Barisan Nasional facts for kids

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Malay name	Barisan Nasional باريسن ناسيونل
Chinese name	国民阵线 國民陣線
Tamil name	தேசிய முன்னனி
Abbreviation	BN
Chairman	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Secretary-General	Zambry Abdul Kadir
Deputy Chairman	Mohamad Hasan
Vice Chairman	Wee Ka Siong Vigneswaran Sanasee Arthur Joseph Kurup
Advisor	Najib Razak
Treasurer-General	Johari Abdul Ghani
Founder	Abdul Razak Hussein
Founded	1 January 1973 (1973-01-01)
Legalised	1 June 1974 (as a party)
Preceded by	Alliance
Succeeded by	Gabungan Parti Sarawak (in Sarawak) (2018) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (in Sabah) (2022)
Headquarters	Aras 8, Menara Dato’ Onn, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Newspaper	New Straits Times The Star Berita Harian Nanyang Siang Pau Harian Metro China Press Makkal Osai Tamil Malar MIC Times Malaysia Nanban
Student wing	Barisan Nasional Student Movement
Youth wing	Barisan Nasional Youth Movement
Women's wing	Barisan Nasional Women Movement
Ideology	Majority: Conservatism (Malaysian) Social conservatism National conservatism Economic liberalism Factions: Ketuanan Melayu Malaysian Chinese interests Malaysian Indian interests Dravidian movement
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
National affiliation	Perikatan Nasional (2020–2022) National Unity Government (since 2022)
Regional affiliation	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2020)
Colours	Royal blue      Sky white
Slogan	Rakyat Didahulukan (People's First, Nation First) Hidup Rakyat (Long Live the People!) Bersama Barisan Nasional (With the National Front) Hidup Negaraku (Long Live the Nation!) Kestabilan dan Kemakmuran (Stability and Prosperity)
Anthem	Barisan Nasional
Dewan Negara	23 / 70
Dewan Rakyat	30 / 222
State Legislative Assemblies	120 / 611
Chief minister of states	4 / 13
Election symbol
Political parties

The National Front (known as Malay: Barisan Nasional or BN) is a group of political parties in Malaysia. It was started in 1973. This group was formed to take over from an older group called the Alliance Party.

BN is currently the third largest political group in Malaysia. It has 30 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, which is like Malaysia's House of Representatives. The largest group is Pakatan Harapan (PH) with 82 seats, followed by Perikatan Nasional (PN) with 74 seats.

The Barisan Nasional group works by bringing together many different parties. Each party usually represents a different community or group of people in Malaysia. For a long time, BN was the main ruling party in Malaysia. It led the country for over 30 years after it was formed. If you count its older version, the Alliance, it ruled for almost 61 years! This made it one of the longest-ruling political groups in the democratic world.

However, things started to change around 2008. Other political groups, like Pakatan Rakyat and later Pakatan Harapan (PH), became stronger. In the 2018 general election, Barisan Nasional lost control of the government for the very first time. This was a huge moment in Malaysian history. After this, some parties from Sabah and Sarawak left BN to form their own groups.

Later, in 2020, Barisan Nasional returned to power as part of a government led by Perikatan Nasional. But in the 2022 election, BN had its worst result ever. It came in third place. Even so, it is still part of the government today by working with Pakatan Harapan.

History of the National Front

How the National Front Started

The National Front, or Barisan Nasional, took over from an older group called the Alliance. The Alliance was made up of three main parties. After the 1969 general election, there were some tensions between different communities. This led to a "state of emergency" being declared.

When the Malaysian Parliament started meeting again in 1971, leaders began talking about forming a new, bigger group. More parties joined the Alliance, like Gerakan and the People's Progressive Party. Even the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) joined in.

In 1973, the Alliance Party was officially replaced by Barisan Nasional. This new group included parties from different parts of Malaysia, like Sabah and Sarawak. In June 1974, Barisan Nasional was registered as a group of nine parties. They won the 1974 general election with great success, led by Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak.

From 1977 to 2007

In 1977, the PAS party was asked to leave Barisan Nasional. This happened after some disagreements in the Kelantan state government. Even without PAS, Barisan Nasional won the 1978 general election easily.

