General elections were held in Malaysia on 2 and 3 August 1986.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 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 eleven of the thirteen states.
Results Total registered voters above to total electors of contested constituencies. Total Electors of Malaysia inclusive of 6 uncontested constituencies is 6964960.
By state Source: Johor Total registered voters above refers to total electorate of contested constituencies. Total Electorate for Johor including two uncontested seats is 858819
Kedah
Kelantan There was conflicting information whether HAMIM sent in one or two candidates. The above table takes the view of New Straits Times 5 August that HAMIM sent two candidates.
Kuala Lumpur
Labuan
Malacca
Negeri Sembilan
Pahang
Penang
Perak
Perlis
Sabah Total registered voters above refer to total electorate of contested constituencies. Total Electorate of whole of Sabah including two uncontested constituencies is 423097.
Sarawak Total registered voters above refer to total electorate of contested constituencies. Total electorate for whole of Sarawak including two uncontested constituencies is 607232.
Selangor
Terengganu
See also Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 7th Malaysian Parliament 1986 Malaysian state elections First premiership of Mahathir Mohamad
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