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P.006 Alor Star GE-3 (1969)

Parliament Kedah

Total Voters38,631Kedah average: 32,347

Turnout65.7%Kedah −9.9 · National −8.8

Valid Votes24,817579 rejected (2.28%)

Majority4731.9% · Kedah −11.8

Candidates3

Quick read

Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 1.9% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Haron bin Omar (PAS) polled 7,258 votes, more than the 473 majority.
MCA held this seat compared with GE-2 (1964).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −28.4 pts.
Turnout 65.7% compared with the Kedah average of 75.7%.

Lim Pee Hung MCA Won 9,016 (36.33%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Chinese · 42

Geh Teng Kheng GERAKAN Lost 8,543 (34.42%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 49

Haron bin Omar PAS Lost 7,258 (29.25%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-00	Lee Thean Hin	MCA	93.99%	87.98%	85.54%	2	Won
GE-01	Lim Joo Kong	MCA	62.27%	37.83%	77.09%	3	Won
GE-02	Lim Pee Hung	MCA	64.69%	48.87%	69.81%	4	Won
GE-03	Lim Pee Hung	MCA	36.33%	1.91%	65.74%	3	Won
GE-11	Chor Chee Heung	MCA	67.18%	34.36%	75.48%	2	Won
GE-12	Chor Chee Heung	MCA	50.22%	0.45%	73.28%	2	Won
GE-13	Gooi Hsiao Leung	PKR	48.31%	3.31%	83.92%	4	Won