1986 Malaysian general election

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 351 state constituencies in eleven of the thirteen states.

1986 Malaysian general election
2–3 August 1986
All 177 seats in the Dewan Rakyat
89 seats needed for a majority
Registered6,791,446
Turnout69.97%
  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%
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Prime Minister before election

Mahathir Mohamad
BN

 Prime Minister-designate

Mahathir Mohamad
BN

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