1999 Malaysian general election explained

Country:Malaysia
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1995 Malaysian general election
Previous Year:1995
Previous Mps:Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 9th Malaysian Parliament
Next Election:2004 Malaysian general election
Next Year:2004
Seats For Election:All 193 seats in the Dewan Rakyat
Elected Mps:Members elected
Majority Seats:97
Registered:9,546,303
Turnout:71.19%
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Leader1:Mahathir Mohamad
Party1:UMNO
Leaders Seat1:Kubang Pasu
Popular Vote1:3,763,003
Percentage1:56.52%
Last Election1:162 seats, 65.16%
Seats1:148
Seat Change1: 14
Swing1:8.64pp
Leader2:Fadzil Noor
Party2:PAS
Leaders Seat2:Pendang
Popular Vote2:2,681,460
Percentage2:40.28%
Last Election2:16 seats
Seats2:42
Seat Change2: 26
Swing2: 10.75pp
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Leader3:Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Party3:United Sabah Party
Leaders Seat3:Keningau
Popular Vote3:143,338
Percentage3:2.15%
Last Election3:3.33%, 8 seats
Seats3:3
Seat Change3: 5
Swing3:1.18pp
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister-designate
Before Election:Mahathir Mohamad
Before Party:Barisan Nasional
After Election:Mahathir Mohamad
After Party:Barisan Nasional
Alliance1:BN
Alliance2:BA

General elections were held in Malaysia on Monday, 29 November 1999. Voting took place in all 193 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 394 state constituencies in 11 out of 13 states of Malaysia (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day. They were the last elections for Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister and Chairman of Barisan Nasional, until 2018. They were also the first elections held in a single day nationwide.

The opposition won a total of 113 state assembly seats, 98 of which went to the PAS, 11 to the DAP and 4 for Keadilan.[1] In the states of Kelantan and Terengganu, the PAS won by a huge margin - 41-2 against Barisan Nasional out of a total of 43 seats and 28-4 out of a total of 32 seats respectively, hence allowing them to form the state governments in these states. In addition, PAS also captured one-third of the state seats in Kedah, with the remaining two-thirds going to Barisan Nasional (UMNO won 16 seats, MCA 2 seats in Kedah).

The election results were seen as a great gain for PAS, who previously had no state seats in Kedah and capturing only one seat in Terengganu in the 1995 General Elections. Observers attributed this to the neglect by the Federal Administration in the states of Terengganu and Kelantan due to administration by different parties.[2]

Results

By state

Terengganu

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 1999 - DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI . 2008-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171009175318/http://www.spr.gov.my/index/1999_Pilihan%20Raya%20DUN.htm . 2017-10-09 . dead .
  2. Book: Malaysia recent trends and challenges. Swee-Hock Saw, K. Kesavapany. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 97–8. 2006. 981-230-339-1.