Elections in Malaysia
What do we know about elections in Malaysia?
No coming election has a day in our data yet. Latest result: Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party won 42 of 222 seats in 2022.
- Latest result:
- Final result
- Malaysian Election Corpus, read 8 November 2026
Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?
As of , no coming election we list for Malaysia has a day in our data yet. The latest result in our data is the 2022 general election: Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party won 42 of 222 seats. This page lists 17 elections, past and coming.
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, 42 of 222 seats
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party42
- Democratic Action Party40
- Malaysian United Indigenous Party31
- People's Justice Party31
- United Malays National Organisation26
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak14
- National Trust Party8
- Independents7
- Sarawak People's Party5
- Heritage Party3
- Malaysian Chinese Association2
- Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party2
- Sarawak United Peoples' Party2
- United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation2
- Homeland Solidarity Party1
- Malaysian Indian Congress1
- Malaysian Nation Party1
- Malaysian United Democratic Alliance1
- Parti Bersatu Sabah1
- People's Solidarity Democracy Party1
- United Sabah People's Party1
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Malaysia 2022 general electionFinal result
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party won 42 of 222 seats.
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party42
- Democratic Action Party40
- People's Justice Party31
- Malaysian United Indigenous Party31
- United Malays National Organisation26
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak14
- Others38
- Largest party's seats
- 42 of 222
- Its share of the vote
- 15.0%
- Turnout
- 74.5%
What does the latest result show?
- The balance
No single party reached a majority.
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party won 42 of 222 seats. A majority needs 112.
- The change
The largest seat gain went to Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party.
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gained 24 seats compared with 2018. United Malays National Organisation lost 28 seats.
- Participation
Turnout reached 74.5%.
That is down 7.5 points on 2018.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party15.0% of votes18.9% of seats
- Democratic Action Party15.5% of votes18.0% of seats
- People's Justice Party15.9% of votes14.0% of seats
- Malaysian United Indigenous Party13.2% of votes14.0% of seats
- United Malays National Organisation15.9% of votes11.7% of seats
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak2.2% of votes6.3% of seats
- National Trust Party5.7% of votes3.6% of seats
- Sarawak People's Party0.4% of votes2.3% of seats
- Heritage Party1.8% of votes1.4% of seats
- Malaysian Chinese Association4.4% of votes0.9% of seats
- Sarawak United Peoples' Party1.1% of votes0.9% of seats
- Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party0.5% of votes0.9% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); United Malays National Organisation led People's Justice Party by 0.0 points of the vote.
How many people voted in Malaysia?
Which elections are coming in Malaysia?
- General electionExpected
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Which past elections do we list for Malaysia?
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 general electionPan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 15.0 | 42 of 222 | 74.5 |
| 2018 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 20.9 | 54 of 222 | 82.0 |
| 2013 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 29.0 | 88 of 222 | 84.6 |
| 2008 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 30.0 | 79 of 222 | 75.6 |
| 2004 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 35.6 | 109 of 219 | 73.6 |
| 1999 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 29.9 | 72 of 193 | 71.1 |
| 1995 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 36.7 | 89 of 192 | 71.3 |
| 1990 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 30.4 | 71 of 180 | 72.6 |
| 1986 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 31.9 | 83 of 177 | 70.0 |
| 1982 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 31.8 | 70 of 154 | 74.4 |
| 1978 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 31.4 | 69 of 154 | 75.3 |
| 1974 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 22.9 | 61 of 154 | 75.0 |
Earlier elections
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 29.9 | 52 of 144 | 73.6 |
| 1964 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 38.6 | 59 of 104 | 78.9 |
| 1959 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 35.7 | 52 of 104 | 73.5 |
| 1955 general electionUnited Malays National Organisation | 58.9 | 34 of 52 | 82.8 |
Which parties have results in our data?
Every partyEach party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.
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