Anti-Fake News Bill: How did the MPs vote?

Published on Today 9:17 am  |  Modified on Today 9:37 am

     

The Anti-Fake News Bill 2018 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, with 123 votes in favour to 64 votes against. A total of 33 MPs were absent while two others in the 222-member House are deceased.

The bill, which provides up to six years imprisonment and RM500,000 fine for publishing "fake news" is controversial due to the concerns that it can be abused to curb freedom of speech.

The bill will also allow the government to order the removal of articles that cannot be challenged if done on grounds of public order or national security.

Amid the government branding various developments about the 1MDB scandal, which is the subject of international investigations, as "fake news", there is worry about who will define what is fake news or not.

The government, during the debate in Parliament, repeatedly said it is the courts that will decide but critics argue that with a pliant judiciary, this does not inspire confidence.

As this is a significant piece of legislation that will affect the fundamental liberties of Malaysians, Malaysiakini compiled the voting record of how MPs from both sides of the divide voted, as well as those who did not vote.

This voting record is based on the second reading, where the opposition had requested for a bloc vote. There was no bloc vote during the third reading, which was approved through a voice vote.

A voice vote is normally done when government MPs greatly outnumber the opposition and the Dewan Rakyat speaker will simply decide based on whichever side has more MPs saying "aye".

However, the opposition sometimes requests for a bloc vote, which requires the individual vote of every MP to be taken down. This is to put things on record.

Unlike many developed democracies, the Dewan Rakyat voting record is not immediately available, making it difficult for the public to keep their MPs accountable.

The voting record is only made available through documents distributed to the respective MPs after the Parliament session is over. but since 2015, MPs have complained that this practice has also stopped.

With the help of observations from various MPs during the bloc vote, and verified by the respective party whips and senior officials,Malaysiakini put together here a voting record for the Anti-Fake News Bill 2018.

How did MPs vote on the Anti-Fake News Bill 2018 (second reading)

MPs who did not vote

NO.	NAME	SEAT	PARTY	REASON
1	Nga Kor Ming	Taiping	DAP	Suspended
2	Ngeh Koo Ham	Beruas	DAP	Suspended
3	V Sivakumar	Batu Gajah	DAP	Suspended
4	Lim Kit Siang	Gelang Patah	DAP	Suspended
5	Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz	Raub	DAP	Recovering from stroke
6	Gobind Singh Deo	Puchong	DAP	Late
7	Tony Pua	Petaling Jaya Utara	DAP	Late
8	Mohamed Azmin Ali	Gombak	PKR	-
9	Kamarul Baharin Abbas	Telok Kemang	PKR	At constituency
10	Mahfuz Omar	Pokok Sena	Amanah	Muar event
11	Ignatius Darell Leiking	Penampang	Warisan	-
12	Mohd Shafie Apdal	Semporna	Warisan	-
13	Abdul Hadi Awang	Marang	PAS	Media interview
14	Nasrudin Hassan	Temerloh	PAS	Medical leave
15	Shaharuddin Ismail	Kangar	Umno	-
16	Annuar Musa	Ketereh	Umno	-
17	Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah	Gua Musang	Umno	-
18	Reezal Merican Naina Merican	Kepala Batas	Umno	-
19	Shamsul Anuar Haji Nasarah	Lenggong	Umno	Media interview
20	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	Bagan Datuk	Umno	Sabak Bernam event
21	Mohd Fasiah Mohd Fakeh	Sabak Bernam	Umno	At constituency
22	Khairy Jamaluddin	Rembau	Umno	At constituency
23	Hishammuddin Hussein	Sembrong	Umno	-
24	Jumat Idris	Sepanggar	Umno	-
25	Anifah Aman	Kimanis	Umno	-
26	S Subramaniam	Segamat	MIC	Late
27	G Palanivel	Cameron Highlands	MIC	-
28	James Dawos Mamit	Mambong	PBB	-
29	Douglas Uggah Embas	Betong	PBB	-
30	Joseph Entulu Belaun	Selangau	PRS	-
31	Maximus Johnity Ongkili	Kota Marudu	PBS	At constituency
32	Joseph Pairin Kitingan	Keningau	PBS	-
33	Madius Tangau	Tuaran	Upko	Ministerial event
34	Zainudin Ismail	Jelebu	Umno	Deceased
35	Abdul Manan Ismail	Paya Besar	Umno	Deceased

