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GE-05 · Melaka

GE-5 (1978) Results — All Seats

Melaka — Full results of GE-5 (1978): 4 seats across 14 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. BN won the most seats (3).

Votes vs Seats →
Seats41 unopposed
Total Voters188,022
Turnout78.1%
Valid Votes106,3004.00% rejected
Candidates82.00 per seat
Women winners00 women candidates
Lost deposit0
Marginal seats (<5%)0

Seat Composition — Melaka

4
BN 3 Independent / no coalition 1

Seats & popular vote

CoalitionWon% seatsPopular vote
BN 3 75.0% 55.7%
Independent / no coalition 1 25.0% 44.3%

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. 1 P.098 Kota MelakaMelaka · Chan Teck Chan (Chan Ah Kow) (DAP) 22.23%
  2. 2 P.096 JasinMelaka · Abdul Ghafar bin Baba (UMNO) 39.19%
  3. 3 P.095 Alor GajahMelaka · Abdul Rahim bin Thamby Chik (UMNO) 53.57%

Safest Seats

  1. 1 P.095 Alor GajahMelaka · Abdul Rahim bin Thamby Chik (UMNO) 53.57%
  2. 2 P.096 JasinMelaka · Abdul Ghafar bin Baba (UMNO) 39.19%
  3. 3 P.098 Kota MelakaMelaka · Chan Teck Chan (Chan Ah Kow) (DAP) 22.23%

Seats 4

P.095 Alor Gajah
Melaka · 2 candidates · Turnout 76.0%
Abdul Rahim bin Thamby Chik UMNO
Majority 15,869 (53.6%) · vs PAS
P.096 Jasin
Melaka · 3 candidates · Turnout 79.0%
Abdul Ghafar bin Baba UMNO
Majority 12,067 (39.2%) · vs DAP
P.097 Batu Berendam
Melaka · 1 candidates
Chong Hon Nyan MCA
unopposed
P.098 Kota Melaka
Melaka · 2 candidates · Turnout 78.8%
Chan Teck Chan (Chan Ah Kow) DAP
Majority 10,200 (22.2%) · vs MCA