Women in the Dewan Rakyat

Women in politics

There have been 97 women in the Dewan Rakyat since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia. In the 15th Malaysian Parliament, there are 28 female representatives, or 13.5% of the body.[1]

Women have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1959 and all states and territories have been represented by a woman in the Dewan Rakyat.[2][3][4]

## List of female members

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This is a complete list of women who have served as members of the Dewan Rakyat, ordered by seniority. This list includes women who served in the past and who continue to serve in the present.[5][6]

Party  | Member  | Federal Constituency  | Year elected  | Year left  | Reason

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| Alliance (UMNO)  | Fatimah Hashim | Jitra-Padang Terap | 1959 | 1974 | Retired
| PMIP | Khadijah Sidek | Dungun | 1959 | 1964 | Defeated
| Alliance (UMNO)  | Zainon Munshi Sulaiman | Pontian Selatan | 1959 | 1964 | Retired
| Sarawak Alliance
(BUMIPUTERA)  | Ajibah Abol | Nominated  | 1963  | 1969 | Retired
| Alliance (UMNO)  | Fatimah Abdul Majid | Johore Bahru Timor | 1964 | 1969 | Transferred
Batu Pahat Dalam | 1969 | 1974 | Transferred
| BN (UMNO)  | Semerah | 1974 | 1978 | Retired
| Alliance (UMNO)  | Bibi Aishah Hamid Don | Kulim Utara | 1969 | 1974 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar | Sungei Patani | 1974 | 1986 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Tengku Noor Asiah Tengku Ahmad | Tumpat | 1974 | 1982 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Oon Zariah Abu Bakar | Kuala Kangsar | 1974 | 1978 | Retired
| BN (MCA)  | Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng | Selayang | 1975 | 1978 | Transferred
Ulu Langat | 1978 | 1986 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Aishah Ghani | Kuala Langat | 1974 | 1986 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Yong Fatimah Mohd. Razali | Kuala Kangsar | 1978 | 1982 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Rafidah Aziz | Selayang | 1978 | 1982 | Transferred
Kuala Kangsar | 1982 | 2013 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed | Semerah | 1978 | 1986 | Transferred
Parit Sulong | 1986 | 1990 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Zaleha Ismail | Tanjong Karang | 1982 | 1986 | Transferred
Selayang | 1986 | 1995 | Transferred
Gombak | 1995 | 2004 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Rahmah Othman | Selayang | 1982 | 1986 | Transferred
Shah Alam | 1986 | 1990 | Defeated
| BN (UMNO)  | Napsiah Omar | Kuala Pilah | 1982 | 1995 | Retired
| BN (MCA)  | Teng Gaik Kwan | Raub | 1986 | 1999 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | Mentakab | 1986 | 1995 | Transferred
Paya Besar | 1995 | 2008 | Retired
| BN (MCA)  | Ling Chooi Sieng | Kluang | 1986 | 1990 | Transferred
Lumut | 1990 | 1995 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Siti Zainabon Abu Bakar | Tebrau | 1986 | 1999 | Retired
| BN (MCA)  | Lim Lay Hoon | Padang Serai | 1990 | 1999 | Retired
| S46 | Ilani Isahak | Kota Bharu | 1990 | 1999 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Rakibah Abdul Manap | Shah Alam | 1990 | 1995 | Retired
| BN (PBB)  | Rohani Abdul Karim | Santubong | 1990 | 2004 | Transferred
| GPS (PBB)  | Batang Lupar | 2004 | 2022 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Ainon Khairiyah Mohd. Abas | Parit | 1995 | 1999 | Retired
| BN (MIC)  | G. Leelavathi | Kapar | 1995 | 1999 | Retired
| BN (MCA)  | Tan Yee Kew | Klang | 1995 | 2008 | Not Contested
| BN (UMNO)  | Seripah Noli Syed Hussin | Sepang | 1995 | 2004 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Shahrizat Abdul Jalil | Lembah Pantai | 1995 | 2008 | Defeated
| BN (SAPP)  | Chua Soon Bui | Tawau | 1995 | 1999 | Not Contested
| BN (PBB)  | Sukinam Domo | Batang Sadong | 1995 | 2004 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Mastika Junaidah Husin | Arau | 1999 | 2004 | Retired
| BN (MCA)  | Lim Bee Kau | Padang Serai | 1999 | 2008 | Retired
| KeADILan | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | Permatang Pauh | 1999 | 2008 | Resigned
PKR
| DAP | Chong Eng | Bukit Mertajam | 1999 | 2013 | Not Contested
| BN (UMNO)  | Khamsiyah Yeop | Gerik | 1999 | 2004 | Transferred
Lenggong | 2004 | 2008 | Retired
| DAP | Fong Po Kuan | Batu Gajah | 1999 | 2013 | Retired
| BN (MCA)  | Ng Yen Yen | Raub | 1999 | 2013 | Retired
| BN (MCA)  | Chew Mei Fun | Petaling Jaya Utara | 1999 | 2008 | Defeated
| BN (MIC)  | P. Komala Devi | Kapar | 1999 | 2008 | Defeated
| PH (DAP)  | Teresa Kok Suh Sim | Seputeh | 1999 |  | Serving
| BN (UMNO)  | Napsiah Omar | Kuala Pilah | 1999 | 2004 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Robia Kosai | Muar | 1999 | 2004 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Mashitah Ibrahim | Baling | 2004 | 2008 | Retired
