KOTA KINABALU, Dec 11 — Constitutional and public lawyer Datuk Tengku Fuad Tengku Ahmad today opined that four Members of Parliament (MP) from Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) will...
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 11 — Constitutional and public lawyer Datuk Tengku Fuad Tengku Ahmad today opined that four Members of Parliament from Gabungan Rakyat Sabah will not lose their seats as a result of leaving party Bersatu.
“Therefore, there is no breach of Article 49A of the Federal Constitution since the four MPs were elected under GRS,” he said in a statement here today. Article 49A addresses that a member of a political party who was elected to Parliament shall cease to be a member of the House of Representatives and that member's seat shall become vacant immediately if such a member resigns his or her party membership or ceases to be a member.
GRS, which previously comprised of Bersatu, Parti Bersatu Sabah , Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku , Sabah Progressive Party and United Sabah National Organisation partnered Barisan Nasional to govern Sabah.
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