United Malays National Organisation leadership election, 1987

United Malays National Organisation leadership election, 1987

24 April 1987

Candidate Mahathir Mohamad Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah Popular vote 761 718 Percentage 51.4% 48.5%

UMNO leader before election Mahathir Mohamad UMNO leader 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 leader of UMNO, Mahathir Mohamad.

Results

Source

President

Candidates	Party members
Mahathir Mohamad	761 votes
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah	718 votes
Valid votes	1479 votes
Invalid votes	nil
Grand total	1479 votes

Deputy President

Candidates	Party members
Ghafar Baba	739 votes
Musa Hitam	699 votes
Valid votes	1438 votes
Invalid votes	41 votes
Grand total	1479 votes

Vice President

Candidates	Party members (3 votes per member)
Wan Mokhtar Ahmad	935 votes
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	879 votes
Anwar Ibrahim	850 votes
Rais Yatim	690 votes
Ramli Ngah Talib	667 votes
Harun Idris	398 votes
Valid votes	4419 votes
Invalid votes	6 votes
Grand total	4425 votes

Permanent chairman

Candidates	Party members
Sulaiman Ninam Shah	850 votes
Shamsuri Salleh	453 votes
Mohd. Nor Mohd. Dom	106 votes
R.M. Idris	32 votes
Baharom Shah Indera	19 votes
Valid votes	1460 votes
Invalid votes	19 votes
Grand total	1479 votes

Deputy Permanent Chairman

Candidates	Party members
Shuib Ahmad	533 votes
Abdul Rahman Mahmud	313 votes
Shamsuri Salleh	310 votes
Mohd. Amin Daud	203 votes
Azman Attar Othman	107 votes
Valid votes	1466 votes
Invalid votes	13 votes
Grand total	1479 votes

See also

• 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis
• Malaysian general election, 1990

References

1. "The day of the dictator – Oct 27, 1987 | Malaysia Today". malaysia-today.net. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
2. "Malaysia Waves: 1987: Mahathir Adalah Bala Allah Ke Atas Rakyat Malaysia". malaysiawaves.net. Retrieved 2015-09-25.