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GE-05 · Selangor

GE-5 (1978) Results — All Seats

Selangor — Full results of GE-5 (1978): 11 seats across 14 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. BN won the most seats (10).

Votes vs Seats →
Seats110 unopposed
Total Voters515,497
Turnout74.3%
Valid Votes368,4303.82% rejected
Candidates312.82 per seat
Women winners34 women candidates
Lost deposit6
Marginal seats (<5%)1

Seat Composition — Selangor

11
BN 10 Independent / no coalition 1

Seats & popular vote

CoalitionWon% seatsPopular vote
BN 10 90.9% 57.6%
Independent / no coalition 1 9.1% 42.4%

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.078 Ulu LangatSelangor · Chow Poh Kheng (MCA) 3.37%
  2. 2 P.080 Shah AlamSelangor · Lew Sip Hon (MCA) 19.18%
  3. 3 P.083 SepangSelangor · Suhaimi bin Kamaruddin (UMNO) 23.83%
  4. 4 P.081 PetalingSelangor · Lim Kit Siang (DAP) 25.66%
  5. 5 P.074 Tanjong KarangSelangor · Abdul Shukur bin Siraj (UMNO) 29.62%
  6. 6 P.079 Pelabohan KelangSelangor · V. Manickavasagam Pillai (MIC) 30.25%
  7. 7 P.082 Kuala LangatSelangor · Aishah Ghani (UMNO) 33.32%
  8. 8 P.077 SelayangSelangor · Rafidah binti Abd. Aziz (UMNO) 36.70%
  9. 9 P.073 Sabak BernamSelangor · Jamaluddin bin Suhaimi (UMNO) 36.81%
  10. 10 P.075 Ulu SelangorSelangor · Michael Chen Wing Sum (MCA) 50.91%

Safest Seats

  1. 1 P.076 Kuala SelangorSelangor · Abu Hassan bin Omar (UMNO) 55.48%
  2. 2 P.075 Ulu SelangorSelangor · Michael Chen Wing Sum (MCA) 50.91%
  3. 3 P.073 Sabak BernamSelangor · Jamaluddin bin Suhaimi (UMNO) 36.81%
  4. 4 P.077 SelayangSelangor · Rafidah binti Abd. Aziz (UMNO) 36.70%
  5. 5 P.082 Kuala LangatSelangor · Aishah Ghani (UMNO) 33.32%
  6. 6 P.079 Pelabohan KelangSelangor · V. Manickavasagam Pillai (MIC) 30.25%
  7. 7 P.074 Tanjong KarangSelangor · Abdul Shukur bin Siraj (UMNO) 29.62%
  8. 8 P.081 PetalingSelangor · Lim Kit Siang (DAP) 25.66%
  9. 9 P.083 SepangSelangor · Suhaimi bin Kamaruddin (UMNO) 23.83%
  10. 10 P.080 Shah AlamSelangor · Lew Sip Hon (MCA) 19.18%

Seats 11

P.073 Sabak Bernam
Selangor · 2 candidates · Turnout 68.7%
Jamaluddin bin Suhaimi UMNO
Majority 6,790 (36.8%) · vs PAS
P.074 Tanjong Karang
Selangor · 2 candidates · Turnout 69.0%
Abdul Shukur bin Siraj UMNO
Majority 6,130 (29.6%) · vs PAS
P.075 Ulu Selangor
Selangor · 3 candidates · Turnout 76.3%
Michael Chen Wing Sum MCA
Majority 12,802 (50.9%) · vs DAP
P.076 Kuala Selangor
Selangor · 3 candidates · Turnout 75.0%
Abu Hassan bin Omar UMNO
Majority 13,008 (55.5%) · vs PAS
P.077 Selayang
Selangor · 3 candidates · Turnout 73.6%
Rafidah binti Abd. Aziz UMNO
Majority 21,270 (36.7%) · vs DAP
P.078 Ulu Langat
Selangor · 5 candidates · Turnout 76.8%
Chow Poh Kheng MCA
Majority 941 (3.4%) · vs DAP
P.079 Pelabohan Kelang
Selangor · 3 candidates · Turnout 75.9%
V. Manickavasagam Pillai MIC
Majority 11,100 (30.3%) · vs DAP
P.080 Shah Alam
Selangor · 3 candidates · Turnout 72.1%
Lew Sip Hon MCA
Majority 9,664 (19.2%) · vs DAP
P.081 Petaling
Selangor · 2 candidates · Turnout 74.6%
Lim Kit Siang DAP
Majority 16,754 (25.7%) · vs MCA
P.082 Kuala Langat
Selangor · 2 candidates · Turnout 77.6%
Aishah Ghani UMNO
Majority 7,200 (33.3%) · vs PAS
P.083 Sepang
Selangor · 3 candidates · Turnout 79.6%
Suhaimi bin Kamaruddin UMNO
Majority 4,958 (23.8%) · vs DAP