N.10 Matang State Election Round 3 (1969–1979)

DUN Perak

Total Voters25,528Perak average: 15,339

Turnout68.0%Perak −5.4 · National −7.0

Valid Votes16,0441,304 rejected (7.52%)

Majority3862.4% · Perak −20.5

Candidates3

Quick read

Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 2.4% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Mohamed Tahir bin Abdul Rauf (PAS) polled 4,052 votes, more than the 386 majority.
Seat changed hands: UMNO → GERAKAN (compared with State Election Round 2 (1964–1974)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −21.4 pts.
Turnout 68.0% compared with the Perak average of 73.4%.

Ang Chin Wah GERAKAN Won 6,189 (38.58%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 40

Wan Othman bin Wan Omar UMNO Lost 5,803 (36.17%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Malay

Mohamed Tahir bin Abdul Rauf PAS Lost 4,052 (25.26%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-01	Wan Othman bin Wan Omar	UMNO	58.51%	37.46%	55.11%	4	Won
SE-02	Wan Othman bin Wan Omar	UMNO	59.97%	44.47%	72.99%	5	Won
SE-03	Ang Chin Wah	GERAKAN	38.58%	2.41%	67.96%	3	Won