Malaysian state elections, 1978

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State assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 8 July 1978 in all states except Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak.

Results

Perlis

**Summary of the 8 July 1978 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	12			12	100.00	0
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	10			10	83.33	+2
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	2			2	16.67	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				0	0.00	-2
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	12	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Perlis's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Kedah

**Summary of the 8 July 1978 Kedah State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	26			19	73.08	-5
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				14	53.85	+2
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA				4	15.38	+2
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC				1	3.85	+1
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				7	26.92	-2
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	26	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Kedah's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Kelantan

**Summary of the 11 March 1978 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN				23	63.89	-13
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				22	61.11	+9
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA				1	2.78	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front		BERJASA				11	30.56	New
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				2	5.56	-20
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	36	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Kelantan's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Trengganu

**Summary of the 8 July 1978 Trengganu State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	28			28	100.00	+1
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	27			27	96.43	+10
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	1			1	3.57	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				0	0.00	-9
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	28	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Trengganu's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Penang

**Summary of the 8 July 1978 Penang State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	27			20	74.07	-3
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	10			9	33.33	0
		Malaysian People's Movement Party	Gerakan	11			8	29.63	-3
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	5			2	7.41	+1
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC	1			1	3.70	0
	Democratic Action Party		DAP				5	18.52	+3
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				1	3.70	0
	Independents		IND				1	3.70	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	27	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Penang's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Perak

**Summary of the 8 July 1978 Perak State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	42			32	76.19	+1
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				23	54.76	+2
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA				4	9.52	+1
		People's Progressive Party	PPP				2	4.76	0
		Malaysian People's Movement Party	Gerakan				2	4.76	+1
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC				1	2.38	0
	Democratic Action Party		DAP				9	21.43	-2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				1	2.38	-2
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	42	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Perak's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Pahang

**Summary of the 8 July 1978 Pahang State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	32			32	100.00	0
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA
		Malaysian People's Movement Party	Gerakan
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				0	0.00	-1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	32	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Pahang's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Selangor

**Summary of the 8 July 1978 Selangor State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	33			29	87.88	-1
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				20	60.61	+1
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA				5	15.15	-1
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC				3	9.09	0
		Malaysian People's Movement Party	Gerakan				1	3.03	0
	Democratic Action Party		DAP				3	9.09	+2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				0	0.00	-1
	Independents		IND				1	3.03	-1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	33	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Selangor's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Negri Sembilan

**Summary of the 8 July 1978 Negri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	24			21	87.50	0
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				15	62.50	+1
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA				5	20.83	0
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC				1	4.17	0
	Democratic Action Party		DAP				3	12.50	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				0	0.00	-1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	24	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Negri Sembilan's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Malacca

**Summary of the 8 July 1978 Malacca State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	20			16	80.00	0
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				13	65.00	+1
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA				3	15.00	0
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC				0	0.00	0
	Democratic Action Party		DAP				4	20.00	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				0	0.00	-1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	20	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Malacca's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Johore

**Summary of the 8 July 1978 Johore State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front^{[lower-alpha 1]}		BN	32			31	96.88	0
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				20	62.50	0
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA				10	31.25	0
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC				1	3.13	0
	Democratic Action Party		DAP				1	3.13	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		PAS				0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	32	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Johore's population					'
Source:

↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

References

Elections in Malaysia

General elections	1955 1959 1964 1969 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1995 1999 2004 2008 2013 next by-elections

State elections	1954 1955 1959 1963 1964 1967 1969 1971 1974 1976 1978 1979 1981 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1999 2001 2004 2006 2008 2011 2013 2016 by-elections

Local elections	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

See also: Elections in Johor Kedah Kelantan Kuala Lumpur Labuan Malacca Negeri Sembilan Pahang Penang Perak Perlis Putrajaya Sabah Sarawak Selangor Terengganu

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