Women in the Dewan Rakyat
# Women in the Dewan Rakyat

There have been 97 women in the Dewan Rakyat since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia. In the 15th Malaysian Parliament, there are 28 female representatives, or 13.5% of the body.

Women have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1959 and all states and territories have been represented by a woman in the Dewan Rakyat.

## List of female members

This is a complete list of women who have served as members of the Dewan Rakyat, ordered by seniority. This list includes women who served in the past and who continue to serve in the present.

| Party | Member | Federal Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliance (UMNO) | Fatimah Hashim | Jitra-Padang Terap | 1959 | 1974 | Retired |
| PMIP | Khadijah Sidek | Dungun | 1959 | 1964 | Defeated |
| Alliance (UMNO) | Zainon Munshi Sulaiman | Pontian Selatan | 1959 | 1964 | Retired |
| Sarawak Alliance (BUMIPUTERA) | Ajibah Abol | Nominated | 1963 | 1969 | Retired |
| Alliance (UMNO) | Fatimah Abdul Majid | Johore Bahru Timor | 1964 | 1969 | Transferred |
| Alliance (UMNO) | Fatimah Abdul Majid | Batu Pahat Dalam | 1969 | 1974 | Transferred |
| BN (UMNO) | Fatimah Abdul Majid | Semerah | 1974 | 1978 | Retired |
| Alliance (UMNO) | Bibi Aishah Hamid Don | Kulim Utara | 1969 | 1974 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar | Sungei Patani | 1974 | 1986 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Tengku Noor Asiah Tengku Ahmad | Tumpat | 1974 | 1982 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Oon Zariah Abu Bakar | Kuala Kangsar | 1974 | 1978 | Retired |
| BN (MCA) | Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng | Selayang | 1975 | 1978 | Transferred |
| BN (MCA) | Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng | Ulu Langat | 1978 | 1986 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Aishah Ghani | Kuala Langat | 1974 | 1986 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Yong Fatimah Mohd. Razali | Kuala Kangsar | 1978 | 1982 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Rafidah Aziz | Selayang | 1978 | 1982 | Transferred |
| BN (UMNO) | Rafidah Aziz | Kuala Kangsar | 1982 | 2013 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed | Semerah | 1978 | 1986 | Transferred |
| BN (UMNO) | Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed | Parit Sulong | 1986 | 1990 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Zaleha Ismail | Tanjong Karang | 1982 | 1986 | Transferred |
| BN (UMNO) | Zaleha Ismail | Selayang | 1986 | 1995 | Transferred |
| BN (UMNO) | Zaleha Ismail | Gombak | 1995 | 2004 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Rahmah Othman | Selayang | 1982 | 1986 | Transferred |
| BN (UMNO) | Rahmah Othman | Shah Alam | 1986 | 1990 | Defeated |
| BN (UMNO) | Napsiah Omar | Kuala Pilah | 1982 | 1995 | Retired |
| BN (MCA) | Teng Gaik Kwan | Raub | 1986 | 1999 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | Mentakab | 1986 | 1995 | Transferred |
| BN (UMNO) | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | Paya Besar | 1995 | 2008 | Retired |
| BN (MCA) | Ling Chooi Sieng | Kluang | 1986 | 1990 | Transferred |
| BN (MCA) | Ling Chooi Sieng | Lumut | 1990 | 1995 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Siti Zainabon Abu Bakar | Tebrau | 1986 | 1999 | Retired |
| BN (MCA) | Lim Lay Hoon | Padang Serai | 1990 | 1999 | Retired |
| S46 | Ilani Isahak | Kota Bharu | 1990 | 1999 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Rakibah Abdul Manap | Shah Alam | 1990 | 1995 | Retired |
| BN (PBB) | Rohani Abdul Karim | Santubong | 1990 | 2004 | Transferred |
| GPS (PBB) | Rohani Abdul Karim | Batang Lupar | 2004 | 2022 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Ainon Khairiyah Mohd. Abas | Parit | 1995 | 1999 | Retired |
| BN (MIC) | G. Leelavathi | Kapar | 1995 | 1999 | Retired |
| BN (MCA) | Tan Yee Kew | Klang | 1995 | 2008 | Not Contested |
| BN (UMNO) | Seripah Noli Syed Hussin | Sepang | 1995 | 2004 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Shahrizat Abdul Jalil | Lembah Pantai | 1995 | 2008 | Defeated |
| BN (SAPP) | Chua Soon Bui | Tawau | 1995 | 1999 | Not Contested |
| BN (PBB) | Sukinam Domo | Batang Sadong | 1995 | 2004 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Mastika Junaidah Husin | Arau | 1999 | 2004 | Retired |
| BN (MCA) | Lim Bee Kau | Padang Serai | 1999 | 2008 | Retired |
| KeADILan | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | Permatang Pauh | 1999 | 2008 | Resigned |
| PKR | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail | Permatang Pauh | 1999 | 2008 | Resigned |
| DAP | Chong Eng | Bukit Mertajam | 1999 | 2013 | Not Contested |
| BN (UMNO) | Khamsiyah Yeop | Gerik | 1999 | 2004 | Transferred |
| BN (UMNO) | Khamsiyah Yeop | Lenggong | 2004 | 2008 | Retired |
| DAP | Fong Po Kuan | Batu Gajah | 1999 | 2013 | Retired |
| BN (MCA) | Ng Yen Yen | Raub | 1999 | 2013 | Retired |
| BN (MCA) | Chew Mei Fun | Petaling Jaya Utara | 1999 | 2008 | Defeated |
| BN (MIC) | P. Komala Devi | Kapar | 1999 | 2008 | Defeated |
| PH (DAP) | Teresa Kok Suh Sim | Seputeh | 1999 | | Serving |
| BN (UMNO) | Napsiah Omar | Kuala Pilah | 1999 | 2004 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Robia Kosai | Muar | 1999 | 2004 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Mashitah Ibrahim | Baling | 2004 | 2008 | Retired |
