The Stadthuys at Red Square, Melaka. Photo: Philip Nalangan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Malacca State Election 2026
PRN Melaka: the 16th Melaka State Legislative Assembly election
The Stadthuys at Red Square, Melaka. Photo: Philip Nalangan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Voters in Melaka (Malacca) go to the polls in the 16th state election, known locally as PRN Melaka, to fill all 28 seats in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri). The Election Commission (SPR) called the election after the 15th state assembly was dissolved on 23 September 2026.
Saturday, 31 October 2026 is nomination day (penamaan calon). Nomination papers are handed in from 9am to 10am to the returning officers at 28 nomination centres, one for each state seat. The official 14-day campaign begins once the candidates are declared.
This page gathers Life News Agency’s coverage of the election. New stories appear below automatically as they are published.
Key dates and figures
- Assembly dissolved: 23 September 2026
- Writ issued: 7 October 2026
- Nomination day: Saturday, 31 October 2026 (9am to 10am, 28 nomination centres)
- Campaign period: 14 days, from the declaration of candidates on 31 October until 11.59pm on Friday, 13 November 2026
- Early voting: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
- Polling day: Saturday, 14 November 2026
- Seats contested: 28 state assembly seats
- Electorate: 687,697 voters (675,166 ordinary voters, 9,769 military personnel and spouses, and 2,762 police personnel)
- Polling centres: 271 centres with 1,263 polling streams, including 31 early voting centres
- Estimated cost: RM28.45 million
Source: Election Commission of Malaysia (SPR) media statements No. 49/2026 (7 October 2026) and No. 54/2026.
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Life News Agency election coverage. Stories are drafted from official statements and news agency reports.