BN continued to be very strong in Malaysian politics throughout the 1980s and 1990s. They did lose some state elections, like in Kelantan to PAS, and in Sabah to the United Sabah Party. But the United Sabah Party later joined Barisan Nasional.

By 2003, Barisan Nasional had grown even bigger. It had more than a dozen parties working together. They did really well in the 2004 general election, winning 198 out of 219 seats.

For many years, from 1974 to 2008, Barisan Nasional always won at least two-thirds of the seats in the Dewan Rakyat. This was thanks to Malaysia's voting system, even if they didn't always get the most votes from the public.

From 2008 to 2018

In the 2008 general election, Barisan Nasional lost many seats. They lost more than one-third of the seats in Parliament to Pakatan Rakyat, which was a group of opposition parties. This was the first time since 1969 that BN did not win a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

They also lost control of five state governments. One of these, Perak, was later returned to BN after a court ruling. After 2008, the parties in BN that represented non-Malay communities became much smaller.

The losses continued in the 2013 general election. BN had its worst election result up to that point. They won back Kedah but lost even more seats in Parliament. They also lost the popular vote, meaning more people voted for other parties. But because of the voting system, they still won enough seats (60% of 222) to keep control of Parliament.

Then came the 2018 general election. This was a huge defeat for Barisan Nasional. They lost control of Parliament to Pakatan Harapan, winning only 79 seats. This ended their 61-year rule of the country. It was the first time in Malaysian history that the government changed hands. BN only won 34% of the popular vote.

After this big loss, many parties left Barisan Nasional. This reduced the number of parties in BN from 13 to just 4. These parties either joined the new government, formed new groups, or became independent. For example, four parties from Sarawak formed a new group called GPS.

As a result, BN's total number of seats in Parliament went down to 41. Some members of Parliament also left UMNO, one of BN's main parties. In March 2019, two other main parties, MCA and MIC, said they wanted to find a new alliance. However, the leaders of Barisan Nasional decided not to break up the coalition.

From 2019 to Today

In January 2019, most of the BN branches in Sabah closed down. This left Barisan Nasional with only 2 seats in Sabah.

However, since 2019, Barisan Nasional has started to recover. They won several by-elections, which are special elections held to fill empty seats. They defeated Pakatan Harapan in these elections.

In September 2019, UMNO, the biggest party in BN, decided to work with the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). They formed a group called Muafakat Nasional. Their goal was to unite Malay Muslim communities for elections. Even though there wasn't a formal agreement with all BN parties, Barisan Nasional continued to work as a group of four parties.

In March 2020, after the Pakatan Harapan government fell, Barisan Nasional joined with Perikatan Nasional to form a new government. They formed another new government on August 15, 2021, after the Perikatan Nasional government also fell.

Barisan Nasional also regained control of the state governments in Johor, Malacca, and Perak.

On November 20, 2021, Barisan Nasional won a big victory in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly election. They won 21 out of 28 seats, which is a two-thirds majority.

On March 12, 2022, BN had another big win in the 2022 Johor state election. This allowed them to form a stable state government in Johor with a two-thirds majority. They won 40 out of 56 seats.

2022 Election

In the 2022 election, BN had its worst result ever. They won only 30 out of 222 seats. Pakatan Harapan won 82 seats, and Perikatan Nasional won 74 seats. Many important BN leaders lost their seats.

The election resulted in a hung parliament. This means no single group won enough seats to form a government on their own. But Barisan Nasional decided to support the largest group, Pakatan Harapan. Because of this, BN was given positions in the new government.

How the National Front is Organized

Barisan Nasional is made up of different political parties. Each party usually represents a specific ethnic group in Malaysia. For example, UMNO is for Malays, MCA is for Chinese, and MIC is for Indians.

Even though BN is registered as a political party itself, most people join it by becoming a member of one of its smaller parties. All candidates in elections run under the BN symbol, and there is a main BN plan. But each individual party also has its own plans and goals.

