2008 Malaysian General Election
The political tsunami8 March 2008 · The two-coalition era · 222 seats, 112 for a majority
General elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday, 8 March 2008. 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.
Prime Minister before
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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Prime Minister (continued)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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Largest force
UMNO
140 of 222 seats
Turnout
75.4%
The result
UMNO
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi · 51.0% of votes · -58 seats
140
seats
PKR
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail · 47.3% of votes · +62 seats
82
seats