| Country: | Malaysia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Malaysian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Previous Mps: | Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 6th Malaysian Parliament |
| Next Election: | 1990 Malaysian general election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | All 177 seats in the Dewan Rakyat |
| Elected Mps: | Members elected |
| Majority Seats: | 89 |
| Registered: | 6,791,446 |
| Turnout: | 69.97% |
| Election Date: | 2–3 August 1986 |
| Image1: | Mahathir 1984 (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Party1: | Barisan Nasional |
| Last Election1: | 60.54%, 132 seats |
| Seats1: | 148 |
| Seat Change1: | 16 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,649,238 |
| Percentage1: | 57.28% |
| Swing1: | 3.26pp |
| Leader2: | Lim Kit Siang |
| Party2: | Democratic Action Party |
| Last Election2: | 19.58%, 9 seats |
| Seats2: | 24 |
| Seat Change2: | 15 |
| Popular Vote2: | 975,544 |
| Percentage2: | 21.09% |
| Swing2: | 1.51pp |
| Image3: | Yusof Rawa.jpg |
| Leader3: | Yusof Rawa |
| Party3: | PAS |
| Last Election3: | 14.46%, 5 seats |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| Popular Vote3: | 716,952 |
| Percentage3: | 15.50% |
| Swing3: | 1.04pp |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Prime Minister-designate |
| Before Election: | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Before Party: | Barisan Nasional |
| After Election: | Mahathir Mohamad |
| After Party: | Barisan Nasional |
General elections were held in Malaysia on 2 and 3 August 1986.[1] Voting took place in all 177 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 351 state constituencies in eleven of the thirteen states.