1990 Malaysian general election

1990 Malaysian general election
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All 180 seats in the Dewan Rakyat
91 seats needed for a majority
Registered7,958,641
 
Leader Mahathir Mohamad Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (S46)
Fadzil Noor (PAS) 		Lim Kit Siang (DAP)
Joseph Pairin Kitingan (USP)
Alliance BN APU GR
Last election 57.28%, 148 seats 15.50, 1 seat[a] 22.69%, 34 seats
Seats won 127 15 34
Seat change Decrease 21 Increase 14 Decrease 4
Popular vote 2,985,392 1,218,211 1,113,488
Percentage 53.38% 21.78% 19.91%
Swing Decrease 3.90pp Increase 6.28pp Decrease 2.78pp
Prime Minister before election

Mahathir Mohamad
BN

Prime Minister-designate

Mahathir Mohamad
BN

General elections were held in Malaysia on 20 and 21 October 1990. Voting took place in all 180 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament.[1] State elections also took place in 351 state constituencies in 11 (out of 13, except Sabah and Sarawak) states of Malaysia on the same day.

The result was a victory for the Barisan Nasional (BN) at the federal level and state except state of Kelantan with opposition alliance Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) winning all 39 state assembly seats with 24 seats going to PAS and 15 for Semangat 46.[2]


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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Francis Kok-Wah Loh; Francis Loh Kok Wah; Boo Teik Khoo; Khoo Boo Teik (2002). Democracy in Malaysia: Discourses and Practices. Routledge. p. 95. ISBN 0-7007-1161-9.