2004 Malaysian General Election

The Badawi wave

21 March 2004 · The Barisan Nasional decades · 219 seats, 110 for a majority

General elections were held in Malaysia on Sunday, 21 March 2004. Voting took place in all 219 parliamentary constituencies, 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

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Prime Minister (continued)

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Largest force

UMNO

198 of 219 seats

Turnout

73.0%

The result

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UMNO

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi · 63.8% of votes · +50 seats

198

seats

DAP

Kerk Kim Hock · 9.9% of votes · +2 seats

seats

PAS

Abdul Hadi Awang · 24.1% of votes · -34 seats

seats


UMNO	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	198	+50	4,437,919	63.8%	+7.3
DAP	Kerk Kim Hock	12	+2	687,350	9.9%	-2.9
PAS	Abdul Hadi Awang	8	-34	1,672,350	24.1%	-16.2

1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.