N.39 Bidor State Election Round 5 (1978–1987)

DUN Perak

Total Voters16,032Perak average: 17,547

Turnout80.4%Perak +3.6 · National +4.3

Valid Votes12,122763 rejected (5.92%)

Majority1,29410.7% · Perak −15.5

Candidates5

Quick read

Seat status: Lean (5–15%) — majority of 10.7% of valid votes.
Seat changed hands: PPP → MCA (compared with State Election Round 4 (1974–1983)).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −3.6 pts.
Turnout 80.4% compared with the Perak average of 76.8%.

Chin Gan Oon (Chin Yan Oon) MCA Won 6,186 (51.03%)

BN · Male · Chinese · 37

Jimmy Loh Jee Mee DAP Lost 4,892 (40.36%)

ALONE · Male · Chinese · 48

Ishak bin Mahmudin PAS Lost (deposit) 542 (4.47%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Wahab BEBAS Lost (deposit) 301 (2.48%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

Kandiah Peter a/l Kandiah UPP Lost (deposit) 201 (1.66%)

ALONE · Male · Indian

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
SE-01	Ponnusamy Pillai S/O Vyayapuri Pillai	MIC	55.95%	11.90%	73.77%	2	Won
SE-02	Ponnusamy Pillai S/O Vyayapuri Pillai	MIC	51.26%	28.39%	81.37%	4	Won
SE-03	Chin Kee Seong	PPP	54.18%	15.73%	73.18%	3	Won
SE-04	Chin Kee Seong	PPP	54.65%	12.26%	77.60%	3	Won
SE-05	Chin Gan Oon (Chin Yan Oon)	MCA	51.03%	10.67%	80.37%	5	Won
SE-06	Song Yong Pheow	MCA	64.52%	36.19%	76.36%	3	Won