Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club

The Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (commonly referred to as the Backbenchers Club, BNBBC or BBC; Malay: Kelab Ahli Penyokong Barisan Nasional) is a loose caucus of 108 members of the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia, the Dewan Rakyat, belonging to the governing Barisan Nasional coalition. The term "backbencher" originates from the British Parliament, denoting a Member of Parliament (MP) who is not a member of the Cabinet or is otherwise part of the government through the holding of a post such as Parliamentary Secretary.

Originally the BNBBC was not prominent in Parliamentary affairs. However, in 2005, it drew attention when its then Chairman, Shahrir Abdul Samad, publicly called for the restoration of the Parliamentary Services Act (PSA) so Parliament could be self-sufficient in conducting its own affairs. The backbenchers supported Shahrir, but little was heard further on after the matter blew over. Then in 2006, Shahrir quit as the BNBBC Chair after not receiving support from the backbenchers in voting for a motion brought by Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur). ^[1] Deputy Chairman Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar was appointed the Acting Chair.

After 2008 Elections

Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing of the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party was appointed chairman of the BNBBC. Bung Moktar Radin, MP of Kinabatangan was appointed deputy chairman.

Current BN backbenchers (68)

Perlis
- P001 – Padang Besar – Zahidi Zainul Abidin (UMNO)
- P002 – Kangar – Shaharuddin Ismail (UMNO)
Kedah
- P004 – Langkawi – Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO)
- P011 – Pendang – Othman Abdul (UMNO)
- P013 – Sik – Mansor Abd Rahman (UMNO)
- P014 – Merbok – Ismail Daut (UMNO)
- P016 – Baling – Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (UMNO)
- P018 – Kulim-Bandar Baharu – Abd. Aziz Sheikh Fadzir (UMNO)
Kelantan
- P026 – Ketereh – Annuar Musa (UMNO)
- P027 – Tanah Merah – Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (UMNO)
- P032 – Gua Musang – Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (UMNO)
Terengganu
- P034 – Setiu – Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh (UMNO)
Penang
- P042 – Tasek Gelugor – Shabudin Yahaya (UMNO)
Perak
- P054 – Gerik – Hasbullah Osman (UMNO)
- P055 – Lenggong – Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (UMNO)
- P058 – Bagan Serai – Noor Azmi Ghazali (UMNO)
- P063 – Tambun – Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (UMNO)
- P067 – Kuala Kangsar – Mastura Mohd Yazid (UMNO)
- P069 – Parit – Mohd Zaim Abu Hassan (UMNO)
Pahang
- P079 – Lipis – Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO)
- P081 – Jerantut – Ahmad Nazlan Idris (UMNO)
- P084 – Paya Besar – Abdul Manan Ismail (UMNO)
- P087 – Kuala Krau – Ismail Mohamed Said (UMNO)
- P091 – Rompin – Hasan Arifin (UMNO)
Selangor
- P092 – Sabak Bernam – Mohd Fasiah Mohd Fakeh (UMNO)
- P093 – Sungai Besar – Budiman Mohd Zohdi (UMNO)
- P096 – Kuala Selangor – Irmohizan Ibrahim (UMNO)
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
- P118 – Setiawangsa – Ahmad Fauzi Zahari (UMNO)
Negeri Sembilan
- P126 – Jelebu – Zainudin Ismail (UMNO)
- P127 – Jempol – Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (UMNO)
- P129 – Kuala Pilah – Hasan Malek (UMNO)
- P133 – Tampin – Shaziman Abu Mansor (UMNO)

Malacca
- P135 – Alor Gajah – Koh Nai Kwong (MCA)
- P139 – Jasin – Ahmad Hamzah (UMNO)
Johor
- P141 – Sekijang – Anuar Abd. Manap (UMNO)
- P147 – Parit Sulong – Noraini Ahmad (UMNO)
- P151 – Simpang Renggam – Liang Teck Meng (Gerakan)
- P154 – Mersing – Abdul Latiff Ahmad (UMNO)
- P156 – Kota Tinggi – Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid (UMNO)
- P158 – Tebrau – Khoo Soo Seang (MCA)
- P159 – Pasir Gudang – Normala Abdul Samad (UMNO)
- P160 – Johor Bahru – Shahrir Abdul Samad (UMNO)
- P165 – Tanjong Piai – Wee Jeck Seng (MCA)
Federal Territory of Labuan
- P166 – Labuan – Rozman Isli (UMNO)
Sabah
- P167 – Kudat – Abdul Rahim Bakri (UMNO)
- P171 – Sepanggar – Jumat Idris (UMNO)
- P173 – Putatan – Marcus Mojigoh (UPKO)
- P178 – Sipitang – Sapawi Ahmad (UMNO)
- P179 – Ranau – Ewon Ebin (UPKO)
- P180 – Keningau – Joseph Pairin Kitingan (PBS)
- P181 – Tenom – Raime Unggi (UMNO)
- P183 – Beluran – Ronald Kiandee (UMNO)
- P184 – Libaran – Juslie Ajirol (UMNO)
- P185 – Batu Sapi – Linda Tsen Thau Lin (PBS)
- P187 – Kinabatangan – Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO)
- P191 – Kalabakan – Abdul Ghapur Salleh (UMNO)
Sarawak
- P197 – Kota Samarahan – Rubiah Wang (PBB)
- P203 – Lubok Antu – William Nyallau Badak (PRS)
- P206 – Tanjong Manis – Norah Abdul Rahman (PBB)
- P207 – Igan – Wahab Dolah (PBB)
- P209 – Julau – Joseph Salang Gandum (PRS)
- P210 – Kanowit – Aaron Ago Dagang (PRS)
- P213 – Mukah – Leo Michael Toyad (PBB)
- P216 – Hulu Rajang – Wilson Ugak Kumbong (PRS)
- P217 – Bintulu – Tiong King Sing (SPDP)
- P218 – Sibuti – Ahmad Lai Bujang (PBB)
- P220 – Baram – Anyi Ngau (SPDP)
- P221 – Limbang – Hasbi Habibollah (PBB)

Notes and references

↑ "Shahrir wants BN to shine" Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.. (May 9, 2006). The Sun.

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Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club

After 2008 Elections

Current BN backbenchers (68)

See also

Notes and references