1978 Malaysian state elections

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State assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 8 July 1978 in all states except Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak. Kelantan held its state assembly election months earlier on 11 March 1978.

## Results

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### Johor

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Party or alliance| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 20| 0
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 10| 0
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 1| 0
Total| 31| 0
| Democratic Action Party| 1| 0
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 0| 0
Total| 32| 0

### Kedah

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Party or alliance| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 14| +2
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 4| +2
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 1| +1
Total| 19| +5
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 7| –2
Total| 26| 0

### Kelantan

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Party or alliance| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 22| +9
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 1| 0
Total| 23| +9
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front| 11| New
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 2| –20
Total| 36| 0

### Malacca

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Party or alliance| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 13| +1
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 3| 0
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 0| 0
Total| 16| +1
| Democratic Action Party| 4| 0
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 0| –1
Total| 20| 0

### Negri Sembilan

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Party or alliance| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 15| +1
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 5| 0
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 1| 0
Total| 21| +1
| Democratic Action Party| 3| 0
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 0| –1
Total| 24| 0

### Pahang

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Party| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| 32| 0
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 0| –1
Total| 32| 0

### Penang

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Party or alliance| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 9| 0
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia| 8| –3
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 2| +1
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 1| 0
Total| 20| –2
| Democratic Action Party| 5| +3
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 1| 0
| Independents| 1| 0
Total| 27| 0

### Perak

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Party or alliance| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 23| +2
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 4| +1
| People's Progressive Party| 2| 0
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia| 2| +1
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 1| 0
Total| 32| +4
| Democratic Action Party| 9| –2
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 1| –2
Total| 42| 0

### Perlis

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

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 22,068| 50.66| 10| +2
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 3,083| 7.08| 2| 0
Total| 25,151| 57.74| 12| +2
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 12,735| 29.23| 0| –2
| Independents| 5,676| 13.03| 0| 0
Total| 43,562| 100.00| 12| 0

### Selangor

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Party or alliance| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 20| +1
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 5| –1
| Malaysian Indian Congress| 3| 0
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia| 1| 0
Total| 29| 0
| Democratic Action Party| 3| +2
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 0| –1
| Independents| 1| –1
Total| 33| 0

### Trengganu

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Party or alliance| Seats| +/–

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| Barisan Nasional| | United Malays National Organisation| 27| +10
| Malaysian Chinese Association| 1| 0
Total| 28| +10
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| 0| –9
Total| 28| 0

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