Malaysian general election, 2004


Election Name	Malaysian general election, 2004
Country	Malaysia
Type	parliamentary
Ongoing	no
Previous Election	Malaysian general election, 1999
Previous Year	1999
Next Election	Malaysian general election, 2008
Next Year	2008
Seats For Election	All 219 seats in the Dewan Rakyat and all state legislature seats in 12 (out of 13, except Sarawak) states of Malaysia
Election Date	21 March 2004
Leader1	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Leader Since1	31 November 2003
Party1	Barisan Nasional
Leaders Seat1	Kepala Batas
Popular Vote1	4,420,452
Percentage1	63.9%
Swing1	(+)7.37
Last Election1	147
Seats Needed1	-37
Seats1	198
Seat Change1	(+)51
Leader2	Lim Kit Siang
Leader Since2	21 September 2001
Party2	Democratic Action Party
Leaders Seat2	Ipoh Timur
Popular Vote2	687,340
Percentage2	9.9%
Swing2	(+)4.69
Last Election2	10
Seats2	12
Seat Change2	(+)2
Leader3	Kamaruddin Jaafar
Leader Since3	2003
Party3	Barisan Alternatif
Leaders Seat3	Tumpat
Popular Vote3	1,668,998
Percentage3	24.1
Swing3	(-)16.13
Last Election3	42 (32 at dissolution)
Seats3	8
Seat Change3	(-)24
Title	Prime Minister
Posttitle	Prime Minister-designate
Before Election	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Before Party	Barisan Nasional
After Election	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
After Party	Barisan Nasional