N.20 Gopeng State Election Round 4 (1974–1983)

DUN Perak

Total Voters22,317Perak average: 14,918

Turnout79.3%Perak +4.2 · National +4.1

Valid Votes16,840849 rejected (4.80%)

Majority8184.9% · Perak −27.3

Candidates5

Quick read

Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 4.9% of valid votes.
Spoiler effect: third-placed Choy Chooi Yooi (BEBAS) polled 1,428 votes, more than the 818 majority.
Seat changed hands: PPP → DAP (compared with State Election Round 3 (1969–1979)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −4.7 pts.
Turnout 79.3% compared with the Perak average of 75.1%.

Patto a/l Perumal DAP Won 7,499 (44.53%)

ALONE · Male · Indian · 28

S. R. Chandran PPP Lost 6,681 (39.67%)

BN · Male · Indian

Choy Chooi Yooi BEBAS Lost (deposit) 1,428 (8.48%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese

Ibrahim bin Mohamed Yusof BEBAS Lost (deposit) 650 (3.86%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

Shaharuddin bin Dahalan PEKEMAS Lost (deposit) 582 (3.46%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-01	Hor Huck Lung	PPP	41.99%	1.35%	74.25%	4	Won
SE-02	Choy Chooi Yooi	MCA	62.66%	39.71%	80.90%	3	Won
SE-03	Jaya Ramachandran a/l Suppiah	PPP	49.23%	14.95%	75.36%	3	Won
SE-04	Patto a/l Perumal	DAP	44.53%	4.86%	79.26%	5	Won
SE-05	Patto a/l Perumal	DAP	49.61%	4.69%	79.77%	3	Won
SE-06	Loke Yuen Yow	MCA	56.32%	15.84%	76.76%	3	Won