1990 Malaysian general election
Dewan Rakyat

Party
Party
Party
Party
Vote
Vote
Seats
Seats
Seats
Party
Party
Party
Party
Votes
%
Won
%
+/–
-
National Front
National Front
BN
2,985,392
53.38
127
70.56
21
-
-
United Malays National Organisation
UMNO
-
-
71
39.44
12
-
Malaysian Chinese Association
MCA
18
10.00
+1
-
-
-
-
United Traditional Bumiputera Party
PBB
101,243
10
5.56
+2
-
-
-
Malaysian Indian Congress
MIC
6
3.33
0
-
-
-
-
United Sabah National Organisation
USNO
6
3.33
+1
-
-
-
-
Malaysian People's Movement Party
Gerakan
5
2.78
0
-
-
-
-
Sarawak Native People's Party
PBDS
22,590
4
2.22
1
-
-
-
Sarawak United People's Party
SUPP
102,687
4
2.22
0
-
-
-
Sarawak National Party
SNAP
35,754
3
1.67
1
-
-
-
People's Progressive Party
PPP
0
0.00
0
-
-
-
-
Parties in the informal coalition, Muslims Unity Movement
Parties in the informal coalition, Muslims Unity Movement
APU
1,218,211
21.78
15
8.33
New
-
Parties in the informal coalition, People's Concept
Parties in the informal coalition, People's Concept
GR
1,113,488
19.91
34
18.89
New
-
Democratic Action Party
Democratic Action Party
DAP
985,228
17.61
20
11.11
4
-
Semangat 46
Semangat 46
S46
826,398
14.77
8
4.44
New
-
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
PAS
391,813
7.01
7
3.89
+6
-
United Sabah Party
United Sabah Party
PBS
128,260
2.29
14
7.78
+4
-
Malaysian People's Party
Malaysian People's Party
PRM
-
-
0
0.00
0
-
People's Justice Front
People's Justice Front
AKAR
-
-
0
0.00
New
-
Sarawak Malaysian People's Association
Sarawak Malaysian People's Association
PERMAS
27,618
-
0
0.00
New
-
Sarawak United Labour Party
Sarawak United Labour Party
PLUS
162
-
0
0.00
0
-
Independents and other parties
Independents and other parties
-
276,136
4.94
4
2.22
0
Valid votes
Valid votes
Valid votes
Valid votes
5,593,227
-
-
-
-
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
158,498
-
-
-
-
Total (turnout: 72.3%)
Total (turnout: 72.3%)
Total (turnout: 72.3%)
Total (turnout: 72.3%)
5,751,725
100.00
180
100.00
+3
Did not vote
Did not vote
Did not vote
Did not vote
2,248,275
-
-
-
-
Registered voters
Registered voters
Registered voters
Registered voters
8,000,000
-
-
-
-
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
8,882,000
-
-
-
-
Malaysian population
Malaysian population
Malaysian population
Malaysian population
17,764,000
-
-
-
-
Source: Nohlen et al. [1]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1]

Question: What was the outcome of 1990 Malaysian general election for BN?
Answer: The BN won 127 of the 180 parliament seats to form the government.