Ayer Keroh bukan kerusi selamat DAP sejak dulu lagi, kata Kerk

Ayer Keroh DUN member is not a safe seat for the Democratic Action Party (DAP), according to Kerk Chee Yee, the party's representative. Penyandang DUN Ayer Keroh, Kerk Chee Yee, has acknowledged that the constituency has always been a challenge since the party's victory in 2008. As an Adun Ayer Keroh since 2018, Kerk emphasized that Pakatan Harapan (PH) cannot take lightly any predictions or opposition threats during the upcoming PRN Melaka election. He affirmed that Ayer Keroh has never been a safe seat for DAP.

In the 2021 PRN Melaka election, Kerk won Ayer Keroh with a 5,624 vote majority, while Michael Gan of the National Justice Alliance (PN) received 2,479 votes and Yong Fun Juan of the Barisan Nasional (BN) amassed 3,835 votes. Kerk made this assertion while discussing political analyst Ong Kian Ming's view that two PH constituencies might lose seats, namely Bukit Katil and Ayer Keroh.

Kerk stated that when he first contested in the 2018 PRU14, the BN had recently reshuffled the electoral district to potentially snatch Ayer Keroh from DAP. He also touched on the challenges faced during the 2021 PRN, when he faced two heavyweight candidates from the MCA and Gerakan parties. "So, I understand that this road ahead is not easy," Kerk said.

Kerk noted that collaborations between PAS and Umno, which he believes use ethnic rhetoric without offering substantive solutions to people's issues, could negatively impact mixed-ethnic constituencies such as Ayer Keroh. He emphasized that electoral performance should not be judged solely on analyst predictions, but also on commitment and service to the community.

"For me, what matters most is not just what analysts predict, but how well we prove our commitment through actions and service to the community over the past eight years," Kerk added. The voters of Melaka will go to the polls on November 14. As of now, no formal coalition has been announced for the PRN election.