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

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### Johore

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 68,801| 33.93| 20| +1
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 67,128| 33.10| 10| 0
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 6,887| 3.40| 1| 0
Total| 142,816| 70.43| 31| +1
| Democratic Action Party| 43,930| 21.66| 1| 0
| Malaysian Social Justice Party| 4,576| 2.26| 0| New
| Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia| 3,370| 1.66| 0| 0
| Independents| 8,087| 3.99| 0| 0
Total| 202,779| 100.00| 32| 0
Valid votes| 202,779| 94.77|
Invalid/blank votes| 11,180| 5.23|
Total votes| 213,959| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 288,325| 74.21|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[1]

### Kedah

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 62,076| 32.33| 12| 0
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 58,990| 30.72| 9| +1
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 0| 0.00| 2| 0
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia| 17,860| 9.30| 1| -1
Total| 138,926| 72.35| 24| 0
| Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia| 12,604| 6.56| 0| 0
| Democratic Action Party| 7,680| 4.00| 1| New
| Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air [ms]| 1,236| 0.64| 0| 0
| Independents| 31,567| 16.44| 1| +1
Total| 192,013| 100.00| 26| +2
Valid votes| 192,013| 95.49|
Invalid/blank votes| 9,062| 4.51|
Total votes| 201,075| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 286,091| 70.28|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[2]

### Kelantan

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 96,737| 45.79| 22| +3
| United Malays National Organisation| 52,897| 25.04| 13| +3
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 6,452| 3.05| 1| 0
Total| 156,086| 73.89| 36| +6
| Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia| 5,519| 2.61| 0| 0
| Independents| 49,637| 23.50| 0| 0
Total| 211,242| 100.00| 36| +6
Valid votes| 211,242| 94.51|
Invalid/blank votes| 12,274| 5.49|
Total votes| 223,516| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 304,313| 73.45|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[3]

### Malacca

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 39,044| 36.62| 12| +1
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 17,462| 16.38| 3| –1
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 4,660| 4.37| 1| +1
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 1,881| 1.76| 0| 0
Total| 63,047| 59.13| 16| +1
| Democratic Action Party| 19,832| 18.60| 4| 0
| Malaysian Social Justice Party| 11,229| 10.53| 0| New
| Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia| 10,393| 9.75| 0| 0
| Independents| 2,123| 1.99| 0| 0
Total| 106,624| 100.00| 20| 0
Valid votes| 106,624| 95.21|
Invalid/blank votes| 5,365| 4.79|
Total votes| 111,989| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 144,199| 77.66|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[4]

### Negri Sembilan

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 37,287| 31.83| 14| +3
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 27,979| 23.88| 5| +1
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 3,083| 2.63| 1| 0
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 2,917| 2.49| 1| +1
Total| 71,266| 60.83| 21| +5
| Democratic Action Party| 30,679| 26.19| 3| –5
| Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia| 3,394| 2.90| 0| New
| Independent People's Progressive Party| 1,785| 1.52| 0| 0
| Malaysian Social Justice Party| 626| 0.53| 0| 0
| Independents| 9,402| 8.03| 0| 0
Total| 117,152| 100.00| 24| 0
Valid votes| 117,152| 95.27|
Invalid/blank votes| 5,813| 4.73|
Total votes| 122,965| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 157,233| 78.21|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[5]

### Pahang

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 51,664| 43.94| 23| +7
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 23,710| 20.17| 7| +3
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 1,742| 1.48| 1| +1
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia| 0| 0.00| 1| 0
Total| 77,116| 65.59| 32| +11
| Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia| 16,273| 13.84| 0| 0
| Democratic Action Party| 7,823| 6.65| 0| 0
| Malaysian Social Justice Party| 742| 0.63| 0| New
| Independents| 15,614| 13.28| 0| 0
Total| 117,568| 100.00| 32| +8
Valid votes| 117,568| 94.17|
Invalid/blank votes| 7,283| 5.83|
Total votes| 124,851| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 168,520| 74.09|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[6]

