PBB to gain lion’s share of proposed new Sarawak assembly seats

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Of the 17 new seats expected to be tabled on Monday, 10 are said to go to PBB, the dominant party in Gabungan Parti Sarawak.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/07/06/pbb-to-gain-lions-share-of-new-seats-in-proposed-sarawak-redelineation  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/07/06/pbb-dijangka-dapat-10-daripada-17-kerusi-baharu-di-sarawak  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #PBB #Sarawak #SarawakUnitedPeoplesParty

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00:00Parti Pasaka Bumiputra Bursatu is expected to be the biggest beneficiary in a proposed

00:07expansion of the Sarawak State Assembly to 99 seats under a bill to be tabled on Monday.

00:14A source familiar with the plan told FMT that PBB is poised to gain 10 out of the 17 new seats,

00:20including seven Malay-majority areas and three Malana-majority constituencies.

00:25Sarawak United People's Party will be allocated three new seats, one in a Chinese-majority area

00:31and two in mixed Chinese-Iban areas.

00:35Parti Rakyat Sarawak will be allocated two Iban-majority seats, while the Progressive Democratic Party

00:41will get one seat in a Bedayuh-majority constituency and another seat in an Orang-Ulu-majority area.

00:48According to the source, among the new Malay-majority seats likely to be created for PBB

00:53are Sejinjang, Serapi & Semarat, Bukit Kemuyang, and Permaisuri.

00:59The Malana-majority areas expected are Susu Jambu and Oya.

01:04The source claimed the expansion of the State Assembly was less about ensuring balanced representation

01:10and more about reinforcing GPS's grip on power.

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