KUALA LUMPUR – The motion on the election of a new Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker scheduled for today will now be tabled at the next meeting of the house.
A motion seeking the postponement was tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and passed by voice vote.
“Pursuant to Standing Order 90(2) and with the consent of the speaker, I submit a motion to suspend enforcement of Standing Order 6, that is to postpone the election of a deputy speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, as stated in Item 1 of the Order Paper for today, to the next meeting,” he told the Dewan Rakyat today.
The motion on the postponement was seconded by Kota Baru MP Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, who is also energy and natural resources minister.
The election of a new deputy speaker is necessary to fill the position left vacant after Pengerang MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said resigned on August 23.
Following Azalina’s resignation, the house has only one deputy speaker, namely Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon. – Bernama, October 25, 2021
