Malaysian general election, 1986

Malaysia

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General elections were held in Malaysia on 3 August 1986.^[1] The result was a victory for Barisan Nasional, which won 148 of the 177 seats. Voter turnout was 68.1%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Barisan Nasional	2,649,263	57.3	148	+16
Democratic Action Party	968,009	21.0	24	+15
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	718,891	15.6	1	-4
Other parties	136,695	3.0	0	-
Independents	146,903	3.2	4	-4
Invalid/blank votes	126,235	-	-	-
Total	4,745,996	100	177	+23
Source: Nohlen et al

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 ISBN 0199249598