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GE-05 · Kedah

GE-5 (1978) Results — All Seats

Kedah — Full results of GE-5 (1978): 13 seats across 14 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. BN won the most seats (11).

Votes vs Seats →
Seats130 unopposed
Total Voters461,290
Turnout77.3%
Valid Votes346,5032.83% rejected
Candidates322.46 per seat
Women winners11 women candidates
Lost deposit5
Marginal seats (<5%)2

Seat Composition — Kedah

13
BN 11 Independent / no coalition 2

Seats & popular vote

CoalitionWon% seatsPopular vote
BN 11 84.6% 57.1%
Independent / no coalition 2 15.4% 42.9%

Popular vote % is computed from contested seats.

Winning Margin Number of seats by majority (% of valid votes)

Turnout distribution Number of seats by turnout %

Marginal Seats

  1. 1 P.010 BalingKedah · Nakhaie bin Ahmad (PAS) 1.03%
  2. 2 P.006 Kuala KedahKedah · Senu bin Abdul Rahman (UMNO) 3.01%
  3. 3 P.003 Jerlun-LangkawiKedah · Sanusi bin Junid (UMNO) 5.01%
  4. 4 P.009 Ulu MudaKedah · Hashim bin Endut (UMNO) 5.09%
  5. 5 P.005 Padang TerapKedah · Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabudin (UMNO) 10.27%
  6. 6 P.008 Kota SetarKedah · Abu Bakar bin Umar (PAS) 10.61%
  7. 7 P.011 JeraiKedah · Ismail bin Arshad (UMNO) 13.20%
  8. 8 P.007 Alor SetarKedah · Oo Gin Sun (MCA) 15.24%
  9. 9 P.004 Kubang PasuKedah · Mahathir bin Mohamad (UMNO) 29.29%
  10. 10 P.014 Padang SeraiKedah · Lim Kiam Hoon (MCA) 29.73%

Safest Seats

  1. 1 P.015 Kulim-Bandar BahruKedah · Abdul Kadir bin Sheikh Fadzir (UMNO) 44.07%
  2. 2 P.013 Sungai PetaniKedah · Wan Zainab binti M.A. Bakar (UMNO) 42.99%
  3. 3 P.012 Kuala MudaKedah · Mohamed Khir bin Johari (UMNO) 36.60%
  4. 4 P.014 Padang SeraiKedah · Lim Kiam Hoon (MCA) 29.73%
  5. 5 P.004 Kubang PasuKedah · Mahathir bin Mohamad (UMNO) 29.29%
  6. 6 P.007 Alor SetarKedah · Oo Gin Sun (MCA) 15.24%
  7. 7 P.011 JeraiKedah · Ismail bin Arshad (UMNO) 13.20%
  8. 8 P.008 Kota SetarKedah · Abu Bakar bin Umar (PAS) 10.61%
  9. 9 P.005 Padang TerapKedah · Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabudin (UMNO) 10.27%
  10. 10 P.009 Ulu MudaKedah · Hashim bin Endut (UMNO) 5.09%

Seats 13

P.003 Jerlun-Langkawi
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 76.7%
Sanusi bin Junid UMNO
Majority 1,249 (5.0%) · vs PAS
P.004 Kubang Pasu
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 78.4%
Mahathir bin Mohamad UMNO
Majority 8,245 (29.3%) · vs PAS
P.005 Padang Terap
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 82.5%
Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabudin UMNO
Majority 2,747 (10.3%) · vs PAS
P.006 Kuala Kedah
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 74.3%
Senu bin Abdul Rahman UMNO
Majority 879 (3.0%) · vs PAS
P.007 Alor Setar
Kedah · 4 candidates · Turnout 72.5%
Oo Gin Sun MCA
Majority 5,095 (15.2%) · vs PAS
P.008 Kota Setar
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 80.9%
Abu Bakar bin Umar PAS
Majority 2,635 (10.6%) · vs UMNO
P.009 Ulu Muda
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 80.1%
Hashim bin Endut UMNO
Majority 1,098 (5.1%) · vs PAS
P.010 Baling
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 78.2%
Nakhaie bin Ahmad PAS
Majority 291 (1.0%) · vs UMNO
P.011 Jerai
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 76.3%
Ismail bin Arshad UMNO
Majority 3,185 (13.2%) · vs PAS
P.012 Kuala Muda
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 78.1%
Mohamed Khir bin Johari UMNO
Majority 9,518 (36.6%) · vs PAS
P.013 Sungai Petani
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 77.2%
Wan Zainab binti M.A. Bakar UMNO
Majority 14,684 (43.0%) · vs PAS
P.014 Padang Serai
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 78.8%
Lim Kiam Hoon MCA
Majority 6,682 (29.7%) · vs PAS
P.015 Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 74.2%
Abdul Kadir bin Sheikh Fadzir UMNO
Majority 10,009 (44.1%) · vs PAS