A general election was held on Sunday, 21 March 2004 for members of the 11th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 219 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. This is first election for Abdullah as Prime Minister since appointed for this position in 2003. State elections also took place in 505 state constituencies in 12 out of 13 states of Malaysia (except Sarawak) on the same day as Sabah took the first time election was parallel with the rest of Peninsular Malaysia.

Election results

The National Front gained a popular vote of 63.9%, but would have gained a higher vote had all seats been contested. Reports in the Malaysian media 23 March showed the Front winning 198 parliamentary seats to the combined opposition parties' 20 seats, with one independent. This is the largest majority that National Front has won since the

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. The dominant party in the National Front, the Prime Minister's United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), won 109 seats, a gain of 32. UMNO's allies also gained seats. The Malaysian Chinese Association won 31 seats, a gain of two, and the

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won nine seats, a gain of two. Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) managed to retain only seven of its 27 seats. PAS ran on a platform promising an Islamic nation. The PAS opposition leader, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, lost his parliamentary seat. Another opposition party, the People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Nasional) lost four of its five seats. After five recounts the party's leader, Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (the wife of imprisoned former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim), retained her seat with a majority of 590 votes. The third opposition party, the Democratic Action Party, which was routed in the

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, improved its performance with the re-election of party chairman Lim Kit Siang at Ipoh Timor seat and his deputy, Karpal Singh at

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seat while chairman

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lost his seat. The DAP won 12 seats and regained the official leadership of the opposition in the national parliament from PAS. Most candidates who campaigned on platforms of Islamic issues lost their seats. This is a significant turnaround since the last election where, generally, the more "Islamic" candidates had a greater chance of winning in the

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heartland.

Results

Dewan Rakyat

, - ! rowspan=2 colspan=4 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Party ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Vote ! colspan=3 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Seats , - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Won ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , +/– , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , National Front , , BN , , 4,454,215 , , 63.85, , 198 , , 90.41, , 50 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , rowspan=14, , style="background-color: #E62020;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Malays National Organisation , , UMNO , , 2,489,532 , , 35.69, , 109 , , 49.77, , 37 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #0000FF;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Malaysian Chinese Association , , MCA , , 1,074,291 , , 15.40, , 31 , , 14.16, , 2 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #FF0000;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Malaysian People's Movement Party , , Gerakan , , 257,663 , , 3.69, , 10 , , 4.57, , 4 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #29AB87;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

, , MIC , , 221,546 , , 3.18, , 9 , , 4.11, , 2 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: yellow;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Sarawak United People's Party The Sarawak United Peoples' Party, or SUPP (; ms, Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak; Iban: ''Gerempong Sa'ati Rayat Sarawak'') is a multiracial centre-right local political party of Malaysia based in Sarawak. The SUPP president is Dr. Sim Kui ...

, , SUPP , , 101,869 , , 1.46, , 6, , 2.74, , 1 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: red;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Traditional Bumiputera Party , , PBB , , 80,408, , 1.15, , 11, , 5.02, , , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #00008B;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation , , UPKO , , 55,117 , , 0.79, , 4, , 1.83, , 1 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #FFFF00;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party The Progressive Democratic Party (Malay: Parti Demokratik Progresif, Abbreviation: PDP), formerly known as Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party is a Sarawak based political party in Malaysia founded in 2002. The party was founded in the wake o ...

, , SPDP , , 50,350 , , 0.72, , 4, , 1.83, , New , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak , , PBDS , , 46,292 , , 0.66, , 6, , 2.74, , , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #ADD8E6;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Sabah Party , , PBS , , 26,504 , , 0.38, , 4, , 1.83, , 1 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #DAA520;" , , style="text-align:left;" , People's Progressive Party , , PPP , , 20,129 , , 0.29, , 1, , 0.46, , 1 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: ;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Sabah Progressive Party The Sabah Progressive Party ( ms, Parti Maju Sabah, abbreviated SAPP) is a multiracial political party based in Sabah, Malaysia. It was registered on 21 January 1994 by dissidents led by former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee from ...

