Country: | Malaysia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1978 Malaysian general election |
Previous Year: | 1978 |
Previous Mps: | Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 5th Malaysian Parliament |
Next Election: | 1986 Malaysian general election |
Next Year: | 1986 |
Seats For Election: | All 154 seats in the Dewan Rakyat |
Elected Mps: | Members elected |
Majority Seats: | 78 |
Registered: | 6,081,628 |
Turnout: | 74.39% |
Election Date: | 22–26 April 1982 |
Image1: | Mahathir 1984 (cropped).jpg |
Leader1: | Mahathir Mohamad |
Party1: | Barisan Nasional |
Last Election1: | 57.23%, 130 seats |
Seats1: | 132 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 2,522,079 |
Percentage1: | 60.54% |
Swing1: | 3.31pp |
Leader2: | Lim Kit Siang |
Party2: | Democratic Action Party |
Last Election2: | 19.13%, 16 seats |
Seats2: | 9 |
Seat Change2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 815,473 |
Percentage2: | 19.58 |
Swing2: | 0.45pp |
Image3: | Mohammad Asri bin Muda.jpg |
Leader3: | Asri Muda |
Party3: | PAS |
Last Election3: | 15.48%, 5 seats |
Seats3: | 5 |
Popular Vote3: | 602,530 |
Percentage3: | 14.46% |
Swing3: | 0.98pp |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister-designate |
Before Election: | Mahathir Mohamad |
Before Party: | Barisan Nasional |
After Election: | Mahathir Mohamad |
After Party: | Barisan Nasional |
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%.