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1982 Malaysian general election Registered 6,081,628
[a] Turnout 74.39%
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
2
7
Popular vote
2,522,079
815,473
602,530
Percentage
60.54%
19.58
14.46%
Swing
3.31pp
0.45pp
0.98pp
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%.
Results
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/–
Barisan Nasional
United Malays National Organisation 2,522,079 60.54 70 0
Malaysian Chinese Association 24 +7
Sabah People's United Front 10 +1
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu 8 0
Sarawak National Party 6 –3
Sarawak United Peoples' Party 5 –1
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 5 +1
Malaysian Indian Congress 4 +1
United Sabah National Organisation 0 –5
People's Progressive Party 0 0 Total 132 +2
Democratic Action Party 815,473 19.58 9 –7
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 602,530 14.46 5 0
Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia 39,419 0.95 0 0
United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation 14,958 0.36 0 New Sabah Chinese United Party 11,600 0.28 0 New
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak 1,415 0.03 0 0
Social Democratic Party 464 0.01 0 0 Social United Association Party 352 0.01 0 0
Sarawak People's Organisation 178 0.00 0 –1 Independents 157,229 3.77 8 +7 Total 4,165,697 100.00 154 0 Valid votes 4,165,697 96.96 Invalid/blank votes 130,605 3.04 Total votes 4,296,302 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 5,775,595 74.39 Source:
CLEA
By state
Johore
Kedah
Kelantan
Kuala Lumpur
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Action Party 133,442 46.80 3 0
Barisan Nasional
Malaysian Chinese Association 69,588 24.41 1 +1
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 40,186 14.09 0 0
United Malays National Organisation 32,348 11.35 1 0 Total 142,122 49.85 2 0
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 7,979 2.80 0 0 Independents 1,582 0.55 0 New Total 285,125 100.00 5 0 Valid votes 285,125 98.88 Invalid/blank votes 3,239 1.12 Total votes 288,364 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 406,782 70.89
Malacca
Negri Sembilan
Pahang
Penang
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/–
Barisan Nasional
United Malays National Organisation 193,610 56.23 3 +1
Malaysian Chinese Association 2 +2
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 2 +2 Total 7 +5
Democratic Action Party 124,089 36.04 2 –2
Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia 15,944 4.63 0 0
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 8,612 2.50 0 –1
Social Democratic Party 464 0.13 0 0 Independents 1,626 0.47 0 0 Total 344,345 100.00 9 0 Valid votes 344,345 97.25 Invalid/blank votes 9,746 2.75 Total votes 354,091 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 460,387 76.91
Perak
Perlis
Sabah
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/–
Barisan Nasional
Sabah People's United Front 112,779 52.77 10 +1
United Sabah National Organisation 0 –5 Total 10 –4
Democratic Action Party 18,641 8.72 1 0
United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation 14,958 7.00 0 0 Sabah Chinese United Party 11,600 5.43 0 0 Social United Association Party 352 0.16 0 0 Independents 55,382 25.91 5 +4 Total 213,712 100.00 16 0 Valid votes 213,712 98.09 Invalid/blank votes 4,163 1.91 Total votes 217,875 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 324,199 67.20
Sarawak
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/–
Barisan Nasional
Sarawak United Peoples' Party 81,993 30.62 5 –1
Sarawak National Party 41,295 15.42 6 –3
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu 28,700 10.72 8 0 Total 151,988 56.75 19 –4
Democratic Action Party 48,623 18.16 2 +2
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak 1,415 0.53 0 0
Sarawak People's Organisation 178 0.07 0 –1 Independents 65,594 24.49 3 +3 Total 267,798 100.00 24 0 Valid votes 267,798 97.22 Invalid/blank votes 7,656 2.78 Total votes 275,454 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 412,158 66.83
Selangor
Trengganu
See also
Notes
^ Multiple constituencies were uncontested, reducing the number of eligible voters to 5,775,595.
References