Dewan Negara

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Dewan Negara is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia, functioning as a revising chamber that reviews and debates legislation proposed by the lower house.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of Parliament of Malaysia
legislative body
upper house of parliament
appointmentAuthority Yang di-Pertuan Agong
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Malaysia
canAmendLegislation yes
canInitiateLegislation yes
canRejectLegislation yes, with limitations
constitutionalBasis Federal Constitution of Malaysia
country Malaysia
EnglishName Senate of Malaysia
establishedAs upper house at independence of the Federation of Malaya
federalTerritoryRepresentation members representing federal territories
function delay legislation
provide expert and non-partisan review
represent states and federal territories
review bills passed by Dewan Rakyat
hasChamberType non-directly elected upper chamber
hasJurisdiction federal legislation of Malaysia
hasLegislatureType bicameral legislature
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.parlimen.gov.my
hasRole debating legislation
reviewing legislation
revising chamber
hasStandingOrders Standing Orders of the Dewan Negara
languageUsed English
Malay
legislativeStatus upper house
locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
surface form: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
lowerHouse Dewan Rakyat
MalayName Dewan Negara self-link
maximumTerms 2 terms
meetsIn Malaysian Houses of Parliament
meetsInBuilding Malaysian Houses of Parliament
surface form: Malaysian Parliament House
membershipType appointed members
indirectly elected members
numberOfMembers 70
partOf Parliament of Malaysia
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Dewan Negara
relatedLegislature Dewan Rakyat
reportsTo Yang di-Pertuan Agong in constitutional framework
stateRepresentation members representing each state
termLength 3 years
typeOfParliamentaryBody Senate
votingSystem appointment
indirect election

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Dewan Negara MalayName Dewan Negara self-link
Malaysia upperHouse Dewan Negara
Parliament of Malaysia upperHouse Dewan Negara