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

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)
Source:

Kedah[]

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Kedah State Legislative Assembly

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)
Source:

Kelantan[]

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly

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)
Source:

Malacca[]

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Malacca State Legislative Assembly

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)
Source:

Negri Sembilan[]

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Negri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

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)
Source:

Pahang[]

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Pahang State Legislative Assembly

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)
Source:

Penang[]

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Penang State Legislative Assembly

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
			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)
Source:

Perak[]

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Perak State Legislative Assembly

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)
Source:

Perlis[]

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Perlis State Legislative Assembly

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)
Source:

Sarawak[]

Summary of the 24 August – 14 September 1974 Sarawak State Legislative Assembly election results

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	National Front[a]		BN	48	144,492	55.36	30	62.50	New
		United Traditional Bumiputera Party	PBB	32	89,534	34.30	18	37.50	New
		Sarawak United People's Party	SUPP	16	54,958	21.05	12	25.00	0
	Sarawak National Party		SNAP	47	111,438	42.69	18	37.50	+6
	Sarawak Bisamah Party		BISAMAH	4	716	0.27	0	0.00	New
	Independents		IND	12	5,088	1.96	0	0.00	-1
Valid votes					261,018
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)						100.00	48	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters					375,282
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Sarawak's population
Source:

Selangor[]

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Selangor State Legislative Assembly

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)
Source:

Trengganu[]

Summary of the 24 August 1974 Trengganu State Legislative Assembly

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)
Source:

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