1986 Sabah state election

1986 Sabah state election

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All 48 seats in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly 25 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Joseph Pairin Kitingan Mustapha Harun Mohammad Noor Mansoor Party PBS USNO BERJAYA Alliance Barisan Nasional (federal) Leader since 1985 1961 Leader's seat Tambunan Not contesting Buang Sayang Last election 25 seats 16 seats 6 seats Seats won 34 12 1 Seat change 9 4 5   Fourth party   Leader Unknown Party SCCP Leader's seat Unknown Last election Not contesting Seats won 1 Seat change 1
Chief Minister before election Joseph Pairin Kitingan PBS Elected Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan Barisan Nasional, (PBS)

The 1986 Sabah state election was held between Sunday, 4 May and Monday, 5 May 1986. The snap election was called by chief minister Pairin Kitingan in response to civil disturbances and political defections following the results of the 1985 state election.^[1]

The election was won by Pairin's Parti Bersatu Sabah which kept all its seats and gained 9 more (4 from USNO, 4 from Berjaya and the only seat held by Pasok).^[2] Berjaya lost all 6 seats it held (4 to PBS, 1 to USNO and 1 to SCCP) but gained one new seat from USNO. USNO had a net loss of 4 seats (losing 4 to PBS and exchanging 1 with Berjaya).