1974 Malaysian general election
A general election was held between Saturday, 24 August and Saturday, 14 September 1974 for members of the 4th Parliament of Malaysia.[1] Voting took place in all 154 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 360 state constituencies (except Sabah) on the same day. This is first and only election for Tun Abdul Razak as Prime Minister since was appointed to the position in 1970 and first general election the Barisan Nasional was new political alliance replacing Alliance Party with Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (PGRM) and People's Progressive Party (PPP) was part of Barisan Nasional.
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| Registered | 4,178,914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 2,220,186 (75.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Once Parliament had been dissolved on 31 July 1974, the Election Commission fixed 8 August 1974, as Nomination Day and 24 August 1974, as Polling Day. (In Malaysia, the election campaign must last a minimum of two weeks.)
Candidates were returned unopposed in 47 constituencies. The 1,060,871 electors from these constituencies therefore did not cast ballots. Another 88 Front members were later successful, thus enabling their alliance to gain an overwhelming majority in the House. This result was a victory for Barisan Nasional which won 135 of the 154 seats. Voter turnout was 75.1%. 10 additional Parliament seats was created in the Peninsular Malaysia in 1974.
Results
Dewan Rakyat
| Party | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | ||||
| National Front | BN | 1,287,400 | 60.81 | 135 | 87.66 | +61 | ||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 62 | 40.26 | +10 | ||||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | MCA | 19 | 12.34 | +6 | ||||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | PAS | 13 | 8.44 | +1 | ||||
| United Sabah National Organisation | USNO | 13 | 8.44 | 0 | ||||
| United Traditional Bumiputera Party | PBB | 83,722 | 8 | 5.19 | New | |||
| Sarawak United People's Party | SUPP | 64,235 | 7 | 4.55 | +2 | |||
| Malaysian People's Movement Party | Gerakan | 5 | 3.25 | -3 | ||||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | MIC | 4 | 2.60 | +2 | ||||
| Sabah Chinese Association | SCA | 3 | 1.95 | 0 | ||||
| People's Progressive Party | PPP | 1 | 0.65 | -3 | ||||
| Democratic Action Party | DAP | 387,845 | 18.32 | 9 | 5.84 | -4 | ||
| Sarawak National Party | SNAP | 117,566 | 5.55 | 9 | 5.84 | 0 | ||
| Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia | PEKEMAS | 105,718 | 4.99 | 1 | 0.65 | New | ||
| Malaysian People's Socialist Party | PSRM | 84,206 | 3.98 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Homeland Consciousness Union | KITA | 8,623 | 0.41 | 0 | 0.00 | New | ||
| Independent People's Progressive Party | IPPP | 1,356 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | New | ||
| Independents | IND | 124,202 | 5.87 | 0 | 0.00 | -1 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,116,916 | |||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 103,270 | |||||||
| Total (turnout: 75.1%) | 2,220,186 | 100.00 | 154 | 100.00 | +10 | |||
| Did not vote | 1,958,728 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 4,178,914 | |||||||
| Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) | 5,625,000 | |||||||
| Malaysian population | 11,700,000 | |||||||
| Source: Nohlen et al., IPU , Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, | ||||||||
Johore
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 16 | 16 | 100.00 | 0 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 11 | 11 | 68.75 | 0 | ||||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | MCA | 5 | 5 | 31.25 | 0 | ||||
| Valid votes | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 16 | 100.00 | 0 | |||||
| Did not vote | |||||||||
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| Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) | |||||||||
| Johore's population | |||||||||
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Kedah
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 13 | 13 | 100.00 | +4 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 8 | 8 | 61.54 | +1 | ||||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | PAS | 3 | 3 | 23.08 | 0 | ||||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | MCA | 2 | 2 | 15.38 | 0 | ||||
| Valid votes | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 13 | 100.00 | +1 | |||||
| Did not vote | |||||||||
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| Kedah's population | |||||||||
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Kelantan
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 12 | 110,957 | 12 | 100.00 | +6 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | PAS | 7 | 7 | 58.33 | +1 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 5 | 5 | 41.67 | +1 | ||||
| Malaysian People's Socialist Party | PSRM | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||
| Independents | IND | 12 | 37,111 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 12 | 100.00 | +2 | |||||
| Did not vote | |||||||||
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| Kelantan's population | |||||||||
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Kuala Lumpur
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | ||||||||
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| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Did not vote | |||||||||
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| Voting age population (aged 21 years and above) | |||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur's population | |||||||||
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Malacca
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 4 | 3 | 75.00 | 0 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 2 | 2 | 50.00 | 0 | ||||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | MCA | 2 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | ||||
| Democratic Action Party | DAP | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 4 | 100.00 | 0 | |||||
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| Malacca's population | |||||||||
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Negri Sembilan
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 6 | 5 | 83.33 | +2 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 3 | 3 | 50.00 | 0 | ||||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | MCA | 2 | 1 | 16.67 | +1 | ||||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | MIC | 1 | 1 | 16.67 | +1 | ||||
