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P.038 Bukit Mertajam GE-5 (1978)

Parliament Pulau Pinang

Total Voters41,243Pulau Pinang average: 42,570

Turnout80.7%Pulau Pinang +1.2 · National +6.3

Valid Votes32,1501,123 rejected (3.38%)

Majority3,1419.8% · Pulau Pinang −7.9

Candidates5

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Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 9.8% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed S.D. Shaik Adam (PAS) polled 4,757 votes, more than the 3,141 majority.
Seat changed hands: MCA → DAP (compared with GE-4 (1974)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −21.2 pts.
Turnout 80.7% compared with the Pulau Pinang average of 79.5%.

Seow Hun Khim DAP Won 13,051 (40.59%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 41

Lee Jong Ki MCA Lost 9,910 (30.82%)

BN · Male · Chinese · 41

S.D. Shaik Adam PAS Lost 4,757 (14.80%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

Tan Cheng Bee BEBAS Lost 4,082 (12.70%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 69

Mustapha bin Hussain KITA Lost (deposit) 350 (1.09%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-04	Tan Cheng Bee	MCA	61.75%	39.72%	80.47%	5	Won
GE-05	Seow Hun Khim	DAP	40.59%	9.77%	80.68%	5	Won
GE-06	Seow Hun Khim	MCA	55.94%	11.88%	76.61%	2	Won
GE-07	Chian Heng Kai	DAP	50.27%	3.75%	76.00%	3	Won
GE-08	Chian Heng Kai	DAP	51.57%	3.14%	79.76%	2	Won
GE-09	Tan Chong Keng	MCA	62.54%	25.07%	78.51%	2	Won
GE-10	Chong Eng	DAP	52.89%	5.78%	78.02%	2	Won
GE-11	Chong Eng	DAP	59.76%	19.52%	77.37%	2	Won
GE-12	Chong Eng	DAP	75.97%	51.93%	79.31%	2	Won
GE-13	Sim Chee Keong	DAP	81.35%	62.69%	88.09%	2	Won
GE-14	Sim Chee Keong	DAP	85.40%	70.79%	85.37%	2	Won
GE-15	Sim Chee Keong	DAP	77.33%	62.20%	77.55%	3	Won