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DAP
DAP contested 2,239 times and won 897 seats (40% win rate) between 1967 and 2026.
Contests2,239661 Parliament · 1,578 DUN
Won897
Win Rate40%
Avg Share43.7%
Distinct candidates1,023
Best resultSE 14101 seats
Seats contested vs won DUN
Win rate, popular vote & seat % (%) Percent per election
Performance by state DUN
| State | Contested | Won | Win Rate | Avg Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perak | 287 | 141 | 49% | 46.7% |
| Pulau Pinang | 248 | 116 | 47% | 50.5% |
| Selangor | 204 | 92 | 45% | 47.7% |
| Negeri Sembilan | 177 | 80 | 45% | 46.9% |
| Johor | 175 | 54 | 31% | 40.8% |
| Melaka | 113 | 52 | 46% | 43.8% |
| Sarawak | 152 | 31 | 20% | 31.5% |
| Pahang | 112 | 30 | 27% | 36.4% |
| Sabah | 62 | 17 | 27% | 34.3% |
| Kedah | 35 | 8 | 23% | 28.8% |
| Perlis | 6 | 0 | 0% | 19.9% |
| Kelantan | 6 | 0 | 0% | 9.6% |
| Terengganu | 1 | 0 | 0% | 14.8% |
Most successful candidates
- 1Lim Kit Siang20 contests15 wins
- 2Karpal Singh a/l Ram Singh18 contests12 wins
- 3Lim Guan Eng11 contests11 wins
- 4Tan Seng Giaw11 contests11 wins
- 5Chow Kon Yeow13 contests10 wins
- 6Nga Kor Ming10 contests10 wins
- 7Chong Chieng Jen11 contests9 wins
- 8Anthony Loke Siew Fook10 contests9 wins
- 9Tan Kok Wai10 contests9 wins
- 10Dennis Chen Man Hin14 contests8 wins
Main rivals Who beat them
Narrowest wins
- 1N.53 KidurongSE 7 · Wong Sing Ai22
- 2P.043 BaganGE9 · 1995 · Patto a/l Perumal118
- 3N.14 BachangSE 10 · Lim Jak Wong41
- 4P.172 Kota KinabaluGE12 · 2008 · Hiew King Cheu106
- 5N.41 KeranjiSE 11 · Chen Fook Chye47
- 6N.27 Batu LanchangSE 9 · Chong Eng62
- 7P.144 SibuGE6 · 1982 · Ling Sie Ming141
- 8N.34 KetariSE 15 · Thomas Su Keong Siong120
- 9N.21 Kebun BungaSE 7 · Huang Peter55
- 10N.41 Bandar KlangSE 9 · Chua Kow Eng145
Narrowest losses
- 1N.04 PilahSE 3 · Chai Tak Han (Ham) · lost to UMNO−6
- 2N.40 TapahSE 3 · Jimmy Loh Jee Mee · lost to MCA−19
- 3N.68 Tanjong BatuSE 12 · Chiew Chan Yew · lost to SUPP−23
- 4P.055 Tanjong MalimGE3 · 1969 · Keoh Cheng See · lost to MCA−35
- 5N.02 Tanah RataSE 6 · Poon Man Kem · lost to MIC−38
- 6N.22 LenggengSE 3 · Lim Cheng Hoe · lost to UMNO−41
- 7N.19 DuyongSE 10 · Aw Boon Huan · lost to MCA−45
- 8P.208 SarikeiGE12 · 2008 · Wong Hua Seh · lost to SUPP−51
- 9N.06 Bagan DalamSE 5 · Shanmugam a/l Nadason · lost to MIC−63
- 10P.107 SerembanGE8 · 1990 · Dennis Chen Man Hin · lost to MCA−77