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12th Parliament of Malaysia
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Overview
Legislative body	Parliament of Malaysia
Jurisdiction	Malaysia
Meeting place	Malaysian Houses of Parliament
Term	28 April 2008 – 3 April 2013
Election	2008 general election
Government	Third Abdullah cabinet (until 3 April 2009) First Najib cabinet
Website	www.parlimen.gov.my
Dewan Rakyat
Members	222
Speaker	Pandikar Amin Mulia
Deputy Speaker	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar Ronald Kiandee
Secretary	Roosme Hamzah
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (until 3 April 2009) Najib Razak
Leader of the Opposition	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (until 28 August 2008) Anwar Ibrahim
Party control	Barisan Nasional
Sovereign
Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin (until 12 December 2011) Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
Sessions
1st 28 April 2008 – 12 January 2009 2nd 16 February 2009 – 17 December 2009 3rd 15 March 2010 – 16 December 2010 4th 7 March 2011 – 1 December 2011 5th 12 March 2012 – 29 November 2012

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This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia, elected in 2008.

Composition

Beginning of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia 28 April 2008 State and federal territories # of seats BN seats PKR seats DAP seats PAS seats Perlis 3 3 0 0 0 Kedah 15 4 5 0 6 Kelantan 14 2 3 0 9 Terengganu 8 7 0 0 1 Penang 13 2 4 7 0 Perak 24 13 3 6 2 Pahang 14 12 2 0 0 Selangor 22 5 9 4 4 Kuala Lumpur 11 1 4 5 1 Putrajaya 1 1 0 0 0 Negeri Sembilan 8 5 1 2 0 Malacca 6 5 0 1 0 Johor 26 25 0 1 0 Labuan 1 1 0 0 0 Sabah 25 24 0 1 0 Sarawak 31 30 0 1 0 Total 222 140 31 28 23

Beginning of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia 28 April 2008 State and federal territories # of seats BN seats PR seats (informal) Perlis 3 3 0 Kedah 15 4 11 Kelantan 14 5 9 Terengganu 8 7 1 Penang 13 2 11 Perak 24 13 11 Pahang 14 12 2 Selangor 22 5 17 Kuala Lumpur 11 1 10 Putrajaya 1 1 0 Negeri Sembilan 8 5 3 Malacca 6 5 1 Johor 26 25 1 Labuan 1 1 0 Sabah 25 24 1 Sarawak 31 30 1 Total 222 140 82

Dissolution of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia 3 April 2013 State and federal territories # of seats BN seats DAP seats PKR seats PAS seats SAPP seats PSM seats IND seats VAC seats Perlis 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kedah 15 4 0 3 6 0 0 2 0 Kelantan 14 2 0 3 8 0 0 1 0 Terengganu 8 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Penang 13 2 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 Perak 24 13 6 1 2 0 1 1 0 Pahang 14 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Selangor 22 6 4 8 4 0 0 0 0 Kuala Lumpur 11 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 1 Putrajaya 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Negeri Sembilan 8 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Malacca 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johor 26 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Labuan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sabah 25 20 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 Sarawak 31 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 222 135 29 23 22 2 1 9 1

Dissolution of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia 3 April 2013 State and federal territories # of seats BN seats PR seats (informal) IND seats Others seats Perlis 3 3 0 0 0 Kedah 15 4 9 2 0 Kelantan 14 2 11 1 0 Terengganu 8 6 2 0 0 Penang 13 2 9 2 0 Perak 24 13 9 1 1 List Parti Sosialis Malaysia (1) Pahang 14 12 2 0 0 Selangor 22 6 16 0 0 Kuala Lumpur 11 1 8 1 1 List Vacant seat (1) Putrajaya 1 1 0 0 0 Negeri Sembilan 8 5 3 0 0 Malacca 6 5 1 0 0 Johor 26 25 1 0 0 Labuan 1 1 0 0 0 Sabah 25 20 1 2 2 List Sabah Progressive Party (2) Sarawak 31 29 2 0 0 Total 222 135 74 9 4

Seating arrangement

This is the seating arrangement as of its last meeting on 29 November 2012. In addition, there were a seat that is labelled as VACANT, namely Titiwangsa. The seats vacancy is due to the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency, which happened on 17 July 2011 respectively.

