1978 Malaysian state elections

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

Johor

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	176,368	47.32	20	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	90,698	24.34	10	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	7,665	2.06	1	0
		Total		274,731	73.72	31	0
	Democratic Action Party			64,604	17.33	1	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			25,915	6.95	0	0
	Independents			7,435	1.99	0	0
Total				372,685	100.00	32	0
Valid votes				372,685	94.55
Invalid/blank votes				21,466	5.45
Total votes				394,151	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				507,579	77.65
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Kedah

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	136,553	41.70	14	+2
			Malaysian Chinese Association	36,911	11.27	4	+2
			Malaysian Indian Congress	6,735	2.06	1	+1
		Total		180,199	55.03	19	+5
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			129,346	39.50	7	–2
	Democratic Action Party			5,597	1.71	0	-1
	Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air			735	0.22	0	0
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			567	0.17	0	0
	Social Democratic Party			54	0.02	0	0
	Independents			10,976	3.35	0	-1
Total				327,474	100.00	26	0
Valid votes				327,474	95.53
Invalid/blank votes				15,311	4.47
Total votes				342,785	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				443,656	77.26
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Kelantan

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	82,236	34.61	22	+9
			Malaysian Chinese Association	6,435	2.71	1	0
		Total		88,671	37.32	23	+9
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			79,514	33.47	2	–20
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front			64,680	27.23	11	New
	Independents			4,709	1.98	0	0
Total				237,574	100.00	36	0
Valid votes				237,574	98.35
Invalid/blank votes				3,992	1.65
Total votes				241,566	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				321,669	75.10
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Malacca

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	43,037	34.48	13	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	22,158	17.75	3	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	2,680	2.15	0	0
		Total		67,875	54.37	16	0
	Democratic Action Party			39,147	31.36	4	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			16,128	12.92	0	–1
	Independents			1,679	1.35	0	0
Total				124,829	100.00	20	0
Valid votes				124,829	96.26
Invalid/blank votes				4,856	3.74
Total votes				129,685	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				167,344	77.50
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Negri Sembilan

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	56,970	35.72	15	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	33,319	20.89	5	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	4,327	2.71	1	0
		Total		94,616	59.33	21	+1
	Democratic Action Party			45,992	28.84	3	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			11,523	7.23	0	–1
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			118	0.07	0	0
	Independents			7,230	4.53	0	0
Total				159,479	100.00	24	0
Valid votes				159,479	95.14
Invalid/blank votes				8,154	4.86
Total votes				167,633	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				214,705	78.08
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Pahang

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	75,992	42.88	24	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	31,365	17.70	7	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	2,384	1.35	1	0
		Total		109,741	61.92	32	0
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			27,490	15.51	0	-1
	Democratic Action Party			22,943	12.95	0	0
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			9,009	5.08	0	0
	Independents			8,050	4.54	0	0
Total				177,233	100.00	32	0
Valid votes				177,233	94.23
Invalid/blank votes				10,858	5.77
Total votes				188,091	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				258,024	72.90
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Penang

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	61,075	20.94	8	–3
			United Malays National Organisation	44,774	15.35	9	0
			Malaysian Chinese Association	23,879	8.19	2	+1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	5,747	1.97	1	0
		Total		135,475	46.45	20	–2
	Democratic Action Party			77,484	26.56	5	+3
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			28,768	9.86	1	0
	Social Democratic Party			10,259	3.52	0	0
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			9,508	3.26	0	0
	Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air			1,138	0.39	0	0
	Independents			29,055	9.96	1	0
Total				291,687	100.00	27	0
Valid votes				291,687	95.90
Invalid/blank votes				12,455	4.10
Total votes				304,142	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				383,134	79.38
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Perak

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	137,566	25.79	23	+2
			Malaysian Chinese Association	67,325	12.62	4	+1
			People's Progressive Party	36,851	6.91	2	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	14,018	2.63	1	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	13,568	2.54	2	+1
		Total		269,328	50.49	32	+4
	Democratic Action Party			195,146	36.58	9	–2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			62,832	11.78	1	–2
	United People's Party			1,023	0.19	0	0
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			381	0.07	0	0
	Independents			4,750	0.89	0	0
Total				533,460	100.00	42	0
Valid votes				533,460	95.91
Invalid/blank votes				22,727	4.09
Total votes				556,187	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				736,963	75.47
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Perlis

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Valid votes				43,562	94.48
Invalid/blank votes				2,543	5.52
Total votes				46,105	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				59,477	77.52
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Selangor

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	107,629	32.78	20	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	44,140	13.44	5	–1
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	24,504	7.46	1	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	23,209	7.07	3	0
		Total		199,482	60.76	29	0
	Democratic Action Party			53,711	16.36	3	+2
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			48,129	14.66	0	–1
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			11,530	3.51	0	0
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			550	0.17	0	0
	Malaysian Workers' Party			132	0.04	0	New
	Independents			14,771	4.50	1	–1
Total				328,305	100.00	33	0
Valid votes				328,305	93.16
Invalid/blank votes				24,097	6.84
Total votes				352,402	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				473,533	74.42
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Trengganu

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	73,195	53.03	27	+10
			Malaysian Chinese Association	3,850	2.79	1	0
		Total		77,045	55.82	28	+10
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party			50,732	36.76	0	–9
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			9,894	7.17	0	0
	Independents			344	0.25	0	-1
Total				138,015	100.00	28	0
Valid votes				138,015	94.30
Invalid/blank votes				8,335	5.70
Total votes				146,350	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				190,996	76.62
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)