Elections in Perlis

This article provides summaries of the federal and state election results for the Malaysian state of Perlis since 1954, together with links to the names of Perlis’s elected representatives in the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Undangan Negeri (the Malaysian federal and state assemblies).

Federal level

Federal election results

2013

 Summary of the 5 May 2013 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN364,19255.363100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO364,19255.363100.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS351,35844.2900.000
IndependentsIND14060.3500.000
Valid votes115,956
Invalid/blank votes2,056
Total votes (voter turnout: 86.10%)118,012100.003100.000
Did not vote19,045
Registered voters137,057
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

2008

 Summary of the 8 March 2008 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN357,26360.153100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO357,26360.153100.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS227,79429.1900.000
People's Justice PartyPKR110,15010.6600.000
Valid votes95,207
Invalid/blank votes2,325
Total votes (voter turnout: 81.22%)97,532100.003100.000
Did not vote22,549
Registered voters120,081
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

2004

 Summary of the 21 March 2004 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN358,18863.723100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO358,18863.723100.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS333,13236.2800.000
Valid votes91,320
Invalid/blank votes2,290
Total votes (voter turnout: %)93,610100.003100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1999

 Summary of the 29 November 1999 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN346,21256.173100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO346,21256.173100.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS226,19131.8400.000
National Justice PartyKeADILan19,86711.9900.00New
Valid votes82,270
Invalid/blank votes2,114
Total votes (voter turnout: %)84,384100.003100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1995

 'Summary of the 25 April 1995 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN353,27962.273100.00+1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO353,27962.273100.00+1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS222,94326.8200.000
Semangat 46S4619,33710.9100.000
Valid votes85,559
Invalid/blank votes3,019
Total votes (voter turnout: %)88,578100.003100.00+1
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1990

 Summary of the 21 October 1990 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN247,76765.452100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO247,76765.452100.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS113,15418.0200.000
Semangat 46S46112,05616.5200.00New
Valid votes72,977
Invalid/blank votes2,544
Total votes (voter turnout: 76.21%)75,521100.002100.000
Did not vote23,570
Registered voters99,091
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1986

 Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN240,61966.472100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO240,61966.472100.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS220,48833.5300.000
Valid votes61,107
Invalid/blank votes1,560
Total votes (voter turnout: 73.39%)62,667100.002100.000
Did not vote22,727
Registered voters85,394
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1982

 Summary of the 22 April 1982 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN22100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO22100.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.002100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1978

 Summary of the 8 July 1978 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN22100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO22100.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.002100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1974

 Summary of the 24 August 1974 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN22100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO22100.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.002100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1969

 Summary of the 10 May 1969 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
Alliance Party[lower-alpha 1]Alliance222,19551.152100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO222,19551.152100.000
Pan-Malayan Islamic PartyPMIP218,28642.1400.000
Parti Ra'ayatRa'ayat12,9106.7100.00New
Valid votes43,391
Invalid/blank votes1,591
Total votes (voter turnout: 80.24%)44,982100.002100.000
Did not vote11,078
Registered voters56,060
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

1964

 Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
Alliance Party[lower-alpha 1]Alliance223,00763.252100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO223,00763.252100.000
Pan-Malayan Islamic PartyPMIP213,36936.7500.000
Valid votes36,376
Invalid/blank votes1,564
Total votes (voter turnout: 81.61%)37,940100.002100.000
Did not vote8,551
Registered voters46,491
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

1959

 Summary of the 19 August 1959 Malayan Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
Alliance Party[lower-alpha 1]Alliance217,65359.632100.00+1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO217,65359.632100.00+1
Pan-Malayan Islamic PartyPMIP211,95040.3700.00New
Valid votes29,603
Invalid/blank votes223
Total votes (voter turnout: 77.76%)29,826100.002100.00+1
Did not vote8,529
Registered voters38,355
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

1955

 Summary of the 27 July 1955 Malayan Federal Legislative Council election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won %
Alliance Party[lower-alpha 1]Alliance117,76966.841100.00
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO117,76966.841100.00
IndependentsIND18,81433.1600.00
Valid votes26,583
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.001100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters30,936
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)&nbsp
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

