BN-PN Sweep 24 of 28 Seats in Melaka State Election

Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional (BN-PN) unofficially won 24 of the 28 seats in the 16th Melaka state election on Saturday (Nov 14), securing more than a two-thirds majority in the state assembly, Malay Mail reported. According to a Bernama report carried by Melaka Hari Ini, BN took 21 seats and PN three.

Pakatan Harapan (PH) was left with four urban seats contested by DAP: Kesidang, Ayer Keroh, Kota Laksamana and Bandar Hilir.

Ab Rauf nominated to stay after BN-PN win

BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi thanked Melaka voters for the mandate in a statement issued on behalf of both coalitions, Malay Mail said.

Kosmo reported that Zahid announced BN and PN were nominating incumbent Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh for the post again. He described the result as a third straight win but said it was no reason for either party to feel comfortable, adding that cooperation between the two would be strengthened to form a stable state government.

Ab Rauf retained Tanjung Bidara with an unofficial majority of 8,650 votes, up from 364 in 2021, according to Malay Mail. The outlet said BN’s biggest majorities came in Sungai Udang (12,036), Serkam (11,742) and Telok Mas (10,903).

PH concedes Melaka state election defeat

PN’s three seats were Bemban, Bukit Katil and Paya Rumput. In Bukit Katil, PN’s Ridzuan Sarif defeated Amanah’s Adly Zahari, a former chief minister who won the seat in 2021. In Paya Rumput, PN beat PH’s Azman Abidin, the Prime Minister’s political secretary, according to Free Malaysia Today (FMT) and Malay Mail.

Adly said PH accepted the results and would focus on strengthening its efforts going forward, Malay Mail reported.

FMT reported that Parti Bersama Malaysia, which contested 16 seats, and Bersatu, which contested seven, failed to win any.

Results await Election Commission confirmation

A total of 79 candidates contested the 28 seats. Turnout stood at 70.10 per cent as of 5pm, according to Election Commission (EC) figures reported by Buletin TV3.

In the 15th Melaka state election on Nov 20, 2021, BN won 21 seats, PH five and PN two, Bernama reported.

The figures remain unofficial until the EC announces the final results, which will confirm the number of seats won by each party, RTM reported.

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