IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Malaysia

Malaysia

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

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

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.

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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