1. Candidate List by State

1. 1.1Each party shall submit a complete candidate list (100%) based on the number of seats contested in each state.
2. 1.2For nomination purposes, a local candidate shall be determined based on the state recorded on the candidate's National Registration Identity Card (MyKad).
3. 1.3Where a party is unable to fill its entire list with local candidates, it may use a composition of at least 70% local candidates and up to 30% out-of-state candidates.
4. 1.4Special consideration may be given by the PBMy Secretariat to states or Federal Territories with a limited number of seats.

2. Cross-Party Candidacy

1. 2.1Cross-party candidacy is not permitted.
2. 2.2Each candidate may contest only on behalf of the party with which the candidate is registered. Any merger between parties shall be finalised before nomination day, subject to the requirements determined by the PBMy Secretariat.

3. Representation of Women Candidates

1. 3.1To ensure the representation of women within the priority list, the top three (3) candidates shall include at least one (1) woman candidate.

4. Definition of a Minority Candidate

1. 4.1For the purposes of PBMy candidate nomination, a minority candidate refers to a candidate who falls within at least one of the following categories:
   
   1. i.Person with Disabilities (PWD);
   2. ii.Orang Asli;
   3. iii.Non-Bumiputera; or
   4. iv.A member of a minority Bumiputera ethnic group or community, particularly in Sabah and Sarawak, that is not among the main or dominant ethnic groups in the respective state.
2. 4.2A candidate who falls within at least one (1) of the above categories may be counted as a minority candidate.
3. 4.3For Sabah and Sarawak, the determination of minority candidates shall take into account local ethnic and demographic diversity and shall not be limited to the Non-Bumiputera category.

5. Minimum Representation of Minority Candidates

1. 5.1Each party shall ensure that at least 30% of its overall candidate list in each state comprises minority candidates.
2. 5.2However, for Kelantan and Terengganu, the minimum representation of minority candidates shall be 10% of the overall candidate list.
3. 5.3The minority representation requirement shall not apply to any state or Federal Territory with three (3) seats or fewer, namely Perlis, the Federal Territory of Labuan and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya.
4. 5.4Where the calculation of the minimum requirement results in a decimal figure, the number of minority candidates shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

6. Distribution of Minority Candidates within the Priority List

1. 6.1To ensure that minority candidates are not concentrated only in particular positions, the full priority list for each state shall be divided into three (3) groups of approximately equal size. The division shall follow the order of candidates on the priority list.
2. 6.2Where the total number of candidates cannot be divided equally into three (3) groups, he remaining position or positions shall be allocated beginning with Group 3, followed by Group 2, so that the difference in size between the groups does not exceed one (1) position.
3. 6.3The minimum number of minority candidates shall be distributed among the three groups in accordance with the Minority Candidate Distribution by Priority List table below.
   

   Priority List Grouping

   Total Candidates	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
   6	1–2	3–4	5–6
   8	1–2	3–5	6–8
   11	1–3	4–7	8–11
   14	1–4	5–9	10–14
   22	1–7	8–14	15–22
   25	1–8	9–16	17–25
   26	1–8	9–17	18–26
   31	1–10	11–20	21–31

4. 6.4For states with three (3) or more minority candidates, each group shall have at least one (1) minority candidate, while the remaining minority candidates shall be distributed evenly according to group size.
5. 6.5For states with three (3) or more minority candidates, each group shall include at least one (1) minority candidate, while the remaining minority candidates shall be distributed evenly among the groups based on the size of each group.
6. 6.6If dividing the total number of candidates into three (3) groups leaves a remainder, the remaining positions shall be added to the following groups in turn, so that each group stays roughly the same size.

7. Allocation of Seats Based on the Priority List

1. 7.1Each party shall arrange its candidates in order of priority when submitting its candidate list for each state.
2. 7.2The priority list shall form the basis for determining which candidates fill the seats secured by the party based on the election results.
3. 7.3Where a party secures a number of seats in a state, those seats shall be filled by candidates in the order in which they appear on the priority list, beginning with the candidate ranked first and continuing until all seats secured by the party have been filled.
   
   Example: If a party secures five (5) seats, the candidates ranked 1 to 5 on that party's priority list shall fill those seats.

Pengisian Kerusi Berdasarkan Senarai Keutamaan

Note: The distribution above sets out the minimum number of minority candidates for each group. A party may nominate minority candidates above the prescribed minimum, subject to compliance with the PBMy candidate nomination requirements and the prescribed priority-list arrangement.