Key Takeaways – Leaders
From 2018-2022, the top 3 MPs bringing up the environment most in parliamentary sessions were:
| Wong Tack | Yeo Bee Yin | Chow Kon Yeow |
These MP’s all belong(ed) to the political party PH – DAP
TOP 12 MP’s who raised the most questions mentioning environmental keywords in parliament
| Members of Parliament (MP’s) | #No. of questions asked mentioning environmental keywords | Political Party | Federal Constituency |
|---|---|---|---|
| WONG TACK | 50 | PH – DAP | BENTONG |
| YEO BEE YIN | 46 | PH – DAP | BAKRI |
| CHOW KON YEOW | 39 | PH – DAP | TANJONG |
| CHE ALIAS BIN HAMID | 37 | PAS | KEMAMAN |
| KHOO POAY TIONG | 26 | PH – DAP | KOTA MELAKA |
| XAVIER JAYAKUMAR A/L ARULANANDRAM | 25 | BEBAS | KUALA LANGAT |
| CHARLES ANTHONY SANTIAGO | 25 | PH – DAP | KLANG |
| WONG CHEN | 24 | PH – PKR | SUBANG |
| STEVEN CHOONG SHIAU YOON | 22 | PBM | TEBRAU |
| SHAHARIZUKIRNAIN BIN ABD. KADIR | 22 | PAS | SETIU |
| NURUL IZZAH BINTI ANWAR | 22 | PH – PKR | PERMATANG PAUH |
| HASANUDDIN BIN MOHD YUNUS | 22 | PH – AMANAH | HULU LANGAT |
*Note: Mentioning environmental keywords does not necessarily indicate a pro-environmental stance.
**Data updated on 11 November 2022
Key Takeaways – Laggards
From 2018-2022, there were 34 Members of Parliament who’s questions in parliament never mentioned environmental keywords.
MP’s who NEVER raised questions mentioning environmental keywords
| MP’s | Political Party | Federal Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| Mahdzir Bin Khalid Mohd Rashid Hasnon Mohamed Azmin Bin Ali Johnity @ Maximus Bin Ongkili Ronald Kiandee Hamzah Bin Zainudin Alexander Nanta Linggi Rina Binti Mohd Harun Saifuddin Bin Abdullah Zuraida Binti Kamaruddin Eddin Syazlee Bin Shith Kamarudin Bin Jaffar Ali Anak Biju Henry Sum Agong Hanifah Hajar Taib Arthur Joseph Kurup Wee Jeck Seng Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abd Razak Razaleigh Hamzah Tajuddin Bin Abdul Rahman Adnan Bin Mansor Mohamed Nazri Bin Abdul Aziz Mahiaddin Bin Md Yasin Richard Riot Anak Jaem Mohd Shafie Bin Apdal Chong Chieng Jen Mohamed Hanipa Bin Maidin Tony Pua Kiam Wee Mordi Bimol Natrah Binti Ismail Tun Mahathir Bin Mohamad Danyal Balagopal Abdullah Liew Vui Keong Anifah Bin Aman | BN – UMNO BERSATU BERSATU PBS BERSATU BERSATU GPS – PBB BERSATU BERSATU PBM BERSATU BERSATU BERSATU GPS – PBB GPS – PBB BN – PBRS BN – MCA BN – UMNO BN – UMNO BN – UMNO BN – UMNO BN – UMNO BERSATU GPS – SUPP WARISAN PH – DAP PH – AMANAH PH – DAP PH – DAP PH – PKR PEJUANG PH – PKR WARISAN PCS | Padang Terap Batu Pahat Gombak Kota Marudu Beluran Larut Kapit Titiwangsa Indera Mahkota Ampang Kuala Pilah Bandar Tun Razak Saratok Lawas Mukah Pensiangan Tanjung Piai Pekan Gua Musang Pasir Salak Putrajaya Padang Rengas Pagoh Serian Semporna Stampin Sepang Damansara Mas Gading Sekijang Langkawi Port Dickson Batu Sapi Kimanis |
**Data updated on 11 November 2022.
Full List of MPs from 2018-2022
No. of Questions containing Environmental Keywords asked by federal MPs in Parliament from 2018-2022.
**Data updated on 17 November 2022.
Methodology
- We selected a list of 91 distinct keywords in Malay (and 80 corresponding keywords in English) that are linked to environmental topics relating to climate change, extreme weather, pollution, waste, ecosystem destruction, fossil fuels, deforestation, land use change, water and other environmental issues. See our full list of keywords here.
- Parliamentary Questions: We scraped data from all the federal parliamentary question transcripts (Hansard documents) between 2018 – Oct 2022 to identify which questions were raised by MPs in parliament related to environmental topics (based on our keyword list).
- Public / Media Coverage: We searched media coverage of all federal MPs to identify public statements, commitments, reported actions, and positioning related to climate change and the environment.
- By cross-checking and combining our findings, we have developed a comprehensive database to highlight if and how Malaysian federal MPs are talking about the environment.
Disclaimers
This study scraped parliamentary transcripts (Hansard questions asked by federal MPs) for Environmental Keywords from 2018-2022. It should be noted that mentioning environmental keywords alone does not necessarily indicate a pro-environmental stance.
Our deeper analysis is a work in progress, focused on examining specifically why and how MPs are talking about the environment. We may update with new data findings and ways of filtering & sharing the data.
(Have ideas about how we can further analyse the data? Let us know!)