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2004 Malaysian general election

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The Malaysian general election, 2004 will be held on March 21, nine months earlier than required by the constitution. The consitution requires that general elections be held every 5 years. The government had until the end of November 2004 to call elections.

On March 2, the 10th national parliament and all state assemblies in Malaysia except Sarawak's were dissolved by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong upon the advice of the Prime Minister.

Candidates will be nominated by March 13 and votes will be cast on March 21. The week-long campaign period will be the shortest in Malaysian history.

The constituency with the smallest number of voters is Putrajaya with 5079 registered voters. This is also the seat of the Malaysian government.

See also: Malaysian General Election.