Evaluation of local government Malaysia

 Malaysian inherited British form of Local Government

during colonial period
 Penang and Malacca was under British rule
 An early exposure of such system and turn be the oldest
local government in Malaysia
(PENANG CITY COUNCIL)
 Penang and Malacca was an urban state under direct rule
of colonial British administration
 Local government establishment ideal and works well on
managing urban society
 Only certain states had rural councils
 As the late Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak pointed out “a
tier of government operation developing its resources on
achieving national economic and social objectives”
(MALACCA CITY COUNCIL)
 MALAYSIA LOCAL ELECTORAL GOVERNMENT IN 5 STAGES

• There is no local government. The district officer are in charges of local

Stages1 matter

• A local board is created consist entirely of appointed person which is

Stages2 basically bureaucrats.

• Majority of elected members are introduced. A title board are changed to the
Stages3 council

• An elective membership is expand t include all but president continues appointed

Stages4

• Council become fully elective, elect the president among their memberships
Stages5
 EARLY DEVELOPMENT

1801- First element of Local Government were established in Penang with the
appointment of a Committee of Assessors
1857- Local government was established in Penang and Malacca. Local
Government status of power confirmed by Municipal Ordinance
1893- Ipoh city council was established
1907- Sanitary Board was form in Kelantan.
1910- Johor Bharu Town was established
1929- Local Government Act was established by British in Malaya
1931- Local Government in Sandakan, Tawau and Labuan was formed and
known as Sanitary Board and replaced by Town Board
1950- Town Board to be converted to Town councils
1952- Local Ordinance was established
 THE PERIOD AFTER INDEPENDENCE

 There is too many local government during that time and were too small and weak of financial and lack of
support
1957- George Town become the first city within the Federation of Malaya, granted city status by Queen
Elizabeth II

 Prior to Malaya independence from the British in 1957, there was a total of 289 units of local council
1958- There are 390 Local government units

 Currently now there are a total of 154 local authorities in Malaysia and their breakdown are as follows:
(15 City councils, 39 Municipal councils, 94 District councils, 5 modified local authorities)
1965- Restructure local government begin with setting up Athi Nahappan Royal Commission

 Prior to the 1973 restructuring exercise, there were 6 types of local governments. The total number of
local councils in Malaysia then was 418.

 The types: City Council, Municipal Council, Town Council, Town Board, Rural District Council, Local
Council