N.15 Bayu State Election Round 5 (1978–1987)

DUN Kedah

Election:

Total Voters17,108Kedah average: 17,742

Turnout78.9%Kedah +1.3 · National +2.8

Valid Votes12,873628 rejected (4.65%)

Majority3682.9% · Kedah −17.0

Candidates3

Quick read

Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 2.9% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Abu Bakar bin Sarda (BEBAS) polled 903 votes, more than the 368 majority.
Seat changed hands: BEBAS → UMNO (compared with State Election Round 4 (1974–1983)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −9.8 pts.
Turnout 78.9% compared with the Kedah average of 77.6%.

Seroji bin Haron UMNO Won 6,169 (47.92%)

BN · Male · Malay · 46

Ibrahim bin Mohamood PAS Lost 5,801 (45.06%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

Abu Bakar bin Sarda BEBAS Lost (deposit) 903 (7.01%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-04	Mat Rasit @ Abdul Rashid bin Hashim @ Mehad	BEBAS	57.69%	15.38%	77.30%	2	Won
SE-05	Seroji bin Haron	UMNO	47.92%	2.86%	78.92%	3	Won
SE-06	Raja Ariffin bin Raja Sulaiman	UMNO	66.80%	33.60%	78.16%	2	Won
SE-07	Seroji bin Haron	UMNO	65.50%	31.01%	76.27%	2	Won
SE-08	Seroji bin Haron	UMNO	68.26%	36.52%	78.57%	2	Won
BY-ELECTION	Mohd Sibi bin Ahmad	UMNO	61.59%	23.18%	75.32%	2	Won
SE-09	Mohd Sibi bin Ahmad	UMNO	63.60%	27.20%	76.46%	2	Won
SE-10	Zainol bin Md Isa	UMNO	56.26%	12.52%	79.40%	2	Won
SE-11	Mohamad @ Md. Salleh bin Yaacob	UMNO	53.90%	7.79%	84.36%	2	Won
SE-12	Azmi bin Che Husain	UMNO	52.03%	4.07%	83.98%	2	Won
SE-13	Azmi bin Che Husain	UMNO	56.81%	13.62%	89.24%	2	Won
SE-14	Abdul Nasir bin Idris	PAS	43.70%	2.82%	85.83%	3	Won
SE-15	Mohd Taufik bin Yaacob	BERSATU	73.76%	47.53%	78.25%	2	Won