2004 Malaysian General Election
The Badawi wave21 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
BN
Prime Minister (continued)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
BN
Largest force
UMNO
198 of 219 seats
Turnout
73.0%
The result
| Share of the Dewan Rakyat | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.