BN-PN sapu 24 kerusi, ‘gelombang biru’ landa Melaka

Melaka was struck by a "blue wave" phenomenon as the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition secured a significant majority, winning 24 out of 28 DUN seats. BN emerged as the dominant force with 21 seats, while PN contributed three more, giving the coalition a strong grip on the DUN. Pakatan Harapan (PH) managed to win only four out of the 24 contested seats, retaining four DAP seats but losing Bukit Katil to PAS.

The Bersatu party failed to win any seats, while all 16 uncontested seats were lost. The BN-PN coalition has again demonstrated its ability to unify Malay voters, similar to their victory in Negeri Sembilan PRN last August. Both BN and PN won more than a dozen seats this time, with a majority of victories surpassing a thousand votes, including majorities in Malay-majority constituencies like Serkam and Tanjung Bidara, which BN had previously won by narrow margins.

This time, the Umno-led coalition retained both seats with a significant lead, leaving PH far behind. The United Malays National Organization (Umno) retained both seats with a lead of over 10,000 votes, leaving PH far behind. Pakatan Perpaduan Melayu also secured a comfortable win in Pengkalan Batu and Duyong constituencies, both of which had previously been won by BN by narrow margins.

In PRN Melaka 2021, BN won a two-thirds majority by securing 21 seats. Lendu Sulaiman Ali took the oath of office as Chief Minister for the next term, but stepped down in February 2023 to make way for Umno Melaka Chief Ab Rauf Yusoh. Melaka has long been considered a stronghold for Umno, which held the chief minister's position until 2018 when PH took over the state government in the 2018 general election, marking the first time BN lost power at the federal level.

However, BN reclaimed the position after the Sheraton Step in February 2020, when Bersatu left the PH government to form a coalition with PKR and Umno.