The Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional (BN-PN) alliance has claimed a simple majority in the 16th Melaka state election, according to early unofficial results.
Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the alliance was on course to win at least 15 of the 28 seats contested, giving it the simple majority needed to form the next state government.
Melaka BN chairman Ab Rauf Yusoh is expected to retain the chief minister’s post after leading the alliance to victory.
BN contested 23 seats under its electoral pact with PN, which fielded candidates in the remaining five.
Voter turnout and previous election
A total of 687,697 voters were eligible to cast their ballots in the election.
In the 2021 state election, BN won 21 of the 28 seats in the state assembly to form the state government.
However, one Umno assemblyman later defected to PAS before the state’s anti-hopping law came into effect.