Member Parties and Allied Parties

Logo	Name			Ideology	Position	Leader(s)	Seats contested	2022 result		Current seats	State Legislature Seats
								Votes (%)	Seats	Composition
Member parties
		UMNO	United Malays National Organisation Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu	Ketuanan Melayu	Right-wing	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	119	16.43%	26 / 222	26 / 30	107 / 611
		MCA	Malaysian Chinese Association Persatuan Cina Malaysia	Chinese interests	Centre-right	Wee Ka Siong	44	4.29%	2 / 222	2 / 30	8 / 611
		MIC	Malaysian Indian Congress Kongres India Malaysia	Dravidian movement		Vigneswaran Sanasee	10	1.11%	1 / 222	1 / 30	5 / 611
		PBRS	United Sabah People's Party Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah	Sabah nationalism	Right-wing	Arthur Joseph Kurup	2	0.15%	1 / 222	1 / 30	0 / 611
Allied Parties of BN
		PCM	Love Malaysia Party Parti Cinta Malaysia	National conservatism	Right-wing	Huan Cheng Guan	1	0.03%	0 / 222	0 / 30	0 / 611
		AMIPF	All Malaysian Indian Progressive Front Barisan Progresif India Se-Malaysia	Dravidian movement	Centre-right	Loganathan Thoraisamy	1	0.05%	0 / 222	0 / 30	0 / 611
		KIMMA	Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress Kongres India Muslim Malaysia	Islamism Indo-Malaysian Muslim interests	Right-wing	Syed Ibrahim Kader	1	0.14%	0 / 222	0 / 30	0 / 611
		MIUP	Malaysian Indian United Party Parti Bersatu India Malaysia	Dravidian movement		Nallakaruppan Solaimalai	N/A	N/A	0 / 222	0 / 30	0 / 611
		MMSP	Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party Parti Makkal Sakti Malaysia			R.S. Thanenthiran	1	0.07%	0 / 222	0 / 30	0 / 611
		MAP	Malaysian Advancement Party Parti Kemajuan Malaysia			Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy	N/A	N/A	0 / 222	0 / 30	0 / 611
		PPM	Punjabi Party of Malaysia Parti Punjabi Malaysia	Sikhism		Gurjeet Singh Rhande	N/A	N/A	0 / 222	0 / 30	0 / 611
		IKATAN	Malaysia National Alliance Party Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia	Social democracy	Centre-left	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir	N/A	N/A	0 / 222	0 / 30	0 / 611
Other allied parties
		MIRA	Minority Rights Action Party Parti Tindakan Hak Minoriti	Liberal democracy	N/A	S. Gobi Krishnan	N/A	N/A	0 / 222	0 / 30	0 / 611

Former Member Parties

These are parties that used to be part of the National Front.

• Malaysian People's Movement Party (GERAKAN) (1973–2018)
• Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (1973–1978)
• People's Progressive Party (PPP or myPPP) (1973–2018)
• Sabah Alliance Party (ALLIANCE) (1973–1975)
  • United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) (1973–1975 under Sabah Alliance, 1976–1984, 1986–1993)
  • Sabah Chinese Association (SCA) (1973–1975 under Sabah Alliance)
• United Bumiputera Heritage Party (PBB) (1973–2018)
• Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) (1973–2018)
• Sarawak National Party (SNAP) (1976–2004)
• Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA) (1976–1986)
• Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA) (1978–1983)
• Muslim People's Party of Malaysia (HAMIM) (1983–1989)
• Sarawak Native People's Party (PBDS) (1983–2004)
• United Sabah Party (PBS) (1986–1990, 2002–2018)
• Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) (1991–2018)
• People's Justice Front (AKAR) (1991–2001)
• Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) (1994–2008)
• Sabah Democratic Party (PDS) (1995–1999)
• United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) (1999–2018)
• Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP/PDP) (2002–2018)
• Sarawak Peoples' Party (PRS) (2004–2018)

Leaders of the National Front

This table shows the people who have led the National Front over the years.

