KUALA LUMPUR — Voting has ended for the Melaka state election, with more than 70% of the electorate casting their ballots, hitting the Election Commission’s (EC) turnout target.
The EC said turnout at 6pm was 70.59%, with 472,377 voters casting their ballots.
Polling closed at 6pm at all 240 polling stations, but the EC has yet to release the final voter turnout figure as vote counting begins.
As of 5pm, the Serkam seat had the highest voter turnout at 79.33%, followed by Ayer Molek (78.82%) and Tanjung Bidara (76.12%).
Seats with the lowest turnout were Bandar Hilir (57.36%), Kota Laksamana (62.39%) and Sungai Udang (63.13%).
Melaka has 28 state seats and pundits have projected that the Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional pact could win 20 seats or more.
Preliminary official results are expected after 9pm and full results much later tonight.
A total of 669,211 voters are eligible to cast ballots in this election, called after the dissolution of the state legislative assembly on Sept 23. — November 14, 2026