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State assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 3 August 1986 in all states except Sabah (where they were held on 4 and 5 May 1986) and Sarawak (where they were not held until the following year).
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 359,878 | 22 | +2 | |||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 2 | +1 | |||||
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 35 | +3 | |||||
| Democratic Action Party | 73,653 | 1 | +1 | ||||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 47,184 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | +4 | |||||
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 20 | +1 | ||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 3 | 0 | |||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 1 | 0 | |||
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | +1 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 3 | +1 | |||
| Total | 28 | +2 | |||
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 26 | +5 | ||
| Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia | 2 | New | |||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | +5 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | +3 | |||
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 12 | –1 | ||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 4 | –1 | |||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 1 | +1 | |||
| Total | 17 | –1 | |||
| Democratic Action Party | 3 | +1 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | |||
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 18 | +3 | ||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 4 | –2 | |||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 2 | +1 | |||
| Total | 24 | +2 | |||
| Democratic Action Party | 4 | +2 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | +4 | |||
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 25 | +1 | ||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 5 | 0 | |||
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | 1 | 0 | |||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | +1 | |||
| Democratic Action Party | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | +1 | |||
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 12 | +2 | ||
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | 9 | +1 | |||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 2 | –4 | |||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 0 | –1 | |||
| Total | 23 | –2 | |||
| Democratic Action Party | 10 | +8 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | +6 | |||
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 26 | +2 | ||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 3 | –7 | |||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 2 | +1 | |||
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | 1 | –2 | |||
| People's Progressive Party | 1 | +1 | |||
| Total | 33 | –5 | |||
| Democratic Action Party | 13 | +9 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | +4 | |||
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 32,817 | 54.17 | 12 | +3 | ||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 6,658 | 10.99 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39,475 | 65.16 | 14 | +3 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 20,194 | 33.33 | 0 | –1 | |||
| Independents | 912 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60,581 | 100.00 | 14 | +2 | |||
| Valid votes | 60,581 | 96.15 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,429 | 3.85 | |||||
| Total votes | 63,010 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 85,394 | 73.79 | |||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Sabah Party | 166,136 | 53.71 | 34 | +9 | |
| United Sabah National Organisation | 62,674 | 20.26 | 12 | –4 | |
| Sabah People's United Front Berjaya | 54,124 | 17.50 | 1 | –5 | |
| Sabah Chinese Consolidated Party | 7,602 | 2.46 | 1 | New | |
| United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation | 1,615 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sabah Chinese Party | 4,006 | 1.30 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 13,149 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 309,306 | 100.00 | 48 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 309,306 | 98.96 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,239 | 1.04 | |||
| Total votes | 312,545 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 423,097 | 73.87 | |||
| Source: HLSC [1] | |||||
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 26 | +6 | ||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 8 | +1 | |||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | 3 | 0 | |||
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | 0 | –1 | |||
| Total | 37 | +6 | |||
| Democratic Action Party | 5 | +4 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 0 | –1 | |||
| Total | 42 | +9 | |||
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 29 | +7 | ||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | +7 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 2 | –3 | |||
| Total | 32 | +4 | |||
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