Melaka Election: Turnout Reaches 28.02% by 11am, SPR Says

Ordinary-voter turnout in the Melaka state election reached 28.02 per cent by 11am, the Election Commission said, as it warned voters against fake electoral-roll check links.

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SPR infographic showing 28.02 per cent turnout among ordinary voters in the Melaka state election at 11am on November 14, 2026

Credit : Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR)

MELAKA, November 14, 2026 – Turnout among ordinary voters in the 16th Melaka state election had reached 28.02 per cent by 11am, three hours into polling, the Election Commission (Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, SPR) said.

In its 11am update on its official X account, the commission said 187,543 of the 669,211 ordinary voters had cast their ballots, up from 17.96 per cent, or 120,162 voters, at 10am. Bernama also reported the 11am figure, citing the SPR.

According to the commission, Serkam (N.26) had the highest turnout at 11am, at 31.28 per cent, followed by Tanjung Bidara (N.02) at 31.10 per cent and Rim (N.25) at 30.55 per cent. The lowest readings were in Sungai Udang (N.11) at 26.02 per cent, Bandar Hilir (N.22) at 24.81 per cent and Kesidang (N.19) at 24.36 per cent.

The same three seats were at the bottom of the table at 10am, with Kesidang, which has the largest electorate of the 28 seats, again recording the lowest turnout. Tanjung Bidara, where Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ab Rauf Yusoh of Barisan Nasional (BN) faces Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) Mohd Yunazri Mustamiri in a straight fight, remained among the top three.

The SPR’s real-time voter turnout dashboard gave a later, rolling reading. When it was checked at 11.44am, it showed 234,914 of 669,211 ordinary voters had voted, or 35.1 per cent. Including early voters, the dashboard showed 244,331 of 687,697 registered voters, or 35.53 per cent. The commission’s hourly announcements remain the official reference points.

Separately, the SPR urged the public not to be misled by unofficial links offering to check the electoral roll. In a post on X on Saturday, it flagged a website styled as a Melaka voter-registration check that asks for identity card and phone numbers, stamping it “not official SPR information”, and advised voters to check their details only through the commission’s official channels to avoid misuse of personal data.

Polling opened at 8am at 240 polling centres with 1,213 voting streams across the state and closes at 6pm. The SPR has set a turnout target of 70 per cent. A total of 79 candidates are contesting the 28 state assembly seats.

Life News Agency will update the turnout figures as the SPR releases them through the day.

Credit : Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR)