Lower voting age bill - all 211 MPs present give nod

PARLIAMENT | The Dewan Rakyat has passed a bill to amend the Federal Constitution to lower the voting age to 18.

The bill was passed by a vote of 211. There were no abstentions or nays.

This is the first time the Federal Constitution has been amended since the Abdullah Ahmad Badawi administration.

A total of 59 MPs participated in the five-hour debate during the bill's second reading.

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