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P.007 Alor Setar GE-7 (1986)

Parliament Kedah

Total Voters54,803Kedah average: 42,757

Turnout65.4%Kedah −7.7 · National −3.8

Valid Votes35,133710 rejected (1.98%)

Majority7,45221.2% · Kedah −3.1

Candidates4

Quick read

Seat status: Safe (15–30%) — majority of 21.2% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed George John a/l K. M. George (DAP) polled 9,042 votes, more than the 7,452 majority.
MCA held this seat compared with GE-6 (1982).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −6.1 pts.
Turnout 65.4% compared with the Kedah average of 73.2%.

Oo Gin Sun MCA Won 16,647 (47.38%)

BN · Male · Chinese · 53

Suhaimi bin Ahmad PAS Lost 9,195 (26.17%)

HAK · Male · Malay

George John a/l K. M. George DAP Lost 9,042 (25.74%)

ALONE · Male · Indian · 35

Mohd Noorik bin Abd. Rahman SDP Lost (deposit) 249 (0.71%)

HAK · Male · Malay

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-04	Oo Gin Sun	MCA	58.68%	17.36%	64.39%	2	Won
GE-05	Oo Gin Sun	MCA	43.74%	15.24%	72.49%	4	Won
GE-06	Oo Gin Sun	MCA	53.52%	29.96%	71.42%	3	Won
GE-07	Oo Gin Sun	MCA	47.38%	21.21%	65.40%	4	Won
GE-08	Chor Chee Heung	MCA	56.37%	12.74%	70.72%	2	Won
GE-09	Chor Chee Heung	MCA	71.96%	43.92%	67.93%	2	Won
GE-10	Chor Chee Heung	MCA	67.75%	35.49%	68.37%	2	Won
GE-14	Chan Ming Kai	PKR	50.80%	23.78%	81.09%	3	Won
GE-15	Afnan Hamimi bin Taib Azamudden	PAS	48.69%	12.90%	73.56%	7	Won