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Malaysia's ruling coalition suffered its biggest electoral upset ever, losing control of four state governments and failing to win the crucial two-thirds majority in parliament.
It is Barisan Nasional (BN)'s worst performance in a general election since independence in 1957.
Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's multi-racial coalition won 142 out of the 222-seat Parliament.
The opposition alliance of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the Islamic Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), won 81 seats. In the outgoing parliament, the opposition had 19 seats.
The only other time the 14-party BN coalition failed to win a two-thirds majority was in 1969 when it secured 66% of the seats. This time, it would have only 63.5% if it wins the remaining two seats.
BN lost control of four states - Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor, while PAS secured two-thirds majority to keep its hold on Kelantan.
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| PARLIAMENTARY |
| STATE |
CONTESTED SEATS |
BN |
PAS |
DAP |
PKR |
| Perlis |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kedah |
15 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
| Kelantan |
14 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
| Terengganu |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Penang |
13 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
| Perak |
24 |
13 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
| Pahang |
14 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Selangor |
22 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
| Kuala
Lumpur |
11 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| Putrajaya |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Negeri Sembilan |
8 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Malacca |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Johor |
26 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Labuan |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sabah |
25 |
24 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Sarawak |
31 |
30 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
222 |
142 |
22 |
27 |
31 |
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| STATE |
| STATE |
CONTESTED SEATS |
BN |
PAS |
DAP |
PKR |
INP |
| Perlis |
15 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kedah |
36 |
14 |
16 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Kelantan |
45 |
6 |
38 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Terengganu |
32 |
24 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Penang |
40 |
11 |
1 |
19 |
9 |
0 |
| Perak |
59 |
28 |
7 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
| Pahang |
42 |
37 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Selangor |
56 |
21 |
8 |
13 |
14 |
0 |
| Negeri Sembilan |
36 |
21 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
| Malacca |
28 |
24 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Johor |
56 |
49 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Sabah |
60 |
59 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
505 |
307 |
86 |
71 |
39 |
2 |
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Updated: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:43:59
MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange has approved a scheme allowing cross border trading, officials announced Tuesday.
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Former Primer Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad called a press conference shortly after the elections and apologised to the nation for having made "the wrong decision" in picking current PM Abdullah Badawi to replace him.
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