dewan Negara (Senate) of the First Parliament of the Federation of Malaya (known as the Parliament of Malaysia after 2 November 1963).[1][2] There were 38 senators (22 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state in the Federation, while the other 16 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)) in this initial parliament, increasing to 50 senators (28 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state in the Federation, while the other 22 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)) after the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia.

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Elected by the State Legislative Assembly

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Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong

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Death in office

  • Leong Yew Koh (d. 12 January 1963)
  • Nik Mohamed Adeeb Nik Mohamed (d. 4 April 1964)

Footnotes

  1. Took and subscribed the Oath on 11 September 1959. Hansard - 11 September 1959
  2. Took and subscribed the Oath on 15 March 1963. Hansard - 15 March 1963
  3. Took and subscribed the Oath on 21 December 1960. Hansard - 21 December 1960
  4. Took and subscribed the Oath on 15 October 1962. Hansard - 15 October 1962
  5. Took and subscribed the Oath on 2 November 1963. Hansard - 2 November 1963
  6. Disqualified on 8 August 1965 under Article 48(1)(f) of the Federal Constitution
  7. Died in office on 4 April 1964. Hansard - 11 September 1964
  8. Resigned
  9. Took and subscribed the Oath on 27 December 1963. Hansard - 27 December 1963
  10. Took and subscribed the Oath on 5 December 1959. Hansard - 5 December 1959
  11. Died in office on 12 January 1963. Hansard - 15 March 1963
  12. Took and subscribed the Oath on 3 June 1963. Hansard - 3 June 1963

References

  1. "Senate Archive List of Senators". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

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