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1969 Malaysian general election

General elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday, 10 May 1969, although polling in Sabah and Sarawak was postponed until between 6 June and 4 July 1970. This was the first parliamentary election in Sabah and Sarawak since the formation of Malaysia in 1963. The ruling Alliance Party, consisting of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC), retained power but with a reduced majority. The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) and the Democratic Action Party (DAP), both of which campaigned against the Bumiputra privileges set out in Article 153 of the Constitution which they considered to be a form of institutional racism, made significant gains. Voter turnout was 73.6 percent. The opposition collectively won 54 seats, causing the Alliance to lose its two-thirds parliamentary majority for the first time, a threshold required to pass most constitutional amendments.

Results
Overview Candidates were returned uncontested in 20 constituencies, with voting in one constituency postponed. West Malaysia went to the polls on 10 May, with Sabah scheduled to vote on 25 May and Sarawak on 7 June. The Alliance Party secured eight seats on nomination day, being unopposed in several constituencies, while Datu Mustapha Datu Harun's United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) won 10 of Sabah's 16 seats unopposed. At the state level, the Alliance suffered significant setbacks, continuing to lose to the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in Kelantan and to the newly formed Gerakan in Penang. No party commanded an outright majority in two other states, with the Alliance holding only 14 out of 24 seats in Selangor and 19 out of 40 in Perak. Johore Total Electorate for Johor (1969): 436 620. Above registered voter count is based on electorate of contested seats (excluding 5 uncontested seats) Kedah Kelantan Malacca Negri Sembilan Total Electorate for Negri Sembilan (1969): 170 128. Above registered voter count is based on electorate of contested seats (excluding 1 uncontested seat of Rembau-Tampin) Pahang Total Electorate for Pahang (1969): 176768. Above registered voter count is based on electorate of contested seats (excluding 2 uncontested seats which includes MCA seat) Penang Total Electorate for Penang (1969): 282401. Above registered voter count is based on electorate of contested seats (excluding the uncontested seat of Bagan) Perak Perlis Sabah Total Electorate (1969):208861. Above registered voter count only refers to total electorate of 5 seats. Remaining 11 seats were won uncontested Sarawak Sarawak Alliance contested under Alliance Flag Selangor Trengganu State Assemblies ==Aftermath==
Aftermath
Gerakan and the Democratic Action Party (DAP) held a victory rally in Kuala Lumpur on 12 May. The gathering became increasingly disorderly when party members, who were largely Chinese, and Malay bystanders began exchanging racial epithets. In response and with tensions already running high, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) organised its own rally on 13 May, which escalated into full-scale rioting. The violence that ensued became known as the 13 May Incident, leading to hundreds of deaths. ==References==
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