1982 Malaysian state elections

State assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 22 April 1982 in all states except Sabah and Sarawak.

Results

Johore

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	177,981	38.83	20	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	127,584	27.84	10	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	10,750	2.35	1	+1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	9,045	1.97	1	0
		Total		325,360	70.99	32	+1
	Democratic Action Party			82,968	18.10	0	–1
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			27,437	5.99	0	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			11,739	2.56	0	0
	Independents			10,838	2.36	4,723	0
Total				458,342	100.00	4,755	0
Valid votes				458,342	96.59
Invalid/blank votes				16,176	3.41
Total votes				474,518	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				626,181	75.78
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[1]

Kedah

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	206,562	50.67	19	+5
			Malaysian Chinese Association	22,845	5.60	3	–1
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	17,620	4.32	1	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	7,342	1.80	1	+1
		Total		254,369	62.39	24	+5
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			134,957	33.10	2	–5
	Democratic Action Party			17,352	4.26	0	0
	Independents			1,020	0.25	0	0
Total				407,698	100.00	26	0
Valid votes				407,698	98.06
Invalid/blank votes				8,063	1.94
Total votes				415,761	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				541,924	76.72
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[2]

Kelantan

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	101,791	32.79	21	–1
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	49,074	15.81	4	–7
			Malaysian Chinese Association	7,652	2.46	1	0
		Total		158,517	51.06	26	–8
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			144,789	46.64	10	+8
	Democratic Action Party			1,121	0.36	0	New
	Independents			6,012	1.94	0	0
Total				310,439	100.00	36	0
Valid votes				310,439	98.16
Invalid/blank votes				5,824	1.84
Total votes				316,263	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				394,127	80.24
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[3]

Malacca

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	58,645	41.85	13	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	39,134	27.93	5	+2
		Total		97,779	69.77	18	+2
	Democratic Action Party			30,430	21.71	2	–2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			10,795	7.70	0	0
	Independents			1,133	0.81	4,723	–
Total				140,137	100.00	4,743	0
Valid votes				140,137	97.60
Invalid/blank votes				3,445	2.40
Total votes				143,582	100.00
Registered voters/turnout					–
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[4]

Negri Sembilan

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	68,611	37.19	15	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	49,015	26.57	6	+1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	4,763	2.58	1	0
		Total		122,389	66.33	22	+1
	Democratic Action Party			48,524	26.30	2	–1
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			8,759	4.75	0	0
	Malaysian Workers' Party			111	0.06	0	0
	Independents			4,723	2.56	4,723	0
Total				184,506	100.00	4,747	0
Valid votes				184,506	97.59
Invalid/blank votes				4,550	2.41
Total votes				189,056	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				247,434	76.41
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[5]

Pahang

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	122,420	51.96	24	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	16,207	6.88	5	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	4,396	1.87	1	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	3,432	1.46	1	0
		Total		146,455	62.16	31	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			45,705	19.40	0	0
	Democratic Action Party			31,036	13.17	1	+1
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			1,883	0.80	0	0
	Independents			10,515	4.46	0	0
Total				235,594	100.00	32	0
Valid votes				235,594	97.16
Invalid/blank votes				6,890	2.84
Total votes				242,484	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				325,831	74.42
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[6]

Penang

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	80,571	23.22	8	0
			United Malays National Organisation	60,831	17.53	10	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	57,304	16.51	6	+4
			Malaysian Indian Congress	7,199	2.07	1	0
		Total		205,905	59.34	25	+5
	Democratic Action Party			92,023	26.52	2	–3
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			24,410	7.03	0	–1
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			12,499	3.60	0	0
	Social Democratic Party			827	0.24	0	0
	Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air [ms]			93	0.03	0	0
	Independents			11,258	3.24	0	-1
Total				347,015	100.00	27	0
Valid votes				347,015	97.82
Invalid/blank votes				7,750	2.18
Total votes				354,765	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				460,387	77.06
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[7]

Perak

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	165,514	27.99	24	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	126,921	21.46	10	+6
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	36,973	6.25	3	+1
			People's Progressive Party	18,519	3.13	0	–2
			Malaysian Indian Congress	9,005	1.52	1	0
		Total		356,932	60.35	38	+6
	Democratic Action Party			156,267	26.42	4	–5
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			67,113	11.35	0	–1
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			293	0.05	0	0
	Independents			10,807	1.83	0	0
Total				591,412	100.00	42	0
Valid votes				591,412	97.30
Invalid/blank votes				16,438	2.70
Total votes				607,850	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				818,933	74.22
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[8]

Perlis

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	27,041	50.06	9	–1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	6,609	12.24	2	0
		Total		33,650	62.30	11	–1
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			18,910	35.01	1	+1
	Democratic Action Party			773	1.43	0	0
	Independents			683	1.26	0	0
Total				54,016	100.00	12	0
Valid votes				54,016	97.23
Invalid/blank votes				1,539	2.77
Total votes				55,555	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				72,520	76.61
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[9]

Selangor

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	172,021	38.26	20	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	76,277	16.97	7	+2
			Malaysian Indian Congress	37,531	8.35	3	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	21,961	4.88	1	0
		Total		307,790	68.46	31	+2
	Democratic Action Party			89,648	19.94	1	–2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			37,251	8.29	0	0
	Independents			14,920	3.32	1	0
Total				449,609	100.00	33	0
Valid votes				449,609	97.30
Invalid/blank votes				12,490	2.70
Total votes				462,099	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				633,861	72.90
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[10]

Trengganu

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	102,471	54.51	22	–5
			Malaysian Chinese Association	4,064	2.16	1	0
		Total		106,535	56.67	23	–5
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			76,865	40.89	5	+5
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			1,181	0.63	0	0
	Independents			3,410	1.81	0	0
Total				187,991	100.00	28	0
Valid votes				187,991	97.26
Invalid/blank votes				5,291	2.74
Total votes				193,282	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				242,092	79.84
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[11]