New names for 34 State and12 P'ment constituencies

The Election Commission (EC) is also seeking to change the names of 12 parliamentary seats and 34 state constituencies nationwide ahead of the next general elections due in 2018.The EC said the changes only affected the names of the seats and not the number of federal or State seats.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Raymond noted that Sabah would see 13 new seats under the re-delination.

"We have 13 seats drawn on specific areas. I cannot say more until we know in terms of population (for the respective new seats), but this is what we wanted to do; it is an exercise to reach out to serve more people.

"When it comes to which party gets what seat, I think the competition is about who can come out with the best representation, not how much which party can get but who can serve the people more - this is how Gerakan will propose (its request) for seats.

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"For this matter, it has to go to Barisan Nasional. The component parties will sit down, talk and decide.

State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said the additional seats was a good indication of the increase in population, and is necessary to effectively serve the constituents.

Masidi dismissed claims that the majority of seats seemed to be leaning to Umno, and said no allocation have yet been made to parties. "The creation of proposed new areas were done by the Election Commission, which has no connection to any political party.

While many of them (new seats) seem to indicate a Bumiputera majority, it is simply because the particular areas have grown in population," he reasoned.

A copy of the proposed recommendations, along with the draft constituencies plan for Sabah, can be reviewed starting today up to Oct 14 at post offices and district offices across the state.

Any objection to the proposed recommendations can be submitted in writing to the Sabah EC office.

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In August, the state legislative assembly sitting approved a motion for the establishment of 13 new state seats.

"Parties who can make representations objecting to the proposed recommendations are the state government, or any local authority whose area is wholly or partly comprised in the constituencies affected by the recommendation, or a body of one hundred or more persons whose names are shown on the current electoral rolls of the constituencies in question," the notice read.

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