1986 Malaysian general election

1986 Malaysian general election

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All 177 seats in the Dewan Rakyat 89 seats needed for a majority
Registered	6,791,446
Turnout	69.97%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mahathir Mohamad Lim Kit Siang Yusof Rawa Party BN DAP PAS Last election 60.54%, 132 seats 19.58%, 9 seats 14.46%, 5 seats Seats won 148 24 1 Seat change 16 15 4 Popular vote 2,649,238 975,544 716,952 Percentage 57.28% 21.09% 15.50% Swing 3.26pp 1.51pp 1.04pp
Prime Minister before election Mahathir Mohamad BN Prime Minister-designate Mahathir Mohamad BN

General elections were held in Malaysia on 2 and 3 August 1986. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Voting took place in all 177 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in eleven of the thirteen states.

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	1,474,069	31.87	83	+13
			Malaysian Chinese Association	589,253	12.74	17	–7
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	149,644	3.24	5	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	104,706	2.26	6	+2
			Sarawak United Peoples' Party	93,018	2.01	4	–1
			United Sabah Party	73,786	1.60	10	New
			Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu	48,367	1.05	8	0
			Sarawak National Party	34,221	0.74	4	–2
			Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia	29,943	0.65	1	New
			United Sabah National Organisation	27,409	0.59	5	+5
			Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak	24,822	0.54	5	New
		Total		2,649,238	57.28	148	+16
	Democratic Action Party			975,544	21.09	24	+15
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			716,952	15.50	1	–4
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			59,156	1.28	0	0
	Social Democratic Party			45,340	0.98	0	0
	Sabah People's United Front			20,360	0.44	0	0
	Malaysian Nationalist Party			10,228	0.22	0	New
	Sarawak United Labour Party			967	0.02	0	New
	Sabah National Momogun Party			584	0.01	0	New
	Independents			146,903	3.18	4	–4
Total				4,625,272	100.00	177	+23
Valid votes				4,625,272	97.33
Invalid/blank votes				126,734	2.67
Total votes				4,752,006	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				6,791,446	69.97
Source: Nohlen et al., IPU, Tindak Malaysia Github

Total registered voters above to total electors of contested constituencies. Total Electors of Malaysia inclusive of 6 uncontested constituencies is 6964960. ^[5]

By state ^[5]

Johor

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	224,130	42.67	12	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	102,489	19.51	5	+1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	18,644	3.55	1	0
		Total		345,623	65.79	18	+2
	Democratic Action Party			93,228	17.75	0	0
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			45,255	8.61	0	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			28,493	5.42	0	0
	Social Democratic Party			7,980	1.52	0	0
	Independents			5,098	0.97	0	0
Total				525,317	100.00	18	+2
Valid votes				525,317	95.75
Invalid/blank votes				23,303	4.25
Total votes				548,620	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				767,930	71.44

Total registered voters above refers to total electorate of contested constituencies. Total Electorate for Johor including two uncontested seats is 858819 ^[6]

Kedah

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	220,797	51.78	12	+2
			Malaysian Chinese Association	35,893	8.42	2	0
		Total		256,690	60.20	14	+2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			152,063	35.66	0	–1
	Democratic Action Party			17,422	4.09	0	0
	Social Democratic Party			249	0.06	0	0
Total				426,424	100.00	14	+1
Valid votes				426,424	97.59
Invalid/blank votes				10,536	2.41
Total votes				436,960	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				598,594	73.00

Kelantan

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	157,568	45.49	11	+3
			Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia	29,943	8.65	1	New
		Total		187,511	54.14	12	+3
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			158,835	45.86	1	–3
Total				346,346	100.00	13	+1
Valid votes				346,346	97.65
Invalid/blank votes				8,332	2.35
Total votes				354,678	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				469,828	75.49

There was conflicting information whether HAMIM sent in one or two candidates. The above table takes the view of New Straits Times 5 August that HAMIM sent two candidates. ^[7]

Kuala Lumpur

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Action Party			163,476	53.28	4	+1
	Barisan Nasional		Malaysian Chinese Association	43,699	14.24	0	–1
			United Malays National Organisation	42,384	13.81	2	+1
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	38,798	12.65	1	+1
		Total		142,122	46.32	3	+1
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			10,458	3.41	0	0
	Social Democratic Party			6,589	2.15	0	0
	Malaysian Nationalist Party			1,405	0.46	0	New
Total				306,809	100.00	7	+2
Valid votes				306,809	99.19
Invalid/blank votes				2,492	0.81
Total votes				309,301	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				473,640	65.30

Labuan

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	2,265	28.01	0
	Sabah People's United Front			597	7.38	0
	Independents			5,223	64.60	1
Total				8,085	100.00	1
Valid votes				8,085	99.04
Invalid/blank votes				78	0.96
Total votes				8,163	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				12,171	67.07

