KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): There are six states in Malaysia that have yet to implement anti-party hopping law, namely Johor, Malacca, Pahang, Terengganu, Kedah, Sabah, according to Minister in Prime Minister Department (Laws and Institutional Reforms) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

So far, the states that have enacted laws to prevent lawmakers from hopping political parties are Selangor, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan and Sarawak.

“The provision of Section Six of the Constitution (Amendment) 2022 opens up the space for the State Government or State Legislative Assembly to implement the provision prohibiting Members of the House of Representatives from changing parties through an amendment to the State Constitution, subject to the approval of the King or Yang di-Pertua Negeri,” she told Dewan Rakyat in a written reply dated Wednesday (March 1).

Azalina was responding to Hassan Abdul Karim [PKR-Pasir Gudang], who asked the government about efforts taken to ensure that all 13 states in Malaysia enact the Anti-Party Hopping Enactment in their respective states.

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