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1974 Malaysian state elections

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State assembly elections were held in Malaysia between 24 August and 14 September 1974 in all states except Sabah.

Results

Johore

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Johore State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 32 31 96.88 +1
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 20 62.50 +1
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 10 31.25 0
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 3.13 0
Democratic Action Party DAP 1 3.13 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:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Kedah

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Kedah State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 26 24 92.31 +10
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 12 46.15 0
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 9 34.62 +1
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 2 7.69 0
Malaysian People's Movement Party Gerakan 1 3.85 -1
Democratic Action Party DAP 1 3.85 New
Independents IND 1 3.85 +1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 26 100.00 +2
Did not vote
Registered voters  
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)  
Kedah's population  

Source:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Kelantan

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 36 36 100.00 +25
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 22 22 61.11 +3
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 13 13 36.11 +3
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 1 1 2.78 0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 36 100.00 +6
Did not vote
Registered voters  
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)  
Kelantan's population  

Source:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Malacca

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Malacca State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 20 16 80.00 +1
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 12 60.00 +1
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 3 15.00 -1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 1 5.00 +1
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 0 0.00 0
Democratic Action Party DAP 4 20.00 0
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:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Negri Sembilan

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Negri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 24 21 87.50 +5
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 14 58.33 +3
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 5 20.83 +1
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 4.17 0
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 1 4.17 +1
Democratic Action Party DAP 3 12.50 -5
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:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Pahang

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Pahang State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 32 32 100.00 +12
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 23 71.88 +7
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 7 21.88 +3
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 1 3.13 +1
Malaysian People's Movement Party Gerakan 1 3.13 0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 32 100.00 +8
Did not vote
Registered voters  
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)  
Pahang's population  

Source:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Penang

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Penang State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 27 107,341 50.70 23 85.19 +19
Malaysian People's Movement Party Gerakan 11 11 40.74 -5
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 9 9 33.33 +5
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 5 1 3.70 +1
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 1 3.70 +1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 1 1 3.70 +1
Democratic Action Party DAP 22 52,368 24.73 2 7.41 -1
Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia PEKEMAS 24 27,161 12.83 1 3.70 New
Malaysian People's Socialist Party PSRM 20 13,516 6.38 0 0.00 0
Homeland Consciousness Union KITA 7 2,654 1.25 0 0.00 New
Independents IND 10 8,697 4.11 1 3.70 +1
Valid votes 211,737
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 27 100.00 +3
Did not vote
Registered voters 271,133
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)  
Penang's population  

Source:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Perak

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Perak State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 42 31 73.81 +12
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 21 50.00 +3
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 3 7.14 +2
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 3 7.14 +2
People's Progressive Party PPP 2 4.76 -10
Malaysian People's Movement Party Gerakan 1 2.38 -1
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 2.38 +1
Democratic Action Party DAP 11 26.19 +5
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 42 100.00 +2
Did not vote
Registered voters  
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)  
Perak's population  

Source:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Perlis

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 12 12 100.00 +1
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 8 8 66.67 -1
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 2 2 16.67 0
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 2 2 16.67 +1
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:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Sarawak

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu89,53434.3418New
Sarawak United Peoples' Party54,95821.08120
Total144,49255.4230New
Sarawak National Party111,43842.7418+6
Sarawak Bisamah Party7160.270New
Independents4,0841.570–1
Total260,730100.00480
Valid votes260,73092.31
Invalid/blank votes21,7327.69
Total votes282,462100.00
Registered voters/turnout375,28275.27

Selangor

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Selangor State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 33 30 90.91 +16
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 19 57.58 +7
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 6 18.18 +5
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 3 9.09 +2
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 1 3.03 +1
Malaysian People's Movement Party Gerakan 1 3.03 -3
Democratic Action Party DAP 1 3.03 -8
Independents IND 2 6.06 +1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 33 100.00 +5
Did not vote
Registered voters  
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)  
Selangor's population  

Source:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

Trengganu

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Trengganu State Legislative Assembly election results
Party Candidates Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
National Front[a] BN 28 77,493 27 96.43 +14
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 17 17 60.71 +5
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 10 9 32.14 -2
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 1 1 3.57 0
Malaysian People's Socialist Party PSRM 27 36,099 0 0.00 0
Independents IND 1 3.57 +1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)   100.00 28 100.00 +4
Did not vote
Registered voters  
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)  
Trengganu's population  

Source:

  1. ^ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.

References