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The gap between Barisan Nasional and the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat has narrowed considerably since 2008 despite Malaysia’s first-past-the-post election system:
Source: Mohammad Nor Othman & Shawal Kaslam, 2008:201, edited by Kartini Abu Talib
The Results of General Election 2013
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STATE |
BN |
PAS |
PKR |
DAP |
TOTAL SEATS |
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PERLIS |
3 |
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3 |
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KEDAH |
10 |
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1 |
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4 |
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15 |
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KELANTAN |
5 |
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9 |
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14 |
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TERENGGANU |
4 |
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4 |
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8 |
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PULAU PINANG |
3 |
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3 |
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7 |
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13 |
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PERAK |
12 |
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2 |
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3 |
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7 |
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24 |
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PAHANG |
10 |
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1 |
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2 |
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1 |
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14 |
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SELANGOR |
5 |
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4 |
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9 |
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4 |
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22 |
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W.P. KUALA LUMPUR |
2 |
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4 |
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5 |
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11 |
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W.P. PUTRAJAYA |
1 |
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1 |
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NEGERI SEMBILAN |
5 |
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1 |
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2 |
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8 |
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MELAKA |
4 |
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1 |
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1 |
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6 |
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JOHOR |
21 |
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1 |
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4 |
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26 |
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W.P. LABUAN |
1 |
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1 |
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SABAH |
22 |
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1 |
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2 |
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25 |
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SARAWAK |
25 |
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1 |
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5 |
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31 |
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TOTAL |
133 |
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21 |
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30 |
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38 |
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222 |
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Source: Election Commission of Malaysia, http://www.spr.gov.my
Source: Aboo Talib, Kartini, Performance and Stability: Perspectives on Political Parties in Malaysia, in: Sachsenröder, Wolfgang (ed), Stability and Performance of Political Parties in Southeast Asia – How Parties Work on the Ground. Coming up in ISEAS publications 2013
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Party Membership in Malaysia: (figures published in various media)
UMNO 3.4 million
PAS 800,000
Political Party Forum Southeast Asia 
Well, the election fever is beginning to warm up especially on the TV ads at the premier hours (at a certain time) alerting viewers on election and vote. Continuous political analyses and discussions are on Astro Awani now and then particularly on the hot seats and states such as Perak, Kedah, and Selangor. The overall views acknowledge that BN will face a very tough time this GE2013, Perak and Kedah will be likely to fall to Pakatan based on the previous GE2008 where total vote differences in many areas are just a small fracture. BN has put a lot of efforts to ensure it will win back Selangor, but voters in the urban areas are likely to support Pakatan Rakyat.
Well, just wait and see.