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Table 1 Comparison of general election between government and opposition from 1959 to 2013

From: The effect of Malaysia general election on stock market returns

Year

Government

Opposition

Total seats

Seats

% seats

% vote

Seats

% seats

% vote

1959

74

71.15

51.70

30

28.85

48.30

104

1964

89

85.58

58.50

15

14.42

41.50

104

1969

95

65.97

49.30

49

34.03

50.70

144

1974

135

87.66

60.70

19

12.34

39.30

154

1978

130

84.42

57.20

24

15.58

42.80

154

1982

132

85.71

60.50

22

14.29

39.50

154

1986

148

83.62

55.80

29

16.38

44.20

177

1990

127

70.56

53.40

53

29.44

46.60

180

1995

162

84.38

65.20

30

15.63

34.80

192

1999

148

76.68

56.50

45

23.32

43.50

193

2004

198

90.41

63.90

21

9.59

36.10

219

2008

140

63.06

50.27

82

36.94

49.73

222

2013

133

59.91

46.53

89

40.09

53.47

222