PUBLIC FUNDING IN THE PROPOSED POLITICAL FINANCE ACT

PUBLIC FUNDING IN THE PROPOSED POLITICAL FINANCE ACT B E R S I H P R E P A R E D B Y W O C H A N G X I A N D P R O F W O N G C H I N H U A T B A S E D O N R E S E A R C H B Y O O I K O K H I N 2 0 2 2 - 0 8 - 0 5 OUTLINE • The Sections • Allocation by Type and by Region • Allocation (Vote-based) by Recipient • Allocation based on Vote Shares – Parliamentary Elections • Allocation based on Vote Sha. [...] WHY THE GERMAN MODEL? • It has a clear cap. [...] • It covers various elections, hence demonstrating how parties at different levels may benefit from it. [...] • Party-based as the idea is to encourage healthy growth and functioning of parties. [...] WHY INCLUDE • To demonstrate how parties can benefit from state-election-based funding, inducing state-level push if no federal provision STATE • Necessary as state elections are increasingly de-aligned from federal elections ELECTIONS? WHY ONLY PARTIES? • With a fixed and limited amount of RM 130 Million, parties are the natural basis for funding • Even with a low regional threshold of 2%, no ind.