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P.086 Damansara GE-5 (1978)

Parliament W.P. Kuala Lumpur

Total Voters67,278W.P. Kuala Lumpur average: 65,643

Turnout67.8%W.P. Kuala Lumpur −3.7 · National −6.7

Valid Votes45,247337 rejected (0.74%)

Majority3,2227.1% · W.P. Kuala Lumpur −26.1

Candidates4

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Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 7.1% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Syed Ibrahim bin Syed Abd.Rahman (PAS) polled 5,386 votes, more than the 3,222 majority.
Seat changed hands: MIC → DAP (compared with GE-4 (1974)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −3.8 pts.
Turnout 67.8% compared with the W.P. Kuala Lumpur average of 71.4%.

David S. Vethamuthu (V. David) DAP Won 21,461 (47.43%)

ALONE · Male · Indian · 46

Subramaniam a/l Sinniah MIC Lost 18,239 (40.31%)

BN · Male · Indian · 34

Syed Ibrahim bin Syed Abd.Rahman PAS Lost (deposit) 5,386 (11.90%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 35

Thinakaran a/l Rajakannu PEKEMAS Lost (deposit) 161 (0.36%)

ALONE · Male · Indian

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-01	K. Karam Singh	PR	61.49%	22.98%	75.40%	2	Won
GE-02	Michael Chen Wing Sum	MCA	43.68%	2.61%	72.52%	3	Won
GE-03	Hor Cheok Foon	DAP	56.29%	12.58%	69.34%	2	Won
GE-04	Subramaniam a/l Sinniah	MIC	51.22%	23.09%	59.19%	3	Won
GE-05	David S. Vethamuthu (V. David)	DAP	47.43%	7.12%	67.75%	4	Won
GE-06	Tan Koon Swan	MCA	59.43%	24.90%	67.88%	3	Won
GE-14	Tony Pua Kiam Wee	DAP	89.00%	78.44%	83.76%	3	Won
GE-15	Gobind Singh Deo	DAP	81.67%	71.24%	73.87%	3	Won