[3] Sarawak Barisan Nasional won 45 out of 48 seats in the Council Negri (now Sarawak State Legislative Assembly)[4] and 61.2% of the popular vote.

The remaining four seats were won uncontested by Barisan Nasional.

A total of four election petitions were filed in Sarawak high court.

[3] Seats won uncontested by Barisan Nasional were:[3] The full list of representatives is shown below:[3] This was the final election of Abdul Rahman as Chief Minister and leader of PBB; he would resign of both positions as well as his federal and state seats in 1981 to accept the position of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak.

[5] His nephew and vice-president of PBB, Abdul Taib Mahmud would replace him as Chief Minister and party's president.