DAP bangkit di Melaka, pertahan 4 kerusi

DAP managed to retain all four seats in Melaka during the PRN, but fell short of securing three additional seats. The party also successfully held all four seats in Melaka during the PRN, despite failing to win three others. This result saw DAP maintaining control in Ayer Keroh, Kesidang, Kota Laksamana, and Bandar Hilir, avoiding losses in seats experienced by the party in the previous three PRNs.

In Ayer Keroh, former Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Negara Kerk Chee Yee succeeded in retaining his seat against PN candidate Michael Gan Peng Lam from the Gerakan. Former state exco Allex Seah Shoo Chin also held onto Kesidang after defeating Albert Kok from Wawasan, who also represented PN. Two more seats were retained in Kota Laksamana by Low Chee Leong and Bandar Hilir by Leng Chau Yen.

However, DAP failed to increase its seat count as all three candidates who tried to seize BN-held areas were defeated. K Jegasilan also lost to S Nadarajah in Gadek, while Jason Tze-Xi Nathan fell to Siti Aisyah Mahmood in Pengkalan Batu. In Duyong, Poo Long Suan also failed to unseat Mohd Noor Helmy Abdul Halem from BN. The performance in Melaka provided a morale boost to DAP after experiencing several poor PRN results previously.

In Sabah's PRN in November last year, DAP suffered a significant defeat, failing to win any of the eight contested seats. The same fate befell the party in Johor's PRN in July, where they only won six seats compared to 10 in 2022, including losing key strongholds in Johor Jaya, Tangkak, Jementah, and Perling. In Negeri Sembilan's PRN on August 1, DAP lost Chennah and Repah, reducing its seat count from 11 to nine.

The loss in Chennah also marked the end of DAP chairman Loke Siew Fook's tenure in the area since 2013.