2022 Pahang state election

The 2022 Pahang state election, formally the 15th Pahang state election, took place on 19 November 2022. This election was to elect 42 members of the 15th Pahang State Legislative Assembly. The previous assembly was dissolved on 14 October 2022. The election for the Tioman (state constituency) was delayed to 7 December following the death of the Perikatan candidate.

2022 Pahang state election
19 November 2022
7 December (N42 Tioman)
All 42 seats to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
22 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,136,944
Turnout77.47%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man Amirudin Shari
Party UMNO PAS PKR
Alliance Barisan Nasional Perikatan Nasional Pakatan Harapan
Leader since 15 May 2018 2 November 2022 7 August 2022
Leader's seat Jelai Cheka not contesting (Menteri Besar of Selangor and MLA for Sungai Tua, Selangor)
Last election 25 seats, 39.99% 8 seats, 32.92% 9 seats, 26.90%
Seats before 25 8 9
Seats won 17 17 8
Seat change 8 9 1
Popular vote 337,533 340,378 188,230
Percentage 38.75% 39.07% 21.61%
Swing 2.85 pp 9.97 pp 7.39 pp
Menteri Besar before election

Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
BN–UMNO

 Elected Menteri Besar

Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
BN–UMNO

The election resulted in a hung parliament with Perikatan Nasional emerging as the largest bloc, one seat ahead of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition government.

On 27 November, one week after the election, it was announced that Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail would be reappointed as Menteri Besar at the head of a coalition government consisting of Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan.

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