| PAS | Kalthom Othman | Pasir Puteh | 2004 | 2008 | Retired |
| BN (GERAKAN) | Tan Lian Hoe | Bukit Gantang | 2004 | 2008 | Transferred |
| BN (GERAKAN) | Tan Lian Hoe | Gerik | 2008 | 2013 | Defeated |
| BN (UMNO) | Noriah Kasnon | Sungai Besar | 2004 | 2016 | Death |
| BN (UMNO) | Rozaidah Talib | Ampang | 2004 | 2008 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Azalina Othman Said | Pengerang | 2004 | | Serving |
| BN (MCA) | Tan Ah Eng | Gelang Patah | 2004 | 2013 | Retired |
| BN (UMNO) | Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin | Papar | 2004 | 2018 | Defeated |
| BN (UMNO) | Azizah Mohd Dun | Beaufort | 2004 | 2008 | Not Contested |
| PN (PAS) | Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff | Rantau Panjang | 2008 | | Serving |
| PH (PKR) | Fuziah Salleh | Kuantan | 2008 | 2022 | Defeated |
| PH (PKR) | Zuraida Kamaruddin | Ampang | 2008 | 2020 | Transferred Party |
| PN (BERSATU) | Zuraida Kamaruddin | Ampang | 2020 | 2022 | Transferred Party |
| PBM | Zuraida Kamaruddin | Ampang | 2022 | 2022 | Defeated |
| PH (DAP) | Teo Nie Ching | Serdang | 2008 | 2013 | Transferred |
| PH (DAP) | Teo Nie Ching | Kulai | 2013 | | Serving |
| PAS | Siti Mariah Mahmud | Kota Raja | 2008 | 2018 | Not Contested |
| PH (AMANAH) | Siti Mariah Mahmud | Kota Raja | 2008 | 2018 | Not Contested |
| PAS | Lo' Lo' Mohd Ghazali | Titiwangsa | 2008 | 2011 | Death |
| PH (PKR) | Nurul Izzah Anwar | Lembah Pantai | 2008 | 2018 | Transferred |
| PH (PKR) | Nurul Izzah Anwar | Permatang Pauh | 2018 | 2022 | Defeated |
| BN (UMNO) | Noraini Ahmad | Parit Sulong | 2008 | | Serving |
| BN (UMNO) | Halimah Mohd Sadique | Tenggara | 2008 | 2018 | Transferred |
| BN (UMNO) | Halimah Mohd Sadique | Kota Tinggi | 2018 | 2022 | Not Contested |
| BN (SAPP) | (Chua Soon Bui) | Tawau | 2008 | 2013 | Defeated |
| SAPP | (Chua Soon Bui) | Tawau | 2008 | 2013 | Defeated |
| GPS (PBB) | Nancy Shukri | Batang Sadong | 2008 | 2022 | Transferred |
| GPS (PBB) | Nancy Shukri | Santubong | 2022 | | Serving |
| BN (PBB) | Norah Abdul Rahman | Tanjong Manis | 2008 | 2018 | Not Contested |
| BN (PBS) | Linda Tsen Thau Lin | Batu Sapi | 2010 | 2018 | Defeated |
| PH (DAP) | Kasthuriraani Patto | Batu Kawan | 2013 | 2022 | Not Contested |
| BN (UMNO) | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | Masjid Tanah | 2013 | 2018 | Transferred Party |
| PN (BERSATU) | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | Masjid Tanah | 2018 | | Serving |
| BN (UMNO) | Normala Abdul Samad | Pasir Gudang | 2013 | 2018 | Not Contested |
| BN (UMNO) | (Azizah Mohd Dun) | Beaufort | 2013 | 2018 | Transferred Party |
| PN (BERSATU) | (Azizah Mohd Dun) | Beaufort | 2019 | 2022 | Not Contested |
| BN (PBS) | Mary Yap Kain Ching | Tawau | 2013 | 2018 | Defeated |
| GPS (PBB) | Rubiah Wang | Kota Samarahan | 2013 | | Serving |
| PH (DAP) | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng | Lanang | 2013 | | Serving |
| PH (PKR) | (Wan Azizah Wan Ismail) | Permatang Pauh | 2015 | 2018 | Transferred |
| PH (PKR) | (Wan Azizah Wan Ismail) | Pandan | 2018 | 2022 | Transferred |
| PH (PKR) | (Wan Azizah Wan Ismail) | Bandar Tun Razak | 2022 | | Serving |
| BN (UMNO) | Mastura Mohd Yazid | Kuala Kangsar | 2016 | 2022 | Not Contested |
| PH (PKR) | Nor Azrina Surip | Merbok | 2018 | 2022 | Defeated |
| PH (PKR) | June Leow Hsiad Hui | Hulu Selangor | 2018 | 2022 | Not Contested |
| PH (PKR) | Maria Chin Abdullah | Petaling Jaya | 2018 | 2022 | Not Contested |
| PH (PKR) | (Tan Yee Kew) | Wangsa Maju | 2018 | 2022 | Not Contested |
| PH (DAP) | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan | Segambut | 2018 | | Serving |
| PN (BERSATU) | Rina Harun | Titiwangsa | 2018 | 2022 | Defeated |
| PH (PKR) | Rosnah Aluai | Tangga Batu | 2018 | 2022 | Defeated |
| PH (PKR) | Natrah Ismail | Sekijang | 2018 | 2022 | Not Contested |
| PH (DAP) | Yeo Bee Yin | Bakri | 2018 | 2022 | Transferred |
| PH (DAP) | Yeo Bee Yin | Puchong | 2022 | | Serving |
| PH (DAP) | Wong Shu Qi | Kluang | 2018 | | Serving |
| WARISAN | Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis | Kota Belud | 2018 | | Serving |
| PH (DAP) | Noorita Sual | Tenom | 2018 | 2022 | Defeated |
| PH (PKR) | Christina Liew Chin Jin | Tawau | 2018 | 2022 | Defeated |
| GPS (PBB) | Hanifah Hajar Taib | Mukah | 2018 | | Serving |
| PH (DAP) | Vivian Wong Shir Yee | Sandakan | 2019 | | Serving |
| PN (PAS) | Mumtaz Md. Nawi | Tumpat | 2022 | | Serving |
| PN (PAS) | Siti Mastura Mohamad | Kepala Batas | 2022 | | Serving |
| PH (PKR) | Fadhlina Sidek | Nibong Tebal | 2022 | | Serving |
| PH (DAP) | Lim Hui Ying | Tanjong | 2022 | | Serving |
| PH (DAP) | Syerleena Abdul Rashid | Bukit Bendera | 2022 | | Serving |
| PN (PAS) | Salmiah Mohd Nor | Temerloh | 2022 | | Serving |
| PH (DAP) | Young Syefura Othman | Bentong | 2022 | | Serving |
| PH (PKR) | Rodziah Ismail | Ampang | 2022 | | Serving |
| PN (PAS) | Halimah Ali | Kapar | 2022 | | Serving |
| PH (AMANAH) | Aiman Athirah Sabu | Sepang | 2022 | | Serving |
| PH (PKR) | Zaliha Mustafa | Sekijang | 2022 | | Serving |
| BN (UMNO) | Siti Aminah Aching | Beaufort | 2022 | | Serving |
| GPS (PBB) | Rodiyah Sapiee | Batang Sadong | 2022 | | Serving |
| GPS (PBB) | Doris Sophia Brodi | Sri Aman | 2022 | | Serving |

