BN-PN ride blue wave to 24-seat sweep
After slim margins in multiple seats in 2021, the alliance came through with easy victories this time, thanks to the unification of Malay votes.
The BN-PN alliance emerged victorious in Melaka's state assembly elections, capturing 24 out of the 28 available seats. This significant win places the coalition in a position of dominance, securing a supermajority by comfortably winning 21 seats while the Perikatan Nasional contributed three more seats. The alliance needed only 19 seats for a two-thirds majority.
The Pakatan Harapan candidates fared poorly, losing all but one of the contested seats, with Bukit Katil going to PAS, and Bersatu and Bersama failing to win any seats. The BN-PN alliance appears to have successfully consolidated Malay votes, reminiscent of the Negeri Sembilan polls held in August. The coalition won 13 seats in 2021 with narrow margins, but in the recent election, they secured more commanding victories with majorities in the thousands.
The Malay unity alliance also won comfortably in mixed seats Pengkalan Batu and Duyong, which were previously won by slim margins. Lendu assemblyman Sulaiman Ali was reappointed as chief minister for another term.
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