N.22 Muda State Election Round 3 (1969–1979)

DUN Pulau Pinang

Total Voters12,014Pulau Pinang average: 11,767

Turnout83.3%Pulau Pinang +5.5 · National +8.3

Valid Votes9,292718 rejected (7.17%)

Majority7097.6% · Pulau Pinang −21.9

Candidates3

Quick read

Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 7.6% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Arshad bin Ahmad (GERAKAN) polled 779 votes, more than the 709 majority.
UMNO held this seat compared with State Election Round 2 (1964–1974).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −19.0 pts.
Turnout 83.3% compared with the Pulau Pinang average of 77.8%.

Ismail bin Che Chik UMNO Won 4,611 (49.62%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Malay

Said bin Taib PAS Lost 3,902 (41.99%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 49

Arshad bin Ahmad GERAKAN Lost (deposit) 779 (8.38%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-01	Ismail bin Che Chik	UMNO	77.20%	54.40%	81.82%	2	Won
SE-02	Ismail bin Che Chik	UMNO	68.64%	50.84%	85.28%	4	Won
SE-03	Ismail bin Che Chik	UMNO	49.62%	7.63%	83.32%	3	Won
BY-ELECTION	Abdul Kadir bin Hassan	UMNO	63.19%	26.38%	78.10%	2	Won