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office
1	Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976)		1 January 1973	14 January 1976
2	Hussein Onn (1922–1990)		15 January 1976	28 June 1981
3	Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925)		28 June 1981	4 February 1988
–	Ling Liong Sik (Acting) (b. 1943)		4 February 1988	16 February 1988
(3)	Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925)		16 February 1988	30 October 2003
4	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939)		31 October 2003	26 March 2009
5	Mohd Najib Abdul Razak (b. 1953)		26 March 2009	12 May 2018
6	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b. 1953)		30 June 2018	18 December 2018
–	Mohamad Hasan (Acting) (b. 1956)		18 December 2018	30 June 2019
(6)	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b. 1953)		30 June 2019	Incumbent

Leadership Structure

This section shows the current leaders and important members of the National Front.

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the current Chairman of Barisan Nasional.

Elected Representatives

These are the people from Barisan Nasional who have been chosen by voters to represent them in different parts of the Malaysian government.

Dewan Negara (Senate)

The Dewan Negara is like the upper house of Parliament in Malaysia. Its members are called Senators.

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

The Dewan Rakyat is the lower house of Parliament. Its members are called Members of Parliament (MPs). Barisan Nasional has 30 MPs here.

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	Member	Party
Perak	P055	Lenggong	Shamsul Anuar Nasarah		UMNO
	P072	Tapah	Saravanan Murugan		MIC
	P075	Bagan Datuk	Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi		UMNO
Pahang	P078	Cameron Highlands	Ramli Mohd Nor		UMNO
	P079	Lipis	Abdul Rahman Mohamad		UMNO
	P084	Paya Besar	Mohd. Shahar Abdullah		UMNO
	P085	Pekan	Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali		UMNO
	P090	Bera	Ismail Sabri Yaakob		UMNO
Kuala Lumpur	P119	Titiwangsa	Johari Abdul Ghani		UMNO
Negeri Sembilan	P126	Jelebu	Jalaluddin Alias		UMNO
	P127	Jempol	Shamshulkahar Mohd. Deli		UMNO
	P129	Kuala Pilah	Adnan Abu Hassan		UMNO
	P131	Rembau	Mohamad Hasan		UMNO
	P133	Tampin	Mohd Isam Mohd Isa		UMNO
Johor	P147	Parit Sulong	Noraini Ahmad		UMNO
	P148	Ayer Hitam	Wee Ka Siong		MCA
	P151	Simpang Renggam	Hasni Mohammad		UMNO
	P153	Sembrong	Hishammuddin Hussein		UMNO
	P155	Tenggara	Manndzri Nasib		UMNO
	P156	Kota Tinggi	Mohamed Khaled Nordin		UMNO
	P157	Pengerang	Azalina Othman Said		UMNO
	P164	Pontian	Ahmad Maslan		UMNO
	P165	Tanjung Piai	Wee Jeck Seng		MCA
Sabah	P173	Putatan	Shahelmey Yahya		UMNO
	P176	Kimanis	Mohamad Alamin		UMNO
	P177	Beaufort	Siti Aminah Aching		UMNO
	P182	Pensiangan	Arthur Joseph Kurup		PBRS
	P184	Libaran	Suhaimi Nasir		UMNO
	P187	Kinabatangan	Bung Moktar Radin		UMNO
	P191	Kalabakan	Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy		UMNO
Total	Perak (3), Pahang (5), Kuala Lumpur (1), Negeri Sembilan (5), Johor (9), Sabah (7)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

These are the representatives from Barisan Nasional in the different state governments across Malaysia.

