KUALA LUMPUR, Wed: The Election Commission (EC) today urged other
parties not to make speculative statements on the electoral boundary
redelineation exercise.
EC secretary Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said such statements would
only confuse the people.
"Only the EC can
issue detailed statements on the status of the electoral boundary
redelilleation exercise," he said when contacted here.
He was asked to comment
on a report in an English daily yesterday that Johor would have
an additional 27 seats after the redelineation exercise which is
said to be currently under way.
According to the report,
which quoted a source from the state Umno, Johor would have an additional
18 state and nine parliamentary seats.
Wan Ahmad clarified
that the exercise would only start officially in March next year.
The EC officers were
now asked to prepare initial reports and collect data on the population
distribution and new settlements, among others, he said.
He said the redelineation
exercise must be completed within two years.
According to the client's
charter on its website, the EC promised to complete the redelineation
of the electoral boundaries within eight months and the division
of the voting districts within four months. - Bernama
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