Karpal Singh
Election results

Karpal Singh

Section Title: Election results
Table Section Text: None

Year	Constituency	Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)	Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout

1974	Alor Setar	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (DAP)	9,450	41.32%	Oo Gin Sun (MCA)	13,420	58.68%	23,939	3,970	61.24%

1978	Jelutong	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (DAP)	23,606	51.33%	Lee Him (Gerakan)	19,985	43.45%	47,308	3,621

Yeap Ghim Guan (SDP)	2,401	5.22%

1982	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (DAP)	29,099	55.21%	Ooi Ean Kwong (Gerakan)	23,603	44.79%	53,870	5,496	75.77%

1986	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (DAP)	25,932	62.09%	Lim Boo Chang (Gerakan)	15,833	37.91%	42,723	10,099	71.34%

1990	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (DAP)	27,426	60.05%	Ooi Ean Kwong (Gerakan)	18,248	39.95%	46,515	9,178	74.87%

1995	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (DAP)	21,896	49.84%	Rhina Bhar @ Rani Raj Pal (Gerakan)	21,613	49.19%	44,922	283	75.05%

Lim Cheak Kow (PBS)	425	0.97%

1999	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (DAP)	20,716	49.08%	Lee Kah Choon (Gerakan)	21,491	50.92%	43,239	775	72.82%

2004	Bukit Gelugor	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (DAP)	22,529	51.44%	Lim Boo Chang (MCA)	21,268	48.56%	44,618	1,261	74.21%

2008	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (DAP)	35,140	71.33%	Koay Kar Huah (MCA)	14,125	28.67%	50,553	21,015	77.05%

2013	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (DAP)	56,303	80.55%	Teh Beng Yeam (MCA)	13,597	19.45%	70,683	42,706	86.31%

Sentence(s)

In the 2004 general election, Karpal returned to Parliament with a 1,261-vote majority in the Bukit Gelugor seat.

final_sentence: In the 2004 general election, Karpal returned to Parliament with a 1,261-vote majority in the Bukit Gelugor seat.