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The 14th Malacca election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Malacca State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. [1] The Malacca State Legislative Assembly dissolved on 7 April 2018 by the Head of State (Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca) on the advice of the Head of Government (Chief Minister of Malacca). [2]
The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission (EC) and utilised the first-past-the-post system. Electoral candidates were nominated on 28 April. On 9 May, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Malaysian time (UTC+8), polling was held in all 28 state constituencies throughout Malacca; each constituency elects a single State Assemblyman to the state legislature. The election was held concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election.
In a historic result, Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling coalition in Malacca, was ousted from power by Pakatan Harapan (PH). Since the first Malacca state election in 1955, BN or its predecessor Alliance had never lost the state election. PH won 15 seats in the election, gaining a simple majority, while BN won 13. Adly Zahari from PH's component party AMANAH was sworn in as new Chief Minister on 11 May 2018. [3]
The upcoming state election will be the 14th state election in the State of Malacca since the independence of Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1957.
A state election must be held within sixty days after the dissolution. Accordingly, the Election Commission set 28 April as the nomination day and 9 May as the polling day. [1]
Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling coalition in Malacca, has been in power since its formation and led by Chief Minister Idris Haron.
BN was challenged by two opposition coalitions, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and the Gagasan Sejahtera (GS). The PH and GS coalitions were led by Adly Zahari and Kamarudin Sidek respectively. [4]
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Barisan Nasional (BN) | Pakatan Harapan (PH) | Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) |
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Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | |||||||||
P134 | Masjid Tanah | N01 | Kuala Linggi | Ismail Othman (BN) | Ismail Othman | UMNO | Hasmorni Tamby | PKR | Azmi Sambul | PAS | None | |||||
N02 | Tanjung Bidara | Md Rawi Mahmud (BN) | Md Rawi Mahmud | Halim Bachik | Imran Abdul Rahman | |||||||||||
N03 | Ayer Limau | Amiruddin Yusop (BN) | Amiruddin Yusop | Ruslin Hasan | BERSATU | Jamarudin Ahmad | ||||||||||
N04 | Lendu | Sulaiman Md Ali (BN) | Sulaiman Md Ali | Riduan Affandi Abu Bakar | Arshad Mohamad Som | |||||||||||
N05 | Taboh Naning | Latipah Omar (BN) | Latipah Omar | Zairi Suboh | AMANAH | Asri Shaik Abdul Aziz | ||||||||||
P135 | Alor Gajah | N06 | Rembia | Norpipah Abdol (BN) | Norpipah Abdol | Muhammad Jailani Khamis | PKR | Mohammad Rashidi Abd Radzak | ||||||||
N07 | Gadek | M.S Mahadevan Sanacy (BN) | P. Panirchelvam | MIC | Saminathan Ganesan | DAP | Emransyah Ismail | |||||||||
N08 | Machap Jaya (previously Machap) | Lai Meng Chong (BN) | Koh Nai Kwong | MCA | Ginie Lim Siew Lin | PKR | Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail | |||||||||
N09 | Durian Tunggal | Ab Wahab Ab Latip (BN) | Ab Wahab Ab Latip | UMNO | Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab | AMANAH | Mohsin Ibrahim | |||||||||
N10 | Asahan | Abdul Ghafar Atan (BN) | Abdul Ghafar Atan | Zamzuri Ariffin | BERSATU | Azlan Maddin | ||||||||||
P136 | Tangga Batu | N11 | Sungai Udang | Idris Haron (BN) | Idris Haron | Mohd Lokman Abdul Gani | PKR | None | ||||||||
N12 | Pantai Kundor | Ab Rahaman Ab Karim (BN) | Nor Azman Hassan | Juhari Osman | AMANAH | Abdul Halim Maidin | PAS | |||||||||
N13 | Paya Rumput | Sazali Muhd Din (BN) | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah | Md Rafiq Naizamohideen | BERSATU | Rafie Ahmad | ||||||||||
N14 | Kelebang | Lim Ban Hong (BN) | Lim Ban Hong | MCA | Gue Teck | PKR | Mohd Shafiq Ismail | |||||||||
P137 | Hang Tuah Jaya | N15 | Pengkalan Batu (previously Bachang) | Lim Jack Wong (IND) | Chua Lian Chye | GERAKAN | Norhizam Hassan Baktee | DAP | Ramli Dalip | |||||||
N16 | Ayer Keroh | Khoo Poay Tiong (PH) | Chua Kheng Hwa | MCA | Kerk Chee Yee | Sepri Rahman | ||||||||||
N17 | Bukit Katil (previously Bukit Baru) | Md Khalid Kassim (GS) | Yunus Hitam | UMNO | Adli Zahari | AMANAH | Muhamat Puhat Bedol | |||||||||
N18 | Ayer Molek | Md. Yunos Husin (BN) | Rahmad Mariman | Farhan Ibrahim | PKR | Jantan Abdullah | Kamarolzaman Jidi | IND | ||||||||
P138 | Kota Melaka | N19 | Kesidang | Chin Choong Seong (IND) | Ng Choon Koon | MCA | Seah Shoo Chin | DAP | None | Goh Leong San¹ | ||||||
