N.14 Sungai Bakap State Election Round 5 (1978–1987)

DUN Pulau Pinang

Election:

Total Voters9,980Pulau Pinang average: 14,190

Turnout79.2%Pulau Pinang −0.5 · National +3.1

Valid Votes7,448452 rejected (5.72%)

Majority3194.3% · Pulau Pinang −14.4

Candidates6

Quick read

Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 4.3% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Yusoff bin Sulaiman (BEBAS) polled 1,633 votes, more than the 319 majority.
GERAKAN held this seat compared with State Election Round 4 (1974–1983).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −18.1 pts.
Turnout 79.2% compared with the Pulau Pinang average of 79.7%.

Teoh Chung Hor @ Teoh Kooi Sneah GERAKAN Won 2,583 (34.68%)

BN · Male · Chinese · 38

Khoo Soo Kheng BEBAS Lost 2,264 (30.40%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 44

Yusoff bin Sulaiman BEBAS Lost 1,633 (21.93%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 46

S.D. Shaik Adam PAS Lost (deposit) 513 (6.89%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

Teow Sang Seng DAP Lost (deposit) 356 (4.78%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 38

Khor Ewe Tien SDP Lost (deposit) 99 (1.33%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-04	S. P. Chelliah	GERAKAN	52.77%	29.82%	80.79%	4	Won
SE-05	Teoh Chung Hor @ Teoh Kooi Sneah	GERAKAN	34.68%	4.28%	79.16%	6	Won
SE-06	Teoh Chung Hor @ Teoh Kooi Sneah	GERAKAN	61.13%	39.20%	77.32%	3	Won
SE-07	Lim Boon Sho	GERAKAN	45.95%	7.52%	73.96%	3	Won
SE-08	Goh Cheng Teik	GERAKAN	64.38%	28.76%	77.77%	2	Won
SE-09	Ooi Theng Bok	GERAKAN	72.35%	44.71%	74.53%	2	Won
BY-ELECTION	Lai Chew Hock	GERAKAN	48.34%	13.89%	63.87%	4	Won
SE-10	Lai Chew Hock	GERAKAN	59.91%	19.82%	78.64%	2	Won
SE-11	Abdul Rashid bin Abdullah	UMNO	60.63%	21.26%	78.31%	2	Won
SE-12	Maktar bin Shapee (Mokhtar Shafie)	PKR	58.70%	17.39%	80.44%	2	Won
SE-13	Maktar bin Shapee (Mokhtar Shafie)	PKR	55.40%	10.80%	89.22%	2	Won
SE-14	Amar Pritpal bin Abdullah	PKR	45.56%	10.30%	87.07%	4	Won
SE-15	Nor Zamri bin Latiff (Abang Zam)	PAS	52.67%	5.33%	76.88%	2	Won
BY-ELECTION	Abidin bin Ismail	PAS	58.63%	17.27%	63.45%	2	Won