DUN Sarawak

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DUN Sarawak is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making state laws and overseeing governance in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of state government
legislative body
unicameral state legislature
abbreviationOfMembers ADUN NERFINISHED
buildingLocation Petra Jaya, Kuching NERFINISHED
country Malaysia
electoralBasis single-member constituencies
elects Members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
establishedUnder Constitution of the State of Sarawak NERFINISHED
governs Sarawak NERFINISHED
hasChamberCount 1
hasFunction approves state budget
makes state laws for Sarawak
oversees state governance in Sarawak
represents the people of Sarawak
scrutinizes state government policies
hasLeaderTitle Chief Minister of Sarawak
Deputy Speaker of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
hasOfficialName Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak NERFINISHED
hasPower to amend state laws within its jurisdiction
to approve state development plans
to pass state enactments
to question state ministers
hasRoleIn state-level financial control
state-level legislation
state-level oversight of the executive
hasVotingSystem first-past-the-post
isOneOf state legislative assemblies of Malaysia
jurisdiction State of Sarawak NERFINISHED
languageOfName Malay
legislatureType unicameral
locatedIn Borneo NERFINISHED
Kuching NERFINISHED
Sarawak NERFINISHED
meetsAt Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Complex NERFINISHED
meetsFrequency several sessions per year
meetsInLanguage English
Malay
membersCalled Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri NERFINISHED
oversightTarget Sarawak state executive branch NERFINISHED
partOf Government of Sarawak NERFINISHED
regionServed East Malaysia NERFINISHED
relatedTo Parliament of Malaysia NERFINISHED
Sarawak Cabinet NERFINISHED
shortName DUN Sarawak NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED
symbol Sarawak State Legislative Assembly emblem

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