Melaka Election: Turnout Reaches 70.10% by 5pm, Meeting SPR Target

MELAKA, November 14, 2026 – Turnout among ordinary voters in the 16th Melaka state election reached 70.10 per cent by 5pm, one hour before polls close, meeting the 70 per cent target set by the Election Commission (Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, SPR), the commission said.

In its 5pm update, the commission said 469,139 of the 669,211 ordinary voters had cast their ballots, up from 66.02 per cent, or 441,798 voters, at 4pm. That is an increase of 27,341 voters in the hour after 4pm, fewer than the 40,180 who voted between 3pm and 4pm.

According to the commission, Serkam (N.26) again had the highest turnout, at 79.33 per cent, followed by Ayer Molek (N.18) at 78.82 per cent and Tanjung Bidara (N.02) at 76.12 per cent. The lowest readings were in Sungai Udang (N.11) at 63.13 per cent, Kota Laksamana (N.20) at 62.39 per cent and Bandar Hilir (N.22) at 57.36 per cent.

The three highest and three lowest seats were unchanged from the 4pm update. 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, while Bandar Hilir stayed the lowest, about 22 percentage points behind Serkam.

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 ordinary-voter figure has been above that final figure since 4pm, 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 5.47pm, it showed 471,848 of 669,211 ordinary voters had voted, or 70.51 per cent. Including early voters, the dashboard showed 481,265 of 687,697 registered voters, or 69.98 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. Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun, the SPR chairman, said earlier on Saturday he was 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 report the final turnout and the results as the SPR releases them.

Credit : Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR)

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