1978 Malaysian general election
Dewan Rakyat

Party
Party
Party
Party
Vote
Vote
Seats
Seats
Seats
Party
Party
Party
Party
Votes
%
Won
%
+/–
-
National Front
National Front
BN
1,987,907
57.23
131
85.06
4
-
-
United Malays National Organisation
UMNO
-
-
70
45.45
+8
-
Malaysian Chinese Association
MCA
17
11.04
2
-
-
-
-
Sabah People's United Front
BERJAYA
9
5.84
New
-
-
-
-
Sarawak National Party
SNAP
45,218
9
5.84
0
-
-
-
United Traditional Bumiputera Party
PBB
52,222
8
5.19
0
-
-
-
Sarawak United People's Party
SUPP
64,099
6
3.90
1
-
-
-
United Sabah National Organisation
USNO
5
3.25
8
-
-
-
-
Malaysian People's Movement Party
Gerakan
4
2.60
1
-
-
-
-
Malaysian Indian Congress
MIC
3
1.95
1
-
-
-
-
People's Progressive Party
PPP
0
0.00
1
-
-
-
-
Democratic Action Party
Democratic Action Party
DAP
664,433
19.13
16
10.39
+7
-
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
PAS
537,720
15.48
5
3.25
8
-
Sarawak People's Organisation
Sarawak People's Organisation
SAPO
10,150
0.29
1
0.65
New
-
Malaysian People's Socialist Party
Malaysian People's Socialist Party
PSRM
-
-
0
0.00
0
-
Other parties
Other parties
-
112,850
3.25
0
0.00
0
-
Sarawak Native People's Party
Sarawak Native People's Party
PAJAR
35,009
-
0
0.00
New
-
Parti Umat Sarawak
Parti Umat Sarawak
UMAT
3,898
-
0
0.00
New
-
Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak
Parti Negara Rakyat Sarawak
NEGARA
861
-
0
0.00
New
-
Independents
Independents
IND
160,370
4.62
1
0.65
+1
Valid votes
Valid votes
Valid votes
Valid votes
3,473,430
-
-
-
-
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
123,302
-
-
-
-
Total (turnout: 75.3%)
Total (turnout: 75.3%)
Total (turnout: 75.3%)
Total (turnout: 75.3%)
3,596,732
100.00
154
100.00
0
Did not vote
Did not vote
Did not vote
Did not vote
1,462,957
-
-
-
-
Registered voters
Registered voters
Registered voters
Registered voters
5,059,689
-
-
-
-
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
6,067,230
-
-
-
-
Malaysian population
Malaysian population
Malaysian population
Malaysian population
12,303,000
-
-
-
-
Source: Nohlen et al. [1],[2]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1],[2]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1],[2]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1],[2]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1],[2]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1],[2]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1],[2]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1],[2]
Source: Nohlen et al. [1],[2]

Question: What party won the 1978 Malaysian general election, and how many seats did they win out of the total number of seats?
Answer: In the 1978 Malaysian general election, Barisan´s National Party won with 131 of the 154 seats.