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Malaysian general election, 2008

Malaysian general election, 2008
Malaysia
2004 ←
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) → 2013
outgoing members ← → Members elected

All 222 seats to the Dewan Rakyat
112 seats needed for a majority
Registered 10,922,139
Turnout 8,161,039 (75.99%)
  First party Second party
  AB April 2008.jpg Wan Azizah.jpg
Leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Party Barisan Nasional Pakatan Rakyat
Leader since 31 October 2003 (2003-10-31) 4 April 1999 (1999-04-04)
Leader's seat Kepala Batas Permatang Pauh
Last election 198 seats, 63.90% 21 seats, 34.00%
Seats won 140 82
Seat change Decrease 58 Increase 61
Popular vote 4,082,411 3,796,464
Percentage 51.39% 47.79%
Swing Decrease 12.51% Increase 13.79%

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Results in parliamentary ridings

Prime Minister before election

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Barisan Nasional

Elected Prime Minister

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Barisan Nasional


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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Barisan Nasional

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Barisan Nasional

A general election was held on Saturday, 8 March 2008 for members of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 222 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 505 state constituencies in 12 out of 13 states (excluding Sarawak) on the same day.

The 12th Parliament was dissolved on 13 February 2008, and the following day, the Election Commission announced nominations would be held on 24 February, with general polling set for 8 March.State assemblies of all states other than Sarawak were also dissolved and their elections took place at the same time.

Political parties were reported to have begun preparations for the polls as early as January 2008. As in 2004, the incumbent National Front coalition, the ruling political alliance since independence, as well as opposition parties represented primarily by Democratic Action Party (DAP), the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) contested the election.


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