2018 Malaysian state elections explained

Election Name:	2018 Malaysian state election
Country:	Malaysia
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2013 Malaysian state elections
Previous Year:	2013
Next Election:	2021 Malaysian state elections
Next Year:	2021
Election Date:	9 May 2018
Map Size:	320px

State elections were held in all states and territories in Malaysia except Sarawak on 9 May 2018, alongside general elections.^[1] Pakatan Harapan alliance received over 50% of the vote across the 12 states and territories where elections took place and won the most seats. They emerged as the largest faction in all states and territories except Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis and Pahang.

Results

See main article: Results of the Malaysian general election, 2018 by state constituency.

Summary of the 2018 Malaysian Dewan Undangan Negeri election results^[2]
** Fraction of total popular votes in each state rounded to the nearest percent
* Fraction of total seats in each state rounded to the nearest percent
± Change in number of seats from before the election|-!colspan="1" rowspan="2" | State /
federal territory!colspan="5" style="background:; color: white;" | Barisan Nasional!colspan="5" style="background:; color: white;" | Pakatan Harapan!colspan="5" style="background:; color: white;" | Gagasan Sejahtera!colspan="5" style="background:;" | Other / Independent|- !Votes!!%!!Seats!!%!!±!!Votes!!%!!Seats!!%!!±!!Votes!!%!!Seats!!%!!±!Votes!!%!!Seats!%!±|- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Johor|582,265| 38.8| 19| 33.9| 18| 803,148| 53.6| 36| 64.3| 20| 113,216| 7.6| 1| 1.8| 2| 721| 0| 0| 0| |- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Kedah| 278,694| 29.6| 3| 8.3| 17| 343,519| 36.5| 18| 50| 9| 313,171| 33.7| 15| 41.7| 8| 930| 0.1| 0| 0||- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Kelantan| 308,639| 37.6| 8| 17.8| 4| 82,243| 10.0| 0| 0| 2| 426,602| 52.0| 37| 82.2| 6| 3,064| 0.4| 0| 0| |- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Malacca| 156,318| 37.8| 13| 46.4| 8| 211,153| 51.1| 15| 53.6| 9| 44,537| 10.8| 0| 0| 1| 1,148| 0.3| 0| 0| |- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Negeri Sembilan| 182,294| 38.0| 16| 44.4| 6| 258,737| 53.9| 20| 55.6| 6| 35,913| 7.5| 0| 0| | 3,059| 0.6| 0| 0| |- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Pahang| 275,766| 41.8| 25| 59.5| 5| 190,711| 28.9| 9| 21.4| 1| 192,176| 29.1| 8| 19.0| 6| 1,510| 0.2| 0| 0||- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Penang| 176,723| 22.4| 2| 5.0| 8| 530,008| 67.2| 37| 92.5| 8| 77,171| 9.8| 1| 2.5| | 4,785| 0.6| 0| 0||- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Perak| 395,708| 33.3| 27| 45.0| 4| 595,219| 50.1| 29| 48.3| 5| 194,735| 16.4| 3| 5.1| 1| 2,979| 0.3| 0| 0| |- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Perlis| 47,151| 39.0|10| 66.7| 3| 42,220| 34.9| 3| 20.0| 2| 31,335| 25.9| 2| 13.3| 1| 132| 0.1| 0| 0| |- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Sabah| 355,091| 42.0| 29| 48.3| 19| 398,340| 47.2| 29| 48.3| 18| 11,241| 1.3| 0| 0.0| | 79.945| 9.5| 2| 3.3| 1|- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Selangor| 450,742| 21.9| 4| 7.1| 8| 1,303,102| 63.4| 51| 91.1| 20| 296,250| 14.4| 1| 1.8| 12|6,324| 0.3| 0| 0| |- style="text-align:center;"| style="text-align:left;" | Terengganu| 261,653| 42.2| 10| 31.3| 7| 45,429| 7.3| 0| 0| 1| 313,503| 50.5| 22| 67.8| 8| 0| 0| 0| 0||- style="text-align:center;"! Total! 3,471,044! 27.4! 168! 32.9! 107! 7,132,462! 56.3! 247! 48.9! 93! 2,049,850! 16.2! 90! 17.8! 13! 24,732! 0.2! 2! 0.4! 1|}

Perlis

See main article: 2018 Perlis state election.

Kedah

See main article: 2018 Kedah state election.

Kelantan

See main article: 2018 Kelantan state election.

Terengganu

See main article: 2018 Terengganu state election.

Penang

See main article: 2018 Penang state election.

Perak

See main article: 2018 Perak state election.

Pahang

See main article: 2018 Pahang state election.

Selangor

See main article: 2018 Selangor state election.

Negeri Sembilan

See main article: 2018 Negeri Sembilan state election.

Malacca

See main article: 2018 Malacca state election.

Johor

See main article: 2018 Johor state election.

Sabah

See main article: 2018 Sabah state election.

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: PRU 14: SPR tetapkan Rabu 9 Mei hari mengundi. Hafiz Marzukhi. ms. Astro Awani. 10 April 2018. 10 April 2018.
2. Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia (Election Commission of Malaysia) www.spr.gov.my/