🗳️ Elections Hub
Malaysian General Election
A non-partisan guide to Malaysia's electoral system. The countdown is indicative.
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Indicative target: 2027-11-19
222Dewan Rakyat seats
FPTPfirst-past-the-post
18voting age
5year max term
How it works
Malaysia uses first-past-the-post: the candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins the seat. The party/coalition with a majority of Dewan Rakyat seats forms the government, and its leader becomes Prime Minister.
The Election Commission (SPR) administers elections.