1982 Malaysian general election explained

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%.

Results

By state

Trengganu

See also

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]