# 1990 Malaysian general election

**Section:** 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?