{
  "id": 20090401,
  "title": "PH’s Kerk youngest winner in Melaka polls, BN’s Rauf is oldest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/phs-kerk-youngest-winner-in-melaka-polls-bns-rauf-is-oldest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T01:01:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/15/ph-s-kerk-youngest-winner-in-melaka-polls-bn-s-rauf-is-oldest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the recent Melaka state election, candidate Kerk Chee Yee, 34, from Pakatan Harapan (PH) became the youngest winner, while incumbent chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh, 65, from Barisan Nasional (BN) was the oldest. Kerk won the Ayer Keroh state seat with a majority of 5,604 votes, defeating PN candidate Gan Peng Lam, Muhaimin Lau Abdullah from Bersama, and Hamnaim Mohamad from Bersatu. Meanwhile, Rauf retained his Tanjung Bidara state seat, securing 8,615 more votes than PH candidate Yunazri Mustamiri in a close contest. Out of the 14 female candidates in the Melaka state election, only four emerged victorious - three from BN and one from PH.",
  "summary": "Both candidates were incumbents, with Kerk Chee Yee winning a third term in Ayer Keroh, while Ab Rauf Yusoh retains Tanjung Bidara for a second term.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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": "Malay Mail",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-15T01:08:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}