MPs who voted in favour

NO.	NAME	SEAT	PARTY
1	Zahidi Zainul Abidin	Padang Besar	Umno
2	Shahidan Kassim	Arau	Umno
3	Nawawi Ahmad	Langkawi	Umno
4	Othman Aziz	Jerlun	Umno
5	Mohd Johari Baharum	Kubang Pasu	Umno
6	Mahdzir Khalid	Padang Terap	Umno
7	Othman Abdul	Pendang	Umno
8	Jamil Khir Baharom	Jerai	Umno
9	Mansor Abdul Rahman	Sik	Umno
10	Ismail Daut	Merbok	Umno
11	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim	Baling	Umno
12	Abd Aziz Sheikh Fadzir	Kulim Bandar Baharu	Umno
13	Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz	Tanah Merah	Umno
14	Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub	Machang	Umno
15	Mustapa Mohamed	Jeli	Umno
16	Idris Jusoh	Besut	Umno
17	Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh	Setiu	Umno
18	Jailani Johari	Hulu Terengganu	Umno
19	Ahmad Shabery Cheek	Kemaman	Umno
20	Shabudin Yahaya	Tasek Gelugor	Umno
21	Hilmi Yahaya	Balik Pulau	Umno
22	Hasbullah Osman	Gerik	Umno
23	Hamzah Zainudin	Larut	Umno
24	Noor Azmi Ghazali	Bagan Serai	Umno
25	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz	Padang Rengas	Umno
26	Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah	Tambun	Umno
27	Mastura Mohd Yazid	Kuala Kangsar	Umno
28	Mohd Zaim Abu Hasan	Parit	Umno
29	Tajuddin Abdul Rahman	Pasir Salak	Umno
30	Abdul Rahman Mohamad	Lipis	Umno
31	Ahmad Nazlan Idris	Jerantut	Umno
32	Mohd Najib Abdul Razak	Pekan	Umno
33	Ismail Abd. Muttalib	Maran	Umno
34	Ismail Mohamed Said	Kuala Krau	Umno
35	Ismail Sabri Yaakob	Bera	Umno
36	Hasan Arifin	Rompin	Umno
37	Budiman Mohd Zohdi	Sungai Besar	Umno
38	Noh Haji Omar	Tanjong Karang	Umno
39	Irmohizam Ibrahim	Kuala Selangor	Umno
40	Ahmad Fauzi Zahari	Setiawangsa	Umno
41	Johari Abdul Ghani	Titiwangsa	Umno
42	Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor	Putrajaya	Umno
43	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad	Jempol	Umno
44	Hasan Malek	Kuala Pilah	Umno
45	Shaziman Abu Mansor	Tampin	Umno
46	Mas Ermieyati Haji Samsudin	Masjid Tanah	Umno
47	Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah	Tangga Batu	Umno
48	Ahmad Hamzah	Jasin	Umno
49	Anuar Abd Manap	Sekijang	Umno
50	Hamim Samuri	Ledang	Umno
51	Razali Ibrahim	Muar	Umno
52	Noraini Ahmad	Parit Sulong	Umno
53	Ab Aziz Kaprawi	Sri Gading	Umno
54	Abd Latiff Ahmad	Mersing	Umno
55	Halimah Mohd Sadique	Tenggara	Umno
56	Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid	Kota Tinggi	Umno
57	Azalina Othman Said	Pengerang	Umno
58	Normala Abdul Samad	Pasir Gudang	Umno
59	Shahrir Abdul Samad	Johor Bahru	Umno
60	Nur Jazlan Mohamed	Pulai	Umno
61	Ahmad Maslan	Pontian	Umno
62	Rozman Isli	Labuan	Umno
63	Abd Rahim Bakri	Kudat	Umno
64	Abdul Rahman Dahlan	Kota Belud	Umno
65	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin	Papar	Umno
66	Azizah Mohd Dun	Beaufort	Umno
67	Sapawi Ahmad Wasali	Sipitang	Umno
68	Raime Unggi	Tenom	Umno
69	Ronald Kiandee	Beluran	Umno
70	Juslie Ajirol	Libaran	Umno
71	Bung Moktar Radin	Kinabatangan	Umno
72	Datu Nasrun Datu Mansur	Silam	Umno
73	Abdul Ghapur Salleh	Kalabakan	Umno
74	Ong Ka Chuan	Tanjong Malim	MCA
75	Liow Tiong Lai	Bentong	MCA
76	Koh Nai Kwong	Alor Gajah	MCA
77	Chua Tee Yong	Labis	MCA
78	Wee Ka Siong	Ayer Hitam	MCA
79	Khoo Soo Seang	Tebrau	MCA
80	Wee Jeck Seng	Tanjong Piai	MCA
81	M Saravanan	Tapah	MIC
82	P Kamalanathan	Hulu Selangor	MIC
83	Mah Siew Keong	Teluk Intan	Gerakan
84	Liang Teck Meng	Simpang Renggam	Gerakan
85	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar	Santubong	PBB
86	Fadillah Yusof	Petrajaya	PBB
87	Rubiah Wang	Kota Samarahan	PBB
88	Nancy Shukri	Batang Sadong	PBB
89	Rohani Abdul Karim	Batang Lupar	PBB
90	Norah Abd Rahman	Tanjong Manis	PBB
91	Wahab Dolah	Igan	PBB
92	Muhammad Leo Michael Toyad Abdullah	Mukah	PBB
93	Alexander Nanta Linggi	Kapit	PBB
94	Ahmad Lai Bujang	Sibuti	PBB
95	Hasbi Haji Habibollah	Limbang	PBB
96	Henry Sum Agong	Lawas	PBB
97	Masir Kujat	Sri Aman	PRS
98	William @ Nyallau Badak	Lubok Antu	PRS
99	Joseph Salang Gandum	Julau	PRS
100	Aaron Ago Dagang	Kanowit	PRS
101	Wilson Ugak Kumbong	Hulu Rajang	PRS
102	Joseph Kurup	Pensiangan	PBRS
103	Richard Riot Jaem	Serian	SUPP
104	Anthony Nogeh Gumbek	Mas Gading	PDP
105	Tiong King Sing	Bintulu	PDP
106	Anyie Ngau	Baram	PDP
107	Linda Tsen Thau Lin	Batu Sapi	PBS
108	Mary Yap Kain Ching	Tawau	PBS
109	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	Putatan	Upko
110	Ewon Ebin	Ranau	Upko
111	William Mawan Ikom	Saratok	Direct BN
112	Izani Husin	Pengkalan Chepa	PAS
113	Takiyuddin Hassan	Kota Bharu	PAS
114	Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz	Pasir Mas	PAS
115	Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff	Rantau Panjang	PAS
116	Ahmad Baihaki Atiqullah	Kubang Kerian	PAS
117	Ahmad Marzuk Shaary	Bachok	PAS
118	Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad	Pasir Puteh	PAS
119	Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali	Kuala Nerus	PAS
120	Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli	Dungun	PAS
121	Idris Haji Ahmad	Bukit Gantang	PAS
122	Che Rosli Che Mat	Hulu Langat	PAS
123	Abdul Khalid Ibrahim	Bandar Tun Razak	Independent