Malacca

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	65,824	38.21	3	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	34,831	20.22	1	0
		Total		100,665	58.44	4	+1
	Democratic Action Party			55,430	32.18	1	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			16,168	9.39	0	0
Total				172,253	100.00	5	+1
Valid votes				172,253	96.90
Invalid/blank votes				5,508	3.10
Total votes				177,761	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				242,913	73.18

Negeri Sembilan

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	74,156	35.26	4	+1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	19,193	9.13	1	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	42,181	20.05	0	–2
		Total		135,530	64.44	5	–1
	Democratic Action Party			63,807	30.34	2	+2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			10,992	5.23	0	0
Total				210,329	100.00	7	+1
Valid votes				210,329	97.12
Invalid/blank votes				6,246	2.88
Total votes				216,575	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				298,660	72.52

Pahang

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	120,774	45.93	7	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	48,334	18.38	3	+1
		Total		169,118	64.31	10	+2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			60,236	22.91	0	0
	Democratic Action Party			33,632	12.79	0	0
Total				262,976	100.00	10	+2
Valid votes				262,976	97.09
Invalid/blank votes				7,893	2.91
Total votes				270,869	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				380,979	71.10

Penang

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	66,746	17.96	4	+1
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	62,799	16.90	1	–1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	54,179	14.58	0	–2
		Total		183,724	49.44	5	–2
	Democratic Action Party			147,641	39.73	6	+4
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			24,053	6.47	0	0
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			13,901	3.74	0	0
	Malaysian Nationalist Party			1,219	0.33	0	New
	Social Democratic Party			1,075	0.29	0	New
Total				371,613	100.00	11	+2
Valid votes				371,613	97.51
Invalid/blank votes				9,503	2.49
Total votes				381,116	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				522,194	72.98

Perak

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	173,158	27.40	11	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	101,962	16.14	3	–3
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	48,047	7.60	3	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	26,730	4.23	2	+1
		Total		349,897	55.37	19	–2
	Democratic Action Party			181,561	28.73	4	+4
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			94,585	14.97	0	0
	Social Democratic Party			5,883	0.93	0	0
Total				631,926	100.00	23	+2
Valid votes				631,926	97.12
Invalid/blank votes				18,757	2.88
Total votes				650,683	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				954,180	68.19

Perlis

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	40,619	66.47	2	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			20,488	33.53	0	0
Total				61,107	100.00	2	0
Valid votes				61,107	97.51
Invalid/blank votes				1,560	2.49
Total votes				62,667	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				85,394	73.39

Sabah

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Sabah National Organisation	27,409	12.84	8	+8
			United Sabah Party	73,786	34.57	7	New
		Total		101,195	47.42	15	+8
	Democratic Action Party			41,392	19.40	4	+3
	Sabah People's United Front			19,763	9.26	0	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			8,346	3.91	0	0
	Sabah National Momogun Party			584	0.27	0	New
	Independents			42,132	19.74	1	–4
Total				213,412	100.00	20	+4
Valid votes				213,412	98.92
Invalid/blank votes				2,323	1.08
Total votes				215,735	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				390,709	55.22

Total registered voters above refer to total electorate of contested constituencies. Total Electorate of whole of Sabah including two uncontested constituencies is 423097. ^[6]

Sarawak

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		Sarawak United Peoples' Party	93,018	25.55	4	–1
			Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu	48,367	13.29	8	0
			Sarawak National Party	34,221	9.40	5	–1
			Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak	24,822	6.82	4	New
		Total		200,428	55.06	21	–2
	Democratic Action Party			68,197	18.73	1	–1
	Sarawak United Labour Party			967	0.27	0	New
	Independents			94,450	25.94	2	–1
Total				364,042	100.00	24	0
Valid votes				364,042	97.98
Invalid/blank votes				7,491	2.02
Total votes				371,533	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				556,995	66.70

Total registered voters above refer to total electorate of contested constituencies. Total electorate for whole of Sarawak including two uncontested constituencies is 607232. ^[5]

Selangor

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	159,757	30.99	7	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	125,675	24.38	3	–1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	40,139	7.79	2	+1
		Total		325,571	63.16	12	+1
	Democratic Action Party			109,758	21.29	2	+2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			48,972	9.50	0	0
	Social Democratic Party			23,564	4.57	0	0
	Malaysian Nationalist Party			7,604	1.48	0	New
Total				515,469	100.00	14	+3
Valid votes				515,469	96.84
Invalid/blank votes				16,843	3.16
Total votes				532,312	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				763,914	69.68

Terengganu

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	125,891	60.19	8	+1
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			83,263	39.81	0	0
Total				209,154	100.00	8	+1
Valid votes				209,154	97.27
Invalid/blank votes				5,867	2.73
Total votes				215,021	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				273,345	78.66

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 7th Malaysian Parliament
• 1986 Malaysian state elections

References

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