1986 Malaysian general election

1986 Malaysian general election

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All 177 seats in the Dewan Rakyat 89 seats needed for a majority
Registered	6,791,446
Turnout	69.97%
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% Swing 3.26pp 1.51pp 1.04pp
Prime Minister before election Mahathir Mohamad BN Prime Minister-designate Mahathir Mohamad BN

General elections were held in Malaysia on 2 and 3 August 1986.^[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 eleven of the thirteen states.