Women in the Dewan Rakyat
There have been 84 women in the Dewan Rakyat since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia. In the 14th Malaysian Parliament, there are 33 female representatives, or 14.86% of the body.[1]
Women have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1959 and all states and territories have been represented by a woman in the Dewan Rakyat.[2][3][4]
List of female members[]
This is a complete list of women who have served as members of the Dewan Rakyat, ordered by seniority. This list includes women who served in the past and who continue to serve in the present.[5][6]
| Party | Member | Federal Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance (UMNO) | Fatimah Hashim | Jitra-Padang Terap | 1959 | 1974 | Retired | |
| PMIP | Khadijah Sidek | Dungun | 1959 | 1964 | Defeated | |
| Alliance (UMNO) | Zainon Munshi Sulaiman | Pontian Selatan | 1959 | 1964 | Retired | |
| Sarawak Alliance (BUMIPUTERA) |
Nominated | 1963 | 1969 | Retired | ||
| Alliance (UMNO) | Fatimah Abdul Majid | Johore Bahru Timor | 1964 | 1969 | Transferred | |
| Batu Pahat Dalam | 1969 | 1974 | Transferred | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Semerah | 1974 | 1978 | Retired | ||
| Alliance (UMNO) | Kulim Utara | 1969 | 1974 | Retired | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Sungei Patani | 1974 | 1986 | Retired | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Tumpat | 1974 | 1982 | Retired | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Kuala Kangsar | 1974 | 1978 | Retired | ||
| BN (MCA) | Selayang | 1978 | Transferred | |||
| Ulu Langat | 1978 | 1986 | Retired | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Aishah Ghani | Kuala Langat | 1974 | 1986 | Retired | |
| BN (UMNO) | Kuala Kangsar | 1978 | 1982 | Retired | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Rafidah Aziz | Selayang | 1978 | 1982 | Transferred | |
| Kuala Kangsar | 1982 | 2013 | Retired | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Semerah | 1978 | 1986 | Transferred | ||
| Parit Sulong | 1986 | 1990 | Retired | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Zaleha Ismail | Tanjong Karang | 1982 | 1986 | Transferred | |
| Selayang | 1986 | 1995 | Transferred | |||
| Gombak | 1995 | 2004 | Retired | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Selayang | 1982 | 1986 | Transferred | ||
| Shah Alam | 1986 | 1990 | Defeated | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Napsiah Omar | Kuala Pilah | 1982 | 1995 | Retired | |
| BN (MCA) | Raub | 1986 | 1999 | Retired | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | Mentakab | 1986 | 1995 | Transferred | |
| Paya Besar | 1995 | 2008 | Retired | |||
| BN (MCA) | Kluang | 1986 | 1990 | Transferred | ||
| Lumut | 1990 | 1995 | Retired | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Tebrau | 1986 | 1999 | Retired | ||
| BN (MCA) | Padang Serai | 1990 | 1999 | Retired | ||
| S46 | Kota Bharu | 1990 | 1999 | Retired | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Shah Alam | 1990 | 1995 | Retired | ||
| BN (PBB) | Rohani Abdul Karim | Santubong | 1990 | 2004 | Transferred | |
| GPS (PBB) | Rohani Abdul Karim | Batang Lupar | 2018 | Serving | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Parit | 1995 | 1999 | Retired | ||
| BN (MIC) | Kapar | 1995 | 1999 | Retired | ||
| BN (MCA) | Tan Yee Kew | Klang | 1995 | 2008 | Not Contested | |
| BN (UMNO) | Seripah Noli Syed Hussin | Sepang | 1995 | 2004 | Retired | |
| BN (UMNO) | Shahrizat Abdul Jalil | Lembah Pantai | 1995 | 2008 | Defeated | |
