2008 Selangor state election

Malaysian state legislative election 2008 Selangor state election Selangor legislative no 2004 8 March 2008 List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2004–2008)#Selangor 2013 56 seats to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2008–2013)#Selangor 29 150px Khalid Ibrahim 2007 PKR Pakatan Rakyat 00BFFF Ijok 2 29 36 34 649,945All the figures of votes and seats are a combined result of all the component parties in PR. 56.0% 21.8 150px Khir Toyo 2000 UMNO Barisan Nasional 000080 Sungai Panjang 54 seats, 65.1% 20 34 507,851All the figures of votes and seats are a combined result of all the component parties in BN. 43.8% 21.3 Menteri Besar Khir Toyo BN (UMNO) Khalid Ibrahim PR (PKR) The 12th Selangor state election was held on 8 March 2008. Polling took place in 56 constituencies throughout the State of Selangor, with each electing a state assemblyman to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission. The state election was held concurrently with the 2008 Malaysian general election. The election proved to be a watershed in Selangor's history, as the incumbent government from Barisan Nasional (BN) was handed an unprecedented and shocking defeat by the opposition, making the election the first time Selangor's ruling party was voted out of power. Malaysian opposition claims Selangor state 9 March 2008 Yahoo! News http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080308/tap-malaysia-vote-selangor-0193655.html Agence France-Presse 12 March 2008 en https://web.archive.org/web/20080312171830/http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080308/tap-malaysia-vote-selangor-0193655.html 12 March 2008 The informal coalition of Democratic Action Party (DAP), Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) won 38 seats out of the 56 seats, gaining a two-thirds majority in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.Pembangkang tubuh Pakatan Rakyat https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/80684 9 April 2025 Malaysiakini 1 April 2008 MS https://web.archive.org/web/20080529052456/http://praya.hmetro.com.my/Current_News/Pilihanraya08/Keputusan/result_penuh?state=Selangor Keputusan Penuh Pilihan Raya Selangor 2008-05-29 2 September 2021 Harian Metro http://praya.hmetro.com.my/Current_News/Pilihanraya08/Keputusan/result_penuh?state=Selangor dead Background The Selangor State Legislative Assembly will be automatically dissolved on 13 February 2008,Pesta pilihan raya https://www.klik.com.my/item/story/4287993/pesta-pilihan-raya Iszahanid Oleh Hafizah Ngah Mohd Azis Baharin Hanneeyzah Bariah Roslan Suhana 24 February 2008 Berita Harian 5 September 2021 KLiK.com New Straits Times Press subscription the fifth anniversary of the first session and the election shall be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 13 February 2008, a date to be announced by the Election Commission of Malaysia), unless dissolved before that date by the Head of State, Sultan of Selangor on the advice of the Menteri Besar of Selangor. Artikel 70 Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Selangor 1959. Dicapai pada 2021-08-07. Results DAP-PAS-PKR coalition 4 People's Justice Party 234552 15 +15 Democratic Action Party 199054 13 +11 Malaysian Islamic Party 216339 8 +8 649945 36 +34 Barisan Nasional 5 United Malays National Organisation 355334 18 –17 Malaysian Chinese Association 103756 2 –10 Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 26886 0 –4 Malaysian Indian Congress 21875 0 –3 508851 20 –34 Independents 2773 0 0 21206 1187280 0 The Star Notes References 2008 Category:2008 state elections in Malaysia