State	No.	Parliamentary Constituency	No.	State Assembly Constituency	Member	Party
Kelantan	P32	Gua Musang	N45	Galas	Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim		UMNO
Penang	P41	Kepala Batas	N2	Bertam	Reezal Merican Naina Merican		UMNO
	P47	Nibong Tebal	N21	Sungai Acheh	Rashidi Zainol		UMNO
Perak	P54	Gerik	N2	Temenggor	Salbiah Mohamed		UMNO
	P55	Lenggong	N4	Kota Tampan	Saarani Mohammad		UMNO
	P62	Sungai Siput	N21	Lintang	Mohd Zolkafly Harun		UMNO
	P68	Bruas	N36	Pengkalan Baharu	Ahmad Faisal Mansor		UMNO
	P69	Parit	N39	Belanja	Khairudin Abu Hanipah		UMNO
	P72	Tapah	N47	Chenderiang	Choong Sin Heng		MCA
			N48	Ayer Kuning	Isham Shahruddin		UMNO
	P75	Bagan Datuk	N53	Rungkup	Shahrul Zaman Yahya		UMNO
	P77	Tanjong Malim	N59	Behrang	Salina Samsudin		UMNO
Pahang	P78	Cameron Highlands	N2	Jelai	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail		UMNO
	P79	Lipis	N3	Padang Tengku	Mustapa Long		UMNO
			N5	Benta	Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak		UMNO
	P80	Raub	N6	Batu Talam	Abd Aziz Mat Kiram		UMNO
			N8	Dong	Fazdzli Kamal		UMNO
	P83	Kuantan	N16	Inderapura	Shafik Fauzan Sharif		UMNO
	P85	Pekan	N21	Peramu Jaya	Nizar Najib		UMNO
			N22	Bebar	Mohd. Fakhruddin Mohd. Ariff		UMNO
			N23	Chini	Mohd Sharim Md Zain		UMNO
	P87	Kuala Krau	N27	Jenderak	Rodzuan Zaaba		UMNO
			N28	Kerdau	Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad		UMNO
	P89	Bentong	N35	Sabai	V Arumugam		MIC
			N36	Pelangai	Amizar Abu Adam		UMNO
	P90	Bera	N37	Guai	Sabariah Sadan		UMNO
			N39	Kemayan	Khairulnizam Mohamad Zuldin		UMNO
	P91	Rompin	N41	Muadzam Shah	Razali Kassim		UMNO
			N42	Tioman	Mohd Johari Hussain		UMNO
			—	Nominated member	Haris Salleh Hamzah		UMNO
			—	Nominated member	Wong Tat Chee		MCA
Selangor	P92	Sabak Bernam	N1	Sungai Air Tawar	Rizam Ismail		UMNO
	P101	Ulu Langat	N23	Dusun Tua	Johan Abd Aziz		UMNO
Negeri Sembilan	P126	Jelebu	N2	Pertang	Jalaluddin Alias		UMNO
			N3	Sungai Lui	Mohd Razi Mohd Ali		UMNO
	P127	Jempol	N6	Palong	Mustafa Nagoor		UMNO
			N7	Jeram Padang	Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir		UMNO
	P128	Seremban	N9	Lenggeng	Mohd Asna Amin		UMNO
	P129	Kuala Pilah	N15	Juasseh	Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid		UMNO
			N16	Seri Menanti	Abdul Samad Ibrahim		UMNO
			N17	Senaling	Ismail Lasim		UMNO
			N19	Johol	Saiful Yazan Sulaiman		UMNO
	P131	Rembau	N26	Chembong	Zaifulbahri Idris		UMNO
			N27	Rantau	Mohamad Hasan		UMNO
			N28	Kota	Awaludin Said		UMNO
	P132	Port Dickson	N32	Linggi	Abdul Rahman Mohd. Redza		UMNO
	P133	Tampin	N35	Gemencheh	Suhaimizan Bikar		UMNO
Malacca	P134	Masjid Tanah	N1	Kuala Linggi	Rosli Abdullah		UMNO
			N2	Tanjung Bidara	Ab Rauf Yusoh		UMNO
			N3	Ayer Limau	Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer		UMNO
			N4	Lendu	Sulaiman Md Ali		UMNO
			N5	Taboh Naning	Zulkiflee Mohd Zin		UMNO
	P135	Alor Gajah	N7	Gadek	Shanmugam Ptcyhay		MIC
			N8	Machap Jaya	Ngwe Hee Sem		MCA
			N9	Durian Tunggal	Zahari Abdul Kalil		UMNO
			N10	Asahan	Fairul Nizam Roslan		UMNO
	P136	Tangga Batu	N12	Pantai Kundor	Tuminah Kadi Mohd Hashim		UMNO
			N13	Paya Rumput	Rais Yasin		UMNO
			N14	Kelebang	Lim Ban Hong		MCA
	P137	Hang Tuah Jaya	N15	Pengkalan Batu	Kalsom Noordin		UMNO
