1990 Malaysian state elections

State assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 21 October 1990 in all states except Sabah (where they were held on 16 and 17 July) and Sarawak (where they were not held until the following year). The Barisan Nasional won ten out of the 11 elections. The Muslim Unity Movement won all 39 state seats in Kelantan to form the state government, with 24 seats going to the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party and 15 for Semangat 46.

Results

Perlis

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	47,263	64.84	12	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association			2	0
		Total				14	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			12,162	16.69	0	0
	Semangat 46			11,528	15.82	0	New
	Independents			1,938	2.66	0	0
Total				72,891	100.00	14	0

Kedah

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	22	+2
			Malaysian Chinese Association	3	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	1	0
		Total		26	+2
	Democratic Action Party			1	+1
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			1	–2
	Semangat 46			0	New
	Independents			0	0
Total				28	0

Kelantan

This election is the first time PAS had gained a majority since 1974. They would continue to rule the state uninterruptedly.

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			24	+14
	Semangat 46			14	New
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front			1	+1
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	0	–26
			Malaysian Chinese Association	0	–1
		Total		0	–27
Total				39	0

Terengganu

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	22	–7
			Malaysian Chinese Association	0	–1
		Total		22	–8
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			8	+6
	Semangat 46			2	New
Total				32	0

Penang

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	12	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	7	–2
			Malaysian Chinese Association	0	–2
			Malaysian Indian Congress	0	0
		Total		19	–4
	Democratic Action Party			14	+4
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
Total				33	0

Perak

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	27	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	3	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	2	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	1	0
			People's Progressive Party	0	–1
		Total		33	0
	Democratic Action Party			13	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
Total				46	0

Pahang

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	25	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	4	–1
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	1	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	1	0
		Total		31	–1
	Democratic Action Party			1	0
	Semangat 46			1	New
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
Total				33	0

Selangor

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	26	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	6	–2
			Malaysian Indian Congress	3	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	0	0
		Total		35	–2
	Democratic Action Party			6	+1
	Semangat 46			1	New
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
	Independents			0	0
Total				42	0

Negeri Sembilan

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	18	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	4	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	2	0
		Total		24	0
	Democratic Action Party			4	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
Total				28	0

Malacca

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	12	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	4	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	1	0
		Total		17	0
	Democratic Action Party			3	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
Total				20	0

Johor

Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	21	–1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	8	–2
			Malaysian Indian Congress	2	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	1	0
		Total		32	–3
	Democratic Action Party			3	+2
	Semangat 46			1	New
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			0	0
Total				36	0

Sabah

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United Sabah Party	197,708	53.92	36	+2
	United Sabah National Organisation	95,857	26.14	12	0
	Barisan Nasional (BERJAYA)	25,993	7.09	0	New
	Liberal Democratic Party	14,323	3.91	0	New
	Sabah People's Party	12,133	3.31	0	New
	People's Justice Front	10,757	2.93	0	New
	Democratic Action Party	5,879	1.60	0	0
	Independents	4,006	1.09	0	0
Total		366,656	100.00	48	0
Valid votes		366,656	98.69
Invalid/blank votes		4,868	1.31
Total votes		371,524	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		496,353	74.85
Source: HLSC