| BN (SAPP) | Chua Soon Bui | Tawau | 1995 | 1999 | Not Contested | |
| BN (PBB) | Batang Sadong | 1995 | 2004 | Retired | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Arau | 1999 | 2004 | Retired | ||
| BN (MCA) | Padang Serai | 1999 | 2008 | Retired | ||
| KeADILan | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | Permatang Pauh | 1999 | 2008 | Resigned | |
| PKR | ||||||
| DAP | Chong Eng | Bukit Mertajam | 1999 | 2013 | Not Contested | |
| BN (UMNO) | Khamsiyah Yeop | Gerik | 1999 | 2004 | Transferred | |
| Lenggong | 2004 | 2008 | Retired | |||
| DAP | Fong Po Kuan | Batu Gajah | 1999 | 2013 | Retired | |
| BN (MCA) | Ng Yen Yen | Raub | 1999 | 2013 | Retired | |
| BN (MCA) | Chew Mei Fun | Petaling Jaya Utara | 1999 | 2008 | Defeated | |
| BN (MIC) | Kapar | 1999 | 2008 | Defeated | ||
| PH (DAP) | Teresa Kok Suh Sim | Seputeh | 1999 | Serving | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Napsiah Omar | Kuala Pilah | 1999 | 2004 | Retired | |
| BN (UMNO) | Muar | 1999 | 2004 | Retired | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Mashitah Ibrahim | Baling | 2004 | 2008 | Retired | |
| PAS | Pasir Puteh | 2004 | 2008 | Retired | ||
| BN (GERAKAN) | Tan Lian Hoe | Bukit Gantang | 2004 | 2008 | Transferred | |
| Gerik | 2008 | 2013 | Defeated | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Noriah Kasnon | Sungai Besar | 2004 | 2016 | Death | |
| BN (UMNO) | Ampang | 2004 | 2008 | Retired | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Azalina Othman Said | Pengerang | 2004 | Serving | ||
| BN (MCA) | Tan Ah Eng | Gelang Patah | 2004 | 2013 | Retired | |
| BN (UMNO) | Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin | Papar | 2004 | 2018 | Defeated | |
| BN (UMNO) | Azizah Mohd Dun | Beaufort | 2004 | 2008 | Not Contested | |
| PN (PAS) | Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff | Rantau Panjang | 2008 | Serving | ||
| PH (PKR) | Fuziah Salleh | Kuantan | 2008 | Serving | ||
| PH (PKR) | Zuraida Kamaruddin | Ampang | 2008 | 2020 | Transferred Party | |
| PN (BERSATU) | Zuraida Kamaruddin | Ampang | 2020 | Serving | ||
| PH (DAP) | Teo Nie Ching | Serdang | 2008 | 2013 | Transferred | |
| Kulai | 2013 | Serving | ||||
| PAS | Siti Mariah Mahmud | Kota Raja | 2008 | 2018 | Not Contested | |
| PH (AMANAH) | ||||||
| PAS | Lo' Lo' Mohd Ghazali | Titiwangsa | 2008 | 2011 | Death | |
| PH (PKR) | Nurul Izzah Anwar | Lembah Pantai | 2008 | 2018 | Transferred | |
| Permatang Pauh | 2018 | Serving | ||||
| BN (UMNO) | Noraini Ahmad | Parit Sulong | 2008 | Serving | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Halimah Mohd Sadique | Tenggara | 2008 | 2018 | Transferred | |
| Kota Tinggi | 2018 | Serving | ||||
| BN (SAPP) | (Chua Soon Bui) | Tawau | 2008 | 2013 | Defeated | |
| SAPP | ||||||
| GPS (PBB) | Nancy Shukri | Batang Sadong | 2008 | Serving | ||
| BN (PBB) | Norah Abdul Rahman | Tanjong Manis | 2008 | 2018 | Not Contested | |
| BN (PBS) | Linda Tsen Thau Lin | Batu Sapi | 2010 | 2018 | Defeated | |
| PH (DAP) | Kasthuriraani Patto | Batu Kawan | 2013 | Serving | ||
| PN (BERSATU) | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | Masjid Tanah | 2013 | Serving | ||
| BN (UMNO) | Normala Abdul Samad | Pasir Gudang | 2013 | 2018 | Not Contested | |
| BN (UMNO) | (Azizah Mohd Dun) | Beaufort | 2013 | 2019 | Transferred Party | |
| BN (PBS) | Mary Yap Kain Ching | Tawau | 2013 | 2018 | Defeated | |
| GPS (PBB) | Rubiah Wang | Kota Samarahan | 2013 | Serving | ||