, , SAPP , , 16,426 , , 0.24, , 2, , 0.91, , , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #FF7F00;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Liberal Democratic Party , , LDP , , 8,208 , , 0.12, , 0, , 0.00 , , 1 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #FEDF00;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Sabah People's Party , , PBRS , , 5,880 , , 0.08, , 1, , 0.46, , 1 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Parties in the informal coalition, Alternative Front , , BA , , 1,672,350 , , 23.97 , , 8 , , 3.65, , 34 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party , , PAS , , 1,069,569 , , 15.33, , 7 , , 3.20, , 20 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Action Party , , DAP , , 702,243 , , 10.07 , , 12 , , 5.48, , 2 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , People's Justice Party , , PKR , , 602,781 , , 8.64, , 1 , , 0.46, , 4 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" ,

Sarawak National Party The Sarawak National Party known by its acronym as "SNAP", is now a defunct political party in Malaysia. It was a member party of the Alliance Party from 1963 to 1966 and a member of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from 1976 until its expulsi ...

, , SNAP , , 28,579 , , 0.41, , 0 , , 0.00 , , 4 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" ,

State Reform Party Sarawak People's Aspiration Party or ( ms, "Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak", abbreviated ASPIRASI), is a political party based in Sarawak, Malaysia, renamed and rebranded from previously State Reform Party abbreviated STAR. Background and histo ...

, , STAR , , 6,270 , , 0.09, , 0 , , 0.00 , , , - , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" ,

United Democratic Sabah People's Power Party The United Democratic Sabah Peoples Power Party ( ms, Parti Demokratik Setiahati Kuasa Rakyat Bersatu Sabah, abbreviated SETIA) was a political party in Malaysia. It changed its name to Malaysian United People's Party (MUPP) or Parti Bersatu Sasa ...

, , SETIA , , 2,143 , , 0.03, , 0 , , 0.00 , , New , - , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Malaysian Democratic Party , , MDP , , 1,107 , , 0.02, , 0 , , 0.00 , , , - , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" ,

United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation The United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation ( ms, Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Pasok Nunukragang Bersatu; PASOK) is a regional political party in Malaysia based in the state of Sabah. It was established in 1978. Before its deregistration, it wa ...

, , PASOK , , 543 , , 0.00, , 0 , , 0.00 , , New , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Independents , , IND , , 108,096 , , 1.55, , 1, , 0.46, , 1 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Valid votes, , 6,975,546 , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc;", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Invalid/

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s, , 293,810 , - , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: 73.9%) , , 7,269,356 , , 100.00 , , 219 , , 100.00, , +26 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Did not vote, , 2,486,741 , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc;", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Registered voters, , 9,756,097 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , 13,802,493 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Malaysian population, , 23,092,940 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=9 , Source: Nohlen et al

Results by state

Johor

, , MIC , , 1 , , , , , , 1 , , 3.85 , , 0 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #FF0000;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Malaysian People's Movement Party, , Gerakan, , 1 , , , , , , 1 , , 3.85 , , New , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Action Party, , DAP, , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, , PAS , , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: %) , , , , 100.00 , , 26 , , 100.00 , , +6 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Johor's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

Kedah

, - ! rowspan=2 colspan=4 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Party ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Candidates ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Vote ! colspan=3 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Seats , - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Won ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , +/– , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , National Front, , BN , , 15 , , 388,943 , , 59.76 , , 14 , , 93.33 , , +7 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , rowspan=2, , style="background-color: #E62020;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Malays National Organisation , , UMNO , , 13 , , 334,295 , , 51.36 , , 12 , , 80.00 , , +7 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #0000FF;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Malaysian Chinese Association , , MCA , , 2 , , 54,648 , , 8.40 , , 2 , , 13.33 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, , PAS , , 10 , , 184,850 , , 28.40 , , 1 , , 6.67 , , -7 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , People's Justice Party, , PKR , , 5 , , 77,102 , , 11.85 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , 650,895 , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , 14,802 , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: 81.00%) , , 665,697 , , 100.00 , , 15 , , 100.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , 156,195 , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , 821,892 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Kedah's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

Kelantan

, - ! rowspan=2 colspan=4 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Party ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Candidates ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Vote ! colspan=3 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Seats , - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Won ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , +/– , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , National Front, , BN , , 14 , , 260,524 , , 49.96 , , 8 , , 57.14 , , +7 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , rowspan=1, , style="background-color: #E62020;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Malays National Organisation , , UMNO , , 14 , , 260,524 , , 49.96 , , 8 , , 57.14 , , +7 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, , PAS , , 11 , , 201,955 , , 38.73 , , 6 , , 42.86 , , -4 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , People's Justice Party , , PKR , , 3 , , 52,824 , , 10.13 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , -3 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Independents , , IND , , 1 , , 6,198 , , 1.19 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , 521,501 , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , 13,562 , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: 80.74%) , , 535,063 , , 100.00 , , 14 , , 100.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , 127,650 , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , 662,713 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Kelantan's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

