Member System

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The Member System, modeled on the cabinet system, was created by British authorities in the Federation of Malaya to provide self-governance. Like the Communities Liaison Committee, it drew on members of different communities, and was later described as setting a precedent for the powersharing multiracial Malayan and Malaysian cabinets post-independence.

At 1951, Sir Henry Gurney, the British High Commissioner in Malaya announced the members, their duty started at April 1951 until June 1955, before the election.

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Member System
1952 local elections
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Barnes Report
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Treaty of London
Reid Commission
F. of Malaya Independence Act
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Merdeka Day
Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement
Article 160
UN Security Council Resolution 125
Peace Agreement of Hat Yai
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3 portfolios still holding by British, they are Housing and Public Works by J. D. Mead, Industry and Social Relations, and Economic Affairs.

Portrait Holder Portfolio
Onn Jaafar Home Affairs
E. E. C. Thuraisingham Education
Lee Tiang Keng Health
Tunku Yaacob ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Agriculture and Forestry
Dato' Sir Mahmud Mat Land, Mining and Communications
3 Portfolios were offered to citizens of Malaya at 1954.
Nik Ahmad Kamil Local Government, Housing and Urban Planning
H. S. Lee Transportation
Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman Natural Resources

References

  1. ^ "Official Portal of the Parliament of Malaysia - General Information".


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