Lawmakers should not automatically lose their seats if they are sacked by their parties, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

Muhyiddin Yassin (Perikatan Nasional-Pagoh) said under the law, even a convicted MP will not lose their seat until all legal avenues are exhausted.

However, if anti-hopping laws allow the fate of an MP to be decided by their party leadership, then it would be subject to abuse, the former prime minister argued.