# Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat

The Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (Malay: Timbalan Yang di-Pertua 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 the absence of the Speaker,
The current deputy speaker is Ramli Mohd Nor alongside Alice Lau Kiong Yieng. They was 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.

## 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 23 January 2025 has 19 deputy speakers being elected, the list following:
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) (Constituency) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Parliament |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) (Constituency) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Party | Parliament |
| 1 | | Syed Esa Alwee MP for Batu Pahat Dalam | 24 November 1964 | 20 March 1969 | 4 years, 117 days | | Alliance (UMNO) | 2nd |
| 2 | | Tan Sri Datuk Haji Nik Ahmad Kamil (1909–1977) MP for Ulu Kelantan | 9 March 1971 | 31 July 1974 | 3 years, 145 days | | Alliance (UMNO) | 3rd |
| 3 | | Tan Sri Syed Nasir Ismail (1921–1982) MP for Pagoh | 6 November 1974 | 8 January 1978 | 3 years, 64 days | | BN (UMNO) | 4th |
| 4 | | Azahari Md. Taib MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu | 21 March 1978 | 12 June 1978 | 84 days | | BN (UMNO) | 4th |
| 5 | | Datuk Mansor Othman MP for Kuala Pilah | 23 October 1978 | 29 March 1982 | 3 years, 158 days | | BN (UMNO) | 5th |
| 6 | | Dato' Dr. Hee Tien Lai (1941–2016) MP for Ayer Hitam | 14 June 1982 | 26 July 1983 | 1 year, 43 days | | BN (MCA) | 6th |
| 7 | | Dr. Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (1944–2022) MP for Arau | 26 October 1984 | 18 July 1986 | 1 year, 266 days | | BN (UMNO) | – |
| 8 | | D. P. Vijandran MP for Kapar | 8 October 1986 | 23 February 1990 | 3 years, 139 days | | BN (MIC) | 7th |
| 8 | | Mohamed Amin Daud MP for Rompin | 8 October 1986 | 4 October 1990 | 3 years, 362 days | | BN (UMNO) | 7th |
| 9 | | Ong Tee Keat (born 1956) MP for Ampang Jaya | 11 June 1990 | 10 November 1999 | 9 years, 153 days | | BN (MCA) | – |
| 9 | | Ong Tee Keat (born 1956) MP for Ampang Jaya | 11 June 1990 | 10 November 1999 | 9 years, 153 days | | BN (MCA) | 8th |
| 9 | | Ong Tee Keat (born 1956) MP for Ampang Jaya | 11 June 1990 | 10 November 1999 | 9 years, 153 days | | BN (MCA) | 9th |
| 9 | | Datuk Haji Juhar Mahiruddin (born 1953) MP for Kinabatangan | 5 December 1990 | 10 November 1999 | 8 years, 341 days | | BN (UMNO) |
| 9 | | Datuk Haji Juhar Mahiruddin (born 1953) MP for Kinabatangan | 5 December 1990 | 10 November 1999 | 8 years, 341 days | | BN (UMNO) | 8th |
| 9 | | Datuk Haji Juhar Mahiruddin (born 1953) MP for Kinabatangan | 5 December 1990 | 10 November 1999 | 8 years, 341 days | | BN (UMNO) | 9th |
| 10 | | Datuk Lim Si Cheng (born 1949) MP for Senai (1995–2004) | 20 December 1999 | 4 March 2004 | 4 years, 76 days | | BN (MCA) | 10th |
| 10 | | Datuk Muhammad Abdullah (born 1942) MP for Maran | 20 December 1999 | 4 March 2004 | 4 years, 76 days | | BN (UMNO) | 10th |
| 11 | | Datuk Lim Si Cheng (born 1949) MP for Kulai (2004–2008) | 17 May 2004 | 12 February 2008 | 3 years, 272 days | | BN (MCA) | 11th |
| 11 | | Datuk Yusof Yacob (born 1956) MP for Sipitang | 17 May 2004 | 12 February 2008 | 3 years, 272 days | | BN (UMNO) | 11th |
| 15 | | Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (born 1946) MP for Santubong | 28 April 2008 | 3 April 2013 | 4 years, 341 days | | BN (PBB) | 12th |
| 15 | | Datuk Ronald Kiandee (born 1961) MP for Beluran | 28 April 2008 | 3 April 2013 | 4 years, 341 days | | BN (UMNO) | 12th |
| 16 | | Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee (born 1961) MP for Beluran | 24 June 2013 | 7 April 2018 | 4 years, 288 days | | BN (UMNO) | 13th |
| 16 | | Dato' Sri Dr. Ismail Mohamed Said (born 1965) MP for Kuala Krau | 24 June 2013 | 7 April 2018 | 4 years, 288 days | | BN (UMNO) | 13th |
| 17 | | Dato' Mohd Rashid Hasnon (born 1960) MP for Batu Pahat | 16 July 2018 | 10 October 2022 | 4 years, 87 days | | PH (PKR) | 14th |
| 17 | | Dato' Mohd Rashid Hasnon (born 1960) MP for Batu Pahat | 16 July 2018 | 10 October 2022 | 4 years, 87 days | | PN (BERSATU) | 14th |
| 17 | | Nga Kor Ming (born 1972) MP for Teluk Intan | 16 July 2018 | 13 July 2020 | 1 year, 364 days | | PH (DAP) | 14th |
| 18 | | Dato' Sri Azalina Othman Said (born 1963) MP for Pengerang | 13 July 2020 | 23 August 2021 | 1 year, 42 days | | BN (UMNO) | 14th |
| 19 | | Dato' Ramli Mohd Nor (born 1958) MP for Cameron Highlands | 19 December 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 36 days | | BN (UMNO) | 15th |
| 19 | | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (born 1981) MP for Lanang | 19 December 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 36 days | | PH (DAP) | 15th |

