Bungsar — Malaysia General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bungsar was won by Goh Hock Guan (DAP) at the GE03 (1969) general election, with a majority of 27,402 votes over Lew Sip Hon. This page covers every general election in Bungsar from GE01 (1959) to GE03 (1969).

Full Election History, GE01 (1959)–GE03 (1969)

Election	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Majority
GE01 (1959)	David S. Vethamuthu (V. David)	LPM	9,734	40.6%	Koh Pooi Kee (Independent)	2,913 (12.2 pts)
GE02 (1964)	Devan Nair	PAP	13,494	35.4%	David S. Vethamuthu (V. David) (LPM)	808 (2.1 pts)
GE03 (1969)	Goh Hock Guan	DAP	37,050	79.3%	Lew Sip Hon (MCA)	27,402 (58.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

GE01 (1959)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David S. Vethamuthu (V. David)	LPM (SF)	9,734	40.6%
Koh Pooi Kee	Independent	6,821	28.4%
Law Joo Kooi	MCA (PERIKATAN)	5,036	21.0%
Ong Yeow Kay	PPP	2,388	10.0%

GE02 (1964)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Devan Nair	PAP	13,494	35.4%
David S. Vethamuthu (V. David)	LPM (SF)	12,686	33.2%
Koh Pooi Kee	MCA (PERIKATAN)	9,761	25.6%
Chew Choo Soot	PPP	2,219	5.8%

GE03 (1969)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Goh Hock Guan	DAP	37,050	79.3%
Lew Sip Hon	MCA (PERIKATAN)	9,648	20.7%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's coalition bloc.

Trend

Bungsar has been contested at 3 general elections on record since GE01 (1959). Parties that have won this seat over that span: LPM, PAP, DAP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bungsar in the GE03 (1969) general election?

Goh Hock Guan (DAP) won Bungsar in GE03 (1969) with 37,050 votes (79.3%), a majority of 27,402 votes over Lew Sip Hon (MCA).

Which parties have won Bungsar since GE01 (1959)?

Since GE01 (1959), Bungsar has been won by: DAP, LPM, PAP.

What was the closest result in Bungsar?

The closest result on record for Bungsar was GE02 (1964), when PAP beat LPM by just 808 votes (2.1 percentage points).