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State elections in 2021 are held in Malacca and Sarawak. States in Malaysia are allow to dissolve separately from the federal level. In Malacca, the state legislature was dissolved on 5 October 2021 after four ADUN withdrew support of the current state government at that time.[1] The election took place on 20 November 2021 which resulted in Barisan Nasional to win by a landslide and taking back the state from Pakatan Harapan (who won them in 2018).[2]
Meanwhile in Sarawak, the assembly had automatically dissolved on 7 Jun 2021 but it was suspended as an emergency was declared.[3] However on 3 November 2021, the state legislature was dissolved as the Agong lifted the emergency.[4] On 24 November 2021, the Election Commission announced that the election would take place on 18 December 2021.[5]