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P.071 Bungsar GE-2 (1964)

Parliament Selangor

Total Voters58,261Selangor average: 27,729

Turnout67.7%Selangor −7.1 · National −11.4

Valid Votes38,1601,293 rejected (3.28%)

Majority8082.1% · Selangor −23.2

Candidates4

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Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 2.1% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Koh Pooi Kee (MCA) polled 9,761 votes, more than the 808 majority.
Seat changed hands: LPM → PAP (compared with GE-1 (1959)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −5.2 pts.
Turnout 67.7% compared with the Selangor average of 74.8%.

Devan Nair PAP Won 13,494 (35.36%)

ALONE · Male · Indian · 41

David S. Vethamuthu (V. David) LPM Lost 12,686 (33.24%)

SF · Male · Indian · 32

Koh Pooi Kee MCA Lost 9,761 (25.58%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Chinese

Chew Choo Soot PPP Lost (deposit) 2,219 (5.81%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 42

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-01	David S. Vethamuthu (V. David)	LPM	40.59%	12.15%	68.01%	4	Won
GE-02	Devan Nair	PAP	35.36%	2.12%	67.72%	4	Won
GE-03	Goh Hock Guan	DAP	79.34%	58.68%	59.20%	2	Won