COMMENT | 'Hidden violation' in redelineation

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COMMENT | When we talk about electoral constituency boundaries, words such as malapportionment and gerrymandering do pop up in our minds.

We, Tindak Malaysia, have been championing fairer boundaries for all Malaysians since 2011. We are strong believers that rectifying malapportionment will pave the way for fair boundaries for all.

At the same time, we also came to a recent conclusion that fair boundaries are not just about sensible boundaries and equitable electorate sizes. As we were at the forefront of the Polling Agent, Counting Agent, Barung Agent (Pacaba) training since 2008, the main activity that takes place in a constituency in elections is the polling centres.

Our recent research for the past three years has shown our constituencies and their building blocks (polling districts) were drawn without proper consideration of available polling centres.



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