The standard argument in every election is it being unfair for urban parliamentary seats, with its huge electorate, to have so few seats, while rural areas have more parliamentary seats. Baram is almost as big as Pahang, yet the state has 14 parliamentary and 42 state seats. Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian has called for more parliamentary seats in the state, even if peninsula-based parties continue debating the suggestion. Currently, Sarawak, which is almost as big as the entire Peninsular Malaysia, has only 31 parliamentary and 71 state seats. The state seats are Baleh, Belaga and Murum.

Source: The Star March 31, 2018 23:37 UTC