Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Parliamentary mandate

Start and end of mandate

Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members
No information available

Notes: MPs are either indirectly elected or appointed.

Not applicable. Members of this parliament/chamber are not elected.
Yes
Start of the parliamentary mandate for appointed members
When the member is sworn in
End of the parliamentary mandate
Other

Notes: When the member ends their term of service.

Speaker

Mode of designation of the Speaker
The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber
Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.
Not applicable
Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State
Fifth
Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity
No
Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures
Yes

Speaker terms

The term of the Speaker is different from the term of the house
Yes
Speaker's term
3 Years
Fixed election date for the Speaker, if any
No information available

Immunity and code of conduct

Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members
No
There is a Code of conduct for members
Yes

Salaries and allowances

Members are paid salaries by parliament
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Basic salary, per year
132,000 MYR
(2023)
Basic salary, per year in PPP
83,544
(2023)
Basic allowances
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Basic allowance in PPP
136,433
Names of the basic allowances
No information available
Attendance allowance
400 MYR
Attendance allowance in PPP
255
Periodicity of attendance allowance
Day
Members pay income tax on salaries
No
Members pay income tax on allowances
Yes
Members can have remunerated employment outside parliament
No
Members are required to declare income from other employment to parliament
No information available
Salary of the Speaker
No information available
The parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale
No
Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries
No information available
Information on salaries and allowances on the parliamentary website

Not available.

Year data was last reported

2020

Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work
Personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian
No
Office at parliament
Yes
Constituency office
No
Housing
No
Other cash or in-kind allowances for constituency work
No
Additional salaries and allowances for leadership positions
Additional salaries and allowances provided for leadership positions
No information available
List of salaries and allowances for leadership positions
Salary Allowances
Speaker Yes
Yes
Committee Chair No
No

Participation in the government

Members of the government must also be members of parliament
Must be a member of parliament

Notes: The Cabinet is appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and includes the Prime Minister, who must be a member of the House of Representatives and commands the majority's confidence, and other Ministers, who are selected from either House of Parliament.

Sources: Constitution, art.43

Number of members of the parliament/chamber who are also members of the government
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Members for whom data is available
51
(2022)
Percentage of members of parliament/chamber who are also members of the government
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Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No