MPs who voted against

NO.	NAME	SEAT	PARTY
1	Lim Guan Eng	Bagan	DAP
2	Sim Chee Keong	Bukit Mertajam	DAP
3	Kasthuri Patto	Batu Kawan	DAP
4	Zairil Khir Johari	Bukit Bendera	DAP
5	Ng Wei Aik	Tanjong	DAP
6	Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun	Jelutong	DAP
7	Ramkarpal Singh	Bukit Gelugor	DAP
8	Su Keong Siong	Ipoh Timur	DAP
9	M Kulasegaran	Ipoh Barat	DAP
10	Ko Chung Sen	Kampar	DAP
11	Ong Kian Ming	Serdang	DAP
12	Charles Anthony Santiago	Klang	DAP
13	Tan Seng Giaw	Kepong	DAP
14	Lim Lip Eng	Segambut	DAP
15	Fong Kui Lun	Bukit Bintang	DAP
16	Teresa Kok Suh Sim	Seputeh	DAP
17	Tan Kok Wai	Cheras	DAP
18	Loke Siew Fook	Seremban	DAP
19	Teo Kok Seong	Rasah	DAP
20	Er Teck Hwa	Bakri	DAP
21	Liew Chin Tong	Kluang	DAP
22	Teo Nie Ching	Kulai	DAP
23	Jimmy Wong Sze Phin	Kota Kinabalu	DAP
24	Wong Tien Fatt	Sandakan	DAP
25	Chong Chieng Jen	Bandar Kuching	DAP
26	Julian Tan Kok Ping	Stampin	DAP
27	Wong Ling Biu	Sarikei	DAP
28	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng	Lanang	DAP
29	Oscar Ling Chai Yew	Sibu	DAP
30	Gooi Hsiao-Leung	Alor Setar	PKR
31	Azman Ismail	Kuala Kedah	PKR
32	Johari Abdul	Sungai Petani	PKR
33	N Surendran	Padang Serai	PKR
34	Kamarudin Jaffar	Tumpat	PKR
35	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	Permatang Pauh	PKR
36	Mansor Othman	Nibong Tebal	PKR
37	Sim Tze Tzin	Bayan Baru	PKR
38	Lee Boon Chye	Gopeng	PKR
39	Mohamad Imran Abdul Hamid	Lumut	PKR
40	Fuziah Salleh	Kuantan	PKR
41	William Leong Jee Keen	Selayang	PKR
42	Zuraida Kamaruddin	Ampang	PKR
43	Mohd Rafizi Ramli	Pandan	PKR
44	Wong Chen	Kelana Jaya	PKR
45	Hee Loy Sian	Petaling Jaya Selatan	PKR
46	R Sivarasa	Subang	PKR
47	G Manivannan	Kapar	PKR
48	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid	Kuala Langat	PKR
49	Tian Chua	Batu	PKR
50	Tan Kee Kwong	Wangsa Maju	PKR
51	Nurul Izzah Anwar	Lembah Pantai	PKR
52	Fauzi Abdul Rahman	Indera Mahkota	PKR
53	Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin	Bukit Katil	PKR
54	Mohd Idris Jusi	Batu Pahat	PKR
55	Michael Teo Yu Keng	Miri	PKR
56	Mohd Hatta Ramli	Kuala Krai	Amanah
57	Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad	Kuala Terengganu	Amanah
58	Mujahid Yusof Rawa	Parit Buntar	Amanah
59	Khalid Abd Samad	Shah Alam	Amanah
60	Siti Mariah Mahmud	Kota Raja	Amanah
61	Mohamed Hanipa Maidin	Sepang	Amanah
62	Muhyiddin Yassin	Pagoh	Bersatu
63	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	Sungai Siput	PSM
64	Sim Tong Him	Kota Melaka	Independent

~ Malaysiakini