Next redelineation exercise only due in 2026, says Hanipa


KUALA LUMPUR: The next redelineation of the electoral boundaries in the peninsula is only due in 2026, says Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Hanipa Maidin.

He said if the exercise was necessary for the next general election, amendments have to be made to the Federal Constitution and have to be passed with a two-thirds majority in Dewan Rakyat.

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