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.
Statements (48)
| 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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