1982 Malaysian general election

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%)
Prime Minister before election; Mahathir Mohamad; BN	Prime Minister-designate ; Mahathir Mohamad; BN

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 (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day. It was the first election for Mahathir Mohamed 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 75.4%.

Results

Dewan Rakyat

Summary of the 22 – 26 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results
Party				Vote		Seats
Party				Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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. ,

Johore

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Johore
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Kedah

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Kedah
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Kelantan

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Kelantan
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Kuala Lumpur

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Kuala Lumpur
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		BN
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)						100.00		100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Kuala Lumpur's population
Source:

Malacca

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Malacca
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Negri Sembilan

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Negri Sembilan
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Pahang

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Pahang
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Penang

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Penang
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Perak

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Perak
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Perlis

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Perlis
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Sabah

Summary of the 22 – 26 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Sabah
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Sarawak

Summary of the 22 – 26 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Sarawak
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Selangor

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Selangor
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

Trengganu

Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Trengganu
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front		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:

State Assemblies

References

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

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

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