1982 Malaysian general election

none Malaysia parliamentary 1978 Malaysian general election 1978 Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 5th Malaysian Parliament 1986 Malaysian general election 1986 All 154 seats in the Dewan Rakyat Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 6th Malaysian Parliament 78 6,081,628Multiple constituencies were uncontested, reducing the number of eligible voters to 5,775,605. 74.39% 22–26 April 1982 130x130px Mahathir Bin Mohamed, Prime Minister of Malaysia (cropped, 3to4).jpg Mahathir Mohamad UMNO Barisan Nasional 57.23%, 130 seats 132 2 2,522,079 60.54% 3.31pp Lim_Kit_Siang_cropped_(cropped,_3to4_closeup).jpg Lim Kit Siang Democratic Action Party 19.13%, 16 seats 9 7 815,473 19.58 0.45pp 3x4.svg Asri Muda PAS 15.48%, 5 seats 5 602,530 14.46% 0.98pp Prime Minister Prime Minister-designate Mahathir Mohamad Barisan Nasional Mahathir Mohamad Barisan Nasional General elections were held in Malaysia between Thursday, 22 April1982-04-23 FIRST VICTORY BREAKS THE TENSION http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/0034/0034/TheStar%5B23Apr1982%5BFirstVictoryBreaksTheTension.pdf The Star and Monday, 26 April 1982.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 0-19-924959-8 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. The coalition made significant gains in urban constituencies, reducing the Democratic Action Party's representation from 16 seats to nine. Voter turnout was 74%. Polling was conducted in stages. Most parliamentary constituencies voted on 22 April, while polling in Sabah was held on 26 April, when the remaining parliamentary results were determined.1982-04-27 Berjaya whips Usno http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/rare%20folder/0034_kamal/TheStar%5B27Apr1982%5BBerjayaWhipsUsno.pdf The Star Background The general election was called less than a year after Mahathir succeeded as Prime Minister in July 1981. It was the first general election contested under Mahathir's leadership and was widely regarded as the new administration's first electoral test.Malaysia's 1982 General Election 9789814376136 https://dokumen.pub/malaysias-1982-general-election-9789814376136.html dokumen.pub en On 21 March 1982, Mahathir announced that Parliament would be dissolved on 29 March and expressed hope that the general election would be held in April. He also advised all state governments, except Sabah and Sarawak, to dissolve their legislative assemblies. Sabah and Sarawak did not participate in the concurrent state elections, as they had held state elections in 1981 and 1979 respectively.1982-03-22 APRIL IT IS http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/rare%20folder/0034_kamal/TheStar%5B22Mac1982%5BAprilItis.pdf The Star Campaign Following the dissolution of Parliament, Barisan Nasional finalised its list of candidates after separate meetings between Mahathir Mohamad and leaders of the coalition's component parties. On 5 April, Mahathir announced that the line-up had been completed. The coalition fielded 74 UMNO, 28 MCA, seven Gerakan, four MIC, 11 Berjaya, five USNO, seven SUPP, nine SNAP, eight PBB and one BERJASA candidates for parliamentary seats.1982-04-06 Mahathir: The Barisan line-up is final http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/0034/0034/TheStar%5B6Apr1982%5BMahathir-TheBarisanLineupIsFinal.pdf The Star The BN campaign was led by Mahathir and Deputy Prime Minister Musa Hitam under the slogan "Efficient, Clean and Trustworthy" (Bersih, Cekap dan Amanah). As part of Mahathir's effort to project a reformist image, UMNO fielded a large number of new candidates, replacing nearly half of its previous parliamentary candidates, including several Menteri Besar candidates.Chacko Danesh Prakash 2025-07-07 MALAYSIAN ELECTION HISTORY (FEDERAL) ATLAS https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7ccb3f7e009e40928363bb3354151332 ArcGIS StoryMaps en A notable development before the election was the entry of Anwar Ibrahim, the former president of the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (ABIM), into UMNO. He contested the newly created parliamentary constituency of Permatang Pauh as a Barisan Nasional candidate. PAS campaigned on an Islamic platform, using the slogan "The Quran is our constitution, the Prophet our guide, Islam our goal". During the campaign, the party questioned UMNO's commitment to Islamic principles and called for greater Islamisation.1982-04-22 Contrast in styles of National Front and Opposition https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19820422-1.2.12 The Straits Times Gerakan also broadened its electoral appeal by nominating several figures associated with the Chinese education movement. During the campaign, Negeri Sembilan State Assembly Speaker Taha Talib was shot dead outside his home on 14 April, eight days before polling.2020-11-18 Ex-minister pardoned for 1982 murder dies https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2020/11/18/ex-minister-pardoned-for-1982-murder-dies