| PAS | Kalthom Othman | Pasir Puteh | 2004 | 2008 | Retired
| BN (GERAKAN)  | Tan Lian Hoe | Bukit Gantang | 2004 | 2008 | Transferred
Gerik | 2008 | 2013 | Defeated
| BN (UMNO)  | Noriah Kasnon | Sungai Besar | 2004 | 2016  | Death
| BN (UMNO)  | Rozaidah Talib | Ampang | 2004 | 2008 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Azalina Othman Said | Pengerang | 2004 |  | Serving
| BN (MCA)  | Tan Ah Eng | Gelang Patah | 2004 | 2013 | Retired
| BN (UMNO)  | Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin | Papar | 2004 | 2018 | Defeated
| BN (UMNO)  | Azizah Mohd Dun | Beaufort | 2004 | 2008 | Not Contested
| PN (PAS)  | Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff | Rantau Panjang | 2008 |  | Serving
| PH (PKR)  | Fuziah Salleh | Kuantan | 2008 | 2022  | Defeated
| PH (PKR)  | Zuraida Kamaruddin | Ampang | 2008 | 2020 | Transferred Party
| PN (BERSATU)  | 2020 | 2022
| PBM | 2022  | 2022  | Defeated
| PH (DAP)  | Teo Nie Ching | Serdang | 2008 | 2013 | Transferred
Kulai | 2013 |  | Serving
| PAS | Siti Mariah Mahmud | Kota Raja | 2008 | 2018 | Not Contested
| PH (AMANAH)
| PAS | Lo' Lo' Mohd Ghazali | Titiwangsa | 2008 | 2011  | Death
| PH (PKR)  | Nurul Izzah Anwar | Lembah Pantai | 2008 | 2018 | Transferred
Permatang Pauh | 2018 | 2022  | Defeated
| BN (UMNO)  | Noraini Ahmad | Parit Sulong | 2008 |  | Serving
| BN (UMNO)  | Halimah Mohd Sadique | Tenggara | 2008 | 2018 | Transferred
Kota Tinggi | 2018 | 2022  | Not Contested
| BN (SAPP)  | (Chua Soon Bui)  | Tawau | 2008 | 2013 | Defeated
| SAPP
| GPS (PBB)  | Nancy Shukri | Batang Sadong | 2008 | 2022  | Transferred
Santubong | 2022  |  | Serving
| BN (PBB)  | Norah Abdul Rahman | Tanjong Manis | 2008 | 2018 | Not Contested
| BN (PBS)  | Linda Tsen Thau Lin | Batu Sapi | 2010 | 2018 | Defeated
| PH (DAP)  | Kasthuriraani Patto | Batu Kawan | 2013 | 2022  | Not Contested
| BN (UMNO)  | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | Masjid Tanah | 2013 | 2018 | Transferred Party
| PN (BERSATU)  | 2018  |  | Serving
| BN (UMNO)  | Normala Abdul Samad | Pasir Gudang | 2013 | 2018 | Not Contested
| BN (UMNO)  | (Azizah Mohd Dun)  | Beaufort | 2013 | 2018 | Transferred Party
| PN (BERSATU)  | 2019 | 2022  | Not Contested
| BN (PBS)  | Mary Yap Kain Ching | Tawau | 2013 | 2018 | Defeated
| GPS (PBB)  | Rubiah Wang | Kota Samarahan | 2013 |  | Serving
| PH (DAP)  | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng | Lanang | 2013 |  | Serving
| PH (PKR)  | (Wan Azizah Wan Ismail)  | Permatang Pauh | 2015 | 2018 | Transferred
Pandan | 2018 | 2022  | Transferred
Bandar Tun Razak | 2022  |  | Serving
| BN (UMNO)  | Mastura Mohd Yazid | Kuala Kangsar | 2016 | 2022  | Not Contested
| PH (PKR)  | Nor Azrina Surip | Merbok | 2018 | 2022  | Defeated
| PH (PKR)  | June Leow Hsiad Hui | Hulu Selangor | 2018 | 2022  | Not Contested
| PH (PKR)  | Maria Chin Abdullah | Petaling Jaya | 2018 | 2022  | Not Contested
| PH (PKR)  | (Tan Yee Kew)  | Wangsa Maju | 2018 | 2022  | Not Contested
| PH (DAP)  | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan | Segambut | 2018 |  | Serving
| PN (BERSATU)  | Rina Harun | Titiwangsa | 2018 | 2022  | Defeated
| PH (PKR)  | Rosnah Aluai  | Tangga Batu | 2018 | 2022  | Defeated
| PH (PKR)  | Natrah Ismail | Sekijang | 2018 | 2022  | Not Contested
| PH (DAP)  | Yeo Bee Yin | Bakri | 2018 | 2022  | Transferred
Puchong | 2022  |  | Serving
| PH (DAP)  | Wong Shu Qi | Kluang | 2018 |  | Serving
| WARISAN | Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis | Kota Belud | 2018 |  | Serving
| PH (DAP)  | Noorita Sual | Tenom | 2018 | 2022  | Defeated
| PH (PKR)  | Christina Liew Chin Jin | Tawau | 2018 | 2022  | Defeated
| GPS (PBB)  | Hanifah Hajar Taib | Mukah | 2018 |  | Serving
| PH (DAP)  | Vivian Wong Shir Yee | Sandakan | 2019 |  | Serving
| PN (PAS)  | Mumtaz Md. Nawi | Tumpat | 2022  |  | Serving
| PN (PAS)  | Siti Mastura Mohamad | Kepala Batas | 2022  |  | Serving
| PH (PKR)  | Fadhlina Sidek | Nibong Tebal | 2022  |  | Serving
| PH (DAP)  | Lim Hui Ying | Tanjong | 2022  |  | Serving
| PH (DAP)  | Syerleena Abdul Rashid | Bukit Bendera | 2022  |  | Serving
| PN (PAS)  | Salmiah Mohd Nor  | Temerloh | 2022  |  | Serving
| PH (DAP)  | Young Syefura Othman | Bentong | 2022  |  | Serving
| PH (PKR)  | Rodziah Ismail | Ampang | 2022  |  | Serving
| PN (PAS)  | Halimah Ali | Kapar | 2022  |  | Serving
| PH (AMANAH)  | Aiman Athirah Sabu | Sepang | 2022  |  | Serving
| PH (PKR)  | Zaliha Mustafa | Sekijang | 2022  |  | Serving
| BN (UMNO)  | Siti Aminah Aching | Beaufort | 2022  |  | Serving
| GPS (PBB)  | Rodiyah Sapiee | Batang Sadong | 2022  |  | Serving
| GPS (PBB)  | Doris Sophia Brodi  | Sri Aman | 2022  |  | Serving

