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Anti-Hopping Law: The Ins And The Outs

Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate, Asia Research Institute Malaysia, University of Nottingham | New Sin Yew, Constitutional Lawyer

31-Mar-22 18:00

Anti-Hopping Law: The Ins And The Outs

The government and leaders from Pakatan Harapan are meeting to finalise the Anti-Party Hopping Bill, over increasing calls to regulate the movement of elected representatives. First, we look at the implications of MPs hopping parties, and how the proposed law might help. Then, we discuss pushback against the idea, and what we could look at instead.

Image source: Dato Sri Dr Haji Wan Junaidi Bin Tuanku Jaafar, Official Facebook Page

Produced by: Jeremy Ng, Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan


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Categories:  politicslaw and legal matters

Tags:  evening editioninside storyanti-party hopping lawparliamentvoterspolitical partiesrecall electionsfederal constitution





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