Malaysia General Election

When was GE-1?

• 1955

• 1959

• 1963

• 1964

Answer explanation

The 1959 federal elections were the first parliamentary elections to be held after the independence of the Federation of Malaya.

How many registered voters were there during GE-1 in 1959?

• 852,345

• 1,602,347

• 2,133,272

• 8,344,785

Answer explanation

There were 2,133,272 registered voters during GE-1, of which 1,564,575 votes were cast, or 73.34% turnout.

How many Parliamentary seats were available during GE-1?

• 52

• 104

• 144

• 154

Answer explanation

Tunku Abdul Rahman's Alliance (UMNO, MCA & MIC) won 74 out of the 104 seats available, with a 51.77% of the popular vote. The number of seats grew to 144 at GE-3 (1969), and to 154 at GE-4 (1974).

What is the highest percentage of seats won at a General Election?

• 98.1

• 90.41

• 87.66

• 85.71

Answer explanation

Technically, the highest percentage is 98.1% during the 1955 Federal Legislative Council (Malaya) election, but that was before Malaya gained independence.

During which GE was the highest percentage 90.41% of seats won by the winning coalition?

• GE-4 (1974)

• GE-6 (1982)

• GE-9 (1995)

• GE-11 (2004)

Answer explanation

GE-11 was the first GE after Dr Mahathir Mohamad stepped down. It was won under Abdullah Badawi where Barian Nasional took 198 of the 219 seats available.

What is the lowest voter turnout percentage?

• 24.15%

• 38.34%

• 45.53%

• 53.13%

Answer explanation

Generally, voter turnout is more than two thirds (67%) of the number of registered voters during a general election, except this anomaly where only 2,220,186 of the registered 4,178,914 voters turned out to vote.

At which GE did the lowest voter turnout occur?

• GE-2 (1964)

• GE-3 (1969)

• GE-4 (1974)

• GE-5 (1978)

Answer explanation

The lowest voter turnout was during GE-4 in 1974. Understandable considering what happened after GE-3 in 1969.

What was the highest voter turnout percentage?

• 68.27%

• 79.23%

• 84.84%

• 92.63%

Answer explanation

11,257,147 votes were cast out of 13,268,002 registered voters for the highest voter turnout in Malaysia's history.

In which GE did the highest voter turnout percentage occur?

• GE-11 (2004)

• GE-13 (2013)

• GE-14 (2018)

• GE-15 (2022)

Answer explanation

GE-13 saw the Bersih movement gain traction and many Malaysians came out to vote resulting in the highest voter turnout (11,257,147 out of 13,268,002). GE-14 was a lower percentage at 82.32% but the number of voters exceeded that of GE-13 (12,299,514 of 14,940,624 registered voters).

Do you support PM10 Anwar Ibrahim's first act as PM in declaring a public holiday on Monday, 28 November 2022?

• NO

• YES