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P.012 Sungei Patani GE-3 (1969)

Parliament Kedah

Total Voters28,595Kedah average: 32,347

Turnout73.2%Kedah −2.4 · National −1.3

Valid Votes20,451493 rejected (2.35%)

Majority2,07210.1% · Kedah −3.6

Candidates3

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Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 10.1% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Md. Daud bin Abdullah (PAS) polled 4,661 votes, more than the 2,072 majority.
UMNO held this seat compared with GE-2 (1964).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −26.6 pts.
Turnout 73.2% compared with the Kedah average of 75.7%.

Azahari bin Md. Taib UMNO Won 8,931 (43.67%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Malay · 45

Ong Boon Seong GERAKAN Lost 6,859 (33.54%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 49

Md. Daud bin Abdullah PAS Lost 4,661 (22.79%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 27

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-01	Samad bin Osman	UMNO	61.82%	23.64%	75.03%	2	Won
GE-02	Mohamed Zahir bin Ismail	UMNO	70.23%	52.00%	76.28%	4	Won
GE-03	Azahari bin Md. Taib	UMNO	43.67%	10.13%	73.24%	3	Won