2013 Selangor state election

The 13th Selangor state election was held on 5 May 2013. The Selangor State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 22 April 2013, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution; on or before 22 June 2013, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission of Malaysia, unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State, Sultan of Selangor on the advice of the Head of Government, Menteri Besar of Selangor.[1]

2013 Selangor state election

5 May 2013 (2013-05-05)
All 56 seats in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Abdul Khalid Ibrahim Najib Razak (as Selangor BN chairman) Party Pakatan Rakyat BN Leader's seat Ijok (ran in Port Klang, won) not running Last election 36 seats, 56.0% 20 seats, 43.8% Seats before 34 21 Seats won 44 12 Seat change 8 8
Menteri Besar before election Abdul Khalid Ibrahim Pakatan Rakyat Menteri Besar-designate Abdul Khalid Ibrahim Pakatan Rakyat

The incumbent unofficial coalition Pakatan Rakyat won a supermajority of 44 seats and was able to formed a government, securing a second term while the opposition Barisan Nasional won 12 seats.[2]

Background

The state election is the 13th state election in Selangor since the independence of Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1957. The governing Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will seek to secure their second consecutive term in office since 2008. According to the Laws of the Constitution of Selangor 1959, the maximum term of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of Selangor, is five years from the date of the first sitting of Assembly following a state election, after which it is dissolved by operation of law.[3] The Assembly would have been automatically dissolved on 22 April 2013, the fifth anniversary of its first sitting on 22 April 2008.

Electoral system

Each state constituencies of Selangor will elect one member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly using the first-past-the-post voting system. If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the State Government, with its leader as Menteri Besar. If the election results in no single party having a majority, there is a hung assembly, of which will be dissolved under the royal prerogative of the Sultan.

Voting Eligibility

To vote in the state election, one had to be:[4]

• registered in the electoral roll as an elector in the constituency in which he resides on;
• aged 21 or over on the registration date;
• a resident of the constituency, or if not so, an absentee voter;
• not disqualified under any law relating to offences committed in connection with elections.

Results

 Summary of the 5 May 2013 Selangor State Legislative Assembly election results

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	People's Justice Party		PKR	21			14	25.00	-1
	Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS	21			15	26.79	+7
	Democratic Action Party		DAP	15			15	26.79	+2
	National Front[lower-alpha 1]		BN	56			12	21.43	-8
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	35			12	21.43	-6
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	14			0	0.00	-2
		Malaysian People's Movement Party	Gerakan	3			0	0.00	-4
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC	3			0	0.00	-3
		People's Progressive Party	PPP	1			0	0.00
	Socialist Party of Malaysia		PSM				0	0.00
	People's Welfare Party		KITA				0	0.00
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front		BERJASA				0	0.00
	Independents		IND	38			0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)						100.00	56	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Selangor's population
Source:

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

References

1. See Article 70 of Laws of the Constitution of Selangor 1959
2. "Home [PRU13]". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
3. "Laws of the Constitution of Selangor 1959" (PDF). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
4. "Federal Constitution of Malaysia" (PDF). jac.gov.my. Judicial Appointments Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.