Federal constituencies

Elected members of the Dewan Rakyat

Elected members of the Federal Legislative Council

State level

State election results

2018

 Summary of the 9 May 2018 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN1547,15139.021066.673
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO1342,54335.21960.003
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA24,6083.8116.67
Pakatan Harapan[lower-alpha 2]PH1542,22034.94320.002
People's Justice PartyPKR517,93514.84320.002
Democratic Action PartyDAP12,6202.1700.00
Malaysian United Indigenous PartyPPBM512,56210.4000.00
National Trust PartyAMANAH49,1037.5300.00
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS1531,33525.93213.331
IndependentsIND11320.1100.00
Valid votes120,838
Invalid/blank votes2198
Total votes (voter turnout: 81.90%)123,036100.0015100.000
Did not vote27,185
Registered voters150,221
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Perlis's population

Source:[1][2]

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
  2. Contested using People's Justice Party election symbol on the ballot papers.

2013

 Summary of the 5 May 2013 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN151386.67-1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO131280.000
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA216.67-1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS816.670
People's Justice PartyPKR616.67+1
Democratic Action PartyDAP100.000
IndependentsIND500.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0015100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

2008

 Summary of the 8 March 2008 Perlis State Assembly election results
Votes % of vote Seats % of seats +/–
Barisan Nasional:58,45960.41493.3
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)51,34653.01280.0
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)7,1137.3213.3
Pakatan Rakyat:
35,00736.216.7
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)29,69830.716.7
People's Justice Party (PKR)5,3095.500.0
Independents1,5851.600.0
Overall total96,82210015100

Source: The Star[3], Malaysia

  • The Sanglang seat won by Abdullah Hassan (BN) during the election was declared vacant by the Perlis Election Court in June 2008 on grounds of error during the ballot counting process. In September, Hashim Jasin (PAS) was declared the rightful winner of the seat.[4]

2004

 Summary of the 21 March 2004 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN151493.33+2
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO131280.00+2
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA2213.330
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS16.67-2
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0015100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1999

 Summary of the 29 November 1999 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN151280.00-3
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO131066.67-3
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA2213.330
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS320.00+3
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0015100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1995

 Summary of the 25 April 1995 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN1515100.00+1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO131386.67+1
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA2213.330
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0015100.00+1
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1990

 Summary of the 21 October 1990 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN1414100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO121285.710
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA2214.290
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0014100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1986

 Summary of the 3 August 1986 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN1414100.00+3
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO121285.71+3
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA2214.290
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.00-1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0014100.00+2
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1982

 Summary of the 22 April 1982 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN121191.67-1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO10975.00-1
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA2216.670
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS18.33+1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0012100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1978

 Summary of the 8 July 1978 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN1212100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO101083.33+2
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA2216.670
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.00-2
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0012100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1974

 Summary of the 24 August 1974 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[lower-alpha 1]BN1212100.00+1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO8866.67-1
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA2216.670
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS2216.67+1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0012100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

1969

 Summary of the 10 May 1969 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
Alliance Party[lower-alpha 1]Alliance121191.670
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO10975.000
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA2216.670
Pan-Malayan Islamic PartyPMIP1218.330
Parti Ra'ayatRa'ayat500.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0012100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

1964

 Summary of the 25 April 1964 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
Alliance Party[lower-alpha 1]Alliance1221,90560.901191.67-1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO1017,52448.72975.00-1
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA24,38112.18216.670
Pan-Malayan Islamic PartyPMIP1113,35437.1318.33+1
Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front[lower-alpha 2]SF15471.5200.000
Parti Ra'ayatRa'ayat15471.5200.000
IndependentsIND11640.4600.000
Valid votes35,970
Invalid/blank votes2,044
Total votes (voter turnout: %)38,014100.0012100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.
  2. Contested using kepala lembu, cangkul, pen, rantai election symbol on the ballot papers.

1959

 Summary of the 20 May 1959 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
Alliance Party[lower-alpha 1]Alliance1212100.00+3
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO101083.33+1
Malayan Chinese AssociationMCA2216.67New
Pan-Malayan Islamic PartyPMIP1000.000
Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front[lower-alpha 2]SF200.00New
Parti Ra'ayatRa'ayat200.00New
IndependentsIND200.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0012100.00+3
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.
  2. Contested using kepala lembu, cangkul, pen, rantai election symbol on the ballot papers.

1955

 Summary of the 24 September 1955 Perlis State Council election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won %
Alliance Party[lower-alpha 1]Alliance99100.00
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO99100.00
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.009100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

State constituencies

Elected members of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly

Elected members of the Perlis State Council

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