MalaysiaNow en The murder attracted widespread public attention and later resulted in the arrestCabinet minister arrested on murder charge https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/07/10/Cabinet-minister-arrested-on-murder-charge/9346395121600/ UPI en 1982-07-10 and conviction of Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Mokhtar Hashim.ADAM ASHMAN 2020-11-18 Ex-minister Mokhtar Hashim dies https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/11/18/ex-minister-mokhtar-hashim-who-rocked-nation-with-murder-in-the-1980s-dies/1923713 Malay Mail en Results The election resulted in Barisan Nasional consolidating its electoral dominance, particularly among Malay voters. The coalition also recorded its strongest performance among Chinese voters since the 1964 general election. Contemporary political commentators attributed Barisan Nasional's improved performance in urban constituencies to strong support from first-time voters, while noting that the Democratic Action Party's vote share remained largely unchanged in many of its traditional strongholds.1982-04-26 Ist time voters tipped scales for Front in urban areas https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19820426-1.2.59.2 The Straits Times File:Dewan Rakyat 1982 (blocs).svg Barisan Nasional 11 United Malays National Organisation 1323937 70 +1 Malaysian Chinese Association 678206 24 +7 Sabah People's United Front 81963 10 +2 Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu 28700 8 0 Sarawak National Party 41295 6 –3 Sarawak United Peoples' Party 81993 5 –1 Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 146654 5 +1 Malaysian Indian Congress 79825 4 +1 United Sabah National Organisation 30816 0 –5 BERJASA 28690 0 0 2522079 132 +2 Democratic Action Party 815473 9 –7 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 602530 5 0 Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia 38800 0 0 United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation 14958 0 New Sabah Chinese United Party 11600 0 New Parti Anak Jati Sarawak 1415 0 0 PEKEMAS 619 0 0 Social Democratic Party 464 0 0 Social United Association Party 352 0 0 Sarawak People's Organisation 178 0 –1 Independents 157229 8 +6 130615 0 5775605 CLEA Tindak Malaysia Github Total Registered Voters above refer to the total electorate of contested constituencies. Total Electorate for whole of 1982 inclusive 12 uncontested constituencies was 6081628. There is conflicting information whether Berjasa was allocated to one or two parliamentary constituencies (subject which source being referenced tooHISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1982-ELECTION-RESULTS/METADATA/MALAYSIA_1982_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS_METADATA.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1982-ELECTION-RESULTS/METADATA/MALAYSIA_1982_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS_METADATA.csv GitHub en. By state Source:HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1982-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYSIA_1982_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1982-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYSIA_1982_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS.csv GitHub en Johore Barisan Nasional 4 United Malays National Organisation 193999 11 0 Malaysian Chinese Association 97598 4 0 Malaysian Indian Congress 20932 1 New 312529 16 0 Democratic Action Party 71351 0 –1 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 18224 0 0 Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia 21288 0 0 Independents 683 0 0 19725 0 587458Total Registered voters above refer to the total electorate of contested constituencies. Total Electorate for Johor inclusive 4 uncontested constituencies was 757837. Kedah Barisan Nasional 4 United Malays National Organisation 194826 10 +1 Malaysian Chinese Association 39951 2 0 BERJASA 14039 0 0 248816 12 +1 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 131872 1 –1 Democratic Action Party 24354 0 0 Independents 1271 0 0 11938 0 541914 Kelantan Barisan Nasional 3 United Malays National Organisation 157341 8 –2 BERJASA 14651 0 0 171992 8 -2 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 151629 4 +2 Democratic Action Party 1896 0 0 Independents 348 0 0 8945 0 418242 Kuala Lumpur Democratic Action Party 133442 3 0 Barisan Nasional 4 Malaysian Chinese Association 81611 1 +1 Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 28163 0 -1 United Malays National Organisation 32348 1 0 142122 2 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 7979 0 0 Independents 1582 0 New 3239 0 406782 Malacca Barisan Nasional 3 United Malays National Organisation 52884 2 0 Malaysian Chinese Association 55397 1 0 108281 3 0 Democratic Action Party 34584 1 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 20105 0 0 5438 0 219236 Negeri Sembilan Barisan Nasional 4 United Malays National Organisation 69072 3 0 Malaysian Chinese Association 43454 2 +1 Malaysian Indian Congress 18937 1 0 131463 6 +1 