The 14th General Election also saw at least two Barisan Nasional heavyweights - Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai and Health Minister S Subramaniam - lose their parliamentary seats. Official results from the Malaysian electoral commission suggested at 2.30am (AEDT) that Mahathir's opponent Pakatan Harapan from the Alliance of Hope and its allied parties had so far won 48 seats, while the Prime Minister Najib Razak's governing Barisan Nasional (National Coalition) and its allies had won 46 seats.
The opposition Pakatan Harapan has obtained a majority in the Parliament, defeating the incumbent Barisan Nasional government led by Najib Razak. This marks the first ever change of government in Malaysia's 61-year history.