Melaka Election: Turnout Reaches 17.96% by 10am, SPR Says

MELAKA, November 14, 2026 – Turnout among ordinary voters in the 16th Melaka state election had reached 17.96 per cent by 10am, two hours after polling began, according to the Election Commission (Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, SPR).

In an update on its official X account, the commission said 120,162 of the 669,211 ordinary voters had cast their ballots by 10am on Saturday. An hour earlier, the official figure stood at 9.24 per cent, or 61,854 voters, as reported in an earlier Life News Agency update. The 10am total was therefore 58,308 ordinary votes higher than the 9am count. The figures cover ordinary voters only.

The commission’s 10am figures put Taboh Naning (N.05) highest at that point, at 19.97 per cent, followed by Serkam (N.26) at 19.94 per cent and Tanjung Bidara (N.02) at 19.92 per cent. The lowest readings were in Sungai Udang (N.11) at 16.39 per cent, Bandar Hilir (N.22) at 16.00 per cent and Kesidang (N.19) at 15.27 per cent.

Polling opened simultaneously at 8am at 240 polling centres with 1,213 voting streams across the state, Bernama reported, and is scheduled to close at 6pm. The 14-day campaign period ended at 11.59pm on Friday, the commission said in a separate post.

The commission’s real-time voter turnout dashboard, which it has shared with the media, continues to show a rolling figure that will change through the day. The SPR’s own hourly announcements remain the official reference points.

The dashboard shows that 9,417 of the 9,917 early voters, or 94.96 per cent, voted in person during early voting on Tuesday, a figure Bernama also reported. Early voting covered military personnel and their spouses as well as police officers, at 31 polling centres, according to the news agency.

A total of 79 candidates, including independents, are contesting the 28 seats in the state assembly following nominations on October 31. The election follows the dissolution of the 15th Melaka state assembly on September 23, with the consent of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka, Tun Mohd Ali Rustam. The SPR has set a turnout target of 70 per cent for the polls.

The commission has urged all registered voters to carry out their duty at the ballot box. Life News Agency will update the turnout figures as the SPR releases them through the day.

Credit : Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR)

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