1982 Malaysian general election

1982 Malaysian general election

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All 154 seats in the Dewan Rakyat
78 seats needed for a majority
Registered6,081,628[a]
Turnout74.39%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mahathir Mohamad Lim Kit Siang Asri Muda
Party BN DAP PAS
Last election 57.23%, 130 seats 19.13%, 16 seats 15.48%, 5 seats
Seats won 132 9 5
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 7 Steady
Popular vote 2,522,079 815,473 602,530
Percentage 60.54% 19.58 14.46%
Swing Increase3.31pp Increase0.45pp Decrease0.98pp

Prime Minister before election

Mahathir Mohamad
BN

Prime Minister-designate

Mahathir Mohamad
BN

General elections were held in Malaysia between Thursday, 22 April and Monday, 26 April 1982.[1] Voting took place in all 154 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 293 state constituencies (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day. It was the first election for Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister since his appointment to this position in 1981.

The result was a victory for Barisan Nasional, which won 132 of the 154 seats. Voter turnout was 74%.


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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 ISBN 0-19-924959-8