1982 Malaysian General Election
22–26 April 1982 · The Barisan Nasional decades · 154 seats, 78 for a majority
General elections were held in Malaysia between Thursday, 22 April and Monday, 26 April 1982. 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.
Cleanly counted but heavily tilted: severe malapportionment, government-controlled media and the Internal Security Act framed every contest of the Barisan Nasional decades.
Prime Minister before
Mahathir Mohamad
BN
Prime Minister (continued)
Mahathir Mohamad
BN
Largest force
UMNO
132 of 154 seats
Turnout
74.4%
The result
| Share of the Dewan Rakyat | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMNO | Mahathir Mohamad | 132 | +2 | 2,522,079 | 60.5% | +3.3 | |
| DAP | Lim Kit Siang | 9 | -7 | 815,473 | 19.6% | +0.5 | |
| PAS | Asri Muda | 5 | 0 | 602,530 | 14.5% | -1.0 |
8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.