General Election 1982

Malaysian general election 22 apr 1982

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General elections were held in Malaysia on 22 April 1982.^[1] The result was a victory for Barisan Nasional, which won 132 of the 145 seats. Voter turnout was 74.4%.

[edit] Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Barisan Nasional	2,522,079	60.5	132	+1
Democratic Action Party	815,473	19.6	9	-7
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	602,530	14.5	5	0
Sarawak People’s Organisation	178	0.0	0	-1
Other parties	68,208	1.6	0	-
Independents	157,229	3.8	8	+7
Invalid/blank votes	130,615	-	-	-
Total	4,296,312	100	154	0
Source: Nohlen et al

[edit] References

1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 ISBN 0199249598

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