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Johor: 1978 State Election

Party	Seats Won	Votes Won	Seats Contested
?BN	31/32 (96.9%)	274,731 (73.7%)	32/32 (100.0%)
?DAP	1/32 (3.1%)	64,604 (17.3%)	11/32 (34.4%)
?PAS	0/32 (0.0%)	25,915 (7.0%)	23/32 (71.9%)
?BEBAS	0/32 (0.0%)	7,435 (2.0%)	4/32 (12.5%)

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N.01 Buloh Kasap, Johor

08 Jul 1978

M. K. Muthusamy (BN)

Majority

5,217 (48.3%)

N.02 Ayer Panas, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Teo Ah Khiang (Chiang Kee Foon) (BN)

Majority

6,050 (51.6%)

N.03 Bandar Segamat, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Tan Peng Khoon (BN)

Majority

5,297 (32.2%)

N.04 Bukit Serampang, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Talib bin Ali (BN)

Majority

7,918 (74.3%)

N.05 Bekok, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Ng Nam Seng (BN)

Majority

1,881 (16.6%)

N.06 Bandar Keluang, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Lee Kaw (DAP)

Majority

3,737 (17.6%)

N.07 Endau, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Abd. Rahman bin Sabri (BN)

Majority

4,068 (59.6%)

N.08 Mersing, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Lim Ik Kim (BN)

Majority

4,010 (51.8%)

N.09 Tangkak, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Lau Kheng Lay (BN)

Majority

4,028 (37.4%)

N.10 Serom, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Ngah bin Abdul Rahman (BN)

Majority

6,147 (56.2%)

N.11 Jorak, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Abdul Rahman bin Mahmud (BN)

Majority

8,102 (82.1%)

N.12 Kesang, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Othman bin Mohd. Saat (BN)

Majority

7,027 (73.9%)

N.13 Sri Lalang, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Sim Geok Peak (BN)

Majority

0 (—)

N.14 Sri Medan, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Kamisan bin Ashari (BN)

Majority

8,917 (79.8%)

N.15 Bandar Maharani, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Musa bin Ismail (BN)

Majority

4,095 (17.3%)

N.16 Parit Jawa, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Shahadan bin Sabtu (BN)

Majority

0 (—)

N.17 Layang-Layang, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Jimmy Low Boon Hong (BN)

Majority

6,954 (41.5%)

N.18 Kulai, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Lau Tong (BN)

Majority

1,907 (11.1%)

N.19 Kota Tinggi, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Hasnah binti Ahmad (BN)

Majority

8,301 (73.2%)

N.20 Johor Lama, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Ma'On bin Omar (BN)

Majority

10,078 (74.9%)

N.21 Parit Raja, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Md. Sharif bin Lasim (BN)

Majority

9,092 (79.3%)

N.22 Simpang Renggam, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Syed Zain bin Idrus (BN)

Majority

7,263 (71.0%)

N.23 Sri Menanti, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Zaharah binti Abdul Majid (BN)

Majority

5,422 (66.1%)

N.24 Peserai, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Ridwan bin Salim Bilal (BN)

Majority

8,636 (48.9%)

N.25 Bandar Penggaram, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Lim Tong Keng (BN)

Majority

0 (—)

N.26 Rengit, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Ahmad bin Mohamed Paiman (BN)

Majority

6,835 (65.1%)

N.27 Benut, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Jalok bin Daing Malibok (BN)

Majority

0 (—)

N.28 Kukup, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Abdullah bin Sudin (BN)

Majority

14,081 (82.6%)

N.29 Gelang Patah, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Mohd Yunos bin Sulaiman (BN)

Majority

10,807 (75.0%)

N.30 Skudai, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Ali bin Othman (BN)

Majority

0 (—)

N.31 Tiram, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Jaafar bin Hamzah (BN)

Majority

13,655 (71.9%)

N.32 Tanjong Petri, Johor

08 Jul 1978

Law Lai Heng (BN)

Majority

11,925 (36.5%)

SE-0508 Jul 1978

N.01 Buloh Kasap, Johor

Summary Statistics

Aggregate statistics by seat

Constituency
Johor	70	614,605	394,151	64.1	—	—	21,466	5.4
N.01 Buloh Kasap	3	15,001	11,481	76.5	5,217	48.3	674	5.9
N.02 Ayer Panas	3	15,304	12,303	80.4	6,050	51.6	585	4.8
N.03 Bandar Segamat	2	21,299	17,451	81.9	5,297	32.2	1,000	5.7
N.04 Bukit Serampang	2	14,194	11,478	80.9	7,918	74.3	816	7.1
N.05 Bekok	3	15,317	11,907	77.7	1,881	16.6	556	4.7
N.06 Bandar Keluang	3	29,014	21,888	75.4	3,737	17.6	706	3.2
N.07 Endau	2	9,869	7,524	76.2	4,068	59.6	702	9.3
N.08 Mersing	4	10,439	8,146	78.0	4,010	51.8	411	5.0
N.09 Tangkak	3	14,756	11,254	76.3	4,028	37.4	480	4.3
N.10 Serom	3	13,958	11,399	81.7	6,147	56.2	459	4.0
N.11 Jorak	2	13,110	10,356	79.0	8,102	82.1	492	4.8
N.12 Kesang	2	13,192	9,955	75.5	7,027	73.9	442	4.4
N.13 Sri Lalang	1	15,893	0	—	0	—	0	—
N.14 Sri Medan	2	15,358	11,900	77.5	8,917	79.8	721	6.1
N.15 Bandar Maharani	3	32,595	24,744	75.9	4,095	17.3	1,088	4.4
N.16 Parit Jawa	1	17,302	0	—	0	—	0	—
N.17 Layang-Layang	2	22,563	17,881	79.2	6,954	41.5	1,113	6.2
N.18 Kulai	2	22,777	18,454	81.0	1,907	11.1	1,211	6.6
N.19 Kota Tinggi	2	15,145	12,063	79.7	8,301	73.2	724	6.0
N.20 Johor Lama	3	17,622	14,283	81.1	10,078	74.9	825	5.8
N.21 Parit Raja	2	15,604	12,140	77.8	9,092	79.3	670	5.5
N.22 Simpang Renggam	2	13,954	10,915	78.2	7,263	71.0	690	6.3
N.23 Sri Menanti	2	11,314	8,693	76.8	5,422	66.1	495	5.7
N.24 Peserai	3	24,232	18,522	76.4	8,636	48.9	861	4.6
N.25 Bandar Penggaram	1	28,503	0	—	0	—	0	—
N.26 Rengit	2	13,655	10,724	78.5	6,835	65.1	219	2.0
N.27 Benut	1	18,968	0	—	0	—	0	—
N.28 Kukup	2	22,647	18,063	79.8	14,081	82.6	1,008	5.6
N.29 Gelang Patah	2	19,474	15,666	80.4	10,807	75.0	1,263	8.1
N.30 Skudai	1	26,360	0	—	0	—	0	—
N.31 Tiram	2	26,323	20,777	78.9	13,655	71.9	1,778	8.6
N.32 Tanjong Petri	2	48,863	34,184	70.0	11,925	36.5	1,477	4.3