Melaka Election: First Result Expected by 9.30pm, All 28 Seats Before Midnight, SPR Says

MELAKA, November 14, 2026 – The first result of the 16th Melaka state election is expected by 9.30pm at the latest tonight, with official results for all 28 state assembly seats due before midnight, the Election Commission (Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, SPR) chairman said.

“We can report the first result to the public by 9.30pm at the latest, and we expect to have all the results before 12 midnight,” Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun told reporters after visiting the polling centre at SJK (C) Malim on Saturday, Bernama reported.

Ramlan described the turnout of 31.07 per cent recorded by 11.25am as encouraging and said he was confident the commission’s minimum target of 70 per cent could be reached.

“I am still confident of a figure of 70 to 75 per cent. A minimum of 70 per cent can be achieved this time,” he said, urging voters to cast their ballots early as rain was forecast for the afternoon.

He said more than 7,000 registered voters with disabilities had voted so far, and that real-time data from the commission’s OCR-VA system showed women voters turning out at a higher rate than men.

Ramlan also said 301 minor election offences had been recorded up to Friday night, most of them involving the putting up of campaign materials. “I cannot say 301 is a low number. We hope this can be reduced further in future,” he said, adding that the commission had acted on complaints received and thanking members of the public who reported offences.

In the SPR’s latest official hourly update, turnout among ordinary voters stood at 48.13 per cent at 1pm. Its real-time dashboard, checked at 2.17pm, showed 361,607 of 669,211 ordinary voters had voted, or 54.03 per cent, and 371,024 of 687,697 registered voters overall, including early voters, or 53.95 per cent.

Polling closes at 6pm. A total of 79 candidates are contesting the 28 seats.

Credit : Bernama

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