in a company, with its less than majority stake at only 36% of parliamentary seats. A simple majority requires 112 seats out of the total 222.
It is interesting to note that the four largest parties: Umno, PKR, PAS and DAP (in order of total votes), are in control of the following:
Umno: Federal Government of Malaysia; Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan; and nine states which are not under Pakatan Rakyat.
PKR: Selangor
PAS: Kelantan and Kedah
DAP: Penang and Perak (lost through dubious defections later)
MCA (840,489 total votes) compared with DAP (1,118,025 total votes) did not enjoy control of a state, unlike Gerakan which controlled Penang before the last election. MCA's influence has always been compensated with Ministerial posts, though less in significance, when compared with Finance portfolio during Tun Tan Siew Sin's time.
Gerakan appears to be the biggest loser in the last general election. Despite its 184,548 total votes, it lost the state of Penang and left with 2 Members of Parliament.
Based on the results of GE12, BN had 140 seats and PR had 82. According to the latest position, BN has 137 (-3), PR has 76 (-6), Sabah Progressive Party has 2, Socialist Party has 1, and Konsensus Bebas has 6.
The Dewan Negara, where the Senators are, is shown as BN having 54, PR 8, and Minorities 2, giving a total of 64, out of a maximum of 70.
Note: The most significant unfairness of it all, is the fact that despite Pakatan having won 10 out of 11 parliamentary seats in FT Kuala Lumpur, it is under the control of the BN Minister of Federal Territories!
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