2013 Malaysian General Election
Won the vote, lost the power5 May 2013 · The two-coalition era · 222 seats, 112 for a majority
General elections were held in Malaysia on Sunday, 5 May 2013. Voting took place in all 222 parliamentary constituencies, each electing one MP to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament.
The Barisan Nasional kept its majority while losing the popular vote 47–51 — the starkest product of Malaysia's malapportioned map.
Prime Minister before
Najib Razak
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Prime Minister (continued)
Najib Razak
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Largest force
UMNO
133 of 222 seats
Turnout
84.6%
The result
UMNO
Najib Razak · 47.4% of votes · -7 seats
133
seats
PKR
Anwar Ibrahim · 50.9% of votes · +7 seats
89
seats