N.13 Bukit Tambun State Election Round 5 (1978–1987)

DUN Pulau Pinang

Total Voters8,451Pulau Pinang average: 14,190

Turnout81.9%Pulau Pinang +2.2 · National +5.8

Valid Votes6,564354 rejected (5.12%)

Majority1,06616.2% · Pulau Pinang −2.4

Candidates2

Quick read

Seat status: Safe (15–30%) — majority of 16.2% of valid votes.
Seat changed hands: DAP → MCA (compared with State Election Round 4 (1974–1983)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: +15.4 pts.
Turnout 81.9% compared with the Pulau Pinang average of 79.7%.

Ng Swee Ching MCA Won 3,815 (58.12%)

BN · Female · Chinese · 53

Koay Boon Seng DAP Lost 2,749 (41.88%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 39

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-04	Ng Swee Ching	DAP	42.73%	2.35%	83.17%	3	Won
SE-05	Ng Swee Ching	MCA	58.12%	16.24%	81.86%	2	Won
SE-06	Khoo Soo Kheng	MCA	58.36%	16.72%	80.87%	2	Won
SE-11	Lai Chew Hock	GERAKAN	49.76%	8.57%	78.58%	3	Won
SE-12	Law Choo Kiang	PKR	67.59%	35.18%	81.43%	2	Won
SE-13	Law Choo Kiang	PKR	77.45%	56.09%	88.74%	4	Won
SE-14	Goh Choon Aik	PKR	81.54%	67.17%	86.08%	5	Won
SE-15	Goh Choon Aik	PKR	80.64%	63.00%	73.23%	3	Won