The state assembly was dissolved on 18 November 1983 by the governor of Sarawak with the advice of chief minister of Sarawak, which was one year and 15 days earlier than the expiration of the state assembly on 3 December 1984.

However, chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud decided to accept PBDS into the BN coalition.

Therefore, Taib decided to allow SNAP and PBDS to compete against each other by under their respective party symbols.

[1] Sarawak BN, composed of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), won 29 seats on the election day.

The full list of representatives is shown below:[1] Three seats were won uncontested by Barisan Nasional (BN):