1995 Malaysian general election

General elections were held in Malaysia on 24 and 25 April 1995. Voting took place in all 192 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 394 state constituencies in 11 out of 13 states of Malaysia (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day.

1995 Malaysian general election
24–25 April 1995
All 192 seats in the Dewan Rakyat
97 seats needed for a majority
Registered9,012,370
 
Leader Mahathir Mohamad Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Fadzil Noor		 Lim Kit Siang
Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Alliance BN APU GR
Last election 53.38%, 127 seats 21.78%, 15 seats 19.91%, 34 seats
Seats won 162 13 17
Seat change 35 2 17
Popular vote 3,881,214 1,046,687 910,769
Percentage 65.16% 17.57% 15.29%
Swing 11.78pp 4.21pp 4.62pp
Prime Minister before election

Mahathir Mohamad
BN

 Prime Minister-designate

Mahathir Mohamad
BN

The result was a victory for the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional, which won 162 of the 192 seats. Voter turnout was 68.3%.

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