Malaysia 2013 general election
What was the result of the 2013 general election in Malaysia?
United Malays National Organisation won 88 of 222 seats with 29.0% of the vote. 84.6% 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 88 of 222 seats with 29.0% of the vote; 84.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 9.0 points on 2008.
- United Malays National Organisation 88 +9 seats 29.0% −1.0 points
- People's Justice Party 29 −1 seat 20.2% +1.4 points
- Democratic Action Party 38 +10 seats 15.7% +1.6 points
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 21 −2 seats 14.8% +0.4 points
- Malaysian Chinese Association 7 −8 seats 8.0% −2.6 points
- Malaysian Indian Congress 4 +1 seat 2.3% 0.0 points
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak 14 0 seats 2.1% +0.4 points
- Malaysian People's Movement Party 1 −1 seat 1.9% −0.4 points
- Sarawak United Peoples' Party 1 −5 seats 1.2% −0.3 points
- Parti Bersatu Sabah 4 +1 seat 0.7% +0.1 points
- United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation 3 −1 seat 0.6% −0.1 points
- Sarawak People's Party 6 0 seats 0.5% +0.1 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 2008 general election, party by party.
- United Malays National Organisation88
- Democratic Action Party38
- People's Justice Party29
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party21
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak14
- Malaysian Chinese Association7
- Sarawak People's Party6
- Malaysian Indian Congress4
- Parti Bersatu Sabah4
- Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party4
- United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation3
- Malaysian People's Movement Party1
- Sarawak United Peoples' Party1
- Socialist Party of Malaysia1
- United Sabah People's Party1
Key numbers
29.0%
Share of the vote won by United Malays National Organisation
United Malays National Organisation won 88 of 222 seats. A majority needs 112.
+10 seats
Seats gained by Democratic Action Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2008. Malaysian Chinese Association lost 8 seats.
84.6%
Voter turnout
Up 9.0 points on 2008.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Malays National Organisation | 88 | +9 | 29.0 | −1.0 | 3,203,967 |
| People's Justice Party | 29 | −1 | 20.2 | +1.4 | 2,232,618 |
| Democratic Action Party | 38 | +10 | 15.7 | +1.6 | 1,736,909 |
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 21 | −2 | 14.8 | +0.4 | 1,633,199 |
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 7 | −8 | 8.0 | −2.6 | 881,766 |
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 4 | +1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 251,004 |
| Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak | 14 | 0 | 2.1 | +0.4 | 232,390 |
| Malaysian People's Movement Party | 1 | −1 | 1.9 | −0.4 | 210,773 |
| Sarawak United Peoples' Party | 1 | −5 | 1.2 | −0.3 | 133,603 |
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | +0.3 | 125,001 |
| Parti Bersatu Sabah | 4 | +1 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 74,959 |
| United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation | 3 | −1 | 0.6 | −0.1 | 65,966 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarawak People's Party | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 59,540 |
| Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 55,505 |
| State Reform Party | 0 | 0.4 | 45,386 | ||
| Malaysian Islamic Justice Party | 0 | 0.3 | 31,835 | ||
| Socialist Party of Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 21,593 |
| Sarawak Workers Party | 0 | 0.1 | 15,630 | ||
| Liberal Democratic Party | 0 | −1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13,138 |
| Sabah Progressive Party | 0 | −2 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 10,099 |
| United Sabah People's Party | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 9,467 |
| People's Progressive Party | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 7,530 |
| Love Malaysia Party | 0 | 0.0 | 2,129 | ||
| People's Welfare Party | 0 | 0.0 | 623 | ||
| Malaysia United People's Party | 0 | 0.0 | 257 |
± is the change against the Malaysia 2008 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- United Malays National Organisation 3,203,967
- People's Justice Party 2,232,618
- Democratic Action Party 1,736,909
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 1,633,199
- Malaysian Chinese Association 881,766
- Malaysian Indian Congress 251,004
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak 232,390
- Malaysian People's Movement Party 210,773
- Sarawak United Peoples' Party 133,603
- Independents 125,001
- Parti Bersatu Sabah 74,959
- United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation 65,966
- Sarawak People's Party 59,540
- Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party 55,505
- State Reform Party 45,386
- Malaysian Islamic Justice Party 31,835
- Socialist Party of Malaysia 21,593
- Sarawak Workers Party 15,630
- Liberal Democratic Party 13,138
- Sabah Progressive Party 10,099
- United Sabah People's Party 9,467
- People's Progressive Party 7,530
- Love Malaysia Party 2,129
- People's Welfare Party 623
- Malaysia United People's Party 257
Source: Malaysian Election Corpus (MECo) by Thevesh Thevananthan, which collects the Election Commission of Malaysia's reports of the 2013 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.
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?
84.6% of the 13,268,067 registered voters cast a ballot (11,228,548 ballots), up 9.0 points on 2008. 11,054,887 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1955.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- United Malays National Organisation29.0% of votes39.6% of seats
- Democratic Action Party15.7% of votes17.1% of seats
- People's Justice Party20.2% of votes13.1% of seats
- Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party14.8% of votes9.5% of seats
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak2.1% of votes6.3% of seats
- Malaysian Chinese Association8.0% of votes3.2% of seats
- Sarawak People's Party0.5% of votes2.7% of seats
- Malaysian Indian Congress2.3% of votes1.8% of seats
- Parti Bersatu Sabah0.7% of votes1.8% of seats
- Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party0.5% of votes1.8% of seats
- United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation0.6% of votes1.4% of seats
- Malaysian People's Movement Party1.9% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 11.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.6 by votes and 4.6 by seats; United Malays National Organisation led People's Justice Party by 8.8 points of the vote.
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