{
  "id": 20103511,
  "title": "Melaka polls an election of clear margins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/melaka-polls-an-election-of-clear-margins",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T02:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/15/melaka-polls-an-election-of-clear-margins"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Melaka state election concluded with clear margins, with all 28 assemblymen elected by thousands of votes. The Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional (BN) secured the biggest victory in Sungai Udang by 16,214 votes, while the smallest margin was in Machap Jaya, where MCA's Ngwe Hee Sem won by 2,236 votes. DAP defended its four seats comfortably, including Ayer Keroh, where Chinese and Malay voters made up 46% and 44% of the electorate, respectively. BN defended ten of the twenty seats it held in 2021, with some victories coming by less than 1,000 votes, such as Azman Abdullah's 12,689-vote majority in Serkam. The largest victory was in Sungai Udang, where Rais Yasin won by 16,214 votes. The slimest victory was in Machap Jaya, where Ngwe Hee Sem was re-elected by a 2,236-vote majority. Despite the overall racial polarization, the only seat bucking this trend was Ayer Keroh, where DAP's Kerk Chee Yee was elected with a 5,604-vote majority, nearly the same as his 2021 margin.",
  "summary": "Though the overall results appear racially polarised, Ayer Keroh may have been the only seat to buck that trend.",
  "key_points": [
    "BN secured 18 assemblymen, DAP defended 4 seats comfortably",
    "Largest victory was Rais Yasin's 16,214-vote win in Sungai Udang",
    "Smallest margin was Ngwe Hee Sem's 2,236-vote win in Machap Jaya"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}