1982 Malaysian general election

A general election was held between Thursday, 22 April and Monday, 26 April 1982 for members of the 6th Parliament of Malaysia.[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 in 11 (out of 13, except Sabah and Sarawak) states of Malaysia on the same day. It is the first election for Mahathir Mohamed as Prime Minister since appointed for this position in 1981.

1982 Malaysian general election

22 April 1982 - 26 April 1982
All 154 seats to the Dewan Rakyat 78 seats needed for a majority
Registered	6,081,628
Turnout	4,296,312 (75.4%)
PAS Leader Mahathir Mohamad Lim Kit Siang Asri Muda Party BN DAP PAS Leader since 28 June 1981 1 October 1969 1970 Leader's seat Kubang Pasu Kota Melaka No seat Last election 131 seats, 57.2% 16 seats, 19.1% 5 seats, 15.5% Seats won 132 9 5 Seat change 1 7 Popular vote 2,522,079 815,473 602,530 Percentage 60.5% 19.6% 14.5% Swing 3.3% 0.5% 1.0%
Prime Minister before election Mahathir Mohamad BN Prime Minister-designate Mahathir Mohamad BN

The result was a victory for Barisan Nasional, which won 132 of the 154 seats. Voter turnout was 75.4%.

Results

Dewan Rakyat

 Summary of the 22 – 26 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results

Party				Vote		Seats
				Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front[lower-alpha 1]		BN	2,522,079	60.54	132	85.71	+1
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO			70	45.45	0
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA			24	15.58	+7
		Sabah People's United Front	BERJAYA			10	6.49	+1
		United Traditional Bumiputera Party	PBB	28,700		8	5.19	0
		Sarawak National Party	SNAP	41,295		6	3.90	-3
		Sarawak United People's Party	SUPP	81,993		5	3.25	-1
		Malaysian People's Movement Party	Gerakan			5	3.25	+1
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC			4	2.60	+1
		United Sabah National Organisation	USNO			0	0.00	-5
		People's Progressive Party	PPP			0	0.00	0
	Democratic Action Party		DAP	815,473	19.58	9	5.84	-7
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS	602,530	14.46	5	3.25	0
	Sarawak People's Organisation		SAPO	178	0.00	0	0.00	-1
	Malaysian People's Socialist Party		PSRM			0	0.00	0
	Other parties			68,208	1.64	0	0.00	0
	Social Democratic Party		SDP			0	0.00	New
	Homeland Consciousness Union		KITA			0	0.00	0
	Workers Party		WP			0	0.00	New
	Sarawak Native People's Party		PAJAR	1,415		0	0.00	0
	Parti Perhimpunan Sosial Bersatu		PUSAKA			0	0.00	New
	Parti Demokratik Rakyat Sabah		SR			0	0.00	New
	Sabah Chinese Association		SCA			0	0.00	0
	Sabah Chinese United Party		SCUP			0	0.00	New
	Parti Umat Sarawak		UMAT			0	0.00	0
	Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak		NEGARA			0	0.00	0
	Independents		IND	157,229	3.77	8	5.19	+7
Valid votes				4,165,697
Invalid/blank votes				130,615
Total (turnout: 75.4%)				4,296,312	100.00	154	100.00	0
Did not vote				1,785,316
Registered voters				6,081,628
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)				6,828,160
Malaysian population				14,528,000
Source: Nohlen et al. ,

1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Results by state

Summary of the 22 – 26 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results by state

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 2 2 100.00 0 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 2 2 100.00 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 0 0.00 0 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 2 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Perlis's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Kedah Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 13 12 92.31 +1 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 11 10 76.92 +1 Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 2 2 15.38 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 1 7.69 -1 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 13 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Kedah's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Kelantan Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 12 8 66.67 -2 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 12 8 66.67 -2 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 12 4 33.33 +2 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 12 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Kelantan's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Trengganu Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 7 7 100.00 0 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 7 7 100.00 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 0 0.00 0 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 7 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Trengganu's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Penang Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 9 7 77.78 +3 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 3 3 33.33 +1 Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 3 2 22.22 +2 Malaysian People's Movement Party Gerakan 3 2 22.22 +2 Democratic Action Party DAP 2 22.22 -2 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 0 0.00 -1 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 9 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Penang's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perak Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 21 21 100.00 +4 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 11 52.38 0 Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 6 28.57 +3 Malaysian People's Movement Party Gerakan 3 14.29 +1 Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 4.76 0 Democratic Action Party DAP 0 0.00 -4 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 0 0.00 0 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 21 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Perak's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Pahang Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 8 8 100.00 0 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 6 6 75.00 0 Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 2 2 25.00 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 0 0.00 0 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 8 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Pahang's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Selangor Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 11 11 100.00 +1 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 6 6 54.55 0 Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 4 4 36.36 +1 Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 1 9.09 0 Democratic Action Party DAP 0 0.00 -1 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 0 0.00 0 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 11 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Selangor's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers. {{Malaysian general election, 1982 (Kuala Lumpur)}}  Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Negri Sembilan Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 6 6 100.00 +1 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 3 3 50.00 0 Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 2 2 33.33 +1 Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 1 16.67 0 Democratic Action Party DAP 0 0.00 -1 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 0 0.00 0 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 6 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Negri Sembilan's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Malacca Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 4 3 75.00 0 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 2 2 50.00 0 Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 2 1 25.00 0 Democratic Action Party DAP 1 25.00 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 0 0.00 0 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 4 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Malacca's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Johore Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 16 16 100.00 +1 United Malays National Organisation UMNO 11 11 68.75 0 Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 5 4 25.00 0 Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 1 6.25 New Democratic Action Party DAP 0 0.00 -1 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 0 0.00 0 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 16 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Johore's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 – 26 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Sabah Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 16 10 62.50 -4 Sabah People's United Front BERJAYA 10 62.50 +1 United Sabah National Organisation USNO 0 0.00 -5 Democratic Action Party DAP 1 6.25 0 Independents IND 5 31.25 +4 Valid votes Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 16 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Sabah's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.  Summary of the 22 – 26 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Sarawak Party Candidates Vote Seats Votes % Won % +/– National Front[lower-alpha 1] BN 24 151,988 56.75 19 79.17 -4 Sarawak United People's Party SUPP 7 81,993 30.62 5 20.83 -1 Sarawak National Party SNAP 9 41,295 15.42 6 25.00 -3 United Traditional Bumiputera Party PBB 8 28,700 10.71 8 33.33 0 Democratic Action Party DAP 5 48,623 18.16 2 8.33 +2 Sarawak Native People's Party PAJAR 1 1,415 0.53 0 0.00 0 Sarawak People's Organisation SAPO 1 178 0.07 0 0.00 -1 Independents IND 26 65,594 24.49 3 12.50 +3 Valid votes 267,798 Invalid/blank votes Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 24 100.00 0 Did not vote Registered voters   Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)   Sarawak's population   Source: Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

State Assemblies

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 ISBN 0-19-924959-8