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P.007 Alor Setar GE-5 (1978)

Parliament Kedah

Total Voters47,355Kedah average: 35,484

Turnout72.5%Kedah −5.1 · National −1.9

Valid Votes33,426900 rejected (2.62%)

Majority5,09515.2% · Kedah −3.7

Candidates4

Quick read

Seat status: Safe (15–30%) — majority of 15.2% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Chang Boon Hoe (BEBAS) polled 6,453 votes, more than the 5,095 majority.
MCA held this seat compared with GE-4 (1974).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −14.9 pts.
Turnout 72.5% compared with the Kedah average of 77.6%.

Oo Gin Sun MCA Won 14,620 (43.74%)

BN · Male · Chinese · 45

Ramlee bin Karim PAS Lost 9,525 (28.50%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

Chang Boon Hoe BEBAS Lost 6,453 (19.31%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

Shanmugaiah a/l Chelliah DAP Lost (deposit) 2,828 (8.46%)

ALONE · Male · Indian · 32

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-04	Oo Gin Sun	MCA	58.68%	17.36%	64.39%	2	Won
GE-05	Oo Gin Sun	MCA	43.74%	15.24%	72.49%	4	Won
GE-06	Oo Gin Sun	MCA	53.52%	29.96%	71.42%	3	Won
GE-07	Oo Gin Sun	MCA	47.38%	21.21%	65.40%	4	Won
GE-08	Chor Chee Heung	MCA	56.37%	12.74%	70.72%	2	Won
GE-09	Chor Chee Heung	MCA	71.96%	43.92%	67.93%	2	Won
GE-10	Chor Chee Heung	MCA	67.75%	35.49%	68.37%	2	Won
GE-14	Chan Ming Kai	PKR	50.80%	23.78%	81.09%	3	Won
GE-15	Afnan Hamimi bin Taib Azamudden	PAS	48.69%	12.90%	73.56%	7	Won