A look back at Malaysia's past elections


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 05 May 2018

With the 14th General Elections upon us, we take a look through video footage and pictures at some of the country's previous 13 general elections.
Malaya's first general election was held in 1955, before our independence. Take a look at how campaigning and voting processes has changed over the years.

1950s

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