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Table 3.1 Number of Malay-majority seats by percentage of Malay voters,
2018 and 2013
Percentage of Malay voters 2018 % 2013 %
>90 27 22.1 25 21.0
80–90 24 19.7 22 18.5
70–80 23 18.9 22 18.5
60–70 33 27.0 24 20.2
50–60 15 12.3 26 21.8
Total 122 100.0 119 100.0
Source: Extracted from e Star 2018b; Election Commission 2015.

Table 3.2 Malay-majority seats by state/federal territory, 2018

State No. of Total % % Malay % urban
Malay seats parliamentary Malay population population
seats seats (2000) (2000)
Johor 17 26 65 41.7 60
Kedah 15 15 100 58.4 37
Kelantan 14 14 100 89.5 33
Selangor 14 22 64 47.3 83
Perak 14 24 58 40.1 59
Pahang 12 14 86 63.7 46
Terengganu 8 8 100 93.2 48
Malacca 5 6 83 54.8 64
Negeri Sembilan 5 8 63 43.2 53
Kuala Lumpur 5 11 45 39.8 94
Sarawak 5 31 16 25.4 46
Penang 4 13 31 31.2 74
Perlis 3 3 100 77.5 33
Putrajaya 1 1 100 90.0
Labuan 0 1 0 33.7 71
Sabah 0 25 0 16.3 45
Total 122 222 55 53.3 61.8
Source: Extracted from e Star 2018b; Department of Statistics 2001.

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