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The 1999 Malaysian General Election was held on 29 November 1999 as stipulated by the laws of Malaysia for general elections. As expected, the Barisan Nasional coalition maintained its majority in parliament, and thus, its grip on the post of Prime Minister. However, due to the Anwar Ibrahim scandal, the win was one of the lowest experienced by the ruling coalition over the years, since independence, with the exception of the 1969 general election. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Malaysian law requires that a general election must be held at least once every five years. ... Jump to: navigation, search Barisan Nasional (National Front or BN) is a political coalition in Malaysia. ... The Parliament of Malaysia consists of the lower house (Dewan Rakyat or literally Peoples Hall, in Malay) and upper house (Dewan Negara or Nations Hall in Malay). ... The Prime Minister of Malaysia is the elected head of government of Malaysia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Anwar Ibrahim and child in 1998. ... The Malaysian general election of 1969 was the third general election since independence, held in West Malaysia (Malaya) on May 10, 1969, and in East Malaysia later in the month. ...

Election results

6,631,094 out of 9,564,071 registered voters cast their vote in this election. Although Barisan Nasional maintained its majority in Parliament, its overall popular vote dropped to roughly 56%. The parliamentary results are as follows:

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See also

• Malaysian General Election
• Malaysian general election, 2004

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References

• "Malaysia unlikely to go fundamentalist: Lee Kuan Yew". (Dec. 13, 1999). Agence France Presse.
• Chin, James. 2000. A New Balance: The Chinese Vote in the 1999 Malaysian General Election, South East Asia Research Vol 8, No 3, 2000, pp. 281 -- 299

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External links

• The Star Election 1999 results.
• South Asia Analysis Group synopsis of the 1999 election results.
• Trends in Malaysia: Election Assessment (PDF) a 62 pages collection of papers from Institute of Southeast Asian Studies after the 1999 election.

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