ELECTION IN

MALAYSIA
BY:
HALIMATON YUSOF
 Definition

• A process to elect the candidate(s) and

representative(s) which in her or his
(voters) opinion has the ability to represent
the community in an area of election.

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 Objectives of an Election
• As a basic practice of democracy
state (parliamentary democracy)
• To give the power of governing to the
party that has been given mandate
by the people.
• To be the representative of the
people to achieve their needs.

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 Elections in Malaysia
• Will be held in every 5 years
• Responsible of EC (Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya)
• ‘First Past The Post System’.
• Two types
- General elections
- By elections
• Two levels
- National level
- State level

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 Elements of an Election

• Electoral Constituencies
• Voters
• Candidates
• Electoral process

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 Electoral Constituencies

• The Federal Constitution

• State Constitution
• Elections Commission Act ,1957
• Elections Offences Act, 1954
• Elections (Postal Voting) Regulations 2003

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 Qualifications to be a Voter

• 21 years old and above

• A citizen
• Registered to be a voter
• Not imprison

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 Qualifications of a Candidate

• A citizen
• At least 21 years old in the day of
nomination day
• Resident of the state (state level) but
anywhere for the national level.
• Has not lose one’s eligibility

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 POLITICAL PARTIES IN MALAYSIA

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 ELECTION COMMISSION

Task of SPR: ensures smooth conduct of

the democratic process.
 SPR consists of:
- one chairman
- one deputy chairman
- three members (one of the members
must be from Sabah or Sarawak)

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 EC Responsibilities

1. to gazette election boundaries

2. to register and prepare election list
3. to organize general and by-elections
4. to draw up election rules and
regulations
5. to manage registration and nomination
of candidates
6. to count votes
7. to declare election results
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As soon as Parliament is dissolved, the
election must be held within 60 days.

Election campaign can be held.

 Period of campaigning: 7 – 15 days.

 If any of the parties disagrees with

the result of the election: may contest
within 21 days.
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 Process

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 Party Parliament State Legislative
Assemblies

National Front 139 369

Pan Malaysia
24 83
Islamic Party
Democratic
28 79
Action Party
Peoples’ Justice
31 41
Party
Sarawak National
0 1
Party
Independent
0 3
Candidates

Total 222 576

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 List of General Elections in Malaya and Malaysia

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