| PH (DAP) | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng | Lanang | 2013 | Serving | ||
| PH (PKR) | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | Permatang Pauh | 2015 | 2018 | Transferred | |
| Pandan | 2018 | Serving | ||||
| BN (UMNO) | Mastura Mohd Yazid | Kuala Kangsar | 2016 | Serving | ||
| PH (PKR) | Nor Azrina Surip | Merbok | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (PKR) | June Leow Hsiad Hui | Hulu Selangor | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (PKR) | Maria Chin Abdullah | Petaling Jaya | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (PKR) | Tan Yee Kew | Wangsa Maju | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (DAP) | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan | Segambut | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PN (BERSATU) | Rina Harun | Titiwangsa | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (PKR) | Rosnah Aluai | Tangga Batu | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (PKR) | Natrah Ismail | Sekijang | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (DAP) | Yeo Bee Yin | Bakri | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (DAP) | Wong Shu Qi | Kluang | 2018 | Serving | ||
| WARISAN | Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis | Kota Belud | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (DAP) | Noorita Sual | Tenom | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (PKR) | Christina Liew Chin Jin | Tawau | 2018 | Serving | ||
| GPS (PBB) | Hanifah Hajar Taib | Mukah | 2018 | Serving | ||
| PH (DAP) | Vivian Wong Shir Yee | Sandakan | 2019 | Serving | ||
| PN (BERSATU) | Azizah Mohd Dun | Beaufort | 2018 | Serving | ||
Proportion of women in the Dewan Rakyat[]
| Parliament | Number of women members |
Percentage of women members |
Total members (including men) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | 2.88% | 104 |
| 1st (after 1963) |
4 | 2.52% | 159 |
| 2nd | 3 | 1.89% | 159 |
| 2nd (after 1965) |
3 | 2.08% | 144 |
| 3rd | 3 | 2.08% | 144 |
| 4th | 5 | 3.25% | 154 |
| 4th (after 1975) |
6 | 3.90% | 154 |
| 5th | 7 | 4.55% | 154 |
| 6th | 8 | 5.19% | 154 |
| 7th | 9 | 5.08% | 177 |
| 8th | 11 | 6.11% | 180 |
| 9th | 15 | 7.81% | 192 |
| 10th | 20 | 10.36% | 193. |
| 11th | 23 | 10.50% | 219. |
| 12th | 25 | 11.26% | 222. |
| 12th (after 2008) |
24 | 10.81% | 222. |
| 12th (after 2010) |
25 | 11.26% | 222. |
| 12th (after 2011) |
24 | 10.81% | 222. |
| 13th | 23 | 10.36% | 222. |
| 13th (after 2015) |
24 | 10.81% | 222 |
| 13th (after 2016) |
23 | 10.36% | 222 |
| 13th (after 2016) |
24 | 10.81% | 222 |
| 14th | 32 | 14.41% | 222 |
| 14th (after 2019) |
33 | 14.86% | 222 |
Timeline[]
References[]
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: MALAYSIA (Dewan Rakyat), Full text".
- ^ Meredith L. Weiss (17 October 2014). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia. Routledge. pp. 354–. ISBN 978-1-317-62959-7.
- ^ Commonwealth Secretariat (1999). Women in Politics: Voices from the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Secretariat. pp. 85–. ISBN 978-0-85092-569-2.
- ^ Maznah Mohamad; Cecilia Ng; tan beng Hui (18 April 2006). Feminism and the Women's Movement in Malaysia: An Unsung (R)evolution. Routledge. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-1-134-18883-3.
- ^ "Representatives List of Members". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- ^ "Representatives Archive List of Members". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
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