ALOR SETAR: The Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) will propose to the government, the setting up of a special commission to carry out redelineation of electoral boundaries in this country.
Its chairman, Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said the move was aimed at reducing the workload of the Election Commission (EC), thus enabling it to focus on its main role of conducting the elections.
He said currently, the ERC was studying the models used in a number of countries including Canada, England and New Zealand, and to find a suitable one for Malaysia.
“This has been implemented in many developed countries, while it could also avoid the EC from being accused of carrying out redelineation of electoral boundaries to enable certain political parties to win the elections.
“Canada, for example, has a boundary commission which is responsible for carrying out the redelineation exercise after a certain period and this measure is seen to be fairer for the EC and contesting political parties,” he said at a news conference, here, yesterday.
He explained that the special commission could be formed every eight years at least, to carry out the redelineation exercise and its membership would be determined by the parliamentary Select Committee. – Bernama
