Malaysian general elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Malaysian_general_elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:can_trigger_government_change yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Malaysia
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Members_of_Parliament
gptkbp:firstHeld 1955
gptkbp:frequency every five years
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Federal_Constitution_of_Malaysia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malaysian general elections
gptkbp:lastElection gptkb:2022_Malaysian_general_election
gptkbp:main_legislative_body gptkb:Dewan_Rakyat
gptkbp:minimum_voting_age 18
gptkbp:nextEdition 2027 Malaysian general election
gptkbp:number_of_parliamentary_seats 222
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Election_Commission_of_Malaysia
gptkbp:party gptkb:Barisan_Nasional
gptkb:Pakatan_Harapan
gptkb:Gabungan_Parti_Sarawak
gptkb:Perikatan_Nasional
gptkb:Gabungan_Rakyat_Sabah
gptkbp:purpose to elect members of the Dewan Rakyat
gptkbp:relatedEvent Malaysian state elections
gptkbp:stateElectorate Malaysian citizens aged 18 and above
gptkbp:type gptkb:politics
gptkbp:voter_registration automatic since 2019
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Malayan_Chinese_Association
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7