2001 Sarawak state election
Results by party

2001 Sarawak state election

Section Title: Results by party
Table Section Text: None

Enrolled voters	868,487	Votes cast	542,285	Turnout	62.44%

Did not vote	426,734	Informal votes	7,074	Informal	1.30%

Party	Party leader	# of candidates	Seats	Popular vote

1996	Dissolution	Elected	%	Change	#	%	Change

Barisan Nasional	BN	Abdul Taib Mahmud	62	57	57	60	96.77	382,137	71.16

Independent	63	2	2	1	1.61	57,220	10.66

Democratic Action Party	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	13	3	3	1	1.61	45,327	8.44

National Justice Party	KEADILAN	25	N/A	N/A	0	0.00	37,244	6.94

State Reform Party	STAR	5	N/A	N/A	0	0.00	12,211	2.27

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	PAS	3	N/A	N/A	0	0.00	2,854	0.53

Total	171	62	62	62	100.00	536,993	100.00

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There were 171 candidates pursuing for 62 state seats in Sarawak.

final_sentence: There were 171 candidates pursuing for 62 state seats in Sarawak.