| Democratic Action Party | DAP | 1 | 16.67 | -2 | |||||
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| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 6 | 100.00 | 0 | |||||
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| Negri Sembilan's population | |||||||||
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Pahang
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 8 | 8 | 100.00 | +2 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 7 | 7 | 87.50 | +2 | ||||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | MCA | 1 | 1 | 12.50 | 0 | ||||
| Malaysian People's Socialist Party | PSRM | 4 | 14,244 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 73,812 | ||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 8 | 100.00 | +2 | |||||
| Did not vote | |||||||||
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Penang
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 9 | 117,349 | 56.24 | 9 | 100.00 | +7 | ||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | MCA | 3 | 46,226 | 22.15 | 3 | 33.33 | +2 | ||
| Malaysian People's Movement Party | Gerakan | 3 | 42,792 | 20.51 | 3 | 33.33 | -2 | ||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 3 | 28,331 | 13.58 | 3 | 33.33 | +2 | ||
| Democratic Action Party | DAP | 7 | 51,025 | 24.45 | 0 | 0.00 | -1 | ||
| Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia | PEKEMAS | 7 | 26,640 | 12.77 | 0 | 0.00 | New | ||
| Malaysian People's Socialist Party | PSRM | 6 | 12,409 | 5.95 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Homeland Consciousness Union | KITA | 1 | 1,235 | 0.59 | 0 | 0.00 | New | ||
| Valid votes | 208,658 | ||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 9 | 100.00 | +1 | |||||
| Did not vote | |||||||||
| Registered voters | 271,133 | ||||||||
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| Penang's population | |||||||||
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Perak
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 21 | 17 | 80.95 | +8 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 11 | 52.38 | +4 | |||||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | MCA | 2 | 9.52 | +1 | |||||
| Malaysian People's Movement Party | Gerakan | 2 | 9.52 | +1 | |||||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | MIC | 1 | 4.76 | 0 | |||||
| People's Progressive Party | PPP | 1 | 4.76 | -3 | |||||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | PAS | 1 | 4.76 | 0 | |||||
| Democratic Action Party | DAP | 4 | 19.05 | -1 | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 21 | 100.00 | +1 | |||||
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| Perak's population | |||||||||
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Perlis
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | ||||
| Valid votes | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | |||||
| Did not vote | |||||||||
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| Perlis's population | |||||||||
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Sabah
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 16 | 6,468 | 60.85 | 16 | 100.00 | New | ||
| United Sabah National Organisation | USNO | 13 | 6,468 | 60.85 | 13 | 81.25 | 0 | ||
| Sabah Chinese Association | SCA | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 18.75 | 0 | ||
| Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia | PEKEMAS | 1 | 4,162 | 39.15 | 0 | 0.00 | New | ||
| Valid votes | 10,630 | ||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 439 | ||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: 77.72%) | 11,069 | 100.00 | 16 | 100.00 | 0 | ||||
| Did not vote | 3,173 | ||||||||
| Registered voters (in contested constituencies) | 14,242 | ||||||||
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| Sabah's population | |||||||||
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Sarawak
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 24 | 147,957 | 55.25 | 15 | 62.50 | New | ||
| United Traditional Bumiputera Party | PBB | 15 | 83,722 | 31.25 | 9 | 37.50 | New | ||
| Sarawak United People's Party | SUPP | 9 | 64,235 | 24.00 | 6 | 25.00 | +1 | ||
| Sarawak National Party | SNAP | 24 | 117,503 | 43.88 | 9 | 37.50 | 0 | ||
| Independents | IND | 4 | 2,322 | 0.87 | 0 | 0.00 | -1 | ||
| Valid votes | 267,782 | ||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 24 | 100.00 | 0 | |||||
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| Sarawak's population | |||||||||
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Selangor
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 11 | 10 | 90.91 | +1 | ||||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 5 | 5 | 45.45 | -1 | ||||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | MCA | 5 | 4 | 36.36 | +2 | ||||
| Malaysian Indian Congress | MIC | 1 | 1 | 9.09 | 0 | ||||
| Democratic Action Party | DAP | 1 | 9.09 | -2 | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 11 | 100.00 | -3 | |||||
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Trengganu
| Party | Candidates | Vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Won | % | +/– | |||||
| National Front | BN | 7 | 69,232 | 7 | 100.00 | +3 | |||
| United Malays National Organisation | UMNO | 4 | 4 | 57.14 | 0 | ||||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | PAS | 3 | 3 | 42.86 | +1 | ||||
| Malaysian People's Socialist Party | PSRM | 6 | 32,916 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Independents | IND | 5,825 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||
| Valid votes | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||||||||
| Total votes (voter turnout: %) | 100.00 | 7 | 100.00 | +1 | |||||
| Did not vote | |||||||||
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State Assemblies
Opposition
After the election, Sarawak National Party (SNAP) became the largest opposition party in the Malaysian parliament and James Wong was appointed the opposition leader. After 2 months, he was detained under Internal Security Act. Datuk Seri Edmund Langgau Anak Saga from the SNAP party later succeeded him. James Wong was detained for almost two years before negotiation led by Datuk Amar Leo Moggie Anak Irok resulting in SNAP joining the Barisan Nasional.
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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