{
  "id": 19966400,
  "title": "Melaka polls: 70.23 per cent voter turnout recorded as at 5.30pm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/melaka-polls-70-23-per-cent-voter-turnout-recorded-as-at-5-30pm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T10:29:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1577628/melaka-polls-7023-cent-voter-turnout-recorded-530pm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to the New Straits Times, as of 5:30pm today, a significant voter turnout of 70.23% was recorded in the 16th Melaka state election. This figure, based on data released by the Election Commission, indicates that out of 669,211 registered voters, 469,980 ordinary voters had cast their ballots. Notably, state constituency N26 Serkam led the way with a 79.45% turnout, while N22 Bandar Hilir had the lowest at 57.43%. The turnout data, however, only includes ordinary voters and excludes early and postal votes. Early voting, which took place earlier, saw an impressive 94.96% turnout, with 9,417 out of 9,917 eligible voters participating.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}