## Proportion of women in the Dewan Rakyat

| Parliament | Number of women members | Percentage of women members | Total members (including men) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 3 | 2.88% | 104 |
| 1st (after 1963) | 4 | 2.52% | 159 |
| 2nd | 3 | 1.89% | 159 |
| 2nd (after 1965) | 3 | 2.08% | 144 |
| 3rd | 3 | 2.08% | 144 |
| 4th | 5 | 3.25% | 154 |
| 4th (after 1975) | 6 | 3.90% | 154 |
| 5th | 7 | 4.55% | 154 |
| 6th | 8 | 5.19% | 154 |
| 7th | 9 | 5.08% | 177 |
| 8th | 11 | 6.11% | 180 |
| 9th | 15 | 7.81% | 192 |
| 10th | 20 | 10.36% | 193. |
| 11th | 23 | 10.50% | 219. |
| 12th | 25 | 11.26% | 222. |
| 12th (after 2008) | 24 | 10.81% | 222. |
| 12th (after 2010) | 25 | 11.26% | 222. |
| 12th (after 2011) | 24 | 10.81% | 222. |
| 13th | 23 | 10.36% | 222. |
| 13th (after 2015) | 24 | 10.81% | 222 |
| 13th (after 2016) | 23 | 10.36% | 222 |
| 13th (after 2016) | 24 | 10.81% | 222 |
| 14th | 32 | 14.41% | 222 |
| 14th (after 2019) | 33 | 14.86% | 222 |
| 15th | 30 | 13.51% | 222 |
