Malaysia 1999 general election
What was the result of the 1999 general election in Malaysia?
United Malays National Organisation won 72 of 193 seats with 29.9% of the vote. 71.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Malaysia- Held:
- Final result
- Malaysian Election Corpus, read 8 November 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Results published by the Malaysian Election Corpus, read : United Malays National Organisation won 72 of 193 seats with 29.9% of the vote; 71.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.2 points on 1995.
- United Malays National Organisation 72 −17 seats 29.9% −6.8 points
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 27 +20 seats 15.0% +7.7 points
- Malaysian Chinese Association 28 −2 seats 14.0% −1.6 points
- Democratic Action Party 10 +1 seat 12.5% +0.5 points
- National Justice Party 5 11.5%
- Malaysian People's Movement Party 7 0 seats 3.2% −0.7 points
- Malaysian Indian Congress 7 0 seats 2.6% −0.7 points
- Parti Bersatu Sabah 3 −5 seats 2.2% −1.2 points
- Sarawak United Peoples' Party 7 0 seats 1.9% 0.0 points
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak 10 0 seats 1.5% +0.8 points
- Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak 6 0 seats 0.8% +0.2 points
- United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation 3 +3 seats 0.7% +0.4 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Malaysia 1995 general election, party by party.
- United Malays National Organisation72
- Malaysian Chinese Association28
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party27
- Democratic Action Party10
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak10
- Malaysian Indian Congress7
- Malaysian People's Movement Party7
- Sarawak United Peoples' Party7
- Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak6
- National Justice Party5
- Sarawak National Party4
- Parti Bersatu Sabah3
- United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation3
- Sabah Progressive Party2
- Independents1
- Liberal Democratic Party1
Key numbers
29.9%
Share of the vote won by United Malays National Organisation
United Malays National Organisation won 72 of 193 seats. A majority needs 97.
+20 seats
Seats gained by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1995. United Malays National Organisation lost 17 seats.
71.1%
Voter turnout
Down 0.2 points on 1995.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Malays National Organisation | 72 | −17 | 29.9 | −6.8 | 1,987,539 |
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 27 | +20 | 15.0 | +7.7 | 996,713 |
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 28 | −2 | 14.0 | −1.6 | 932,877 |
| Democratic Action Party | 10 | +1 | 12.5 | +0.5 | 835,167 |
| National Justice Party | 5 | 11.5 | 767,959 | ||
| Malaysian People's Movement Party | 7 | 0 | 3.2 | −0.7 | 211,854 |
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 7 | 0 | 2.6 | −0.7 | 171,700 |
| Parti Bersatu Sabah | 3 | −5 | 2.2 | −1.2 | 143,144 |
| Sarawak United Peoples' Party | 7 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 129,356 |
| Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak | 10 | 0 | 1.5 | +0.8 | 100,062 |
| Malaysian People's Party | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | +0.4 | 69,026 |
| Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak | 6 | 0 | 0.8 | +0.2 | 51,659 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 1 | +1 | 0.8 | −0.5 | 50,887 |
| United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation | 3 | +3 | 0.7 | +0.4 | 46,913 |
| Sabah Progressive Party | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 46,756 |
| Sarawak National Party | 4 | +1 | 0.7 | −0.1 | 45,519 |
| State Reform Party | 0 | 0.3 | 23,254 | ||
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12,998 |
| United Sabah People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 12,533 |
| Socialist Party of Malaysia | 0 | 0.2 | 12,221 | ||
| Malaysian Democratic Party | 0 | 0.1 | 8,005 | ||
| Malaysian Islamic Justice Party | 0 | 0.0 | 409 | ||
| Malaysian People's Justice Front | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 274 |
± is the change against the Malaysia 1995 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- United Malays National Organisation 1,987,539
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 996,713
- Malaysian Chinese Association 932,877
- Democratic Action Party 835,167
- National Justice Party 767,959
- Malaysian People's Movement Party 211,854
- Malaysian Indian Congress 171,700
- Parti Bersatu Sabah 143,144
- Sarawak United Peoples' Party 129,356
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak 100,062
- Malaysian People's Party 69,026
- Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak 51,659
- Independents 50,887
- United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation 46,913
- Sabah Progressive Party 46,756
- Sarawak National Party 45,519
- State Reform Party 23,254
- Liberal Democratic Party 12,998
- United Sabah People's Party 12,533
- Socialist Party of Malaysia 12,221
- Malaysian Democratic Party 8,005
- Malaysian Islamic Justice Party 409
- Malaysian People's Justice Front 274
Source: Malaysian Election Corpus (MECo) by Thevesh Thevananthan, which collects the Election Commission of Malaysia's reports of the 1999 federal election, open data under CC0. Shown in our own layout: a party's votes and seats are added up by us from the candidates' rows, and the shares, the turnout, the change on the election before and the indices are worked out by us.
A party's votes are the votes of its candidates added up, and its seats are the constituencies where its candidate won. A share is a party's votes over all valid votes in the constituencies where a vote was held. Candidates who stood without a party are one row, Independents.
1 of the 193 seats was won without a vote, because only one candidate stood. They count as seats for the winner's party and add no votes.
The turnout counts the valid and the rejected votes over the voters on the roll in the constituencies where a vote was held. A constituency won without a vote is left out.
How many people voted?
71.1% of the 9,570,129 registered voters cast a ballot (6,799,843 ballots), down 0.2 points on 1995. 6,656,825 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1986 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- United Malays National Organisation29.9% of votes37.3% of seats
- Malaysian Chinese Association14.0% of votes14.5% of seats
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party15.0% of votes14.0% of seats
- Democratic Action Party12.5% of votes5.2% of seats
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak1.5% of votes5.2% of seats
- Malaysian People's Movement Party3.2% of votes3.6% of seats
- Malaysian Indian Congress2.6% of votes3.6% of seats
- Sarawak United Peoples' Party1.9% of votes3.6% of seats
- Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak0.8% of votes3.1% of seats
- National Justice Party11.5% of votes2.6% of seats
- Sarawak National Party0.7% of votes2.1% of seats
- Parti Bersatu Sabah2.2% of votes1.6% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 10.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.1 by votes and 5.2 by seats; United Malays National Organisation led Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party by 14.9 points of the vote.
Time and source Data as of