## Proportion of women in the Dewan Rakyat

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Parliament | Number of
women members | Percentage of
women members | Total members
(including men)

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1st [7] | 3 | 2.88% | 104
1st
(after 1963) | 4 | 2.52% | 159
2nd | 3 | 1.89% | 159
2nd
(after 1965) | 3 | 2.08% | 144
3rd | 3 | 2.08% | 144
4th | 5 | 3.25% | 154
4th
(after 1975) | 6 | 3.90% | 154
5th | 7 | 4.55% | 154
6th | 8 | 5.19% | 154
7th | 9 | 5.08% | 177
8th | 11 | 6.11% | 180
9th | 15 | 7.81% | 192
10th | 20 | 10.36% | 193\.
11th | 23 | 10.50% | 219\.
12th | 25 | 11.26% | 222\.
12th
(after 2008) | 24 | 10.81% | 222\.
12th
(after 2010) | 25 | 11.26% | 222\.
12th
(after 2011) | 24 | 10.81% | 222\.
13th | 23 | 10.36% | 222\.
13th
(after 2015) | 24 | 10.81% | 222
13th
(after 2016) | 23 | 10.36% | 222
13th
(after 2016) | 24 | 10.81% | 222
14th | 32 | 14.41% | 222
14th
(after 2019) | 33 | 14.86% | 222
15th | 30  | 13.51%  | 222

## Timeline

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## References

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1. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: MALAYSIA (Dewan Rakyat), Full text".
2. ^ Meredith L. Weiss (17 October 2014). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia. Routledge. pp. 354–. ISBN 978-1-317-62959-7.
3. ^ Commonwealth Secretariat (1999). Women in Politics: Voices from the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Secretariat. pp. 85–. ISBN 978-0-85092-569-2.
4. ^ Maznah Mohamad; Cecilia Ng; tan beng Hui (18 April 2006). Feminism and the Women's Movement in Malaysia: An Unsung (R)evolution. Routledge. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-1-134-18883-3.
5. ^ "Representatives List of Members". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
6. ^ "Representatives Archive List of Members". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
7. ^ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_PARLIAMENT_WINNING_CANDIDATES.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-07-04.

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