KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 19 -- "Imagine in Selangor - overcrowded. There are far too many people, but the number of parliamentary seats is small," said Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Azmi Sharom, highlighting disparities in voter representation across Malaysia.

While Selangor and Terengganu pack more voters into fewer seats, Sabah and Sarawak enjoy proportionally higher representation despite smaller populations, according to a report published in Sinar Harian today.

Selangor, the country's most populous state, has 22 parliamentary seats for 2.9 million voters, averaging 132,000 voters per seat, while Terengganu's eight seats cover 931,000 voters, or 116,000 per seat.

By contrast, Sabah and Sarawak have 65,000-76,000 voters per par...