Dewan Negara

Senate

Dewan Negara
ديوان نڬارا
15th Parliament
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded11 September 1959
Leadership
Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah, GPSPBB
since 22 July 2024
Deputy President
Nur Jazlan Mohamed, BNUMNO
since 19 June 2023
Secretary
Muhd Sujairi Abdullah
since 22 February 2020
Structure
Seats70
Political groups
As of 22 December 2024

Government (47)

  PH (16)
  BN (14)
  GPS (7)
  GRS (4)
  Independent (6)

Opposition (8)

  PN (8)
Vacant (15)
Committees
4
  • Selection Committee
  • House Committee
  • Committee on Rights and Freedoms
  • Meeting Rules Committee
Length of term
Up to 3 years, renewable once
Meeting place
Dewan Negara Chamber
Malaysian Houses of Parliament,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
Official website

The Dewan Negara (English: Senate, lit.'State Council'; Jawi: ديوان نڬارا‎) is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of 70 senators of whom 26 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state, while the other 44 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), including four who are appointed to represent the federal territories.

The Dewan Negara usually reviews legislation that has been passed by the lower house, the Dewan Rakyat. All bills must usually be passed by both the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara (the Senate), before they are sent to the Agong for royal assent. However, if the Dewan Negara rejects a bill, it can only delay the bill's passage by a maximum of a year before it is sent to the King, a restriction similar to that placed on the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. Like the Dewan Rakyat, the Dewan Negara meets at the Malaysian Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur.

Originally, the Dewan Negara was meant to act as a check on the Dewan Rakyat and represent the interests of the various states, based on the role played by its counterpart in the United States. However, the original constitution, which provided for a majority of state-elected senators, has since been modified to make the vast majority of senators instead appointed by the Agong, thus theoretically providing an avenue for a relatively non-partisan reconsideration of bills, more similar to the role of the British House of Lords.


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