### Penang

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia| 57,813| 27.16| 11| –5
| United Malays National Organisation| 29,997| 14.09| 9| +5
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 11,144| 5.23| 1| +1
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 4,494| 2.11| 1| +1
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 3,893| 1.83| 1| +1
Total| 107,341| 50.42| 23| +3
| Democratic Action Party| 53,268| 25.02| 2| –1
| Malaysian Social Justice Party| 27,421| 12.88| 1| New
| Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia| 13,496| 6.34| 0| 0
| Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air [ms]| 2,654| 1.25| 0| New
| Independents| 8,697| 4.09| 1| +1
Total| 212,877| 100.00| 27| +3
Valid votes| 212,877| 96.10|
Invalid/blank votes| 8,630| 3.90|
Total votes| 221,507| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 273,473| 81.00|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[7]

### Perak

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 114,532| 27.18| 21| +3
| People's Progressive Party| 53,005| 12.58| 2| –10
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 34,208| 8.12| 3| +2
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia| 9,082| 2.16| 1| –1
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 6,704| 1.59| 3| +2
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 5,663| 1.34| 1| +1
Total| 223,194| 52.97| 31| –3
| Democratic Action Party| 149,821| 35.56| 11| +5
| Malaysian Social Justice Party| 12,117| 2.88| 0| New
| Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air [ms]| 441| 0.10| 0| New
| Independents| 35,747| 8.48| 0| 0
Total| 421,320| 100.00| 42| +2
Valid votes| 421,320| 95.01|
Invalid/blank votes| 22,130| 4.99|
Total votes| 443,450| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 587,758| 75.45|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[8]

### Perlis

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 15,194| 40.32| 8| -1
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 4,923| 13.06| 2| +1
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 4,776| 12.67| 2| 0
Total| 24,893| 66.05| 12| +1
| Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia| 6,338| 16.82| 0| 0
| Independents| 6,457| 17.13| 0| 0
Total| 37,688| 100.00| 12| 0
Valid votes| 37,688| 91.94|
Invalid/blank votes| 3,304| 8.06|
Total votes| 40,992| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 52,830| 77.59|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[9]

### Sarawak

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Main article: 1974 Sarawak state election

Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu| 89,534| 34.34| 18| New
| Sarawak United Peoples' Party| 54,958| 21.08| 12| 0
Total| 144,492| 55.42| 30| New
| Sarawak National Party| 111,438| 42.74| 18| +6
| Sarawak Bisamah Party| 716| 0.27| 0| New
| Independents| 4,084| 1.57| 0| –1
Total| 260,730| 100.00| 48| 0
Valid votes| 260,730| 92.31|
Invalid/blank votes| 21,732| 7.69|
Total votes| 282,462| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 375,282| 75.27|

### Selangor

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 75,821| 33.50| 19| +7
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 35,862| 15.85| 7| +6
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 14,511| 6.41| 3| +2
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 0| 0.00| 1| +1
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia| 6,067| 2.68| 0| –4
Total| 132,261| 58.45| 30| +12
| Democratic Action Party| 36,518| 16.14| 1| –8
| Malaysian Social Justice Party| 23,872| 10.55| 0| New
| Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia| 1,599| 0.71| 0| 0
| Independents| 32,048| 14.16| 2| +1
Total| 226,298| 100.00| 33| +5
Valid votes| 226,298| 94.21|
Invalid/blank votes| 13,902| 5.79|
Total votes| 240,200| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 319,759| 75.12|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[10]

### Trengganu

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Party or alliance| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 48,161| 39.86| 17| +5
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 25,150| 20.82| 9| –2
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 3,782| 3.13| 1| 0
Total| 77,093| 63.81| 27| +3
| Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia| 34,361| 28.44| 0| 0
| Independents| 9,369| 7.75| 1| +1
Total| 120,823| 100.00| 28| +4
Valid votes| 120,823| 92.92|
Invalid/blank votes| 9,205| 7.08|
Total votes| 130,028| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 176,960| 73.48|
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[11]

## References

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1. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 848–852. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
2. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 73–76. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
3. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 160–165. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
4. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 775–778. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
5. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 706–709. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
6. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 526–530. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
7. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 325–330. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
8. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 421–427. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
9. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 13–15. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
10. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 612–617. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
11. ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 249–253. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

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