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N.11 Pekan Bukit Mertajam State Election Round 4 (1974–1983)

DUN Pulau Pinang

Total Voters13,345Pulau Pinang average: 10,709

Turnout81.3%Pulau Pinang +0.6 · National +6.1

Valid Votes10,287558 rejected (5.15%)

Majority3273.2% · Pulau Pinang −22.9

Candidates6

Quick read

Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 3.2% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Michael Tan Kok Haw (PEKEMAS) polled 577 votes, more than the 327 majority.
Turnout 81.3% compared with the Pulau Pinang average of 80.7%.

Oh Teck Aun DAP Won 4,654 (45.24%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 33

Ooh Chooi Cheng GERAKAN Lost 4,327 (42.06%)

BN · Male · Chinese · 55

Michael Tan Kok Haw PEKEMAS Lost (deposit) 577 (5.61%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

Ong Cheng Piaw PSRM Lost (deposit) 466 (4.53%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

Goik Ah Kim BEBAS Lost (deposit) 135 (1.31%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 36

Lim Eng Leng BEBAS Lost (deposit) 128 (1.24%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-04	Oh Teck Aun	DAP	45.24%	3.18%	81.27%	6	Won
SE-05	Seow Hun Khim	DAP	60.18%	21.64%	80.18%	3	Won
SE-06	Song Ban Kheng	MCA	58.41%	16.83%	77.91%	2	Won