Malaysian general election, 1982
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General elections were held in Malaysia on 22 April 1982. The result was a victory for Barisan Nasional
, which won 132 of the 145 seats. Voter turnout was 74.4%.
Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...
, which won 132 of the 145 seats. Voter turnout was 74.4%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence... |
2,522,079 | 60.5 | 132 | |
| Democratic Action Party Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party, or DAP is a secular, multi-racial, social democratic Malaysian political party.The DAP is one of the three major opposition parties in Malaysia, along with the PKR and PAS, that are seen as electable alternatives to the Barisan Nasional coalition of parties... |
815,473 | 19.6 | 9 | |
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 602,530 | 14.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sarawak People's Organisation | 178 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 68,208 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Independents | 157,229 | 3.8 | 8 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 130,615 | |||
| Total | 4,296,312 | 100 | 154 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||