Melaka Election: Turnout at 9.24% by 9am, SPR Says

MELAKA, November 14, 2026 – Turnout among ordinary voters in the 16th Melaka state election stood at 9.24 per cent at 9am, an hour after polling began, according to the Election Commission (Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, SPR).

In an update on its official X account, the commission said 61,854 of the 669,211 ordinary voters had cast their ballots by 9am on Saturday. The commission’s figures put Rim (N.25) highest at that point, at 10.31 per cent, followed by Taboh Naning (N.05) at 9.89 per cent and Tanjung Bidara (N.02) at 9.82 per cent. The lowest readings were in Lendu (N.04) at 8.43 per cent, Ayer Keroh (N.16) at 8.42 per cent and Kesidang (N.19) at 7.87 per cent.

The commission’s real-time voter turnout dashboard, which it has shared with the media, gave a later reading. When it was checked at 9.41am, it showed 102,520 of 669,211 ordinary voters had voted, or 15.32 per cent. Including early voters, the dashboard showed an overall figure of 111,937 out of 687,697 registered voters, or 16.28 per cent. These are rolling figures and will change through the day; the SPR’s own hourly announcements remain the official reference points.

Across individual seats, the dashboard’s 9.41am reading put Sungai Udang (N.11) well ahead of the rest at 32.05 per cent. Machap Jaya (N.08) followed at 18.02 per cent, while Kesidang (N.19), the seat with the largest electorate, was lowest at 13.6 per cent. The dashboard does not explain the gap at Sungai Udang, and the commission has not commented on it.

Polling opened simultaneously at 8am at 240 polling centres with 1,213 voting streams across the state, Bernama reported, and is scheduled to close at 6pm. The 14-day campaign period ended at 11.59pm on Friday, the commission said in a separate post.

The dashboard shows that 9,417 of the 9,917 early voters, or 94.96 per cent, voted in person during early voting on Tuesday, a figure Bernama also reported. Early voting covered military personnel and their spouses as well as police officers, at 31 polling centres, according to the news agency.

A total of 79 candidates from several parties, along with independents, are contesting the 28 seats in the state assembly following nominations on October 31. According to Bernama, Pakatan Harapan (PH) is fielding the most candidates, in 24 seats, followed by Barisan Nasional (BN) with 23, Parti Bersama Malaysia with 16, Bersatu with seven, Perikatan Nasional (PN) with five and Parti Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia with one. Three independents are also standing.

The election follows the dissolution of the 15th Melaka state assembly on September 23, with the consent of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka, Tun Mohd Ali Rustam. The SPR has set a turnout target of 70 per cent for the polls.

At the previous state election on November 20, 2021, BN won 21 of the 28 seats, PH took five and PN two, according to Bernama.

The commission has urged all registered voters to carry out their duty at the ballot box. 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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