Sabah state election, 1986

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 of Pasok). Berjaya lost all 6 seats it held but gained one new (with 1 loss to SCCP and 1 loss and gain from USNO). USNO had a net loss of 4 seats (all to PBS).

Summary

The following is the number of electoral seats won by contesting parties.^[2]

Party	Seats Contested	Seat won
Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS)	47	34
United Sabah National Organisation (USNO)	27	12
BERJAYA/Barisan Nasional (BN)	37	1
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Pasok Nunukragang Bersatu (PASOK)	2	0
Parti Cina Sabah (PCS)	7	0
Sabah Chinese Consolidated Party (SCCP)	6	1
Independent	39	0
Total (where applicable)	165	48

References

1. Suhaini Aznam (22 June 2008). "Is snap polls the answer?". The Star. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
2. "Malaysia - Pilihan Raya - Pilihan Raya Umum Sabah ( 1986 )". Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.