Malaysian general election, 1974

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General elections were held in Malaysia between 24 August and 14 September 1974,^[1] alongside state elections in all states except Sabah..^[2] This result was a victory for Barisan Nasional (formerly the Alliance Party), which won 135 of the 154 seats. Voter turnout was 75.1%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Barisan Nasional	1,287,400	60.8	135	+58
Democratic Action Party	387,845	18.3	9	-4
Sarawak National Party	117,566	5.6	9	0
Social Justice Party	105,718	5.0	1	New
Malaysian Socialist People's Party	84,206	4.0	0	New
KITA	8,623	0.4	0	New
Independent People's Progressive Party	1,356	0.1	0	New
Independents	124,202	5.9	0	-1
Invalid/blank votes	100,269	-	-	-
Total	2,220,186	100	154	+14
Source: Nohlen et al, IPU

Reference

1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 ISBN 0199249598
2. ^ Report on the parliamentary (Dewan Rakyat) and state legislative assembly general elections 1974 of the states of Malaya and Sarawak Election Commission of Malaysia