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Malaysia

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House of Representatives

This is a bicameral parliament. Switch to theSenate
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
IPU membership Current membership status
Yes

Data on youth

Basic information > About parliament

Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Year of birth
1949

Age

Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
31
Youngest member
Zairil Khir Johari (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
76
Oldest member
Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Hamzah (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
44
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
178
Total per sex
Total of male
199
Total of female
23
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
24
41-45
20
46-50
32
51-60
92
61-70
48
71-80
6
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 0 24 20 32 92 48 6 0 0
Total <= 45: 44 Total >= 46: 178
Male 0 0 19 19 29 80 46 6 0 0 199
Female 0 0 5 1 3 12 2 0 0 0 23
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger10.81%8.56%2.25%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger19.82%17.12%2.7%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
No
Elections > Election system

Eligibility and voting

Minimum age of eligibility The minimum age to become a member of parliament may be different for each chamber of bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is often higher than the minimum age for voting.
21
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?
21