			N18	Ayer Molek	Rahmad Mariman		UMNO
	P138	Kota Melaka	N21	Duyong	Mohd Noor Helmy Abu Halem		UMNO
			N23	Telok Mas	Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman		UMNO
	P139	Jasin	N25	Rim	Khaidhirah Abu Zahar		UMNO
			N26	Serkam	Zaidi Attan		UMNO
			N27	Merlimau	Muhamad Akmal Saleh		UMNO
			N28	Sungai Rambai	Siti Faizah Abdul Azis		UMNO
Johor	P140	Segamat	N1	Buloh Kasap	Zahari Sarip		UMNO
	P141	Sekijang	N3	Pemanis	Anuar Abdul Manap		UMNO
			N4	Kemelah	Saraswathy Nallathanby		MIC
	P142	Labis	N5	Tenang	Haslinda Salleh		UMNO
			N6	Bekok	Tan Chong		MCA
	P143	Pagoh	N8	Bukit Pasir	Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh		UMNO
	P144	Ledang	N9	Gambir	Sahrihan Jani		UMNO
			N11	Serom	Khairin Nisa Ismail		UMNO
	P145	Bakri	N14	Bukit Naning	Fuad Tukirin		UMNO
	P146	Muar	N16	Sungai Balang	Selamat Takim		UMNO
	P147	Parit Sulong	N17	Semerah	Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid		UMNO
			N18	Sri Medan	Zulkurnain Kamisan		UMNO
	P148	Ayer Hitam	N19	Yong Peng	Ling Tian Soon		MCA
			N20	Semarang	Samsolbari Jamali		UMNO
	P149	Sri Gading	N21	Parit Yaani	Mohd Najib Samuri		UMNO
			N22	Pasir Raja	Nor Rashidah Ramli		UMNO
	P150	Batu Pahat	N24	Senggarang	Mohd Yusla Ismail		UMNO
			N25	Rengit	Mohd Puad Zarkashi		UMNO
	P151	Simpang Renggam	N26	Machap	Onn Hafiz Ghazi		UMNO
			N27	Layang-Layang	Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim		UMNO
	P152	Kluang	N29	Mahkota	Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain		UMNO
	P153	Sembrong	N30	Paloh	Lee Ting Han		MCA
			N31	Kahang	Vidyananthan Ramanadhan		MIC
	P154	Mersing	N33	Tenggaroh	Raven Kumar Krishnasamy		MIC
	P155	Tenggara	N34	Panti	Hahasrin Hashim		UMNO
			N35	Pasir Raja	Rashidah Ismail		UMNO
	P156	Kota Tinggi	N36	Sedili	Muszaidi Makmor		UMNO
			N37	Johor Lama	Norlizah Noh		UMNO
	P157	Pengerang	N38	Penawar	Fauziah Misri		UMNO
			N39	Tanjung Surat	Aznan Tamin		UMNO
	P158	Tebrau	N40	Tiram	Azizul Bachok		UMNO
	P159	Pasir Gudang	N43	Permas	Baharudin Mohd Taib		UMNO
	P160	Johor Bahru	N44	Larkin	Mohd Hairi Mad Shah		UMNO
	P161	Pulai	N47	Kempas	Ramlee Bohani		UMNO
	P162	Iskandar Puteri	N49	Kota Iskandar	Pandak Ahmad		UMNO
	P163	Kulai	N50	Bukit Permai	Mohd Jafni Md Shukor		UMNO
	P164	Pontian	N53	Benut	Hasni Mohammad		UMNO
			N54	Pulai Sebatang	Hasrunizah Hassan		UMNO
	P165	Tanjung Piai	N55	Pekan Nanas	Tan Eng Meng		MCA
			N56	Kukup	Jefridin Atan		UMNO
Sabah	P167	Kudat	N2	Bengkoka	Harun Durabi		UMNO
	P169	Kota Belud	N10	Usukan	Salleh Said Keruak		UMNO
	P171	Sepanggar	N16	Karambunai	Yakubah Khan		UMNO
	P174	Putatan	N24	Tanjung Keramat	Shahelmey Yahya		UMNO
	P175	Papar	N29	Pantai Manis	Mohd Tamin @ Tamin Zainal		UMNO
	P184	Libaran	N51	Sungai Manila	Mokran Ingkat		UMNO
			N52	Sungai Sibuga	Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain		UMNO
	P187	Kinabatangan	N58	Lamag	Bung Mokhtar Radin		UMNO
			N59	Sukau	Jafry Ariffin		UMNO
	P188	Lahad Datu	N61	Segama	Mohamaddin Ketapi		UMNO
	P191	Kalabakan	N71	Tanjong Batu	Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy		UMNO
			—	Nominated member	Suhaimi Nasir		UMNO
			—	Nominated member	Raime Unggi		UMNO
Total	Kelantan (1), Penang (2), Perak (9), Pahang (19), Selangor (2), Negeri Sembilan (14), Malacca (20), Johor (40), Sabah (13)

