Melaka Election: Turnout Passes 60% at 60.01% by 3pm, SPR Says

MELAKA, November 14, 2026 – Turnout among ordinary voters in the 16th Melaka state election passed 60 per cent by 3pm, reaching 60.01 per cent seven hours into polling, the Election Commission (Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, SPR) said.

In its 3pm update, the commission said 401,618 of the 669,211 ordinary voters had cast their ballots, up from 48.13 per cent, or 322,072 voters, at 1pm. That is an increase of 79,546 voters in the two hours after 1pm.

According to the commission, Serkam (N.26) had the highest turnout at 3pm, at 68.71 per cent, followed by Tanjung Bidara (N.02) at 67.02 per cent and Ayer Molek (N.18) at 66.97 per cent. The lowest readings were in Kesidang (N.19) at 54.28 per cent, Kota Laksamana (N.20) at 53.09 per cent and Bandar Hilir (N.22) at 49.94 per cent.

Ayer Molek joined the three highest seats for the first time today, replacing Sungai Udang, which had led at 1pm. 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 highest. The three lowest seats were unchanged from the 1pm update, with Bandar Hilir rising from 39.22 per cent to 49.94 per cent.

The 15th Melaka state election, held on November 20, 2021, closed with a final turnout of 65.85 per cent, or 326,068 of 495,196 registered voters, including early and postal voters, the then SPR chairman, Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh, announced, Bernama reported. At the 15th general election on November 19, 2022, Melaka’s final turnout was 79.2 per cent, or 520,923 of 657,324 registered voters, according to official results compiled by ElectionData.MY.

The SPR’s real-time voter turnout dashboard gave a later, rolling reading. When it was checked at 3.49pm, it showed 431,516 of 669,211 ordinary voters had voted, or 64.48 per cent. Including early voters, the dashboard showed 440,933 of 687,697 registered voters, or 64.12 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. Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun, the SPR chairman, said earlier on Saturday he was still confident of a turnout of 70 to 75 per cent, Bernama reported. A total of 79 candidates are contesting the 28 state assembly seats.

The commission has said the first result is expected by 9.30pm at the latest. 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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