1987 United Malays National Organisation leadership election explained

Election Name:	1987 United Malays National Organisation leadership election
Country:	Malaysia
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1984 United Malays National Organisation leadership election
Previous Year:	1984
Next Election:	1990 United Malays National Organisation leadership election
Next Year:	1990
Election Date:	24 April 1987
Candidate1:	Mahathir Mohamad
Popular Vote1:	761
Percentage1:	51.4%
Candidate2:	Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Popular Vote2:	718
Percentage2:	48.5%
President of UMNO
Before Election:	Mahathir Mohamad
Posttitle:	President of UMNO
After Election:	Mahathir Mohamad

A leadership election was held by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party on 24 April 1987.^{[1] [2]} It was won by incumbent Prime Minister and President of UMNO, Mahathir Mohamad.

Supreme Council election results

Source

Permanent Chairman

Candidate	Delegates' votes	Division nominated
Sulaiman Ninam Shah	850 votes
	453 votes
	106 votes
	32 votes
	19 votes
Valid votes	1460 votes
Invalid votes	19 votes
Grand total	1479 votes

Deputy Permanent Chairman

Candidate	Delegates' votes	Division nominated
Shoib Ahmad	533 votes
	313 votes
	310 votes
	203 votes
	107 votes
Valid votes	1466 votes
Invalid votes	13 votes
Grand total	1479 votes

President

Candidate	Delegates' votes	Division nominated
Mahathir Mohamad	761 votes	88
	718 votes	37
Valid votes	1479 votes
Invalid votes	nil
Grand total	1479 votes

Deputy President

Candidate	Delegates' votes	Division nominated
Ghafar Baba	739 votes
	699 votes
Valid votes	1438 votes
Invalid votes	41 votes
Grand total	1479 votes

Vice Presidents

Candidates	Delegates' votes (max. 3)	Division nominated
Wan Mokhtar Ahmad	935 votes
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	879 votes
Anwar Ibrahim	850 votes
	690 votes
	667 votes
	398 votes
Valid votes	4419 votes
Invalid votes	6 votes
Grand total	4425 votes

Supreme Council Members

Candidates	Delegates' votes (max. 25)	Division nominated
Zainal Abidin Zin	717 votes
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See also

• 1990 Malaysian general election
• Third Mahathir cabinet

Notes and References

1. Web site: The day of the dictator – Oct 27, 1987 | Malaysia Today. malaysia-today.net. 2015-09-25. 2017-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20171029174259/http://www.malaysia-today.net/the-day-of-the-dictator-oct-27-1987/. dead.
2. Web site: Malaysia Waves: 1987: Mahathir Adalah Bala Allah Ke Atas Rakyat Malaysia. malaysiawaves.net. 2015-09-25. 2015-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926020905/http://www.malaysiawaves.net/2010/05/1987-allah-swt-turunkan-bala-pada.html. dead.