2008 Selangor state election

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2008 Selangor state election
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  2004 8 March 2008 2013  

56 seats to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Khalid Ibrahim announcing Ijok candidacy.jpg Dr Khir Toyo.jpg
Leader Khalid Ibrahim Khir Toyo
Party PKR UMNO
Alliance DAP-PAS-PKR coalition (informal) Barisan Nasional
Leader since20072000
Leader's seat Ijok Sungai Panjang
Last election254
Seats won3820
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 36Decrease2.svg34
Popular vote649,945 [a] 508,851 [b]
Percentage55.81%43.69%

Menteri Besar before election

Khir Toyo
Barisan Nasional, (UMNO)

Elected Menteri Besar

Khalid Ibrahim
Pakatan Rakyat, (PKR)

The 12th Selangor state election was held on 8 March 2008. Polling took place in 56 constituencies throughout the State of Selangor, with each electing a state assemblyman to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission. The state election was held concurrently with the 2008 Malaysian general election.

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The election proved to be a watershed in Selangor's history, as the incumbent government from Barisan Nasional (BN) was handed an unprecedented and shocking defeat by the opposition, making the election the first time Selangor's ruling party was voted out of power. [1] The informal coalition of Democratic Action Party (DAP), Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) won 38 seats out of the 56 seats, gaining a two-thirds majority in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. [2] [3]

Background

The Selangor State Legislative Assembly will be automatically dissolved on 13 February 2008, [4] the fifth anniversary of the first session and the election shall be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 13 February 2008, a date to be announced by the Election Commission of Malaysia), unless dissolved before that date by the Head of State, Sultan of Selangor on the advice of the Menteri Besar of Selangor. [5]

Results

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
DAP-PAS-PKR coalition People's Justice Party 234,55220.1415+15
Democratic Action Party 199,05417.0913+11
Malaysian Islamic Party 216,33918.588+8
Total649,94555.8138+36
Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation 355,33430.5118–17
Malaysian Chinese Association 104,7568.992–10
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 24,2162.080–3
Malaysian Indian Congress 27,5952.370–4
Total508,85143.6920–34
Independents2,7730.240
Total1,164,619100.00560
Valid votes1,164,61998.21
Invalid/blank votes21,2061.79
Total votes1,185,825100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,187,28099.88
Source: The Star

Notes

  1. All the figures of votes and seats are a combined result of all the component parties in PR.
  2. All the figures of votes and seats are a combined result of all the component parties in BN.

References

  1. "Malaysian opposition claims Selangor state". Agence France-Presse . Yahoo! News. 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  2. "Pembangkang tubuh Pakatan Rakyat". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. "Keputusan Penuh Pilihan Raya Selangor". Harian Metro. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. Hafizah Iszahanid; Mohd Azis Ngah; Hanneeyzah Bariah Baharin; Suhana Roslan (24 February 2008). "Pesta pilihan raya" . Berita Harian . New Straits Times Press . Retrieved 5 September 2021 via KLiK.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Artikel 70 Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Selangor 1959. Dicapai pada 2021-08-07.