N.03 Tasek Gelugor State Election Round 5 (1978–1987)

DUN Pulau Pinang

Total Voters8,371Pulau Pinang average: 14,190

Turnout83.0%Pulau Pinang +3.3 · National +6.9

Valid Votes6,598351 rejected (5.05%)

Majority84512.8% · Pulau Pinang −5.9

Candidates4

Quick read

Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 12.8% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Ishak bin Yaakob (PAS) polled 1,384 votes, more than the 845 majority.
UMNO held this seat compared with State Election Round 4 (1974–1983).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −11.4 pts.
Turnout 83.0% compared with the Pulau Pinang average of 79.7%.

Mohammed Noor bin Ahmad UMNO Won 2,811 (42.60%)

BN · Male · Malay · 41

Tan Ban Siang DAP Lost 1,966 (29.80%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

Ishak bin Yaakob PAS Lost 1,384 (20.98%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

Mustapha bin Hussain KITA Lost (deposit) 437 (6.62%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-04	Mohammed Noor bin Ahmad	UMNO	54.01%	27.21%	82.69%	5	Won
SE-05	Mohammed Noor bin Ahmad	UMNO	42.60%	12.81%	83.01%	4	Won
SE-06	Mohammed Noor bin Ahmad	UMNO	59.17%	34.76%	82.21%	4	Won