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State Election Round 5 (1978–1987) Results — All Seats
Kedah — Full results of State Election Round 5 (1978–1987): 26 seats across 13 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. BN won the most seats (19).
Seats261 unopposed
Total Voters461,290
Turnout77.3%
Valid Votes327,4744.47% rejected
Candidates642.46 per seat
Women winners11 women candidates
Lost deposit10
Marginal seats (<5%)2
Seat Composition — Kedah
BN 19
Independent / no coalition 7
Seats & popular vote
| Coalition | Won | % seats | Popular vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 19 | 73.1% | 55.0% |
| Independent / no coalition | 7 | 26.9% | 45.0% |
Popular vote % is computed from contested seats.
Winning Margin Number of seats by majority (% of valid votes)
Turnout distribution Number of seats by turnout %
Marginal Seats
- 1 N.16 KupangKedah · Mohd Romli bin Abdullah (PAS) 2.73%
- 2 N.15 BayuKedah · Seroji bin Haron (UMNO) 2.86%
- 3 N.05 Kuala NerangKedah · Azizah binti Taib (UMNO) 5.13%
- 4 N.17 SalaKedah · Yahaya bin Junid (PAS) 5.93%
- 5 N.09 Alor MerahKedah · Mohd Abu Bakar bin Rautin Ibrahim (UMNO) 6.23%
- 6 N.13 SikKedah · Hamzah bin Abdul Latif (PAS) 6.67%
- 7 N.02 JerlunKedah · Abu Bakar bin Umar (PAS) 7.43%
- 8 N.07 Anak BukitKedah · Abdul Wahab bin Sulaiman (PAS) 8.52%
- 9 N.12 Bukit RayaKedah · Ismail @ Shafiee bin Kassim (PAS) 8.89%
- 10 N.14 PendangKedah · Shaari bin Abu Bakar (UMNO) 12.71%
Safest Seats
- 1 N.25 KulimKedah · Leong Man Kai (MCA) 59.04%
- 2 N.19 JeniangKedah · Zainol Abidin bin Johari (UMNO) 43.76%
- 3 N.22 Kuala KetilKedah · Subramaniam a/l Annasamy Pillai (MIC) 35.87%
- 4 N.20 MerbokKedah · Hashim bin Osman (UMNO) 35.67%
- 5 N.24 Merbau PulasKedah · Mustaffa bin Kassim (UMNO) 32.33%
- 6 N.23 LunasKedah · Fang Chok Seong (MCA) 29.67%
- 7 N.18 YanKedah · Abdullah bin Ismail (UMNO) 28.86%
- 8 N.04 JitraKedah · Osman @ Md. Daud bin Aroff (UMNO) 27.21%
- 9 N.03 TunjangKedah · Hanafi bin Ramli (UMNO) 27.12%
- 10 N.26 SerdangKedah · Mohamad Muslim bin Othman (UMNO) 25.51%
Seats 26
N.01 Langkawi
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 81.9%
Syed Nahar bin Syed Sheh Shahabuddin UMNO
Majority 2,211 (24.0%) · vs PAS
N.02 Jerlun
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 73.9%
Abu Bakar bin Umar PAS
Majority 1,129 (7.4%) · vs UMNO
N.03 Tunjang
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 80.1%
Hanafi bin Ramli UMNO
Majority 3,892 (27.1%) · vs PAS
N.04 Jitra
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 76.7%
Osman @ Md. Daud bin Aroff UMNO
Majority 3,640 (27.2%) · vs PAS
N.05 Kuala Nerang
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 83.1%
Azizah binti Taib UMNO
Majority 627 (5.1%) · vs PAS
N.06 Pokok Sena
Kedah · 1 candidates
Baharom bin Bakar UMNO
unopposed
N.07 Anak Bukit
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 76.6%
Abdul Wahab bin Sulaiman PAS
Majority 1,174 (8.5%) · vs UMNO
N.08 Pengkalan Kundor
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 72.4%
Jamaludin bin Bakar UMNO
Majority 2,128 (14.2%) · vs PAS
N.09 Alor Merah
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 73.2%
Mohd Abu Bakar bin Rautin Ibrahim UMNO
Majority 809 (6.2%) · vs PAS
N.10 Bandar Alor Setar
Kedah · 4 candidates · Turnout 72.0%
Chea Kim Hoe @ Cheah Chong Chiew MCA
Majority 3,086 (15.2%) · vs BEBAS
N.11 Langgar-Limbong
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 83.5%
Sudin bin Wahab PAS
Majority 2,165 (17.2%) · vs UMNO
N.12 Bukit Raya
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 81.4%
Ismail @ Shafiee bin Kassim PAS
Majority 1,101 (8.9%) · vs UMNO
N.13 Sik
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 78.9%
Hamzah bin Abdul Latif PAS
Majority 506 (6.7%) · vs UMNO
N.14 Pendang
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 80.9%
Shaari bin Abu Bakar UMNO
Majority 1,738 (12.7%) · vs PAS
N.15 Bayu
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 78.9%
Seroji bin Haron UMNO
Majority 368 (2.9%) · vs PAS
N.16 Kupang
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 77.6%
Mohd Romli bin Abdullah PAS
Majority 407 (2.7%) · vs UMNO
N.17 Sala
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 78.0%
Yahaya bin Junid PAS
Majority 631 (5.9%) · vs UMNO
N.18 Yan
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 75.1%
Abdullah bin Ismail UMNO
Majority 3,738 (28.9%) · vs PAS
N.19 Jeniang
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 77.8%
Zainol Abidin bin Johari UMNO
Majority 5,313 (43.8%) · vs PAS
N.20 Merbok
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 78.3%
Hashim bin Osman UMNO
Majority 4,756 (35.7%) · vs PAS
N.21 Tikam Batu
Kedah · 6 candidates · Turnout 77.6%
Ong Ah Yong @ Ong Chow Song GERAKAN
Majority 3,172 (13.3%) · vs PAS
N.22 Kuala Ketil
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 76.6%
Subramaniam a/l Annasamy Pillai MIC
Majority 3,556 (35.9%) · vs PAS
N.23 Lunas
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 80.2%
Fang Chok Seong MCA
Majority 4,193 (29.7%) · vs PAS
N.24 Merbau Pulas
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 76.7%
Mustaffa bin Kassim UMNO
Majority 2,541 (32.3%) · vs PAS
N.25 Kulim
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 73.0%
Leong Man Kai MCA
Majority 6,816 (59.0%) · vs PAS
N.26 Serdang
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 75.4%
Mohamad Muslim bin Othman UMNO
Majority 2,747 (25.5%) · vs PAS
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