Coalition
SF
SF contested 403 times and won 35 seats (9% win rate) between 1959 and 1967.
Contests403103 Parliament · 300 DUN
Won35
Win Rate9%
Avg Share25.4%
Distinct candidates311
Best resultSE 116 seats
Seats contested vs won DUN
Win rate, popular vote & seat % (%) Percent per election
Performance by state DUN
| State | Contested | Won | Win Rate | Avg Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulau Pinang | 44 | 10 | 23% | 34.1% |
| Selangor | 39 | 7 | 18% | 34.7% |
| Johor | 35 | 3 | 9% | 31.1% |
| Negeri Sembilan | 30 | 3 | 10% | 31.2% |
| Melaka | 30 | 2 | 7% | 26.4% |
| Perak | 33 | 0 | 0% | 12.9% |
| Terengganu | 28 | 0 | 0% | 10.7% |
| Pahang | 25 | 0 | 0% | 23.9% |
| Kelantan | 20 | 0 | 0% | 3.3% |
| Kedah | 13 | 0 | 0% | 14.6% |
| Perlis | 3 | 0 | 0% | 14.1% |
Most successful candidates
- 1David S. Vethamuthu (V. David)4 contests3 wins
- 2Lim Kean Siew4 contests3 wins
- 3Tan Chee Khoon2 contests2 wins
- 4K. Karam Singh2 contests2 wins
- 5Nazar bin Mohammad Nong5 contests1 wins
- 6Veerappen a/l Veerathan4 contests1 wins
- 7Chung Cheng Wen3 contests1 wins
- 8Tan Phock Kin3 contests1 wins
- 9Chu Choon Yong3 contests1 wins
- 10Ng Ann Teck3 contests1 wins
Main rivals Who beat them
Narrowest wins
- 1N.03 KepongSE 2 · Tan Chee Khoon2
- 2N.22 Senai-KulaiSE 1 · Soh Kim Siam55
- 3N.24 Tanjong PetriSE 1 · Chu Choon Yong58
- 4P.066 BatuGE2 · 1964 · Tan Chee Khoon348
- 5N.13 Gunong LambakSE 1 · Lee Ah Leng90
- 6N.11 Ayer ItamBy-el. · Lim Kean Siew153
- 7N.13 PantaiSE 1 · David S. Vethamuthu (V. David)190
- 8N.13 PantaiSE 2 · David S. Vethamuthu (V. David)360
- 9N.20 RompinSE 1 · Lim Kee Sai131
- 10N.07 Kota TengahSE 2 · Chung Cheng Wen194
Narrowest losses
- 1N.14 Balik PulauBy-el. · Abu Bakar bin Hashim · lost to UMNO−31
- 2N.07 Kota TengahBy-el. · Yeoh Ho Huat · lost to MCA−68
- 3N.24 Bukit NanasSE 1 · Kat Fye Hin · lost to MCA−106
- 4N.11 Ayer ItamSE 1 · Oh Seng Huat · lost to MCA−123
- 5N.07 RahangSE 1 · Robert Singam · lost to MCA−126
- 6N.11 Ayer ItamSE 2 · Lim Kean Siew · lost to MCA−127
- 7N.04 PenchalaSE 1 · Liu Yoong Peng · lost to MCA−166
- 8N.04 PenchalaSE 2 · Ng Ann Teck · lost to MCA−171
- 9N.13 LukutSE 1 · G. K. Kathiravalu · lost to MCA−186
- 10N.18 Tanjong UtaraSE 2 · Loh Guan Kheng · lost to UDP−221