### 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 |
| 8 October 1986 | D. P. Vijandran | Unopposed | Mahathir Mohamad | Lim Keng Yaik |
| 11 June 1990 | Ong Tee Keat | 107 | Mahathir Mohamad | Samy Vellu |
| 11 June 1990 | Chian Heng Kai | 30 | Rais Yatim | Lee Lam Thye |
| 5 December 1990 | Ong Tee Keat | Unopposed | Mahathir Mohamad | Samy Vellu |
| 5 December 1990 | Juhar Mahiruddin | Unopposed | Mahathir Mohamad | Ling Liong Sik |
| 12 June 1995 | Ong Tee Keat | Unopposed | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | Samy Vellu |
| 12 June 1995 | Juhar Mahiruddin | Unopposed | Anwar Ibrahim | Lim Keng Yaik |
| 20 December 1999 | Lim Si Cheng | Unopposed | Mahathir Mohamad | Samy Vellu |
| 20 December 1999 | Muhammad Abdullah | Unopposed | Mahathir Mohamad | Samy Vellu |
| 17 May 2004 | Lim Si Cheng | Unopposed | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | Ong Ka Ting |
| 17 May 2004 | Yusof Yacob | Unopposed | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | Ong Ka Ting |
| 28 April 2008 | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar | 157 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | Najib Razak |
| 28 April 2008 | Ronald Kiandee | 140 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | Najib Razak |
| 28 April 2008 | Tan Seng Giaw | 81 | Lim Kit Siang | Karpal Singh |
| 24 June 2013 | Ronald Kiandee | Unopposed | Najib Razak | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| 24 June 2013 | Ismail Mohamed Said | Unopposed | Najib Razak | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| 16 July 2018 | Mohd Rashid Hasnon | 171 | Mahathir Mohamad | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| 16 July 2018 | Nga Kor Ming | 124 | Mahathir Mohamad | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| 16 July 2018 | Ronald Kiandee | 93 | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | Azalina Othman Said |
| 13 July 2020 | Azalina Othman Said | Unopposed | Muhyiddin Yassin | Mohamed Azmin Ali |
| 19 December 2022 | Ramli Mohd Nor | 148 | Anwar Ibrahim | Fadillah Yusof |
| 19 December 2022 | Alice Lau Kiong Yieng | 146 | Anwar Ibrahim | Fadillah Yusof |
| 19 December 2022 | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | 74 | Takiyuddin Hassan | Ahmad Amzad Mohamed @ Hashim |