After 13 days of campaigning, the 12th General Elections of Malaysia climaxes on the 8th of March 2008, as voters cast their votes and candidates (and voters too...) anxiously await the results. The polling stations were closed as of 5pm yesterday and by 9pm I was scuttling back and forth between my PC and the TV to make sure that I don't miss out any result announcements. Results started trickling in at about 11pm+ and it went on until almost 4am in the morning. By 9am I was up again to look at the final results :)
In summary, BN obtains simple majority in the Dewan Rakyat with 138 seats to form our next Federal Government. They would also be forming state goverments for the states of Perlis, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Terengganu, Pahang, Sarawak and Sabah.
The opposition meanwhile has managed to secure 82 Dewan Rakyat seats and would be forming state governments for the states of Kelantan, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak and Selangor.
Below are some random facts and figures that I have compiled...
2/3
The lost of the 2/3's majority in the parliament which has always been held by the coalition parties. Out of the 222 parlimentary seats contested, the BN won 138 seats (62%), 10 shy from the 148 required for 2/3's majority. BN returns to form the Federal Government, albeit with a much weaker majority margin. In contrast, the BN won a whopping 199 (90%) out of the 219 seats during the 2004 GE. This is touted as BN's worst election performance since Malaysia's independence in 1957. On a sidenote, the only other time where the BN has missed the 2/3's majority was during the elections of 1969 (66% of the seats).
0
The number of state assembly and parliamentary seats which was won by Gerakan (BN coalition component party) in Pulau Pinang. Gerakan lost all 4 parliamentary and 13 state constituencies that contested in. Instead, most if not all state and parliamentary seats went to the opposition. Pulau Pinang, a long time Gerakan stronghold will now be governed instead by the opposition parties. Gerakan acting president, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, himself also a casualty of the massive loss (P46-Batu Kawan), has taken full responsiblity for the party's poor performance and has stepped down from party leadership. Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has also been the Chief Minister for Pulau Pinang since 1990.
1
P118, Setiawangsa, the only ONE out of 11 contested parlimentary seats in the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory that was retained by the coalition. The remaining 10 seats went to the opposition. Looking back, BN acquired 7 out of the 11 seats back in 2004. In essence, the newly formed federal government would actually be operating on opposition territory. ;-)
5
Number of Malaysian states in which opposition parties would form the State Government, namely Kedah, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor and Kelantan. PAS' dominance in Kelantan was further strengthened this time round taking 39 (24 in 2004) out of the 45 state seats. Opposition prevalance in states seats of Kedah (21 out of 36), Perak (31 out of 59), Pulau Pinang (29 out of 40) and Selangor (36 out of 56) which is typically the coalition stronghold really caught everybody by surprise (myself included) this time round. This is truly a historical moment in Malaysia's political history.
29
Years served in the cabinet by Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu. He is the 2nd longest serving minister in the country after Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz. He has served since 1979 and a big portion of his tenure was with the Public Works Ministry (JKR) as the Works Minister. He has also been the President of the Malaysian Indian Congress since 1979 and has represented Sungai Siput in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974. In this election however, Samy Vellu has unexpectedly lost this long-time MIC stronghold (P62-Sungai Siput) to a PKR candidate.
31
Number of times that PKR's parlimentary seat tally has increased this year compared to the 2004's GE. In 2004, they only managed to secure 1 parlimentary seat, which was P44-Permatang Pauh. This year however, they have increased their tally by 31-times, giving them a final count of 31 parliamentary seats, exceeding everybody's expectations.
50
Number of years that Malaysia has been independent :-) - ok this might be lame :P
82
Total number of parlimentary seats won collectively by PAS-DAP-PKR opposition alliance, first time in Malaysian history, to deny the unbroken 2/3's majority dominace of the BN. PAS would take 23 seats this time round (up 16 seats from 2004), DAP takes 28 seats (up 16 seats) and PKR takes 31 seats (up 30 seats!!!!!). In total the opposition is up 62 seats from 2004 where collectively they only managed to secure 20 seats.
196
Total number of state assembly (DUN-Dewan Undangan Negeri) seats that were won collectively by the PAS-DAP-PKR opposition this year. In comparison with 2004, they only managed to obtain 51 state seats. This massive state seat winnings, have been attributed to the fall of states such as Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak and Selangor into the hands of the opposition, giving them the majority they need to form the respective state governments this term.
36,492
Amount of majority votes with which Teresa Kok of DAP obtained to win the P122-Seputeh parlimentary seat. I'm not sure about other possible majority numbers but I think this is by far the highest majority count that I have seen for this years election. Let me know if I'm wrong.
I will update this post time and again with more interesting statistics as more official data is released.
