1986 Malaysian general election

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
Registered	6,791,446
Turnout	4,752,004 (74.39%)
First party Second party Third party   PAS Leader Mahathir Mohamad Lim Kit Siang Yusof Rawa Party Barisan Nasional Democratic Action Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Leader since 28 June 1981 1 October 1969 1982 Leader's seat Kubang Pasu , Kedah Tanjong , Penang 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

A general election was held between Saturday, 2 August and Sunday, 3 August 1986 for members of the 7th Parliament of Malaysia. 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.

Results

State Assemblies

Main article: 1986 Malaysian state elections