Next Malaysian general election

General elections must be held in Malaysia by 17 February 2028. Redistribution and boundary changes for the constituencies are expected to take place by 2026, with the last taking place before the 2018 general election.

### Dissolution of state legislatures

|colspan="6"|Dates of the legislature of each state would expire and their actual dissolution dates|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Sabah (16th)|9 October 2020||9 October 2025|8 December 2025||
|Malacca (15th)|27 December 2021||27 December 2026|25 February 2027||
|Sarawak (19th)|14 February 2022||14 February 2027|15 April 2027||
|Johor (15th)|21 April 2022||21 April 2027|20 June 2027||
|Perlis (15th)|19 December 2022||19 December 2027|17 February 2028||
|Perak (15th)|19 December 2022||19 December 2027|17 February 2028||
|Pahang (15th)|29 December 2022||29 December 2027|27 February 2028||
|Penang (15th)|29 August 2023||29 August 2028|28 October 2028||
|Kelantan (15th)|5 September 2023||5 September 2028|4 November 2028||
|Selangor (15th)|19 September 2023||19 September 2028|18 November 2028||
|Terengganu (15th)|24 September 2023||24 September 2028|23 November 2028||
|Kedah (15th)|25 September 2023||25 September 2028|24 November 2028||
|Negeri Sembilan (15th)|26 September 2023||26 September 2028|25 November 2028||

## Outgoing members of parliament

||Constituency|Departing MP|First elected|colspan="2"|Party|Date announced|Reason|Refs||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|P159|Pasir Gudang|Hassan Abdul Karim|2018|bgcolor=||PH (PKR)|9 March 2025|Not seeking re-election||

## Opinion polls

Opinion polls for the next Malaysian general election have been conducted by various organizations to gauge public support for political parties and coalitions. Below is a summary of recent polls.

### National polls

|Pollster|Fieldwork date|Sample size|PH|PN|BN|GPS|GRS|Others|Lead|Ref|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Merdeka Centre|1–7 November 2024|1,200|**36%**|29%|20%|8%|5%|2%|**PH +7%**||
|YouGov|15–20 October 2024|1,500|**33%**|27%|23%|10%|5%|2%|**PH +6%**||
|ISEAS|1–10 October 2024|2,000|**34%**|29%|21%|9%|5%|2%|**PH +5%**||
|Ilham Centre|1–5 October 2024|1,000|**33%**|31%|22%|7%|5%|2%|**PH +2%**||
|Vodus|10–15 September 2024|1,800|**36%**|27%|23%|8%|4%|2%|**PH +9%**||

### State-level polls

|State|Pollster|Fieldwork date|Sample size|PH|PN|BN|GPS|GRS|Others|Lead|Ref|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Selangor|Merdeka Centre|1–5 November 2024|800|**41%**|24%|20%|–|–|15%|**PH +17%**||
|Johor|Ilham Centre|10–15 October 2024|700|**36%**|29%|24%|–|–|11%|**PH +7%**||
|Sabah|Vodus|1–10 October 2024|600|21%|14%|10%|–|**50%**|5%|**GRS +29%**||

## Infobox (election)

- **country**: Malaysia
- **type**: parliamentary
- **previous election**: 2022 Malaysian general election
- **previous year**: 2022
- **ongoing**: yes
- **election date**: By
- **next year**: Next
- **seats for election**: All 222 seats in the Dewan Rakyat
- **majority seats**: 112
- **image1**: Anwar Ibrahim June 2025.jpg
- **colour1**: ED1C24
- **leader1**: Anwar Ibrahim
- **party1**: People's Justice Party (Malaysia)
- **alliance1**: Pakatan Harapan
- **last election1**: 81 seats
- **seats before1**: 81
- **seats needed1**: 31
- **image2**: Muhyiddin Yassin, 2020 (format 4to3 portrait).jpg
- **colour2**: 031e61
- **leader2**: Muhyiddin Yassin
- **party2**: Malaysian United Indigenous Party, BERSATU
- **alliance2**: Perikatan Nasional
- **last election2**: 74 seats
- **seats before2**: 68
- **seats needed2**: 44
- **image3**: File:Deputy Prime Minister Hamidi - 2017 (36294565072) (cropped).jpg
- **colour3**: 000080
- **leader3**: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
- **party3**: United Malays National Organisation, UMNO
- **alliance3**: Barisan Nasional
- **last election3**: 30 seats
- **seats before3**: 30
- **seats needed3**: 82
- **image4**: Abang Johari UNIMAS meeting.jpg
- **colour4**: FF6666
- **leader4**: Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg, Abang Johari
- **party4**: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, PBB
- **alliance4**: Gabungan Parti Sarawak, GPS
- **last election4**: 23 seats
- **seats before4**: 23
- **image5**: File:CM Hajiji Noor in 2024 (cropped).jpg
- **colour5**: 4682b4
- **leader5**: Hajiji Noor
- **party5**: Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah, GAGASAN
- **alliance5**: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah, GRS
- **last election5**: 6 seats
- **seats before5**: 6
- **image6**: Mohd Shafie Apdal in 2023 (cropped 3to4).jpg
- **colour6**: A4E5FC
- **leader6**: Shafie Apdal
- **party6**: Sabah Heritage Party, WARISAN
- **last election6**: 3 seats
- **seats before6**: 3
- **seats needed6**: 109
- **title**: Prime Minister of Malaysia, Prime Minister
- **before election**: Anwar Ibrahim
- **before party**: Pakatan Harapan, PH