1995 Malaysian general election Registered 9,012,370 Turnout 6,152,809 (68.3%)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Mahathir Mohamad
Lim Kit Siang
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Party
BN
DAP
Semangat 46
Leader since
28 June 1981
1 October 1969
1989
Leader's seat
Kubang Pasu
Tanjong
Gua Musang
Last election
127 seats, 53.4%
20 seats, 17.1%
8 seats, 14.8%
Seats won
162
9
6
Seat change
Popular vote
3,881,214
712,175
616,589
Percentage
65.2%
12.0%
10.4%
Swing
Fourth party
Fifth party
PAS
Leader
Fadzil Noor
Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Party
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
PBS
Leader since
1989
5 March 1985
Leader's seat
No seat
Keningau
Last election
7 seats, 7.0%
14 seats, 2.3%
Seats won
7
8
Seat change
Popular vote
430,098
198,594
Percentage
7.2%
3.3%
Swing
A general election was held between Monday, 24 April and Tuesday, 25 April 1995 for members of the 9th Parliament of Malaysia . Voting took place in all 192 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 394 state constituencies in 11 out of 13 states of Malaysia (except Sabah and Sarawak ) on the same day.
The result was a victory for the UMNO -led Barisan Nasional , which won 162 of the 192 seats. Voter turnout was 68.3%.[1]
Results [ ] Dewan Rakyat [ ]
Summary of the 24 – 25 April 1995 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat
Party
Vote
Seats
Votes
%
Won
%
+/–
National Front [a] BN
3,881,214
65.16
162
84.38
+35
United Malays National Organisation UMNO
89
46.35
+18
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA
30
15.63
+12
United Traditional Bumiputera Party PBB
42,210
10
5.21
0
Sarawak United People's Party SUPP
116,403
7
3.65
+3
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC
7
3.65
+1
Malaysian People's Movement Party Gerakan
7
3.65
+2
Sarawak Native People's Party PBDS
29,768
5
2.60
+1
Sarawak National Party SNAP
44,185
3
1.56
0
Sabah Progressive Party SAPP
2
1.04
New
Liberal Democratic Party LDP
1
0.52
New
Barisan Nasional Direct Candidate
1
0.52
Sabah Democratic Party PDS
0
0.00
New
People's Progressive Party PPP
0
0.00
0
People's Justice Front AKAR
0
0.00
0
United Sabah People's Party PBRS
0
0.00
New
Parties in the informal coalition, Muslims Unity Movement [b]
APU
1,046,687
17.57
13
6.77
-2
Semangat 46 S46
616,589
10.35
6
3.13
-2
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS
430,098
7.22
7
3.65
0
Parties in the informal coalition, People's Concept [c]
GR
910,769
15.29
17
8.85
-17
Democratic Action Party DAP
712,175
11.96
9
4.69
-11
United Sabah Party PBS
198,594
3.33
8
4.17
-6
Malaysian People's Party PRM
0
0.00
0
Malaysian People's Justice Front AKIM
0
0.00
New
Independents and other parties
118,025
1.98
0
0.00
-4
Valid votes
5,956,695
Invalid /blank votes 196,114
Total (turnout : 68.3%)6,152,809 100.00 192 100.00 +12
Did not vote 2,859,561
Registered voters 9,012,370
Voting age population 10,175,010
Malaysian population 19,951,000
Source: Nohlen et al. [1]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
^ Parties in the informal coalition, Muslims Unity Movement (Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah ). Contested using separate election symbol on the ballot papers.
^ Parties in the informal coalition, People's Concept (Gagasan Rakyat ). Contested using separate election symbol on the ballot papers.
Results by state [ ] Johor [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Kedah [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Kelantan [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Kuala Lumpur [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
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Malacca [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Negeri Sembilan [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Pahang [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Penang [ ]
Summary of the 25 April 1995 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Penang
Party
Candidates
Vote
Seats
Votes
%
Won
%
+/–
National Front [a] BN
11
285,764
60.76
8
72.73
+3
United Malays National Organisation UMNO
4
107,241
22.80
4
36.36
0
Malaysian People's Movement Party Gerakan
4
89,752
19.08
2
18.18
+1
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA
3
88,771
18.87
2
18.18
+2
Democratic Action Party DAP
8
159,865
33.99
3
27.27
-3
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS
2
11,481
2.44
0
0.00
0
Semangat 46 S46
2
11,355
2.41
0
0.00
0
United Sabah Party PBS
3
1,873
0.40
0
0.00
0
Valid votes
470,338
Invalid /blank votes 13,366
Total votes (voter turnout : 76.21%)483,704 100.00 11 100.00 0
Did not vote 151,009
Registered voters 634,713
Voting age population
Source:
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Perak [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Perlis [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Sabah [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Sarawak [ ]
Summary of the 24 – 25 April 1995 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Sarawak
Party
Candidates
Vote
Seats
Votes
%
Won
%
+/–
National Front [a] BN
27
239,297
63.56
26
96.30
+5
Sarawak United People's Party SUPP
7
116,403
30.92
7
25.93
+3
Sarawak National Party SNAP
4
44,185
11.74
3
11.11
0
United Traditional Bumiputera Party PBB
10
42,210
11.21
10
37.04
0
Sarawak Native People's Party PBDS
5
29,768
7.91
5
18.52
+1
Barisan Nasional Direct Candidate
1
6,731
1.78
1
3.70
+1
Democratic Action Party DAP
6
78,456
20.84
1
3.70
-1
United Sabah Party PBS
3
5,536
1.47
0
0.00
New
Independents
IND
15
53,180
14.13
0
0.00
-4
Valid votes
376,469
Invalid /blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout : %)
100.00 27 100.00 0
Did not vote
Registered voters
Voting age population
Sarawak's population
Source:
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Selangor [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
Terengganu [ ]
^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
State Assemblies [ ] References [ ]
^ Dieter Nohlen , Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II , p157 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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