PETALING JAYA: Voters in Malaysia’s biggest state handed Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) a landslide win at the state election on Saturday.

       The GPS coalition which set up in 2018 by four former Sarawak-based Barisan Nasional component parties won 76 of the 82 seats up for grabs, giving it a two-thirds majority in the state assembly.

       The coalition is made up of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and People's Development Party (PDP).

       PBB and PRS won all the seats it contested in.

       The 76-seats won by GPS is more compared to the 72 seats bagged by Sarawak Barisan in the last state election in 2016.

       Saturday’s election saw Pakatan Harapan – which comprises PKR, DAP and Amanah, winning two seats.

       DAP won two seats compared to seven in 2016. PKR, which won three seats in 2016, lost all the seats it contested this time around.

       Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB), which is among the parties making a maiden appearance in the state election, won 4 of the 70 seats contested.

       In terms of where the votes went, GPS secured the biggest chunk of the popular vote with 61.3% out of the 746,349 ballots cast.

       Pakatan Harapan receiving 10.4%, and PSB winning 18.7%.

       The following chart shows the popular vote by party as well as a comparison with 2016:

       Turnout was lower this time around compared to the last state election in 2016.

       The following is a breakdown of the parties whose candidates won, and the number of seats each party contested.

       Here's how each of the 349 candidates performed:

       The following shows details of candidates who lost their deposits: