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SE-05 · Pulau Pinang

State Election Round 5 (1978–1987) Results — All Seats

Pulau Pinang — Full results of State Election Round 5 (1978–1987): 27 seats across 13 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. BN won the most seats (20).

Votes vs Seats →
Seats270 unopposed
Total Voters383,134
Turnout79.4%
Valid Votes291,6874.07% rejected
Candidates883.26 per seat
Women winners12 women candidates
Lost deposit25
Marginal seats (<5%)4

Seat Composition — Pulau Pinang

27
BN 20 Independent / no coalition 7

Seats & popular vote

CoalitionWon% seatsPopular vote
BN 20 74.1% 46.4%
Independent / no coalition 7 25.9% 53.6%

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 N.06 Bagan DalamPulau Pinang · Subbiah a/l Thevarayan Chettiar (MIC) 0.48%
  2. 2 N.21 Paya TerubongPulau Pinang · Chin Nyok Soo (DAP) 1.96%
  3. 3 N.27 Bukit GelugorPulau Pinang · Karpal Singh a/l Ram Singh (DAP) 3.42%
  4. 4 N.14 Sungai BakapPulau Pinang · Teoh Chung Hor @ Teoh Kooi Sneah (GERAKAN) 4.28%
  5. 5 N.12 Machang BubokPulau Pinang · Lim Heng Tee (GERAKAN) 6.01%
  6. 6 N.09 PenantiPulau Pinang · Abdullah bin Mohamad @ Mahmud (UMNO) 6.03%
  7. 7 N.10 Bukit TengahPulau Pinang · Liang Thau Sang (GERAKAN) 6.12%
  8. 8 N.22 Padang KotaPulau Pinang · Lim Chong Eu (GERAKAN) 7.75%
  9. 9 N.20 Ayer ItamPulau Pinang · Peter Dason a/l Muthu Jaha Dason (Peter Paul Dason) (DAP) 8.38%
  10. 10 N.08 Kubang SemangPulau Pinang · Mohamad Nor bin Bakar (UMNO) 9.23%

Safest Seats

  1. 1 N.23 Kampong KolamPulau Pinang · Ooi Ean Kwong (DAP) 61.43%
  2. 2 N.25 Datok KeramatPulau Pinang · Teh Ewe Lim (GERAKAN) 45.23%
  3. 3 N.18 Bayan LepasPulau Pinang · Khalid Ahmad bin Sulaiman (UMNO) 38.80%
  4. 4 N.19 Tanjong BungaPulau Pinang · Khor Ngak Seng @ Khor Gark Kim (GERAKAN) 35.87%
  5. 5 N.24 Pengkalan KotaPulau Pinang · Chooi Yew Choy (BEBAS) 35.01%
  6. 6 N.04 Bagan AjamPulau Pinang · Ibrahim bin Abdul Razak (UMNO) 30.46%
  7. 7 N.15 Sungai AchehPulau Pinang · Ahmad bin Saleh (UMNO) 27.86%
  8. 8 N.01 PenagaPulau Pinang · Hassan bin Mohd Noh (UMNO) 23.08%
  9. 9 N.02 BertamPulau Pinang · Abdul Rahman bin Abbas (UMNO) 22.87%
  10. 10 N.16 Telok BahangPulau Pinang · Ahmad Radhi bin Pachee (UMNO) 21.97%

