Melaka Election: Turnout Reaches 66.02% by 4pm, SPR Says

MELAKA, November 14, 2026 – Turnout among ordinary voters in the 16th Melaka state election reached 66.02 per cent by 4pm, eight hours into polling and two hours before polls close, the Election Commission (Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, SPR) said.

In its 4pm update, the commission said 441,798 of the 669,211 ordinary voters had cast their ballots, up from 60.01 per cent, or 401,618 voters, at 3pm. That is an increase of 40,180 voters in the hour after 3pm, more than the 32,134 who voted between 2pm and 3pm.

According to the commission, Serkam (N.26) again had the highest turnout, at 75.50 per cent, followed by Ayer Molek (N.18) at 74.00 per cent and Tanjung Bidara (N.02) at 72.67 per cent. The lowest readings were in Sungai Udang (N.11) at 59.57 per cent, Kota Laksamana (N.20) at 58.67 per cent and Bandar Hilir (N.22) at 54.29 per cent.

The three highest seats were unchanged from the 3pm update. Among the lowest, Sungai Udang, which had led the state at 1pm and 2pm, replaced Kesidang, while Bandar Hilir, which was just below 50 per cent at 3pm, moved above that mark. 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 three highest seats.

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. Saturday’s 4pm figure for ordinary voters is already above that final figure, although the two are not calculated on the same basis. 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 4.42pm, it showed 456,971 of 669,211 ordinary voters had voted, or 68.29 per cent. Including early voters, the dashboard showed 466,388 of 687,697 registered voters, or 67.82 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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