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N.08 Alor Star Luar
N.08 Alor Star Luar State Election Round 3 (1969–1979)
Total Voters21,040Kedah average: 16,174
Turnout65.8%Kedah −9.9 · National −9.2
Valid Votes13,321525 rejected (3.79%)
Majority5023.8% · Kedah −12.3
Candidates3
Quick read
- Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 3.8% of valid votes.
- Spoiler effect: third-placed Tunku Nong bin Tunku Mohamed Jewa (GERAKAN) polled 2,733 votes, more than the 502 majority.
- Seat changed hands: MIC → PAS (compared with State Election Round 2 (1964–1974)).
- Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −22.9 pts.
- Turnout 65.8% compared with the Kedah average of 75.7%.
Vote Share
Candidate Results
Area History
Winner Vote (%) Matched by area name across elections (codes may change after redelineation).
| GE | Name | Party | Vote Share | Majority % | Turnout | Candidates | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE-01 | K. Karunakaran Nair | MIC | 70.35% | 40.70% | 68.66% | 2 | Won |
| SE-02 | K. Karunakaran Nair | MIC | 64.50% | 38.04% | 69.64% | 4 | Won |
| SE-03 | Othman bin Husain | PAS | 41.63% | 3.77% | 65.81% | 3 | Won |