N.20 Sungei Patani Luar State Election Round 3 (1969–1979)

DUN Kedah

Total Voters13,030Kedah average: 16,174

Turnout78.9%Kedah +3.2 · National +3.9

Valid Votes9,802478 rejected (4.65%)

Majority1,48215.1% · Kedah −1.0

Candidates3

Quick read

Seat status: Safe (15–30%) — majority of 15.1% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Jansz William (GERAKAN) polled 1,824 votes, more than the 1,482 majority.
UMNO held this seat compared with State Election Round 2 (1964–1974).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −31.8 pts.
Turnout 78.9% compared with the Kedah average of 75.7%.

Salleh bin Ishak UMNO Won 4,730 (48.26%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Malay

Yaacob bin Abdullah PAS Lost 3,248 (33.14%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 29

Jansz William GERAKAN Lost 1,824 (18.61%)

ALONE · Male · Other · 58

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-01	Azahari bin Md. Taib	UMNO	78.91%	65.93%	77.43%	3	Won
SE-02	Azahari bin Md. Taib	UMNO	80.03%	70.03%	77.68%	4	Won
SE-03	Salleh bin Ishak	UMNO	48.26%	15.12%	78.89%	3	Won