1982 Malaysian state elections

State assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 22 April 1982 in all states except Sabah and Sarawak.

Results

Johore

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	20	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	10	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	1	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	1	+1
		Total		32	+1
	Democratic Action Party			0	–1
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
Total				32	0

Kedah

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	206,562	50.67	19	+5
			Malaysian Chinese Association	22,845	5.60	3	–1
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	17,620	4.32	1	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	7,342	1.80	1	+1
		Total		254,369	62.39	24	+5
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			134,957	33.10	2	–5
	Democratic Action Party			17,352	4.26	0	0
	Independents			1,020	0.25	0	0
Total				407,698	100.00	26	0
Valid votes				407,698	98.06
Invalid/blank votes				8,063	1.94
Total votes				415,761	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				541,924	76.72
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Kelantan

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	21	–1
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	4	–7
			Malaysian Chinese Association	1	0
		Total		26	–8
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			10	+8
Total				36	0

Malacca

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	13	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	5	+2
			Malaysian Indian Congress	0	0
		Total		18	+2
	Democratic Action Party			2	–2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
Total				20	0

Negri Sembilan

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	15	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	6	+1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	1	0
		Total		22	+1
	Democratic Action Party			2	–1
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
Total				24	0

Pahang

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	24	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	5	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	1	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	1	0
		Total		31	0
	Democratic Action Party			1	+1
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
Total				32	0

Penang

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	10	+1
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	8	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	6	+4
			Malaysian Indian Congress	1	0
		Total		25	+5
	Democratic Action Party			2	–3
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	–1
Total				27	0

Perak

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	24	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	10	+6
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	3	+1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	1	0
			People's Progressive Party	0	–2
		Total		38	+6
	Democratic Action Party			4	–5
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	–1
Total				42	0

Perlis

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	27,041	50.06	9	–1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	6,609	12.24	2	0
		Total		33,650	62.30	11	–1
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			18,910	35.01	1	+1
	Democratic Action Party			773	1.43	0	0
	Independents			683	1.26	0	0
Total				54,016	100.00	12	0
Valid votes				54,016	97.23
Invalid/blank votes				1,539	2.77
Total votes				55,555	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				72,520	76.61
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Selangor

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	20	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	7	+2
			Malaysian Indian Congress	3	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	1	0
		Total		31	+2
	Democratic Action Party			1	–2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
	Independents			1	0
Total				33	0

Trengganu

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	22	–5
			Malaysian Chinese Association	1	0
		Total		23	–5
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			5	+5
Total				28	0