IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Malaysia

Malaysia

35,126,300
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

21,173,638
Registered Voters (as of None)

75.92%
Average Turnout

6
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Name	Official Name	Type
Malaysian House of Representatives	Dewan Rakyat	Lower House
Malaysian Senate	Dewan Negara	Upper House

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: Sultan IBRAHIM (since 31 January 2024)
Head of Government: Prime Minister ANWAR Ibrahim (since 24 November 2022)
Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlimen) consisting of the Senate (Dewan Negara) with 70 seats and the House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) with 222 seats

Description of electoral system:

The Sultan is elected by hereditary state rulers to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is designated by parliament.
In the Senate, 44 members are appointed by the monarch to serve 3-year terms with a two-term limit and 26 members are elected by the state legislatures to serve 3-year terms. In the House of Representatives, 222 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Elections

2022-11-19
Malaysian House of Representatives
Votes 15,517,227
Registered 21,173,638
Turnout 73.29

2018-05-09
Malaysian House of Representatives
Votes 12,299,514
Registered 14,940,624
Turnout 82.32

2013-05-05
Malaysian House of Representatives
Votes 11,226,133
Registered 13,268,002
Turnout 84.61

2008-03-08
Malaysian House of Representatives
Votes 7,944,274
Registered 10,922,139
Turnout 72.74

2004-03-21
Malaysian House of Representatives
Votes 7,209,948
Registered 9,756,097
Turnout 73.9

1999-11-29
Malaysian House of Representatives
Votes 6,655,348
Registered 9,694,156
Turnout 68.65

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Malaysian House of Representatives	2022-11-19	15,517,227	21,173,638	73.29
Malaysian House of Representatives	2018-05-09	12,299,514	14,940,624	82.32
Malaysian House of Representatives	2013-05-05	11,226,133	13,268,002	84.61
Malaysian House of Representatives	2008-03-08	7,944,274	10,922,139	72.74
Malaysian House of Representatives	2004-03-21	7,209,948	9,756,097	73.9
Malaysian House of Representatives	1999-11-29	6,655,348	9,694,156	68.65

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