Next Malaysian General Election

Next Malaysian General Election

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Malaysia held general elections on 5 May 2013 following the dissolution of the Parliament announced by the Prime Minister on 3 April 2013. Both the House of Representatives and 12 out of 13 State Legislative Assemblies (with the exception of Sarawak) were renewed, following the practice established in 2004 to hold these elections simultaneously.

The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), dominated by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of prime minister Najib Razak won a majority of seats, even though the Anwar Ibrahim-led Pakatan Rakyat (PR), formed by three oppositional parties, won more votes overall. This is because the seats are not allocated proportionally but on the constituency level (with strongly differing constituency sizes), following the first-past-the-post system. However, the PR slightly increased its representation, while the BN lost a few seats.

Read more about Next Malaysian General Election:  Background, Dissolution of Parliament, Dissolution of State Legislative Assemblies, Date, Election Issues, Incidents, Manifestos, Nominations, Voting Process

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