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P.037 Permatang Pauh
P.037 Permatang Pauh GE-5 (1978)
Total Voters27,516Pulau Pinang average: 42,570
Turnout80.8%Pulau Pinang +1.4 · National +6.4
Valid Votes21,388849 rejected (3.82%)
Majority8604.0% · Pulau Pinang −13.6
Candidates2
Quick read
- Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 4.0% of valid votes.
- Seat changed hands: UMNO → PAS (compared with GE-4 (1974)).
- Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −26.2 pts.
- Turnout 80.8% compared with the Pulau Pinang average of 79.5%.
Vote Share
Area History
Winner Vote (%) Matched by area name across elections (codes may change after redelineation).
| GE | Name | Party | Vote Share | Majority % | Turnout | Candidates | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE-04 | Ariffin bin Daud | UMNO | 78.25% | 67.08% | 79.85% | 3 | Won |
| GE-05 | Zabidi bin Ali | PAS | 52.01% | 4.02% | 80.81% | 2 | Won |
| GE-06 | Anwar bin Ibrahim | UMNO | 74.88% | 57.02% | 79.95% | 3 | Won |
| GE-07 | Anwar bin Ibrahim | UMNO | 70.56% | 41.13% | 74.82% | 2 | Won |
| GE-08 | Anwar bin Ibrahim | UMNO | 75.69% | 51.37% | 78.41% | 2 | Won |
| GE-09 | Anwar bin Ibrahim | UMNO | 76.68% | 64.52% | 78.30% | 3 | Won |
| GE-10 | Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail | PKN | 61.77% | 23.54% | 78.95% | 2 | Won |
| GE-11 | Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail | PKR | 50.69% | 1.38% | 80.93% | 2 | Won |
| GE-12 | Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail | PKR | 64.16% | 28.33% | 82.06% | 2 | Won |
| BY-ELECTION | Anwar bin Ibrahim | PKR | 66.64% | 33.48% | 80.86% | 3 | Won |
| GE-13 | Anwar bin Ibrahim | PKR | 59.19% | 18.71% | 88.53% | 3 | Won |
| BY-ELECTION | Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail | PKR | 58.01% | 16.92% | 73.93% | 4 | Won |
| GE-14 | Nurul Izzah binti Anwar | PKR | 50.89% | 22.44% | 86.42% | 3 | Won |
| GE-15 | Muhammad Fawwaz bin Mohamad Jan | PAS | 43.04% | 6.03% | 82.34% | 4 | Won |