Federal Constitution · Reprint · Chapter 4 · Federal Legislature
48. Disqualification for membership of Parliament
Feedback & supportSubject to the provisions of this Article, a person is disqualified for being a member of either House of Parliament if—
he is and has been found or declared to be of unsound mind; or
he is an undischarged bankrupt; or
he holds an office of profit; or
having been nominated for election to either House of
Parliament or to the Legislative Assembly of a State, or having acted as election agent to a person so nominated,
Art. 46—(cont.)
five members from Selangor; and
one member from the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.
Clause (1)
Amended by Act A1260, paragraph 2(a), in force from 19-01-2006, by substituting the words
“two hundred and twenty-two” for the words “two hundred and nineteen”.
Clause (2)
Amended by Act A1260, paragraph 2(b), in force from 19-01-2006, to increase the composition of the House of Representatives from two hundred and six to two hundred and nine, i.e.
specifically increasing the composition of the members from the State of Sarawak from twenty-eight to thirty-one.
Art. 47
Amended by Act A1603, section 2, in force from 11-09-2019, by substituting the words
“eighteen years” for the words “twenty-one years” in paragraph (b).
Art. 48
See Art. 47.
Clause (1)
a. Act 10/1960, section 7, in force from 31-05-1960, inserted the words “or to the
Legislative Assembly of a State” in paragraph (d) and substituted the words “one year or to a fine of not less than two thousand dollars” for the words “two years” in paragraph (e).
b. Act 26/1963, section 70, in force from 16-09-1963, inserted the words “(or, before
Malaysia Day, in the territories comprised in a Borneo State or in Singapore)” in paragraph (e).