27B. Nomination papers for elections in group representation constituencies

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2023. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

Any person eligible for election as a Member of Parliament in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution may, subject to section 27A, be nominated as a candidate with the other candidates in a group for any election in any group representation constituency.

(2)

A group of persons may be nominated to be a group of candidates for election in a group representation constituency only by means of a nomination paper in Form 9A in the First Schedule, which must —

(a)

set out the full name (as stated in the identity card of each of those persons), identity card number and occupation of each of those persons;

(b)

be signed by a proposer and a seconder, and 4 or more persons as assentors, each of whom must be a person whose name appears in the register of electors for the group representation constituency in which the group seeks election;

(c)

contain a statement, signed by each of the persons, to the effect that he or she consents to the nomination; and

(d)

contain a statutory declaration by each of the persons seeking nomination stating that he or she is qualified to be elected, and the political party for which the group stands (if any).

(3)

Every candidate in a group must, at the time of the nomination of the group, deliver to the Returning Officer —

(a)

[Deleted by Act 18 of 2005]

(b)

a political donation certificate issued to him or her in respect of the election; and

(c)

if he or she is a person belonging to —

(i)

the Malay community and is nominated as such a person for election in any constituency designated under section 8A(1)(b)(i); or

(ii)

the Indian or other minority communities and is nominated as such a person for election in any constituency designated under section 8A(1)(b)(ii),a certificate issued to him or her under section 27A(6) certifying that he or she is a person belonging to the Malay community or a person belonging to the Indian or other minority communities, as the case may be.

(3A)

If any statutory declaration which is required by subsection (2)(d) to be made is not so made, or any certificate which is required by subsection (3) to be delivered by any candidate in a group is not so delivered, the nomination of that group is deemed to be void.

(4)

The Returning Officer may, at any time between the date of the notice of the writ referred to in section 25 and 12 noon of the day of nomination, supply a form of nomination paper to any registered elector requiring the same.

(5)

Where the nomination paper of any group does not comply with this section or section 27A, or where any candidate in a group withdraws or is deemed to have withdrawn his or her candidature under section 32, the nomination of that group is deemed to be void.

(6)

Section 27 does not apply to any election in any group representation constituency.