National Front State Governments

Barisan Nasional currently leads or is part of the government in several states.

State	Leader type	Member	Party		State Constituency
Johor	Menteri Besar	Onn Hafiz Ghazi		UMNO	Machap
Malacca	Chief Minister	Ab Rauf Yusoh		UMNO	Tanjung Bidara
Pahang	Menteri Besar	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail		UMNO	Jelai
Perak	Menteri Besar	Saarani Mohammad		UMNO	Kota Tampan

State	Leader type	Member	Party		State Constituency
Malacca	Senior EXCO	Rais Yasin		UMNO	Paya Rumput
Negeri Sembilan	Senior EXCO	Jalaluddin Alias		UMNO	Pertang
Sabah	Deputy Chief Minister III	Shahelmey Yahya		UMNO	Tanjung Keramat

Barisan Nasional also works with Pakatan Harapan to form the state governments in Negeri Sembilan, Penang, and Selangor. This happened after the 2022 general election, when a "unity government" was formed.

State	Leader type	Member	Party		State Constituency
Johor	Speaker	Mohd Puad Zarkashi		UMNO	Rengit
Johor	Deputy Speaker	Samsolbari Jamali		UMNO	Semarang
Malacca	Speaker	Ibrahim Durum		UMNO	Non-MLA
Pahang	Speaker	Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin		UMNO	Non-MLA
Perak	Speaker	Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid		UMNO	Non-MLA
Sabah	Speaker	Kadzim M Yahya		UMNO	Non-MLA

Ministerial Posts

These are the positions held by members of Barisan Nasional in the current Malaysian government.

General Election Results

This table shows how many seats Barisan Nasional won in past general elections.

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Share of seats	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Election leader
1974	135 / 154	154	87.7%	1,287,400	60.8%	135 seats; Governing coalition	Abdul Razak Hussein
1978	131 / 154	154	85.1%	1,987,907	57.2%	4 seats; Governing coalition	Hussein Onn
1982	132 / 154	154	85.7%	2,522,079	60.5%	1 seats; Governing coalition	Mahathir Mohamad
1986	148 / 177	177	83.6%	2,649,263	57.3%	16 seats; Governing coalition	Mahathir Mohamad
1990	127 / 180	180	70.6%	2,985,392	53.4%	21 seats; Governing coalition	Mahathir Mohamad
1995	162 / 192	192	84.4%	3,881,214	65.2%	35 seats; Governing coalition	Mahathir Mohamad
1999	148 / 193	193	76.2%	3,748,511	56.53%	15 seats; Governing coalition	Mahathir Mohamad
2004	198 / 219	219	90.4%	4,420,452	63.9%	51 seats; Governing coalition	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
2008	140 / 222	222	63.1%	4,082,411	50.27%	58 seats; Governing coalition	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
2013	133 / 222	221	59.9%	5,237,555	47.38%	7 seats; Governing coalition	Najib Razak
2018	79 / 222	222	35.59%	3,794,827	33.96%	54 seats; Opposition coalition (2018-2020) Governing coalition with Perikatan Nasional (2020-2022)	Najib Razak
2022	30 / 222	178	13.51%	3,462,231	22.36%	49 seats; Governing coalition with Pakatan Harapan, Gabungan Parti Sarawak, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah and Parti Warisan	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

State Election Results

This table shows how Barisan Nasional performed in state elections over the years.