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General elections were held in Malaysia on 21 October 1990. Elections to the federal parliament and 11 of the 13 state assemblies (except Sabah and Sarawak) were held simultaneously. The result was a victory for the Barisan Nasional (BN) at the federal level and 10 of the 11 state elections. The opposition alliance Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) won a landslide victory over BN in the state of Kelantan winning all 39 state assembly seats. Voter turnout was 72.3%.
