By DayakDaily Team
MELAKA, Nov 15: Barisan Nasional (BN) won 21 of the 28 seats contested in the 16th Melaka state election, according to official results announced by the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday (Nov 14).
EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said Pakatan Harapan (PH) won four seats, while Perikatan Nasional (PN) took the remaining three.
The results gave the BN-PN pact a combined total of 24 seats, comfortably exceeding the 19 required for a two-thirds majority in the 28-member state legislative assembly.
Ramlan said 493,573 voters, representing 71.77 per cent of the electorate, had cast their ballots in the election.
“This figure includes ordinary, early, and postal voters,” he said when announcing the official results at Menara Persekutuan Melaka here.
He also thanked all government agencies, security forces, local authorities, the media, and volunteers for their cooperation and assistance throughout the election.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Action Party (DAP)—a component party under PH—were successful in defending its four strongholds —Ayer Keroh, Bandar Hilir, Kesidang, and Kota Laksamana—which reflects voter support and the party’s significant position in those areas.
Melaka DAP chairman Khoo Poay Tiong said that the results in the three new seats contested by DAP—Gadek, Pengkalan Batu, and Duyong —also showed that the party’s candidates managed to retain their respective deposits, including in seats previously predicted to suffer heavy defeats.
“To the voters who continue to give us their support and trust, once again I would like to express a million thanks. Every vote given serve as a source of strength and motivation for us to keep fighting,” he said at a press conference at the DAP Office here on Saturday.
The Kota Melaka MP also gave an assurance that Melaka DAP will redouble its efforts to play a check-and-balance role, both inside and outside the state legislative assembly. — Bernama
