Senate of Malaysia

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The Senate of Malaysia is the upper house of the Malaysian Parliament, comprising appointed and indirectly elected members who review and refine legislation proposed by the lower house.

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Label Occurrences
Dewan Negara of Malaysia 1
Senate of Malaysia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the Parliament of Malaysia
upper house of parliament
abbreviation Dewan Negara
alsoKnownAs Senate of Malaysia
surface form: Dewan Negara of Malaysia
appointingAuthority Yang di-Pertuan Agong
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Malaysia
canVeto constitutional amendments under certain conditions
constitutionalStatus entrenched in the Federal Constitution of Malaysia
country Malaysia
deputyPresidingOfficer President of the Dewan Negara
surface form: Deputy President of the Senate of Malaysia
establishedBy Federal Constitution of Malaysia
surface form: Constitution of Malaysia
governmentBranch legislative branch of Malaysia
hasCommittee Privileges Committee of the Senate of Malaysia
Selection Committee of the Senate of Malaysia
Standing Orders Committee of the Senate of Malaysia
hasMeetingCity Kuala Lumpur
hasNumberOfMembers 70
hasOfficialPublication Hansard of the Senate of Malaysia
hasQuorumRequirement 26 members
hasSessionRoom Malaysian Houses of Parliament
surface form: Dewan Negara chamber, Malaysian Houses of Parliament
hasVotingSystem appointment
indirect election
jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
surface form: federal government of Malaysia
languageUsed English
Malay
legislativeBodyFor Malaysia
legislativePower can delay constitutional amendment bills
can delay ordinary bills
locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
maximumConsecutiveTerms 2
meetsIn Malaysian Houses of Parliament
nativeName Dewan Negara
numberOfAppointedMembers 44
numberOfStateRepresentatives 26
oversightFunction scrutiny of government policies and administration
partOf Parliament of Malaysia
presidingOfficer President of the Senate of Malaysia
relatedLowerHouse Dewan Rakyat
surface form: House of Representatives of Malaysia
role deliberates on public policy and national issues
may propose amendments to legislation
reviews legislation passed by the House of Representatives of Malaysia
sessionType plenary sessions
stateRepresentativesElectedBy State Legislative Assemblies of Malaysia
termLength 3 years
typeOfLegislature bicameral parliament upper chamber
votingMajorityType simple majority for most decisions
website https://www.parlimen.gov.my

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Dewan Negara EnglishName Senate of Malaysia
Senate of Malaysia alsoKnownAs Senate of Malaysia
this entity surface form: Dewan Negara of Malaysia