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P.043 Larut Selatan GE-3 (1969)

Parliament Perak

Total Voters47,472Perak average: 30,679

Turnout68.7%Perak −4.7 · National −5.9

Valid Votes31,3771,233 rejected (3.78%)

Majority4,86715.5% · Perak −5.3

Candidates3

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Seat status: Safe (15–30%) — majority of 15.5% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Mohamed Tahir bin Abdul Rauf (PAS) polled 4,962 votes, more than the 4,867 majority.
Seat changed hands: MCA → GERAKAN (compared with GE-2 (1964)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −13.4 pts.
Turnout 68.7% compared with the Perak average of 73.4%.

Ng Hoe Hun GERAKAN Won 15,641 (49.85%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 35

Lim Swee Aun MCA Lost 10,774 (34.34%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Chinese · 54

Mohamed Tahir bin Abdul Rauf PAS Lost 4,962 (15.81%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-01	Lim Swee Aun	MCA	54.11%	23.03%	63.99%	3	Won
GE-02	Lim Swee Aun	MCA	63.22%	46.23%	75.85%	4	Won
GE-03	Ng Hoe Hun	GERAKAN	49.85%	15.51%	68.69%	3	Won