NGO proposes alternative to the GRC system in elections

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The non-governmental organisation (NGO) MARUAH has proposed an Ethnic Balancing Contingency System (EBCS) as an alternative to the Group Representation Constituency (GRC).

Under its proposal, electoral boundaries will be redrawn to abolish GRCs and existing GRCs will be dissolved into their constituent wards as Single Member Constituencies (SMCs).

The system provides a fail-safe and fair ethnic representation without the disadvantages of GRCs. Every party contesting the elections will be required to ensure fair ethnic minority representation within their total slate of candidates.

The system will only kick in should voters not elect in enough minority candidates.

Should the elections return a parliament with ethnic minorities under-represented, the law will allow for the best-performing losing ethnic minority candidates to become Members of Parliament (MPs) not associated with any particular wards.

This will ensure sufficient ethnic minority representation, MARUAH said.