2008 will be remembered as truly a defining moment in Malaysia's political history. I foresee great and exciting times ahead for Malaysia and all Malaysians :-)
More info here
2008 Malaysian GE Results
2004 Malaysian GE Results
In summary, BN obtains simple majority in the Dewan Rakyat with 138 seats to form our next Federal Government. They would also be forming state goverments for the states of Perlis, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Terengganu, Pahang, Sarawak and Sabah.
The opposition meanwhile has managed to secure 82 Dewan Rakyat seats and would be forming state governments for the states of Kelantan, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak and Selangor.Below are some random facts and figures that I have compiled...
2/3
The lost of the 2/3's majority in the parliament which has always been held by the coalition parties. Out of the 222 parlimentary seats contested, the BN won 138 seats (62%), 10 shy from the 148 required for 2/3's majority. BN returns to form the Federal Government, albeit with a much weaker majority margin. In contrast, the BN won a whopping 199 (90%) out of the 219 seats during the 2004 GE. This is touted as BN's worst election performance since Malaysia's independence in 1957. On a sidenote, the only other time where the BN has missed the 2/3's majority was during the elections of 1969 (66% of the seats).
0
The number of state assembly and parliamentary seats which was won by Gerakan (BN coalition component party) in Pulau Pinang. Gerakan lost all 4 parliamentary and 13 state constituencies that contested in. Instead, most if not all state and parliamentary seats went to the opposition. Pulau Pinang, a long time Gerakan stronghold will now be governed instead by the opposition parties. Gerakan acting president, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, himself also a casualty of the massive loss (P46-Batu Kawan), has taken full responsiblity for the party's poor performance and has stepped down from party leadership. Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has also been the Chief Minister for Pulau Pinang since 1990.
1
P118, Setiawangsa, the only ONE out of 11 contested parlimentary seats in the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory that was retained by the coalition. The remaining 10 seats went to the opposition. Looking back, BN acquired 7 out of the 11 seats back in 2004. In essence, the newly formed federal government would actually be operating on opposition territory. ;-)
5
Number of Malaysian states in which opposition parties would form the State Government, namely Kedah, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor and Kelantan. PAS' dominance in Kelantan was further strengthened this time round taking 39 (24 in 2004) out of the 45 state seats. Opposition prevalance in states seats of Kedah (21 out of 36), Perak (31 out of 59), Pulau Pinang (29 out of 40) and Selangor (36 out of 56) which is typically the coalition stronghold really caught everybody by surprise (myself included) this time round. This is truly a historical moment in Malaysia's political history.
29
Years served in the cabinet by Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu. He is the 2nd longest serving minister in the country after Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz. He has served since 1979 and a big portion of his tenure was with the Public Works Ministry (JKR) as the Works Minister. He has also been the President of the Malaysian Indian Congress since 1979 and has represented Sungai Siput in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974. In this election however, Samy Vellu has unexpectedly lost this long-time MIC stronghold (P62-Sungai Siput) to a PKR candidate.
31
Number of times that PKR's parlimentary seat tally has increased this year compared to the 2004's GE. In 2004, they only managed to secure 1 parlimentary seat, which was P44-Permatang Pauh. This year however, they have increased their tally by 31-times, giving them a final count of 31 parliamentary seats, exceeding everybody's expectations.
50
Number of years that Malaysia has been independent :-) - ok this might be lame :P
82
Total number of parlimentary seats won collectively by PAS-DAP-PKR opposition alliance, first time in Malaysian history, to deny the unbroken 2/3's majority dominace of the BN. PAS would take 23 seats this time round (up 16 seats from 2004), DAP takes 28 seats (up 16 seats) and PKR takes 31 seats (up 30 seats!!!!!). In total the opposition is up 62 seats from 2004 where collectively they only managed to secure 20 seats.
196
Total number of state assembly (DUN-Dewan Undangan Negeri) seats that were won collectively by the PAS-DAP-PKR opposition this year. In comparison with 2004, they only managed to obtain 51 state seats. This massive state seat winnings, have been attributed to the fall of states such as Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak and Selangor into the hands of the opposition, giving them the majority they need to form the respective state governments this term.
36,492
Amount of majority votes with which Teresa Kok of DAP obtained to win the P122-Seputeh parlimentary seat. I'm not sure about other possible majority numbers but I think this is by far the highest majority count that I have seen for this years election. Let me know if I'm wrong.
I will update this post time and again with more interesting statistics as more official data is released.
2008 will be remembered as truly a defining moment in Malaysia's political history. I foresee great and exciting times ahead for Malaysia and all Malaysians :-)
More info here
2008 Malaysian GE Results
2004 Malaysian GE Results
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