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1982 Malaysian general election

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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.

1982 Malaysian general election
← 1978 22–26 April 1982 1986 →
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

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

Results

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation2,522,07960.54700
Malaysian Chinese Association24+7
Sabah People's United Front10+1
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu80
Sarawak National Party6–3
Sarawak United Peoples' Party5–1
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia5+1
Malaysian Indian Congress4+1
United Sabah National Organisation0–5
People's Progressive Party00
Total132+2
Democratic Action Party815,47319.589–7
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party602,53014.4650
Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia39,4190.9500
United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation14,9580.360New
Sabah Chinese United Party11,6000.280New
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak1,4150.0300
Social Democratic Party4640.0100
Social United Association Party3520.0100
Sarawak People's Organisation1780.000–1
Independents157,2293.778+7
Total4,165,697100.001540
Valid votes4,165,69796.96
Invalid/blank votes130,6053.04
Total votes4,296,302100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,775,59574.39
Source: CLEA

By state

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Johore

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation312,52973.70110
Malaysian Chinese Association40
Malaysian Indian Congress1New
Total160
Democratic Action Party71,35116.830–1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party18,2244.3000
Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia21,2885.0200
Independents6830.1600
Total424,075100.00160
Valid votes424,07595.56
Invalid/blank votes19,7254.44
Total votes443,800100.00
Registered voters/turnout587,45875.55

Kedah

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation248,81661.2410+1
Malaysian Chinese Association20
Total12+1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party131,87232.461–1
Democratic Action Party24,3545.9900
Independents1,2710.3100
Total406,313100.00130
Valid votes406,31397.15
Invalid/blank votes11,9282.85
Total votes418,241100.00
Registered voters/turnout541,91477.18

Kelantan

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation171,99252.788–2
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party151,62946.534+2
Democratic Action Party1,8960.5800
Independents3480.1100
Total325,865100.00120
Valid votes325,86597.33
Invalid/blank votes8,9452.67
Total votes334,810100.00
Registered voters/turnout418,24280.05

Kuala Lumpur

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Action Party133,44246.8030
Barisan NasionalMalaysian Chinese Association69,58824.411+1
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia40,18614.0900
United Malays National Organisation32,34811.3510
Total142,12249.8520
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party7,9792.8000
Independents1,5820.550New
Total285,125100.0050
Valid votes285,12598.88
Invalid/blank votes3,2391.12
Total votes288,364100.00
Registered voters/turnout406,78270.89

Malacca

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation108,28166.4420
Malaysian Chinese Association10
Total30
Democratic Action Party34,58421.2210
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party20,10512.3400
Total162,970100.0040
Valid votes162,97096.77
Invalid/blank votes5,4383.23
Total votes168,408100.00
Registered voters/turnout219,23676.82

Negri Sembilan

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation131,46367.3030
Malaysian Chinese Association2+1
Malaysian Indian Congress10
Total6+1
Democratic Action Party53,59227.430–1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party8,7514.4800
Independents1,5390.7900
Total195,345100.0060
Valid votes195,34596.88
Invalid/blank votes6,3013.12
Total votes201,646100.00
Registered voters/turnout261,63277.07

Pahang

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation140,89660.3960
Malaysian Chinese Association20
Total80
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party46,95120.1200
Democratic Action Party40,01617.1500
Independents5,4342.3300
Total233,297100.0080
Valid votes233,29796.22
Invalid/blank votes9,1603.78
Total votes242,457100.00
Registered voters/turnout325,83174.41

Penang

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation193,61056.233+1
Malaysian Chinese Association2+2
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia2+2
Total7+5
Democratic Action Party124,08936.042–2
Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia15,9444.6300
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party8,6122.500–1
Social Democratic Party4640.1300
Independents1,6260.4700
Total344,345100.0090
Valid votes344,34597.25
Invalid/blank votes9,7462.75
Total votes354,091100.00
Registered voters/turnout460,38776.91

Perak

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation372,13761.23110
Malaysian Chinese Association6+3
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia3+1
Malaysian Indian Congress10
Total21+4
Democratic Action Party154,47225.420–4
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party79,26413.0400
Malaysian Social Justice Party6190.1000
Independents1,2970.2100
Total607,789100.00210
Valid votes607,78996.79
Invalid/blank votes20,1353.21
Total votes627,924100.00
Registered voters/turnout848,88573.97

Perlis

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation39,71567.8020
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party18,86032.2000
Total58,575100.0020
Valid votes58,57596.25
Invalid/blank votes2,2833.75
Total votes60,858100.00
Registered voters/turnout79,01877.02

Sabah

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalSabah People's United Front112,77952.7710+1
United Sabah National Organisation0–5
Total10–4
Democratic Action Party18,6418.7210
United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation14,9587.0000
Sabah Chinese United Party11,6005.4300
Social United Association Party3520.1600
Independents55,38225.915+4
Total213,712100.00160
Valid votes213,71298.09
Invalid/blank votes4,1631.91
Total votes217,875100.00
Registered voters/turnout324,19967.20

Sarawak

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalSarawak United Peoples' Party81,99330.625–1
Sarawak National Party41,29515.426–3
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu28,70010.7280
Total151,98856.7519–4
Democratic Action Party48,62318.162+2
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak1,4150.5300
Sarawak People's Organisation1780.070–1
Independents65,59424.493+3
Total267,798100.00240
Valid votes267,79897.22
Invalid/blank votes7,6562.78
Total votes275,454100.00
Registered voters/turnout412,15866.83

Selangor

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation288,88263.5860
Malaysian Chinese Association4+1
Malaysian Indian Congress10
Total11+1
Democratic Action Party110,41324.300–1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party33,2927.3300
Independents21,7544.7900
Total454,341100.00110
Valid votes454,34196.97
Invalid/blank votes14,1753.03
Total votes468,516100.00
Registered voters/turnout647,76172.33

Trengganu

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation106,86957.4170
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party76,99141.3600
Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia1,5680.8400
Independents7190.3910
Total186,147100.0080
Valid votes186,14796.02
Invalid/blank votes7,7113.98
Total votes193,858100.00
Registered voters/turnout242,09280.08

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Multiple constituencies were uncontested, reducing the number of eligible voters to 5,775,595.

References

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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
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