N.16 Linggi State Election Round 3 (1969–1979)

DUN Negeri Sembilan

Election:

Total Voters3,948Negeri Sembilan average: 7,114

Turnout83.0%Negeri Sembilan +7.2 · National +8.0

Valid Votes3,144134 rejected (4.09%)

Majority2457.8% · Negeri Sembilan −14.4

Candidates3

Quick read

Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 7.8% of valid votes.
Seat changed hands: UMNO → DAP (compared with State Election Round 2 (1964–1974)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −11.3 pts.
Turnout 83.0% compared with the Negeri Sembilan average of 75.8%.

Soorian Arjunan DAP Won 1,672 (53.18%)

ALONE · Male · Indian

Abdul Rashid bin Mohamad UMNO Lost 1,427 (45.39%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Malay

Low Yeh Hong PCMB Lost (deposit) 45 (1.43%)

ALONE · Female · Chinese

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-01	Mohamed Said bin Mohamed	UMNO	55.98%	26.04%	83.53%	3	Won
SE-02	Mohamed Said bin Mohamed	UMNO	64.49%	28.98%	82.18%	2	Won
SE-03	Soorian Arjunan	DAP	53.18%	7.79%	83.03%	3	Won
SE-04	Samad bin Said	UMNO	71.60%	46.06%	83.21%	3	Won
SE-05	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad	UMNO	67.65%	42.16%	80.75%	3	Won
SE-06	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad	UMNO	—	—	—	1	Won unopposed
SE-07	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad	UMNO	—	—	—	1	Won unopposed
SE-08	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad	UMNO	80.60%	61.20%	77.00%	2	Won
SE-09	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad	UMNO	87.75%	81.53%	73.64%	3	Won
SE-10	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad	UMNO	69.22%	38.44%	73.56%	2	Won
SE-11	Ismail bin Taib	UMNO	79.19%	58.38%	75.05%	2	Won
SE-12	Ismail bin Taib	UMNO	58.34%	16.68%	77.20%	2	Won
SE-13	Abdul Rahman bin Mohd Redza	UMNO	63.08%	26.17%	85.45%	2	Won
SE-14	Abdul Rahman bin Mohd Redza	UMNO	48.53%	4.98%	82.49%	3	Won
SE-15	Mohd Faizal bin Ramli	UMNO	55.14%	10.29%	70.31%	2	Won
SE-16	Mohd Faizal bin Ramli	UMNO	58.24%	18.96%	77.06%	3	Won