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1974 Malaysian general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Malaysia |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1969 Malaysian general election |
| previous_year | 1969 |
| previous_mps | Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 3rd Malaysian Parliament |
| next_election | 1978 Malaysian general election |
| next_year | 1978 |
| seats_for_election | All 154 seats in the Dewan Rakyat |
| elected_mps | Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 4th Malaysian Parliament |
| majority_seats | 78 |
| registered | 4,013,012 |
| turnout | 75.01% |
| election_date | 24 August – 14 September 1974 |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Ministers, ontvangsten, buitenlandse betrekkingen, Luns, JAMH, Razak Tun Abd, Bestanddeelnr 083-0834 (cropped).jpg |
| leader1 | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| party1 | Barisan Nasional |
| last_election1 | 82.35%, 121 seats |
| seats1 | **135** |
| seat_change1 | 14 |
| popular_vote1 | **1,287,463** |
| percentage1 | **60.76%** |
| swing1 | 14.47pp |
| image2 | Lim Kit Siang (3to4).jpg |
| leader2 | Lim Kit Siang |
| party2 | Democratic Action Party |
| last_election2 | 11.96%, 13 seats |
| seats2 | 9 |
| seat_change2 | 4 |
| popular_vote2 | 387,845 |
| percentage2 | 18.30% |
| swing2 | 6.34pp |
| image3 | 3x4.svg |
| leader3 | James Wong |
| party3 | Sarawak National Party |
| last_election3 | 2.70%, 9 seats |
| seats3 | 9 |
| seat_change3 | |
| popular_vote3 | 117,566 |
| percentage3 | 5.55% |
| swing3 | 2.85pp |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Prime Minister-designate |
| before_election | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| before_party | Barisan Nasional |
| after_election | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| after_party | Barisan Nasional |
| map_image | File:Malaysia_election_results_map_1974.svg |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Results by constituency. |
General elections were held in Malaysia between Saturday, 24 August and Saturday, 14 September 1974. Voting took place in all 154 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 360 state constituencies (except Sabah) on the same day. The elections were the first and only general elections for Tun Abdul Razak as Prime Minister following his appointment to the position in 1970. They were also the first general elections for Barisan Nasional (BN), a new political alliance replacing the Alliance Party; with the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (PGRM) and the People's Progressive Party (PPP) joining the parties from the old Alliance.
Once Parliament had been dissolved on 31 July 1974, the Election Commission fixed 8 August 1974, as Nomination Day and 24 August 1974, as Polling Day. Candidates were returned unopposed in 47 constituencies. The 1,060,871 electors from these constituencies therefore did not cast ballots. Another 88 Front members were later successful, thus enabling their alliance to gain an overwhelming majority in the House. This result was a victory for Barisan Nasional which won 135 of the 154 seats. 10 additional Parliament seats was created in the Peninsular Malaysia in 1974.
Results
*Comparison BN vote growth in pop-up box on the top right since 1969 elections was the comparison between BN (1974) and Alliance with Sabah and Sarawak Alliance (1969)
By state
Source:Tindak Malaysia GitHub
Johore
Total voters above refers to total voters of the contested constituencies. Total Electorate of Johor which includes 8 uncontested seats is 495380.
Kedah
Total Voters above in the table refers to total voters of contested constituencies. Total Electorate of Kedah is 400285 which includes 8 uncontested seats
Kelantan
Kuala Lumpur
Malacca
Negri Sembilan
Pahang
Penang
Perak
Perlis
Sabah
SCA won all three seats in an uncontested manner. Only one seat was contested in Sabah
Sarawak
Selangor
Trengganu
Aftermath
After the election, Sarawak National Party (SNAP) became the largest opposition party in the Malaysian parliament and James Wong was appointed the opposition leader. After 2 months, he was detained under Internal Security Act. Datuk Seri Edmund Langgau Anak Saga from the SNAP party later succeeded him. James Wong was detained for almost two years before negotiation led by Datuk Amar Leo Moggie Anak Irok resulting in SNAP joining the Barisan Nasional.
Notes
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p156 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
- [https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1974-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYSIA_1974_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS.csv Tindak Malaysia Github]
- Nohlen ''et al''., p152
- "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1974-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYSIA_1974_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS".
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