Melaka Election: Turnout Reaches 48.13% by 1pm, SPR Says

MELAKA, November 14, 2026 – Turnout among ordinary voters in the 16th Melaka state election had reached 48.13 per cent by 1pm, five hours into polling, the Election Commission (Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, SPR) said.

In its 1pm update, the commission said 322,072 of the 669,211 ordinary voters had cast their ballots, up from 38.38 per cent, or 256,827 voters, at noon. That is an increase of 65,245 voters in the hour after noon.

According to the commission, Sungai Udang (N.11) had the highest turnout at 1pm, at 58.48 per cent, followed by Serkam (N.26) at 52.04 per cent and Tanjung Bidara (N.02) at 51.80 per cent. The lowest readings were in Kesidang (N.19) at 41.36 per cent, Kota Laksamana (N.20) at 41.32 per cent and Bandar Hilir (N.22) at 39.22 per cent.

Sungai Udang, which was among the three lowest seats at noon, had the highest turnout an hour later. Kota Laksamana entered the lowest three, replacing Sungai Udang. Serkam, which had led the table at noon, remained among the highest, as did 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. Kesidang, which has the largest electorate of the 28 seats, stayed among the lowest three.

The SPR’s real-time voter turnout dashboard gave a later, rolling reading. When it was checked at 1.30pm, it showed 323,995 of 669,211 ordinary voters had voted, or 48.41 per cent. Including early voters, the dashboard showed 333,412 of 687,697 registered voters, or 48.48 per cent. The commission’s hourly announcements remain the official reference points.

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)

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