Elected members by state

Unless noted otherwise, the MPs served the entire term of the parliament (from 28 April 2008 until 3 April 2013).

Perlis

Kedah

Kelantan

Terengganu

Penang

Perak

Pahang

Selangor

Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

Federal Territory of Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan

Malacca

Johor

Federal Territory of Labuan

Sabah

Sarawak

Notes

1. Gobalakrishnan was elected to Parliament as a member of Parti Keadilan Rakyat but in January 2011, he left the party to sit as an independent.
2. Zulkifli was elected to Parliament as a member of Parti Keadilan Rakyat but was dismissed by the party on 5 March 2010. He now sits as an independent.
3. Ibrahim was elected to Parliament on the ticket of the PAS but left the party to sit as an independent.
4. See 2009 Kuala Terengganu by-election.
5. See 2008 Permatang Pauh by-election.
6. Tan was elected to Parliament as a member of Keadilan but quit the party on 1 March 2010 to sit as an independent.
7. Zahrain was elected to Parliament as a member of Keadilan but quit the party on 12 February 2010 to sit as an independent.
8. Mohsin was elected to Parliament as a member of Keadilan but quit the party on 1 March 2010 to sit as an independent.
9. see 2009 Bukit Gantang by-election.
10. Jeyakumar is a member of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) but was elected to Parliament on the ticket of the People's Justice Party in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.
11. see 2010 Hulu Selangor by-election.
12. Wee was elected as a member of PKR but in May 2010 left the party to sit as an independent.
13. The seat remained vacant after her death.
14. Bumburing was elected as a Barisan Nasional MP but in July 2012 joined the Pakatan Rakyat opposition as an independent.
15. Majimbun was elected to Parliament on the ticket of the Barisan National, but SAPP officially withdrew from BN in September 2008 to become independent.
16. Lajim was elected as a Barisan Nasional MP but in July 2012 joined the Pakatan Rakyat opposition.
17. Tsen was elected to Parliament in the 2010 Batu Sapi by-election after the death of her husband.
18. Chua was elected to Parliament on the ticket of the Barisan National, but SAPP officially withdrew from BN in September 2008 to become independent.
19. see 2010 Sibu by-election

References

1. "Proclamation - Dissolution of Parliament [P.U. (A) 129/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chamber of Malaysia. 3 April 2013.
2. "Representatives Archive List of Members PARLIMEN 12". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

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Parliament of Malaysia (list)	Components Yang di-Pertuan Agong Dewan Negara Dewan Rakyat Members of the Dewan Negara 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Women Served in both houses Represented multiple states 30+ years Seniority Members of the Dewan Rakyat 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Women Chinese Indians Served in both houses Represented multiple states 30+ years Seniority Father of the House Baby of the House
State legislatures	State Johor (15th) Kedah (15th) Kelantan (15th) Malacca (15th) Negeri Sembilan (15th) Pahang (15th) Perak (15th) Perlis (15th) Penang (15th) Sabah (16th) Sarawak (19th) Selangor (15th) Terengganu (15th) Members 1959–1964 1964–1969 1969–1974 1974–1978 1978–1982 1982–1986 1986–1990 1990–1995 1995–1999 1999–2004 2004–2008 2008–2013 2013–2018 2018–2023 2023-present Women
See also: Members of the Federal Legislative Council (1955–1959) List of Malayan State and Settlement Council Representatives (1954–1959)

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Local	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
See also: Federal by-elections State by-elections Elections in Johor Kedah Kelantan Kuala Lumpur Labuan Malacca Negeri Sembilan Pahang Penang Perak Perlis Putrajaya Sabah Sarawak Selangor Terengganu

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