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P.001 Perlis Utara GE-3 (1969)

Parliament Perlis

Total Voters27,932Perlis average: 28,030

Turnout81.3%Perlis +1.1 · National +6.7

Valid Votes21,730981 rejected (4.32%)

Majority2,70612.5% · Perlis +3.4

Candidates3

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Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 12.5% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Kassim bin Ahmad (Osman) (PR) polled 2,910 votes, more than the 2,706 majority.
UMNO held this seat compared with GE-2 (1964).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −17.6 pts.
Turnout 81.3% compared with the Perlis average of 80.2%.

Othman bin Abdullah UMNO Won 10,763 (49.53%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Malay

Taharim bin Ariffin PAS Lost 8,057 (37.08%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 55

Kassim bin Ahmad (Osman) PR Lost 2,910 (13.39%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 36

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-01	Othman bin Abdullah	UMNO	62.48%	24.97%	79.50%	2	Won
GE-02	Othman bin Abdullah	UMNO	67.17%	34.35%	82.81%	2	Won
GE-03	Othman bin Abdullah	UMNO	49.53%	12.45%	81.31%	3	Won