1986 Malaysian general election

A general election was held between Saturday, 2 August and Sunday, 3 August 1986 for members of the 7th Parliament of Malaysia.[1] 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 351 state constituencies in 11 (out of 13, except Sabah and Sarawak) states of Malaysia on the same day.

1986 Malaysian general election

2 August 1986 (1986-08-02) - 3 August 1986 (1986-08-03)

All 177 seats to the Dewan Rakyat
89 seats needed for a majority
Registered6,791,446
Turnout4,752,004 (74.39%)
  First party Second party Third party
  PAS
Leader Mahathir Mohamad Lim Kit Siang Yusof Rawa
Party BN DAP PAS
Leader since 28 June 1981 1 October 1969 1982
Leader's seat Kubang Pasu Tanjong No seat
Last election 132 seats, 60.5% 9 seats, 19.6% 5 seats, 14.5%
Seats won 148 24 1
Seat change 16 15 4
Popular vote 2,649,238 975,544 716,952
Percentage 57.3% 21.1% 15.5%
Swing 3.2% 1.5% 1.0%

Prime Minister before election

Mahathir Mohamad
BN

Prime Minister-designate

Mahathir Mohamad
BN

Results

Dewan Rakyat

Summary of the 2 – 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results
Party Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN2,649,23857.2814883.62+16
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO1,474,06331.068346.89+13
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA589,28912.42179.60-7
Malaysian People's Movement PartyGerakan149,6443.1552.820
Malaysian Indian CongressMIC104,7012.2163.39+2
Sarawak United People's PartySUPP93,0181.9642.26-1
United Sabah PartyPBS73,7861.55105.65New
United Traditional Bumiputera PartyPBB48,3671.0284.520
Sarawak National PartySNAP34,2210.7242.26-2
Muslim People's Party of MalaysiaHAMIM29,9430.6310.56New
United Sabah National OrganisationUSNO27,4090.5852.82+5
Sarawak Native People's PartyPBDS24,8220.5252.82New
People's Progressive PartyPPP00.000
Democratic Action PartyDAP975,54421.092413.56+15
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS716,95215.5010.56-4
Malaysian People's Socialist PartyPSRM00.000
Social Democratic PartySDP00.000
Nationalist Party of MalaysiaNASMA00.00New
Sabah People's United FrontBERJAYA00.000
Sabah National Momogun PartyMOMOGUN00.00New
Sarawak United Labour PartyPLUS00.00New
Other parties136,6352.9500.000
IndependentsIND146,9033.1842.26-4
Valid votes4,625,272
Invalid/blank votes126,732
Total (turnout: 74.39%)4,752,004100.00177100.00+23
Did not vote2,039,442
Registered voters6,791,446
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)7,893,900
Malaysian population16,110,000
Source: Nohlen et al.

Johor

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Johor
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN1818100.00+2
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO121266.67+1
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA5527.78+1
Malaysian Indian CongressMIC115.560
Democratic Action PartyDAP00.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0018100.00+2
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Johor's population 

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Kedah

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Kedah
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN14256,69060.2014100.00+2
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO12220,79751.781285.71+2
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA235,8938.44214.290
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS14152,06335.6600.00-1
Democratic Action PartyDAP217,4224.0900.000
Social Democratic PartySDP12490.0600.000
Valid votes426,424
Invalid/blank votes10,536
Total votes (voter turnout: 73.00%)436,960100.0014100.00+1
Did not vote161,634
Registered voters598,594
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Kedah's population 

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Kelantan

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Kelantan
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN13187,51154.141292.31+4
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO11157,56845.491191.67+3
Muslim People's Party of MalaysiaHAMIM229,9438.6517.69New
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS13158,83545.8617.69-3
Valid votes346,346
Invalid/blank votes8,332
Total votes (voter turnout: 75.49%)354,678100.0013100.00+1
Did not vote115,150
Registered voters469,828
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Kelantan's population 

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Kuala Lumpur

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Kuala Lumpur
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.00 100.00 
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Kuala Lumpur's population 

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Malacca

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Malacca
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN5480.00+1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO3360.00+1
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA2120.000
Democratic Action PartyDAP120.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.005100.00+1
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Malacca's population 

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Negeri Sembilan

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Negeri Sembilan
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN7571.43-1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO4457.14+1
Malaysian Indian CongressMIC1114.290
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA200.00-2
Democratic Action PartyDAP233.33+2
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.007100.00+1
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Negeri Sembilan's population 

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Pahang

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Pahang
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN1010100.00+2
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO7770.00+1
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA3330.00+1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0010100.00+2
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Pahang's population 

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Penang

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Penang
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN11183,72449.44545.45-2
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO466,74617.96436.36+1
Malaysian People's Movement PartyGerakan462,79916.9019.09-1
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA354,17914.5800.00-2
Democratic Action PartyDAP7147,64139.73654.55+4
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS424,0536.4700.000
Malaysian People's Socialist PartyPSRM113,9013.7400.000
Nationalist Party of MalaysiaNASMA11,2190.3300.00New
Social Democratic PartySDP11,0750.2900.00New
Valid votes371,613
Invalid/blank votes9,503
Total votes (voter turnout: 72.98%)381,116100.0011100.00+2
Did not vote141,078
Registered voters522,194
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Penang's population 

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Perak

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perak
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN231982.61-2
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO1147.830
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA313.04-3
Malaysian People's Movement PartyGerakan313.040
Malaysian Indian CongressMIC28.70+1
Democratic Action PartyDAP417.39+4
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0023100.00+2
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perak's population 

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Perlis

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN240,61966.472100.000
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO240,61966.472100.000
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS220,48833.5300.000
Valid votes61,107
Invalid/blank votes1,560
Total votes (voter turnout: 73.39%)62,667100.002100.000
Did not vote22,727
Registered voters85,394
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Perlis's population 

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Sabah

Summary of the 2 – 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Sabah
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN201575.00+5
United Sabah National OrganisationUSNO840.00+8
United Sabah PartyPBS735.00New
Democratic Action PartyDAP420.00+3
IndependentsIND15.00-4
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0020100.00+4
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Sabah's population 

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Sarawak

Summary of the 2 – 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Sarawak
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN24200,42855.612187.50+2
Sarawak United People's PartySUPP793,01825.81416.67-1
United Traditional Bumiputera PartyPBB848,36713.42833.330
Sarawak National PartySNAP534,2219.49520.83-1
Sarawak Native People's PartyPBDS424,8226.89416.67New
Democratic Action PartyDAP568,19718.9214.17-1
IndependentsIND2890,84325.2028.33-1
Valid votes360,435
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0024100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Sarawak's population 

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Selangor

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Selangor
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN141285.71+1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO7750.00+1
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA5321.43-1
Malaysian Indian CongressMIC2214.29+1
Democratic Action PartyDAP214.29+2
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS00.000
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 100.0014100.00+3
Did not vote
Registered voters 
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Selangor's population 

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Terengganu

Summary of the 3 August 1986 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Terengganu
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National FrontBN8125,89160.198100.00+1
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO8125,89160.198100.00+1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS883,26339.8100.000
Valid votes209,154
Invalid/blank votes5,868
Total votes (voter turnout: 78.66%)215,022100.008100.00+1
Did not vote58,324
Registered voters273,346
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) 
Terengganu's population 

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State Assemblies

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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