N20 | Kota Laksamana | Lai Keun Ban (PH) | Melvia Chua Kew Wei | Low Chee Leong | Sim Tong Him¹ | |||||||||||
N21 | Duyong | Goh Leong San (IND) | Lee Kiat Lee | Damian Yeo Shen Li | Kamarudin Sedik | PAS | Lim Jack Wong¹ | |||||||||
N22 | Bandar Hilir | Tey Kok Kiew (PH) | Lee Chong Meng | Tey Kok Kiew | None | Chin Choong Seong¹ | ||||||||||
N23 | Telok Mas | Latiff Tamby Chik (BN) | Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman | UMNO | Noor Effandi Ahmad | BERSATU | Rosazli Md Yasin | PAS | None | |||||||
P139 | Jasin | N24 | Bemban | Ng Choon Koon (BN) | Koh Chin Han | MCA | Wong Fort Pin | DAP | Suhaimi Harun | |||||||
N25 | Rim | Ghazale Muhamad (BN) | Ghazale Muhamad | UMNO | Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin | PKR | Kintan Man | |||||||||
N26 | Serkam | Zaidi Attan (BN) | Zaidi Attan | Nor Khairi Yusof | AMANAH | Ahmad Bilal Rahudin | ||||||||||
N27 | Merlimau | Roslan Ahmad (BN) | Roslan Ahmad | Yuhaizad Abdullah | Abd Malek Yusof | |||||||||||
N28 | Sungai Rambai | Hasan Abd Rahman (BN) | Hasan Abd Rahman | Azalina Abdul Rahman | BERSATU | Zakariya Kasnin |
Note:1Four Independent candidates who had quit DAP Malacca to form 'Justice League' informal Independent bloc and contested using the key symbol. [9]
The 14th General Election witnessed 15 governmental seats and 13 non-governmental seats filled the Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 4 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has just 2 fairly safe seats.
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Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
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Pakatan Harapan | Democratic Action Party | 99,637 | 24.12 | 8 | +2 | ||
People's Justice Party | 50,861 | 12.31 | 3 | +3 | |||
National Trust Party | 32,853 | 7.95 | 2 | +2 | |||
Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 27,802 | 6.73 | 2 | +2 | |||
Total | 211,153 | 51.11 | 15 | +9 | |||
Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 111,129 | 26.90 | 13 | –4 | ||
Malaysian Chinese Association | 34,633 | 8.38 | 0 | –3 | |||
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | 6,471 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 | |||
Malaysian Indian Congress | 4,085 | 0.99 | 0 | –1 | |||
Total | 156,318 | 37.84 | 13 | –8 | |||
Gagasan Sejahtera | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 44,537 | 10.78 | 0 | –1 | ||
Independents | 1,148 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 413,156 | 100.00 | 28 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 413,156 | 98.81 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,956 | 1.19 | |||||
Total votes | 418,112 | 100.00 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 494,662 | 84.52 | |||||
Source: Malaysiakini Live, [10] UNDI, [11] Free Malaysia Today [12] |
Pakatan Harapan won 4 of 6 parliamentary constituency.
No. | Constituency | Barisan Nasional | Gagasan Sejahtera | Pakatan Harapan | Member of Parliament |
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P134 | Masjid Tanah | 54.75% | 14.88% | 30.37% | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin |
P135 | Alor Gajah | 40.91% | 11.41% | 47.68% | |
Koh Nai Kwong (13th Parliament) | |||||
Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof (14th Parliament) | |||||
P136 | Tangga Batu | 44.33% | 8.36% | 47.31% | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah (13th Parliament) |
Rusnah Aluai (14th Parliament) | |||||
P137 | Hang Tuah Jaya | 34.61% | 13.21% | 52.08% | Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin |
P138 | Kota Melaka | 24.75% | 5.77% | 68.47% | Sim Tong Him (13th Parliament) |
Khoo Poay Tiong (14th Parliament) | |||||
P139 | Jasin | 44.88% | 16.28% | 38.84% | Ahmad Hamzah |
No. | Seat | Previous Party (2013) | Current Party (2018) | ||||
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N06 | Rembia | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | ||||
N07 | Gadek | Barisan Nasional (MIC) | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) | ||||
N08 | Machap Jaya | Barisan Nasional (MCA) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | ||||
N09 | Durian Tunggal | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) | ||||
N13 | Paya Rumput | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU) | ||||
N14 | Kelebang | Barisan Nasional (MCA) | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | ||||
N17 | Bukit Katil | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) | Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) | ||||
N23 | Telok Mas | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU) | ||||
N24 | Bemban | Barisan Nasional (MCA) | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
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