Kuala Lumpur

s, , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: %) , , , , 100.00 , , , , 100.00 , , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" bgcolor="dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Kuala Lumpur's population, , , - , align=left colspan=10, Source:

Labuan

Malacca

, - ! rowspan=2 colspan=4 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Party ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Candidates ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Vote ! colspan=3 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Seats , - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Won ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , +/– , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , National Front, , BN , , 6 , , , , , , 6 , , 100.00 , , +2 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , rowspan=2, , style="background-color: #E62020;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Malays National Organisation , , UMNO , , 4 , , , , , , 4 , , 66.67 , , +1 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #0000FF;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Malaysian Chinese Association , , MCA , , 2 , , , , , , 2 , , 33.33 , , +1 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Action Party, , DAP, , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , -1 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, , PAS , , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: %) , , , , 100.00 , , 6 , , 100.00 , , +1 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Malacca's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

Negeri Sembilan

, , MIC , , 1 , , , , , , 1 , , 12.50 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;", Democratic Action Party, , DAP, , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;", Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, , PAS , , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: %) , , , , 100.00 , , 8 , , 100.00 , , +1 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Negeri Sembilan's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10, Source:

Pahang

, , MIC , , 1 , , , , , , 1 , , 7.14 , , New , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;", Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, , PAS , , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: %) , , , , 100.00 , , 14 , , 100.00 , , +3 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Pahang's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10, Source:

Penang

, - ! rowspan=2 colspan=4 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Party ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Candidates ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Vote ! colspan=3 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Seats , - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Won ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , +/– , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , National Front, , BN , , 13 , , 284,110 , , 56.85 , , 8 , , 61.54 , , +2 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , rowspan=3, , style="background-color: #E62020;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Malays National Organisation , , UMNO , , 5 , , 108,498 , , 21.71 , , 4 , , 30.77 , , +1 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #0000FF;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Malaysian Chinese Association , , MCA , , 4 , , 87,822 , , 17.57 , , 1 , , 7.69 , , 0 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #FF0000;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Malaysian People's Movement Party, , Gerakan, , 4 , , 87,790 , , 17.57 , , 3 , , 23.08 , , +1 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Action Party, , DAP, , 7 , , 135,125 , , 27.04 , , 4 , , 30.77 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , People's Justice Party, , PKR, , 5 , , 61,410 , , 12.29 , , 1 , , 7.69 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, , PAS , , 2 , , 19,109 , , 3.82 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , 499,754 , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , 11,540 , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: 76.05%) , , 511,294 , , 100.00 , , 13 , , 100.00 , , +2 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , 161,058 , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , 672,352 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Penang's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

Perak

, , MIC , , , , , , , , 2 , , 8.33 , , 0 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #DAA520;" , , style="text-align:left;" , People's Progressive Party, , PPP, , , , , , , , 1 , , 4.17 , , +1 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Action Party, , DAP, , , , , , , , 3 , , 12.50 , , +2 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, , PAS , , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , -2 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: %) , , , , 100.00 , , 24 , , 100.00 , , +1 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Perak's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

Perlis

s, , 2,290 , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: %) , , 93,610 , , 100.00 , , 3 , , 100.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Perlis's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

Putrajaya

Sabah

, , SAPP , , , , , , , , 2 , , 8.00 , , 0 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #FEDF00;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Sabah People's Party , , PBRS , , , , , , , , 1 , , 4.00 , , New , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #FF7F00;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Liberal Democratic Party , , LDP , , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , -1 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Independents , , IND , , , , , , , , 1 , , 4.00 , , +1 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: %) , , , , 100.00 , , 25 , , 100.00 , , +5 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Sabah's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

Sarawak

, , SUPP , , 7 , , 101,869 , , 24.05 , , 6 , , 21.43 , , -1 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: red;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Traditional Bumiputera Party , , PBB , , 11 , , 80,408 , , 18.98 , , 11 , , 39.29 , , 0 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #FFFF00;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

, , SPDP , , 4 , , 50,350 , , 11.89 , , 4 , , 14.29 , , New , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak , , PBDS , , 6 , , 46,292 , , 10.93 , , 6 , , 21.43 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Action Party , , DAP , , 5 , , 67,631 , , 15.97 , , 1 , , 3.57 , , +1 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" ,

, , SNAP , , 7 , , 28,579 , , 6.75 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , -4 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" ,

