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P.053 Kinta GE-5 (1978)

Parliament Perak

Total Voters57,661Perak average: 35,093

Turnout78.3%Perak +1.1 · National +3.9

Valid Votes43,4421,689 rejected (3.74%)

Majority2,2075.1% · Perak −21.7

Candidates3

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Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 5.1% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Samsudin bin Harun (PAS) polled 3,207 votes, more than the 2,207 majority.
Seat changed hands: DAP → MCA (compared with GE-4 (1974)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: +3.0 pts.
Turnout 78.3% compared with the Perak average of 77.1%.

Yang Choong Fu MCA Won 21,221 (48.85%)

BN · Male · Chinese

Farn Seong Than DAP Lost 19,014 (43.77%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

Samsudin bin Harun PAS Lost (deposit) 3,207 (7.38%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-04	Ngan Siong Hing	DAP	45.86%	1.68%	76.71%	4	Won
GE-05	Yang Choong Fu	MCA	48.85%	5.08%	78.27%	3	Won
GE-06	Lim Teang Seng	MCA	59.75%	25.45%	74.76%	4	Won