▁least ▁one ▁seat . ▁ ▁Malays ia ▁ ▁In ▁Malays ia , ▁the ▁depos it ▁is ▁R M   1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁contest ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁and ▁R M   5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁contest ▁a ▁state ▁assembly ▁seat ▁( in cre ased ▁from ▁R M   5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁R M   3 , 0 0 0 , ▁respectively , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁required ▁that ▁each ▁candidate ▁provide ▁an ▁additional ▁R M   5 , 0 0 0 ▁depos it ▁for ▁clean ing ▁up ▁b ann ers ▁and ▁post ers ▁after ▁the ▁election . ▁This ▁increase ▁is ▁seen ▁by ▁some ▁as ▁having ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁winning ▁a ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁without ▁contest ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁( 1 7 ▁parliament ary ▁seats ▁were ▁won ▁without ▁contest ). ▁The ▁depos it ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁in fr ing ements ▁of ▁election ▁laws ▁and ▁is ▁returned ▁after ▁pol ling ▁day ▁unless ▁the ▁candidate ▁los es ▁and ▁fails ▁to ▁gar ner ▁more ▁than ▁one - e ighth ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁cast . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ ▁In ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Parliament ▁elections , ▁registered ▁parties ▁may ▁submit ▁a ▁party ▁list ▁on ▁payment ▁of ▁a ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁depos it . ▁This ▁depos it ▁is ▁ref und ed ▁if ▁the ▁party ▁reaches ▁ 0 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁votes . ▁The ▁depos it ▁for