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 results stood, but the aftermath did not: the May 13 riots led to a state of emergency, parliament suspended for 22 months, and voting in Sabah and Sarawak halted mid-election.
Prime Minister before
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Alliance
Prime Minister (continued)
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Alliance
Largest force
Alliance
74 of 144 seats
Turnout
73.6%
The result
Alliance
Tunku Abdul Rahman · 45.0% of votes · -15 seats
74
seats
DAP
Goh Hock Guan · 12.0% of votes · +12 seats
13
seats
USNO
Mustapha Harun · 0.6% of votes · +7 seats
13
seats
PAS
Burhanuddin al-Helmy · 20.9% of votes · +3 seats
12
seats
SNAP
Stephen Kalong Ningkan · 2.7% of votes · +5 seats
9
seats
GERAKAN
Syed Hussein Alatas · 7.5% of votes
8
seats
SUPP
Ong Kee Hui · 3.0% of votes · +2 seats
5
seats
PPP
S. P. Seenivasagam · 3.4% of votes · +2 seats
4
seats
Pesaka
Jugah Barieng · 1.3% of votes
2
seats
Share of the Dewan Rakyat
Alliance
Tunku Abdul Rahman
74
-15
1,077,499
45.0%
-13.6
DAP
Goh Hock Guan
13
+12
286,606
12.0%
+9.9
USNO
Mustapha Harun
13
+7
13,634
0.6%
—
PAS
Burhanuddin al-Helmy
12
+3
501,123
20.9%
+6.3
SNAP
Stephen Kalong Ningkan
9
+5
64,593
2.7%
—
GERAKAN
Syed Hussein Alatas
8
—
178,971
7.5%
—
SUPP
Ong Kee Hui
5
+2
72,754
3.0%
—
PPP
S. P. Seenivasagam
4
+2
80,756
3.4%
-0.0
Pesaka
Jugah Barieng
2
—
30,765
1.3%
—
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.