The Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat () is the second highest-ranking presiding officer of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. They are responsible for convening sessions of the Dewan Rakyat, organising debates, and examining the admissibility of petitions, bills, and amendments. One of their deputies will take their place when in the absence of the Speaker."Malaysia". Retrieved Dec. 10, 2005.

The current deputy speaker is Ramli Mohd Nor alongside Alice Lau Kiong Yieng. They were elected on 19 December 2022 for the 15th Malaysian Parliament.

Functions The Deputy Speaker determines when a sitting of the House should open and close, and may suspend the sitting for a brief period of time if necessary. He is also in charge of ensuring the Constitution and Standing Orders of the House are given due respect; disciplining members of the House; determining who shall have the floor during a sitting; calling a vote; and checking for a quorum when the House meets. He only participates in a vote when there is a tie. The Deputy Speaker also has powers some allege to be excessive, such as imposing limits on the posing of supplementary questions during Question Time — an important procedure for the legislature to examine the government's actions — the power to restrict the tabling of questions for Question Time, and the power to amend written copies of speeches made by members of the House before they are given verbally."Malaysia". Retrieved Feb. 12, 2006.

Deputy Speaker election The Deputy Speaker is elected to a term that lasts for the length of the term of the Dewan Rakyat that elected him. His term ends when the House is dissolved and a general election is called. He is elected when the House meets for the first time after a general election by the members of the House, who are called MPs. Any MP is qualified to be the Deputy Speaker of the House, but non-MPs who meet the same qualifications required to be an MP are also eligible for election as Deputy Speaker. A candidate for Deputy Speaker must be nominated and seconded by at least two MPs other than himself. This nomination process must be conducted at least 14 days before the election of the Speaker. If only one candidate meets these conditions, he is automatically elected Speaker; otherwise, voting by secret ballot is conducted, with the winner decided by a simple majority. Two deputy Speakers are elected in a similar manner.

The Secretary (Malay:Setiausaha) of the House presides over the voting.

List of deputy speakers of the Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) shall be from time to time elect two deputy speakers from among members of the House. During any vacancy in the office of Speaker or during any absence of the Speaker from any sitting, one of the Deputy Speakers or, if both the Deputy Speakers are absent or if both their offices are vacant, such other member as may be determined by the rules of procedure of the House, shall act as Speaker.

As has 19 deputy speakers being elected, the list following:

No. Portrait Name Term of officePartyParliament 1Syed Esa Alwee19641969Alliance (UMNO)2nd2Nik Ahmad Kamil19711974Alliance (UMNO)3rd3Syed Nasir Ismail19741978BN (UMNO)4th4Azahari Md. Taib19781978BN (UMNO)5Mansor OthmanMP for Kuala Pilah19781982BN (UMNO)5th6Hee Tien Lai19821983BN (MCA)6th7Abdul Hamid Pawanteh19841986BN (UMNO)–8D. P. Vijandran19861990BN (MIC)7thMohamed Amin Daud1990BN (UMNO)9Ong Tee Keat19901999BN (MCA)– 8th 9thJuhar Mahiruddin1990BN (UMNO) 8th 9th 10Lim Si Cheng19992004 BN (MCA)10thMuhammad AbdullahBN (UMNO)11 Lim Si Cheng20042008 BN (MCA)11thYusof YacobBN (UMNO)15Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar20082013 BN (PBB)12th Ronald Kiandee(born 1961)MP for Beluran BN (UMNO)16 Ronald Kiandee20132018 BN (UMNO)13thIsmail Mohamed Said BN (UMNO)17Mohd Rashid Hasnon20182022PH (PKR)14thPN (BERSATU)Nga Kor Ming2020PH (DAP)18Azalina Othman Said20202021BN (UMNO)–19Ramli Mohd Nor2022IncumbentBN (UMNO)15thAlice Lau Kiong YiengPH (DAP)

Election results Election Date Candidates Votes Nominated by Seconded by 25 November 1964 Syed Esa Alwee Unopposed Ismail Abdul Rahman T. Mahima Singh 9 March 1971 Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud Unopposed Tunku Abdul Rahman Ismail Abdul Rahman 6 November 1974 Syed Nasir Ismail Unopposed Abdul Razak Hussein Hussein Onn 21 March 1978 Azahari Md. Taib Unopposed Hussein Onn V. Manickavasagam 23 October 1978 Mansor Othman Unopposed Hussein Onn V. Manickavasagam 14 June 1982 Hee Tien Lai Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Samy Vellu 26 October 1984 Abdul Hamid Pawanteh Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Sulaiman Daud 8 October 1986 Mohamed Amin Daud Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Samy Vellu D. P. Vijandran Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Lim Keng Yaik 11 June 1990 Ong Tee Keat 107 Mahathir Mohamad Samy Vellu Chian Heng Kai 30 Rais Yatim Lee Lam Thye 5 December 1990 Ong Tee Keat Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Samy Vellu Juhar Mahiruddin Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Ling Liong Sik 12 June 1995 Ong Tee Keat Unopposed Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha Samy Vellu Juhar Mahiruddin Unopposed Anwar Ibrahim Lim Keng Yaik 20 December 1999 Lim Si Cheng Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Samy Vellu Muhammad Abdullah Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Samy Vellu 17 May 2004 Lim Si Cheng Unopposed Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Ong Ka Ting Yusof Yacob Unopposed Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Ong Ka Ting 28 April 2008 Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar 157 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak Ronald Kiandee 140 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak Tan Seng Giaw 81 Lim Kit Siang Karpal Singh 24 June 2013 Ronald Kiandee Unopposed Najib Razak Muhyiddin Yassin Ismail Mohamed Said Unopposed Najib Razak Muhyiddin Yassin 16 July 2018 Mohd Rashid Hasnon 171 Mahathir Mohamad Wan Azizah Wan Ismail Nga Kor Ming 124 Mahathir Mohamad Wan Azizah Wan Ismail Ronald Kiandee 93 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Azalina Othman Said 13 July 2020 Azalina Othman Said Unopposed Muhyiddin Yassin Mohamed Azmin Ali19 December 2022Ramli Mohd Nor148Anwar IbrahimFadillah Yusof Alice Lau Kiong Yieng146Anwar Ibrahim Fadillah Yusof Mas Ermieyati Samsudin74Takiyuddin Hassan Ahmad Amzad Mohamed @ Hashim

See also Dewan Rakyat Parliament of Malaysia Deputy President of the Dewan Negara

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