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

Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) secured a significant majority in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly, winning 24 out of 28 seats, far surpassing the 19-seat threshold. This "blue wave" effect was witnessed as the collaboration between BN and PN managed to win 24 out of 28 parliamentary seats in Melaka today.

BN secured 21 seats, showcasing their dominant position, while the remaining three seats were contributed by PN, giving this coalition a strong grip on the DUN. To achieve a two-thirds majority, the coalition now holds a substantial majority. Pakatan Harapan (PH) only won four out of 24 contested seats, retaining four DAP-held seats but losing Bukit Katil to PAS, while Bersatu failed to win any seats.

They also came away empty-handed as they lost all 16 contested seats, while Putra's candidate Ibrahim Ali also lost the Gadek seat, the only contested seat he contested. The BN-PN coalition has again proved its ability to unite Malay voters, as seen in the previous PRN in Negeri Sembilan, with more significant victories compared to the closely contested races in PRN 2021.

Both BN and PN won 13 seats in 2021 with a margin of less than 1,000 votes, but today witnessed more significant wins, with a margin exceeding thousands of votes, including majority Malay seats like Serkam and Tanjung Bidara, which BN previously won with only 79 and 364 votes. This time, the ruling coalition led by Umno, with the support of BN, managed to retain both seats with a margin of over 10,000 votes, leaving PH candidates far behind.

Bersatu also managed a comfortable win in the mixed-seat constituencies of Pengkalan Batu and Duyong, which were previously won by BN with narrow margins of 131 and 200 votes. In the 2021 Melaka PR, BN achieved a two-thirds majority by winning 21 seats. Lendu Sulaiman Ali of BN took the oath as the chief minister for the next term, but handed over the reins to Ab Rauf Yusoh of Umno in March 2023.