1982 Malaysian general election

Malaysian general election, 1982

22 April 1982 (1982-04-22) - 26 April 1982 (1982-04-26)
All 154 seats to the Dewan Rakyat 78 seats needed for a majority
Registered	6,081,628
Turnout	4,296,312 (75.4%)
First party Second party Third party   PAS Leader Mahathir Mohamad Lim Kit Siang Asri Muda Party BN DAP PAS Leader since 28 June 1981 1 October 1969 1970 Leader's seat Kubang Pasu Kota Melaka No seat Last election 131 seats, 57.2% 16 seats, 19.1% 5 seats, 15.5% Seats won 132 9 5 Seat change 1 7 Popular vote 2,522,079 815,473 602,530 Percentage 60.5% 19.6% 14.5% Swing 3.3% 0.5% 1.0%
Prime Minister before election Mahathir Mohamad BN Prime Minister-designate Mahathir Mohamad BN

A general election was held between Thursday, 22 April and Monday, 26 April 1982 for members of the 6th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 154 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 293 state constituencies in 11 (out of 13, except Sabah and Sarawak) states of Malaysia on the same day.

The result was a victory for Barisan Nasional, which won 132 of the 154 seats. Voter turnout was 75.4%.

Results

State Assemblies

Main article: Malaysian state elections, 1982