Democratic Action Party 53592 0 –1 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 8751 0 0 Independents 1539 0 0 6301 0 261632 Pahang Barisan Nasional 3 United Malays National Organisation 113518 6 0 Malaysian Chinese Association 27378 2 0 140896 8 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 46951 0 0 Democratic Action Party 40016 0 0 Independents 5434 0 0 9160 0 325831 Penang Barisan Nasional 4 United Malays National Organisation 57487 3 +1 Malaysian Chinese Association 71870 2 +1 Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 64253 2 +1 193610 7 +3 Democratic Action Party 124089 2 –2 Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia 15944 0 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 8612 0 –1 Social Democratic Party 464 0 0 Independents 1626 0 0 9746 0 460387 Perak Barisan Nasional 5 United Malays National Organisation 164042 11 +1 Malaysian Chinese Association 138927 6 +3 Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 54238 3 +1 Malaysian Indian Congress 14930 1 0 372137 21 +4 Democratic Action Party 154472 0 –4 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 79264 0 0 PEKEMAS 619 0 0 Independents 1297 0 0 20135 0 848885In 1978, Bagan Datok was contested by Dato' Haji Hassan Adli as BN-Direct Candidate (no party affiliation)2008-10-18 DATO’ HAJI HASSAN ADLI:Tokoh Politik dan Pejuang Islam yang Tegar ( 1929-1987 ) https://zabidin13.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/dato%e2%80%99-haji-hassan-adlitokoh-politik-dan-pejuang-islam-yang-tegar-1929-1987/ Kayacipta ms. In 1982, Bagan Datok was contested by UMNO. This explains seat won change for UMNO increased by one (while collectively BN only had net increase of 4 seats when comparing from 1982 with 1978 results) Perlis Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation 39715 2 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 18860 0 0 2283 0 79018 Sabah Barisan Nasional 3 Sabah People's United Front 81963 10 +2 United Sabah National Organisation 30816 0 –5 112779 10 –3 Democratic Action Party 18641 1 0 United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation 14958 0 0 Sabah Chinese United Party 11600 0 0 Social United Association Party 352 0 0 Independents 55382 5 +3 4163 0 324199The above registered voter count refers to total electorate of contested constituencies. Total Electorate for Sabah inclusive two uncontested constituencies would be 358609. Sarawak Barisan Nasional 4 Sarawak United Peoples' Party 81993 5 –1 Sarawak National Party 41295 6 –3 Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu 28700 8 0 151988 19 –4 Democratic Action Party 48623 2 +2 Parti Anak Jati Sarawak 1415 0 0 Sarawak People's Organisation 178 0 –1 Independents 65594 3 +3 7656 0 412158The above registered voter count refers to total electorate of contested constituencies. Total Electorate for Sarawak inclusive six uncontested constituencies would be 513392. Selangor Barisan Nasional 4 United Malays National Organisation 141836 6 0 Malaysian Chinese Association 122020 4 +1 Malaysian Indian Congress 25026 1 0 288882 11 +1 Democratic Action Party 110413 0 –1 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 33292 0 0 Independents 21754 0 0 14175 0 647761 Trengganu Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation 106869 7 0 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 76991 0 0 Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia 1568 0 0 Independents 719 1 0 7711 0 242092 Conduct Polling, vote counting and post-election celebrations proceeded without major security incidents, despite closely contested races in several constituencies.1982-04-26 Crime-free https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19820426-1.2.59.4 The Straits Times Aftermath Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew congratulated Mahathir on Barisan Nasional's victory, describing it as "a massive vote of confidence" and expressing confidence that the result would strengthen bilateral cooperation and ASEAN solidarity.1982-04-24 Lee to Dr M: Congrats on BN's big win http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/rare%20folder/0034_kamal/NewStraitsTimes%5B24Apr1982%5BLeeToDr.M-CongratsOnBN%27sBigWin.pdf New Straits Times1982-04-24 S'PORE PREMIER HAILS DR M'S LANDSLIDE VICTORY http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/0034/0034/TheStar%5B24Apr1982%5BS'porePremierHailsDr.M'sLandslideVictory.pdf The Star Korean President Chun Doo-hwan also congratulated Mahathir, expressing confidence in Malaysia's continued progress and prosperity and hope for closer relations between the two countries.1982-04-29 President Chun sends congrats http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/0034/0034/NewStraitsTimes%5B29Apr1982%5BPresidentChunSendsCongrats.pdf New Straits Times See also Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 6th Malaysian Parliament 1982 Malaysian state elections First premiership of Mahathir Mohamad Notes References Category:General elections in Malaysia Malaysia General Malaysia