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1986 Malaysian general election

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FieldValue
countryMalaysia
typeparliamentary
previous_election1982 Malaysian general election
previous_year1982
previous_mpsMembers of the Dewan Rakyat, 6th Malaysian Parliament
next_election1990 Malaysian general election
next_year1990
seats_for_electionAll 177 seats in the Dewan Rakyat
elected_mpsMembers elected
majority_seats89
registered6,791,446
turnout69.97%
election_date2–3 August 1986
image_size130x130px
image1Mahathir_at_the_White_House_in_1984_(2)_(3_to_4_ratio).png
leader1Mahathir Mohamad
party1Barisan Nasional
last_election160.54%, 132 seats
seats1**148**
seat_change116
popular_vote1**2,649,238**
percentage1**57.28%**
swing13.26pp
image2Lim_Kit_Siang_cropped_(cropped,_3to4_closeup).jpg
leader2Lim Kit Siang
party2Democratic Action Party
last_election219.58%, 9 seats
seats224
seat_change215
popular_vote2975,544
percentage221.09%
swing21.51pp
image33x4.svg
leader3Yusof Rawa
party3PAS
last_election314.46%, 5 seats
seats31
seat_change34
popular_vote3716,952
percentage315.50%
swing31.04pp
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister-designate
before_electionMahathir Mohamad
before_partyBarisan Nasional
after_electionMahathir Mohamad
after_partyBarisan Nasional

General elections were held in Malaysia on 2 and 3 August 1986. 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

By state

Source:

Johor

Kedah

Kelantan

Kuala Lumpur

Labuan

Malacca

Negeri Sembilan

Pahang

Penang

Perak

Perlis

Sabah

Sarawak

Selangor

Terengganu

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p152 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
  2. Ramanathan, Sankaran. (1988). "Malaysia's 1986 General Election: The Urban-Rural Dichotomy". ISEAS Publishing.
  3. Rachagan, S. Sothi. (1987). "The 1986 Parliamentary Elections in Peninsular Malaysia". Southeast Asian Affairs.
  4. Hanafiah, A. Malek. (1987-12-01). "The Malaysian general election of 1986". Electoral Studies.
  5. TindakMalaysia. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1986-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYSIA_1986_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS".
  6. TindakMalaysia. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1986-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYSIA_1986_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS".
  7. TindakMalaysia. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1986-ELECTION-RESULTS/METADATA/MALAYSIA_1986_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS_METADATA.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS".
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