1974 Malaysian state elections

State assembly elections were held in Malaysia between 24 August and 14 September 1974 in all states except Sabah.

Results

Johore

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	68,801	33.93	20	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	67,128	33.10	10	0
			Malaysian Indian Congress	6,887	3.40	1	0
		Total		142,816	70.43	31	+1
	Democratic Action Party			43,930	21.66	1	0
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			4,576	2.26	0	New
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			3,370	1.66	0	0
	Independents			8,087	3.99	0	0
Total				202,779	100.00	32	0
Valid votes				202,779	94.77
Invalid/blank votes				11,180	5.23
Total votes				213,959	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				288,325	74.21
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Kedah

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	62,076	32.33	12	0
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	58,990	30.72	9	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	0	0.00	2	0
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	17,860	9.30	1	-1
		Total		138,926	72.35	24	0
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			12,604	6.56	0	0
	Democratic Action Party			7,680	4.00	1	New
	Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air			1,236	0.64	0	0
	Independents			31,567	16.44	1	+1
Total				192,013	100.00	26	+2
Valid votes				192,013	95.49
Invalid/blank votes				9,062	4.51
Total votes				201,075	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				286,091	70.28
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Kelantan

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	96,737	45.79	22	+3
			United Malays National Organisation	52,897	25.04	13	+3
			Malaysian Chinese Association	6,452	3.05	1	0
		Total		156,086	73.89	36	+6
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			5,519	2.61	0	0
	Independents			49,637	23.50	0	0
Total				211,242	100.00	36	+6
Valid votes				211,242	94.51
Invalid/blank votes				12,274	5.49
Total votes				223,516	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				304,313	73.45
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Malacca

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	39,044	36.62	12	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	17,462	16.38	3	–1
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	4,660	4.37	1	+1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	1,881	1.76	0	0
		Total		63,047	59.13	16	+1
	Democratic Action Party			19,832	18.60	4	0
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			11,229	10.53	0	New
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			10,393	9.75	0	0
	Independents			2,123	1.99	0	0
Total				106,624	100.00	20	0
Valid votes				106,624	95.21
Invalid/blank votes				5,365	4.79
Total votes				111,989	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				144,199	77.66
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	37,287	31.83	14	+3
			Malaysian Chinese Association	27,979	23.88	5	+1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	3,083	2.63	1	0
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	2,917	2.49	1	+1
		Total		71,266	60.83	21	+5
	Democratic Action Party			30,679	26.19	3	–5
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			3,394	2.90	0	New
	Independent People's Progressive Party			1,785	1.52	0	0
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			626	0.53	0	0
	Independents			9,402	8.03	0	0
Total				117,152	100.00	24	0
Valid votes				117,152	95.27
Invalid/blank votes				5,813	4.73
Total votes				122,965	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				157,233	78.21
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Pahang

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	51,664	43.94	23	+7
			Malaysian Chinese Association	23,710	20.17	7	+3
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	1,742	1.48	1	+1
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	0	0.00	1	0
		Total		77,116	65.59	32	+11
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			16,273	13.84	0	0
	Democratic Action Party			7,823	6.65	0	0
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			742	0.63	0	New
	Independents			15,614	13.28	0	0
Total				117,568	100.00	32	+8
Valid votes				117,568	94.17
Invalid/blank votes				7,283	5.83
Total votes				124,851	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				168,520	74.09
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Penang

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	57,813	27.16	11	–5
			United Malays National Organisation	29,997	14.09	9	+5
			Malaysian Chinese Association	11,144	5.23	1	+1
			Malaysian Indian Congress	4,494	2.11	1	+1
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	3,893	1.83	1	+1
		Total		107,341	50.42	23	+3
	Democratic Action Party			53,268	25.02	2	–1
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			27,421	12.88	1	New
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			13,496	6.34	0	0
	Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air			2,654	1.25	0	New
	Independents			8,697	4.09	1	+1
Total				212,877	100.00	27	+3
Valid votes				212,877	96.10
Invalid/blank votes				8,630	3.90
Total votes				221,507	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				273,473	81.00
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Perak

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	114,532	27.18	21	+3
			People's Progressive Party	53,005	12.58	2	–10
			Malaysian Chinese Association	34,208	8.12	3	+2
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	9,082	2.16	1	–1
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	6,704	1.59	3	+2
			Malaysian Indian Congress	5,663	1.34	1	+1
		Total		223,194	52.97	31	–3
	Democratic Action Party			149,821	35.56	11	+5
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			12,117	2.88	0	New
	Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air			441	0.10	0	New
	Independents			35,747	8.48	0	0
Total				421,320	100.00	42	+2
Valid votes				421,320	95.01
Invalid/blank votes				22,130	4.99
Total votes				443,450	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				587,758	75.45
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Perlis

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	15,194	40.32	8	-1
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	4,923	13.06	2	+1
			Malaysian Chinese Association	4,776	12.67	2	0
		Total		24,893	66.05	12	+1
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			6,338	16.82	0	0
	Independents			6,457	17.13	0	0
Total				37,688	100.00	12	0
Valid votes				37,688	91.94
Invalid/blank votes				3,304	8.06
Total votes				40,992	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				52,830	77.59
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Sarawak

Main article: 1974 Sarawak state election

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu	89,534	34.34	18	New
			Sarawak United Peoples' Party	54,958	21.08	12	0
		Total		144,492	55.42	30	New
	Sarawak National Party			111,438	42.74	18	+6
	Sarawak Bisamah Party			716	0.27	0	New
	Independents			4,084	1.57	0	–1
Total				260,730	100.00	48	0
Valid votes				260,730	92.31
Invalid/blank votes				21,732	7.69
Total votes				282,462	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				375,282	75.27

Selangor

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	75,821	33.50	19	+7
			Malaysian Chinese Association	35,862	15.85	7	+6
			Malaysian Indian Congress	14,511	6.41	3	+2
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	0	0.00	1	+1
			Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	6,067	2.68	0	–4
		Total		132,261	58.45	30	+12
	Democratic Action Party			36,518	16.14	1	–8
	Malaysian Social Justice Party			23,872	10.55	0	New
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			1,599	0.71	0	0
	Independents			32,048	14.16	2	+1
Total				226,298	100.00	33	+5
Valid votes				226,298	94.21
Invalid/blank votes				13,902	5.79
Total votes				240,200	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				319,759	75.12
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Trengganu

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barisan Nasional		United Malays National Organisation	48,161	39.86	17	+5
			Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	25,150	20.82	9	–2
			Malaysian Chinese Association	3,782	3.13	1	0
		Total		77,093	63.81	27	+3
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia			34,361	28.44	0	0
	Independents			9,369	7.75	1	+1
Total				120,823	100.00	28	+4
Valid votes				120,823	92.92
Invalid/blank votes				9,205	7.08
Total votes				130,028	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				176,960	73.48
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)