1982 Malaysian general election

1982 Malaysian general election

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All 154 seats in the Dewan Rakyat 78 seats needed for a majority
Registered	6,081,628[a]
Turnout	74.39%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mahathir Mohamad Lim Kit Siang Asri Muda Party BN DAP PAS Last election 57.23%, 130 seats 19.13%, 16 seats 15.48%, 5 seats Seats won 132 9 5 Seat change 2 7 Popular vote 2,522,079 815,473 602,530 Percentage 60.54% 19.58 14.46% Swing 3.31pp 0.45pp 0.98pp
Prime Minister before election Mahathir Mohamad BN Prime Minister-designate Mahathir Mohamad BN

General elections were held in Malaysia between Thursday, 22 April and Monday, 26 April 1982.^[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 Mohamad 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 74%.

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