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Latest on Malaysian Politics!!

News on elections in Malaysia

Malaysians have decided!

- The coalition government (ruling government) wins federal government again but opposition takes five states!.........

Barisan routed as Penang falls

PENANG: Penang has fallen to the Opposition.

At 1am this morning, the state DAP and PKR announced at a joint press conference that DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, the new Bagan MP and Air Putih assemblyman, would lead the new state government.

The Opposition won 11 of Penang’s 13 parliamentary seats and 29 of 40 state seats. DAP emerged the biggest victor, with seven parliamentary seats and 19 state seats while PKR won four parliamentary and nine state seats. PAS won one state seat

.......the star publications, March 9 2008

 

At the 2008 election, 8 March 2008,

Candidates vied for 222 parliamentary seats and 505 state seats

News and view on Malaysia go to:

Statistics on 2008 elections

check for more news from the local and opposition websites here.

 

Election Statistics

2008 election results from New straits times, Malaysia

RESULTS AT GLANCE 

PARLIAMENT

 

 

2008

2004

 

BN

180

198

 

OPPOSITION

82

20

 

INDEPENDENT

0

1

STATE

 

 

2008

2004

 

BN

307

453

 

OPPOSITION

194

51

 

INDEPENDENT

2

1

 

Summary of seats won in 2008 election - Malaysia

 

PARLIAMENT (WON)

STATE (WON)

BN

Opposition

Independent

BN

Opposition

Independent

F.T. KUALA LUMPUR

1

10

0

0

0

0

F.T. PUTRAJAYA

1

0

0

0

0

0

F.T. LABUAN

1

0

0

0

0

0

PERLIS

3

0

0

14

1

0

KEDAH

4

11

0

14

21

1

PENANG

2

10

0

11

29

0

PERAK

13

11

0

29

30

0

SELANGOR

5

18

0

21

34

0

NEGERI SEMBILAN

5

3

0

21

15

0

MELAKA

5

1

0

23

5

0

JOHOR

25

1

0

49

6

0

KELANTAN

2

12

0

6

39

0

TERENGGANU

7

1

0

24

8

0

PAHANG

12

2

0

36

5

1

SARAWAK

30

1

0

0

0

0

SABAH

24

1

0

59

1

0

TOTAL

140

82

0

307

194

2

source: New Straits Times, Malaysia

more results at:

The Star publication  

    -  Metro North thestar

New straits times, Malaysia 

malaysia-today.net - 2008FinalTally.pdf

wikipedia.org - Malaysian general election, 2008

 

List of Malaysian general elections and results 1959 to 2008

(Parliamentary seats)

Year

Government

Opposition

Total seats

Seats

 % seats

 % vote

Seats

 % seats

 % vote

  1959

74

71.15

51.7

30

28.85

48.3

104

  1964

89

85.58

58.5

15

14.42

41.5

104

1969

95

66.00

49.3

49

34.00

50.7

144

1974

135

87.66

60.7

19

12.34

39.3

154

1978

130

84.42

57.2

24

15.58

42.8

154

1982

132

85.71

60.5

22

14.29

39.5

154

1986

148

83.62

55.8

29

16.38

41.5

177

1990

127

70.55

53.4

53

29.45

46.6

180

1995

162

84.38

65.2

30

15.62

34.8

192

1999

148

76.68

56.5

45

23.32

43.5

193

2004

198

90.41

63.9

21

9.59

36.1

219

2008 140 62.61 52.2 82 36.93 47.8 222

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Malaysia (go to Wikipedia for details)

 

 

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BARISAN NASIONAL



PARTI RAKYAT MALAYSIA



PARTI LIBERAL
DEMOKRATIK - SABAH



PARTI REFORMASI NEGERI
 



PARTI BARISAN KEMAJUAN INDIA SE-MALAYSIA
 



PARTI PEKERJA-PEKERJA
MALAYSIA



PARTI DEMOKRATIK
MALAYSIA (MDP)



BARISAN JAMAAH ISLAMIAH SEMALAYSIA (BERJASA)



PARTI PUNJABI
MALAYSIA



PARTI KONGRES
PENYATUAN MASYARAKAT



PARTI PUSAKA BUMIPUTERA
BERSATU SARAWAK (PBB)



PERTUBUHAN PASOK MOMOGUN KADAZANDUSUN BERSATU (UPKO)



PARTI PROGRESIF PENDUDUK
(PPP)



PARTI ANGKATAN KEADILAN INSAN MALAYSIA (AKIM)



PARTI KONGRES INDIA MUSLIM MALAYSIA (KIMMA)



PARTI DEMOKRATIK SETIAHATI KUASA RAKYAT BERSATU SABAH (SETIA)



PERSATUAN KEBANGSAAN PASOK NUNUKRAGANG BERSATU (PASOK)



PARTI BARISAN RAKYAT
SABAH BERSEKUTU (BERSEKUTU)



PARTI DEMOKRATIK PROGRESIF SARAWAK ( SPDP )

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