Results
Out of 71 seats, only 69 seats saw contests between various candidates. Two seats - namely Daro and Dalat - were won uncontested by candidates from Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu, a component party in Barisan Nasional.
Votes | % of vote | Seats | % of seats | +/– | |
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Barisan Nasional: | 341,587 | 61.8 | 62 | 88.7 | 2 |
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) | 160,331 | 29.0 | 35 | 49.3 | 5 |
Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) | 113,505 | 20.5 | 11 | 15.5 | 5 |
Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) | 33,014 | 6.0 | 8 | 12.7 | N/A |
Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) | 34,737 | 6.3 | 8 | 11.3 | N/A |
Democratic Action Party (DAP) | 82,134 | 18.9 | 6 | 8.5 | 5 |
Barisan Bersatu Sarawak: | 98,807 | 17.9 | 2 | 2.8 | N/A |
Sarawak National Party (SNAP) | 51,459 | 9.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 5 |
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) | 47,348 | 8.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 1 |
Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) | 1,901 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Independents | 18,535 | 3.4 | 1 | 1.4 | |
Overall total | 552,350 | 100 | 71 | 100 | 10 |
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