{
  "id": 20090298,
  "title": "At 34, Kerk becomes Melaka’s youngest winner as Ab Rauf, 65, prevails",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/at-34-kerk-becomes-melakas-youngest-winner-as-ab-rauf-65-prevails",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T01:08:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/15/at-34-kerk-becomes-melakas-youngest-winner-as-ab-rauf-65-prevails/243303"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 15, Pakatan Harapan candidate Kerk Chee Yee, at the age of 34, claimed victory as the youngest winner in the 16th Melaka State Election. Meanwhile, incumbent Chief Minister Dr Ab Rauf Yusoh, 65, secured his re-election as the oldest winner. Kerk received 14,078 votes in the Ayer Keroh state seat, outpacing Perikatan Nasional's Gan Peng Lam with 8,474 votes, Muhammad Muhaimin Lau Abdullah of Bersama with 1,932 votes, and Mohd Hamnaim Mohamad of Bersatu with 1,077 votes. Kerk, who previously held the seat for two terms, won by a majority of 5,604 votes. The Ayer Keroh constituency, with 38,252 registered voters, is part of the Hang Tuah Jaya parliamentary constituency. In another race, Dr Ab Rauf retained his Tanjung Bidara state seat, earning 10,079 votes against PH candidate Mohd Yunazri Mustamiri's 1,464 votes. Dr Ab Rauf's BN party secured the seat with an 8,615 vote majority, up from 364 votes in the 2021 election.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Kerk Chee Yee, 34, emerged as the youngest winner in the 16t...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Melaka polls: DAP rules out leaving PH despite electoral setback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/melaka-polls-dap-rules-out-leaving-ph-despite-electoral-setback",
        "published": "2026-11-14T14:48:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Kerk Youngest Winner In Melaka Polls, Ab Rauf Oldest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/general-kerk-youngest-winner-in-melaka-polls-ab-rauf-oldest",
        "published": "2026-11-14T15:21:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Biggest winners and losers of the Melaka polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/biggest-winners-and-losers-of-the-melaka-polls",
        "published": "2026-11-14T23:19:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}