Seats 27

N.01 Penaga
Pulau Pinang · 2 candidates · Turnout 94.7%
Hassan bin Mohd Noh UMNO
Majority 1,962 (23.1%) · vs PAS
N.02 Bertam
Pulau Pinang · 2 candidates · Turnout 75.6%
Abdul Rahman bin Abbas UMNO
Majority 1,357 (22.9%) · vs PAS
N.03 Tasek Gelugor
Pulau Pinang · 4 candidates · Turnout 83.0%
Mohammed Noor bin Ahmad UMNO
Majority 845 (12.8%) · vs DAP
N.04 Bagan Ajam
Pulau Pinang · 2 candidates · Turnout 80.2%
Ibrahim bin Abdul Razak UMNO
Majority 2,774 (30.5%) · vs PAS
N.05 Bagan Jermal
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 78.5%
Sak Cheng Lum MCA
Majority 1,336 (9.7%) · vs SDP
N.06 Bagan Dalam
Pulau Pinang · 4 candidates · Turnout 79.6%
Subbiah a/l Thevarayan Chettiar MIC
Majority 63 (0.5%) · vs DAP
N.07 Sungai Dua
Pulau Pinang · 2 candidates · Turnout 81.6%
Zabidi bin Ali PAS
Majority 704 (11.0%) · vs UMNO
N.08 Kubang Semang
Pulau Pinang · 2 candidates · Turnout 83.0%
Mohamad Nor bin Bakar UMNO
Majority 712 (9.2%) · vs PAS
N.09 Penanti
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 78.0%
Abdullah bin Mohamad @ Mahmud UMNO
Majority 419 (6.0%) · vs PAS
N.10 Bukit Tengah
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 79.7%
Liang Thau Sang GERAKAN
Majority 564 (6.1%) · vs DAP
N.11 Pekan Bukit Mertajam
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 80.2%
Seow Hun Khim DAP
Majority 3,061 (21.6%) · vs MCA
N.12 Machang Bubok
Pulau Pinang · 5 candidates · Turnout 82.3%
Lim Heng Tee GERAKAN
Majority 519 (6.0%) · vs DAP
N.13 Bukit Tambun
Pulau Pinang · 2 candidates · Turnout 81.9%
Ng Swee Ching MCA
Majority 1,066 (16.2%) · vs DAP
N.14 Sungai Bakap
Pulau Pinang · 6 candidates · Turnout 79.2%
Teoh Chung Hor @ Teoh Kooi Sneah GERAKAN
Majority 319 (4.3%) · vs BEBAS
N.15 Sungai Acheh
Pulau Pinang · 4 candidates · Turnout 76.4%
Ahmad bin Saleh UMNO
Majority 2,502 (27.9%) · vs DAP
N.16 Telok Bahang
Pulau Pinang · 4 candidates · Turnout 75.5%
Ahmad Radhi bin Pachee UMNO
Majority 1,865 (22.0%) · vs PSRM
N.17 Sungai Nibong
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 75.1%
Tan Chong Teik GERAKAN
Majority 2,562 (21.4%) · vs PSRM
N.18 Bayan Lepas
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 78.0%
Khalid Ahmad bin Sulaiman UMNO
Majority 4,014 (38.8%) · vs PSRM
N.19 Tanjong Bunga
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 77.5%
Khor Ngak Seng @ Khor Gark Kim GERAKAN
Majority 5,173 (35.9%) · vs DAP
N.20 Ayer Itam
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 78.8%
Peter Dason a/l Muthu Jaha Dason (Peter Paul Dason) DAP
Majority 1,222 (8.4%) · vs MCA
N.21 Paya Terubong
Pulau Pinang · 4 candidates · Turnout 79.4%
Chin Nyok Soo DAP
Majority 270 (2.0%) · vs MCA
N.22 Padang Kota
Pulau Pinang · 4 candidates · Turnout 77.6%
Lim Chong Eu GERAKAN
Majority 914 (7.8%) · vs DAP
N.23 Kampong Kolam
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 79.6%
Ooi Ean Kwong DAP
Majority 8,014 (61.4%) · vs BEBAS
N.24 Pengkalan Kota
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 81.5%
Chooi Yew Choy BEBAS
Majority 5,102 (35.0%) · vs DAP
N.25 Datok Keramat
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 76.8%
Teh Ewe Lim GERAKAN
Majority 5,852 (45.2%) · vs BEBAS
N.26 Sungei Pinang
Pulau Pinang · 4 candidates · Turnout 79.7%
Ong Hean Tee GERAKAN
Majority 2,445 (15.4%) · vs DAP
N.27 Bukit Gelugor
Pulau Pinang · 4 candidates · Turnout 78.5%
Karpal Singh a/l Ram Singh DAP
Majority 574 (3.4%) · vs GERAKAN