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GE-05 · Pahang

GE-5 (1978) Results — All Seats

Pahang — Full results of GE-5 (1978): 8 seats across 14 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. BN won the most seats (8).

Votes vs Seats →
Seats80 unopposed
Total Voters260,024
Turnout74.7%
Valid Votes184,9284.79% rejected
Candidates212.63 per seat
Women winners00 women candidates
Lost deposit3
Marginal seats (<5%)0

Seat Composition — Pahang

8
BN 8

Seats & popular vote

CoalitionWon% seatsPopular vote
BN 8 100.0% 66.8%
Independent / no coalition 0 0.0% 33.2%

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.068 RaubPahang · Tan Koon Swan (MCA) 29.35%
  2. 2 P.066 JerantutPahang · Shariff Ahmad (UMNO) 31.01%
  3. 3 P.070 BentongPahang · Chan Siang Sun (MCA) 33.63%
  4. 4 P.067 KuantanPahang · Mohd. Ali bin M. Sharif (UMNO) 36.73%
  5. 5 P.072 TemerlohPahang · Hamzah bin Abu Samah (UMNO) 40.60%
  6. 6 P.069 MaranPahang · Hishamuddin bin Yahaya (UMNO) 47.03%
  7. 7 P.071 PekanPahang · Najib bin Abdul Razak (UMNO) 52.32%
  8. 8 P.065 LipisPahang · Muhammad Ghazali bin Shafie (UMNO) 54.78%

Safest Seats

  1. 1 P.065 LipisPahang · Muhammad Ghazali bin Shafie (UMNO) 54.78%
  2. 2 P.071 PekanPahang · Najib bin Abdul Razak (UMNO) 52.32%
  3. 3 P.069 MaranPahang · Hishamuddin bin Yahaya (UMNO) 47.03%
  4. 4 P.072 TemerlohPahang · Hamzah bin Abu Samah (UMNO) 40.60%
  5. 5 P.067 KuantanPahang · Mohd. Ali bin M. Sharif (UMNO) 36.73%
  6. 6 P.070 BentongPahang · Chan Siang Sun (MCA) 33.63%
  7. 7 P.066 JerantutPahang · Shariff Ahmad (UMNO) 31.01%
  8. 8 P.068 RaubPahang · Tan Koon Swan (MCA) 29.35%

Seats 8

P.065 Lipis
Pahang · 3 candidates · Turnout 72.4%
Muhammad Ghazali bin Shafie UMNO
Majority 11,579 (54.8%) · vs PAS
P.066 Jerantut
Pahang · 2 candidates · Turnout 74.9%
Shariff Ahmad UMNO
Majority 6,653 (31.0%) · vs PAS
P.067 Kuantan
Pahang · 4 candidates · Turnout 74.2%
Mohd. Ali bin M. Sharif UMNO
Majority 10,127 (36.7%) · vs PSRM
P.068 Raub
Pahang · 3 candidates · Turnout 77.6%
Tan Koon Swan MCA
Majority 5,964 (29.4%) · vs DAP
P.069 Maran
Pahang · 3 candidates · Turnout 77.4%
Hishamuddin bin Yahaya UMNO
Majority 11,619 (47.0%) · vs PAS
P.070 Bentong
Pahang · 2 candidates · Turnout 78.3%
Chan Siang Sun MCA
Majority 8,358 (33.6%) · vs DAP
P.071 Pekan
Pahang · 2 candidates · Turnout 66.0%
Najib bin Abdul Razak UMNO
Majority 9,533 (52.3%) · vs PAS
P.072 Temerloh
Pahang · 2 candidates · Turnout 75.9%
Hamzah bin Abu Samah UMNO
Majority 10,831 (40.6%) · vs PAS