N.26 Sungei Pinang State Election Round 4 (1974–1983)

DUN Pulau Pinang

Total Voters14,608Pulau Pinang average: 10,709

Turnout81.9%Pulau Pinang +1.2 · National +6.8

Valid Votes11,480480 rejected (4.01%)

Majority1,48913.0% · Pulau Pinang −13.1

Candidates5

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Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 13.0% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Nurashikin (PEKEMAS) polled 1,715 votes, more than the 1,489 majority.
Seat changed hands: UMNO → GERAKAN (compared with State Election Round 4 (1974–1983)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −34.1 pts.
Turnout 81.9% compared with the Pulau Pinang average of 80.7%.

Wong Choong Woh GERAKAN Won 4,686 (40.82%)

BN · Male · Chinese · 57

Loh Kim Heng DAP Lost 3,197 (27.85%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 38

Nurashikin PEKEMAS Lost 1,715 (14.94%)

ALONE · Female · Malay · 42

Md. Hamid Merican BEBAS Lost (deposit) 1,371 (11.94%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 28

Teh Ang Siang PSRM Lost (deposit) 511 (4.45%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-01	David Sabapthy Ramanathan	LPM	56.05%	24.16%	70.49%	3	Won
SE-02	David Sabapthy Ramanathan	MIC	48.46%	12.77%	83.66%	3	Won
SE-03	Chelliah a/l Poosary	GERAKAN	60.53%	21.06%	74.87%	2	Won
SE-04	Che Lat bin Kassim	UMNO	74.94%	49.88%	70.83%	2	Won
SE-04	Wong Choong Woh	GERAKAN	40.82%	12.97%	81.87%	5	Won
SE-05	Che Lat bin Kassim	UMNO	63.95%	27.89%	70.38%	2	Won
SE-05	Ong Hean Tee	GERAKAN	47.85%	15.41%	79.68%	4	Won
SE-06	Tengku Noor Asiah binti Tengku Ahmed	UMNO	50.90%	4.98%	75.36%	3	Won
SE-06	Ong Hean Tee	GERAKAN	61.61%	34.55%	76.61%	4	Won