2008 Malaysian general election
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
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| gptkbp:chiefOppositionLeader |
gptkb:Wan_Azizah_Wan_Ismail
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Malaysia
|
| gptkbp:date |
8 March 2008
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| gptkbp:dissolved |
13 February 2008
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
2008 Malaysian general election
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| gptkbp:legislature |
gptkb:Dewan_Rakyat
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| gptkbp:mainCandidate |
gptkb:Barisan_Nasional
gptkb:Democratic_Action_Party gptkb:Pakatan_Rakyat gptkb:Parti_Islam_Se-Malaysia gptkb:Parti_Keadilan_Rakyat |
| gptkbp:nextEdition |
gptkb:2013_Malaysian_general_election
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| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
Pakatan Rakyat formed as opposition coalition
Political landscape shift in Malaysia Significant gains for opposition parties |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Opposition took control of five states
First time Barisan Nasional lost two-thirds majority since 1969 |
| gptkbp:notableStateResults |
Kedah won by opposition
Kelantan retained by opposition Penang won by opposition Perak won by opposition Selangor won by opposition |
| gptkbp:numberOfIssues |
gptkb:crime
corruption government accountability judicial independence ethnic relations rising cost of living |
| gptkbp:previousEdition |
2004 Malaysian general election
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| gptkbp:primeMinister |
gptkb:Abdullah_Ahmad_Badawi
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| gptkbp:result |
Barisan Nasional lost two-thirds majority
Barisan Nasional won 140 seats Barisan Nasional won majority Opposition won 82 seats |
| gptkbp:seatingCapacity |
222
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| gptkbp:type |
parliamentary
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
76%
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pakatan_Rakyat
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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