, , STAR , , 1 , , 6,270 , , 1.48 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , People's Justice Party , , PKR , , 1 , , 5,420 , , 1.28 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party , , PAS , , 1 , , 1,035 , , 0.24 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Independents , , IND , , 10 , , 35,682 , , 8.43 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , 423,536 , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: %) , , , , 100.00 , , 28 , , 100.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Sarawak's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

Selangor

, , MIC , , 4 , , , , , , 4 , , 18.18 , , +1 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , style="background-color: #FF0000;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Malaysian People's Movement Party, , Gerakan, , 1 , , , , , , 1 , , 4.55 , , +1 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Action Party, , DAP, , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, , PAS , , , , , , , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: %) , , , , 100.00 , , 22 , , 100.00 , , +5 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Selangor's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

Terengganu

, - ! rowspan=2 colspan=4 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Party ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Candidates ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Vote ! colspan=3 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Seats , - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Won ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , +/– , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , National Front, , BN , , 8 , , 221,328 , , 56.46 , , 8 , , 100.00 , , +8 , -style="background:#EFEFEF;" , rowspan=1, , style="background-color: #E62020;" , , style="text-align:left;" , United Malays National Organisation , , UMNO , , 8 , , 221,328 , , 56.46 , , 8 , , 100.00 , , +8 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, , PAS , , 7 , , 150,057 , , 38.28 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , -7 , - , style="background-color: ;" , , colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" , People's Justice Party, , PKR , , 1 , , 20,635 , , 5.26 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , -1 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Valid votes, , 392,020 , , rowspan=2 colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Invalid/

s, , 8,874 , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" , Total votes ( voter turnout: 87.93%) , , 400,894 , , 100.00 , , 8 , , 100.00 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Did not vote, , 55,029 , , rowspan="4" colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcdcdc", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Registered voters, , 455,923 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Voting age population (aged 21 years and above), , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="5" , Terengganu's population, , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=10 , Source:

State Assemblies

Elections for the assemblies of all the Malaysian states except Sarawak were also held on 21 March. The National Front and its allies won majorities in all states except Kelantan where, despite earlier reports to the contrary, PAS retained control with a narrow majority of 24 seats to BN's 21 seats. The National Front regained control of the state of Terengganu, which it lost to PAS in 1999. The PAS opposition leader, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, who lost his parliamentary seat as mentioned earlier, managed to retain his state seat.

Background

On 2 March, the 10th national parliament and all state assemblies in Malaysia (with the exception of Sarawak) were dissolved by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong upon the advice of the Prime Minister. Sarawak's last state election was held in

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, and elections for the state assembly are not due till

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. The election was held nine months earlier than required by the constitution. The constitution allows that parliament has a mandate of 5 years. Elections are required to be called three months after parliament is dissolved. The government had until the end of November 2004 to call elections. Candidates nominated on 13 March, with the National Front winning 15 seats uncontested, and another two seats after the opposing candidates withdrew. The right to withdraw was only introduced as a new rule at these elections. Under this rule candidates are allowed a three-day period to withdraw following nomination day. Of the 17 parliamentary seats won uncontested, nine were in the state of Sabah, six in Sarawak and two in Johor. PAS won a

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seat Senggarang in Johor for the first time, after the National Front candidate was disqualified because she was seconded by someone who was not a registered voter in the constituency which she wanted to contest. The requirement that the seconder be registered in the same constituency was only introduced in 2004. This seat was influenced by other opposition parties to gain many state seat in 2008 contest.

Election irregularities

The elections were marred by discrepancies, which were admitted by the electoral authorities. The head of the

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( Tan Sri Ab Rashid Ab Rahman) made the statement "I have been in this line for so long... it should not have happened at all. There must be reasons why this happened." He has served in the election commission for the last five elections, and has stated that he intends to resign if a report on the discrepancies implicates him in the foul-ups. Among the discrepancies were wrongly printed ballots, registered voters being unable to vote and wide discrepancies in votes in various seats upon re-counting the ballots. In the seat of Sungai Lembing in state of Pahang, the Keadilan symbol was printed wrongly on the ballot paper for PAS candidate Idris Ahmad. Illiterate voters tend to rely on familiar party symbols for voting purposes as they are unable to read the candidate's names on the ballot. Voting was suspended for 5 hours before resuming. Polling was re-held for the seat on 28 March."Sg Lembing: Re-vote on March 28 after logo debacle"
Malaysiakini

References

External links

The (Malaysian) Star OnlineChannelNewsAsiaBernamaElection Commission Malaysia (SPR)

Results from the SPR
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