Barisan Sosialis, a former political party that was split away from the People's Action Party in Singapore
Dato' Dr Abdullah resigned from his position as the Deputy Rector of KUIM when he was ask to be a Barisan Nasional candidate for the Parlimen of Besut in the 2004 General Election.
Mohd Zin was defeated as the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Sepang constituency in Selangor in the 13th Malaysian General Election on May 5th, 2013, by YB Hanipa Maidin of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party.
Sivakumar's tenure as speaker was shrouded in controversy surrounding his handling of the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis, where the opposition Barisan Nasional managed to obtain three defections from the elected government, enabling Barisan Nasional under Zambry Abdul Kadir to form the new government.
Datuk Yap Pian Hon is one of the most senior Barisan Nasional leaders in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.