Malaysian general election, 1982

22 – 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%)
	First party	Second party	Third party
			PAS
Leader	Mahathir Mohammed	Lim Kit Siang	Asri Muda
Party	Barisan Nasional	DAP	PAS
Leader since	16 July 1981	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 Mohammed
Barisan Nasional

Prime Minister-designate

Mahathir Mohammed
Barisan Nasional

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.

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^{[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			8	5.19	0
		Sarawak National Party	SNAP			6	3.90	-3
		Sarawak United People's Party	SUPP			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			0	0.00	New
	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	New
	Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak		PNRS			0	0.00	New
	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. ,

↑ 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
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	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.

Template:Malaysian general election, 1982 (Kuala Lumpur)

**Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian *Dewan Rakyat* election results in Negri Sembilan**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	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
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	24			19	79.17	-4
		United Traditional Bumiputera Party	PBB				8	33.33	0
		Sarawak National Party	SNAP				6	25.00	-3
		Sarawak United People's Party	SUPP				5	20.83	-1
	Democratic Action Party		DAP				2	8.33	+2
	Independents		IND				3	12.50	+3
Valid votes
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

Main article: Malaysian state elections, 1982

References

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

Elections in Malaysia

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See also: Elections in Johor Kedah Kelantan Kuala Lumpur Labuan Malacca Negeri Sembilan Pahang Penang Perak Perlis Putrajaya Sabah Sarawak Selangor Terengganu

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