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GE-8 (1990)

Popular Vote vs Seats

How closely each coalition's seats match its popular vote — the Gallagher disproportionality index, the winner's bonus and the effective number of parties (ENP) over time.

Gallagher index33.03▼ 5.13 vs previous
Effective parties (votes)1.81▼ 0.17 vs previous
Effective parties (seats)1.00▼ 0.17 vs previous
Winner's bonus+33.3 ptsAPU

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Vote % vs seat % (%) GE-8 (1990) · Kelantan

Gallagher index Lower = more proportional

Effective number of parties (ENP) Laakso–Taagepera: 1 ÷ Σ(share²)

Votes & seats breakdown — GE-8 (1990)

Coalition Contested Votes % votes Won % seats Gap (pts) Vote % vs seat %
APU Profile 13 273,532 66.7% 13 100.0% +33.3
BN Profile 13 134,279 32.7% 0 0.0% -32.7
Independent / no coalition 7 2,465 0.6% 0 0.0% -0.6

Indices for each election

GEGallagher indexEffective parties (votes)Effective parties (seats)Winner's bonus
GE-15 (2022) 32.53 2.06 1.00 +36.3
GE-14 (2018) 14.66 2.51 1.85 +16.3
GE-13 (2013) 9.37 2.11 1.85 +10.6
GE-12 (2008) 30.57 1.99 1.32 +30.7
GE-11 (2004) 6.67 2.05 1.96 +7.2
GE-10 (1999) 31.84 1.91 1.15 +31.9
GE-9 (1995) 28.50 2.00 1.32 +29.1
GE-8 (1990) 33.03 1.81 1.00 +33.3
GE-7 (1986) 38.17 1.99 1.17 +38.2
GE-6 (1982) 13.89 1.99 1.80 +13.9
GE-5 (1978) 26.92 1.97 1.38 +26.9
GE-4 (1974) 25.06 1.60 1.00 +25.1
GE-3 (1969) 7.50 2.00 1.92 +7.5
GE-2 (1964) 23.04 1.97 1.47 +23.1
GE-1 (1959) 21.45 1.76 1.22 +21.4
Federal Legislative Council 1955 21.91 1.52 1.00 +21.9

Popular vote counts contested seats only; seats won unopposed count only as seats. "Independent / no coalition" includes non-aligned parties.