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Elections

Simple majority · 50%Two-thirds majority · 66.7%
GE-1519 Nov 2022Most recent
Unity Governmentforms governmentAnwar Ibrahim
148 of 222 seats66.7% of chamber51.7% popular vote73.9% turnout

Hung parliament resolved into a Unity Government — the first coalition of rivals since Independence.

4y 6m
GE-149 May 2018Change of government
Pakatan Harapanforms governmentMahathir Mohamad
121 of 222 seats54.5% of chamber48.3% popular vote82.3% turnout

Historic first change of federal government after 61 consecutive years of BN rule.

5y
GE-135 May 2013
Barisan Nasionalforms governmentNajib Razak
133 of 222 seats59.9% of chamber47.4% popular vote84.8% turnout

BN retained power despite losing the popular vote to PR — a Malaysian first.

5y 2m
GE-128 Mar 2008
Barisan Nasionalforms governmentAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
140 of 222 seats63.1% of chamber50.6% popular vote76.9% turnout

Political tsunami denied BN its two-thirds supermajority for the first time since 1969.

4y
GE-1121 Mar 2004
Barisan Nasionalforms governmentAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
198 of 219 seats90.4% of chamber63.9% popular vote75.0% turnout

BN's biggest-ever landslide, powered by Abdullah Badawi's early popularity.

4y 4m
GE-1029 Nov 1999
Barisan Nasionalforms governmentMahathir Mohamad
148 of 193 seats76.7% of chamber56.5% popular vote69.9% turnout

Reformasi wave after Anwar Ibrahim's arrest dented BN; PAS captured Terengganu.

4y 7m
GE-0924 Apr 1995
Barisan Nasionalforms governmentMahathir Mohamad
162 of 192 seats84.4% of chamber65.2% popular vote72.9% turnout

BN swept back to dominance, recapturing lost ground and reinforcing Mahathir's grip.

4y 6m
GE-0820 Oct 1990
Barisan Nasionalforms governmentMahathir Mohamad
127 of 180 seats70.6% of chamber53.4% popular vote70.9% turnout

Semangat 46 split the Malay vote; BN lost its two-thirds majority for the first time.

4y 3m
GE-072 Aug 1986
Barisan Nasionalforms governmentMahathir Mohamad
148 of 177 seats83.6% of chamber57.3% popular vote75.5% turnout

BN dominant; Mahathir consolidated power against economic headwinds.

4y 3m
GE-0622 Apr 1982
Barisan Nasionalforms governmentMahathir Mohamad
132 of 154 seats85.7% of chamber60.5% popular vote75.1% turnout

Mahathir's first election as PM; BN secured a strong mandate.

3y 9m
GE-058 Jul 1978
Barisan Nasionalforms governmentHussein Onn
131 of 154 seats85.1% of chamber57.2% popular vote73.0% turnout

PAS retained Kelantan; BN otherwise dominant under Hussein Onn.

3y 10m
GE-0424 Aug 1974
Barisan Nasionalforms governmentAbdul Razak Hussein
135 of 154 seats87.7% of chamber60.7% popular vote70.0% turnout

First election under the newly expanded BN coalition, held after the 1969 Emergency.

5y 3m
GE-0310 May 1969
Allianceforms governmentTunku Abdul Rahman
66 of 104 seats63.5% of chamber49.0% popular vote73.7% turnout

Alliance suffered significant losses; May 13 racial riots followed, triggering Emergency rule.

5y
GE-0225 Apr 1964
Allianceforms governmentTunku Abdul Rahman
89 of 104 seats85.6% of chamber58.5% popular vote78.8% turnout

Alliance landslide amid Konfrontasi tensions and the formation of Malaysia.

4y 11m
GE-0120 May 1959
Allianceforms governmentTunku Abdul Rahman
74 of 104 seats71.2% of chamber51.8% popular vote73.3% turnout

Malaysia's first general election; the Alliance formed the nation's founding government.

3y 10m
GE-0025 Jul 1955
Allianceforms governmentTunku Abdul Rahman
51 of 52 seats98.1% of chamber81.7% popular vote79.6% turnout

Pre-independence federal election under British rule; the Alliance's landslide paved the way for Merdeka in 1957.