2018 Malacca state election

The 14th Malacca election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Malacca State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca.[1] The Malacca State Legislative Assembly dissolved on 7 April 2018 by the Head of State (Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca) on the advice of the Head of Government (Chief Minister of Malacca).[2]

2018 Malacca state election
9 May 2018
All 28 seats of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
15 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  GS
Leader Adly Zahari Idris Haron Kamarudin Sidek
Party Pakatan Harapan (Amanah) Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
Leader since 30 August 2017 2013 Unknown
Leader's seat Bukit Katil Sungai Udang Duyong
(lost seat)
Last election 6 seats, 31.18%
(Pakatan Rakyat) 		21 seats, 53.31% 1 seat, 14.98%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
Seats before 3 21 1
Seats won 15 13 0
Seat change 12 8 1
Popular vote 211,153 156,318 44,537
Percentage 51.1% 37.8% 10.8%
Swing 19.9% 15.5% 4.2%
Chief Minister before election

Idris Haron
Barisan Nasional

 Elected Chief Minister

Adly Zahari
Pakatan Harapan

The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission and utilised the first-past-the-post system. Electoral candidates were nominated on 28 April. On 9 May, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Malaysian time (UTC+8), polling was held in all 28 state constituencies throughout Malacca; each constituency elects a single State Assemblyman to the state legislature.

Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling coalition in Malacca, lost to opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH). PH won 15 seats while BN won 13.

Background

The upcoming state election will be the 14th state election in the State of Malacca since the independence of Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1957.

A state election must be held within sixty days after the dissolution. Accordingly, the Malaysian Election Commission set 28 April as the nomination day and 9 May as the polling day.[1]

Political parties

Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling coalition in Malacca, has been in power since its formation and led by Chief Minister Idris Haron.

BN was challenged by two opposition coalitions, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and the Gagasan Sejahtera (GS). The PH and GS coalitions were led by Adly Zahari and Kamarudin Sidek respectively.[3]

Coalition
Incumbent Opposition
Barisan Nasional (BN) Pakatan Harapan (PH) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)

Electoral candidates
No. State constituency Incumbent State Assemblyman Political parties

Barisan Nasional

Pakatan Harapan[4][5]

Gagasan Sejahtera[6]

 Other parties/Ind[7]
Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party
N01 Kuala Linggi Ismail Othman (BN) Ismail Othman UMNO Hasmorni Tamby PKR Azmi Sambul PAS N/A N/A
N02 Tanjung Bidara Md Rawi Mahmud (BN) Md Rawi Mahmud Halim Bachik Imran Abdul Rahman N/A N/A
N03 Ayer Limau Amirudin Yusof (BN) Amirudin Yusof Ruslin Hasan Bersatu Jamarudin Ahmad N/A N/A
N04 Lendu Sulaiman Md Ali (BN) Sulaiman Md Ali Riduan Affandi Abu Bakar Arshad Mohamad Som N/A N/A
N05 Taboh Naning Latipah Omar (BN) Latipah Omar Zairi Suboh Amanah Asri Shaik Abdul Aziz N/A N/A
N06 Rembia Norpipah Abdol (BN) Norpipah Abdol Muhammad Jailani Khamis PKR Mohammad Rashidi Abd Radzak N/A N/A
N07 Gadek M.S Mahadevan Sanacy (BN) P. Panirchelvam MIC G. Saminathan DAP Emransyah Ismail N/A N/A
N08 Machap Jaya (previously known as Machap) Lai Meng Chong (BN) Koh Nai Kwong MCA Ginie Lim Siew Lin PKR Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail N/A N/A
N09 Durian Tunggal Ab Wahab Ab Latip (BN) Ab Wahab Ab Latip UMNO Mohd Sofi Wahab Amanah Mohsin Ibrahim N/A N/A
N10 Asahan Abdul Ghafar Atan (BN) Abdul Ghafar Atan Zamzuri Ariffin Bersatu Azlan Maddin N/A N/A
N11 Sungai Udang Idris Haron (BN) Idris Haron Mohd Lokman Abdul Gani PKR N/A N/A N/A N/A
N12 Pantai Kundor Ab Rahaman Ab Karim (BN) Nor Azman Hassan Juhari Osman Amanah Abdul Halim Maidin PAS N/A N/A
N13 Paya Rumput Sazali Muhd Din (BN) Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah Mohd. Rafiq Naizamohideen Bersatu Rafie Ahmad N/A N/A
N14 Kelebang Lim Ban Hong (BN) Lim Ban Hong MCA Gue Teck PKR Mohd Shafiq Ismail N/A N/A
N15 Pengkalan Batu (previously known as Bachang) Lim Jack Wong (IND) Chua Lian Chye Gerakan Norhizam Hassan Baktee DAP Ramli Dalip N/A N/A
N16 Ayer Keroh Khoo Poay Tiong (BN) Chua Kheng Hwa MCA Kerk Chee Yee Sepri Rahman N/A N/A
N17 Bukit Katil (previously known as Bukit Baru) Md Khalid Kassim (GS) Yunus Hitam UMNO Adli Zahari Amanah Muhamat Puhat Bedol N/A N/A
N18 Ayer Molek Md. Yunos Husin (BN) Rahmad Mariman Farhan Ibrahim PKR Jantan Abdullah Kamarolzaman Mohd Jidi IND
N19 Kesidang Chin Choong Seong (IND) Ng Choon Koon MCA Seah Shoo Chin DAP N/A N/A Goh Leong San
N20 Kota Laksamana Lai Keun Ban (PH) Melvia Chua Kew Wei Low Chee Leong N/A N/A Sim Tong Him
N21 Duyong Goh Leong San (IND) Lee Kiat Lee Damian Yeo Shen Li Kamarudin Sedik PAS Lim Jak Wong
N22 Bandar Hilir Tey Kok Kiew (PH) Lee Chong Meng Tey Kok Kiew N/A N/A Chin Choong Seong
N23 Telok Mas Latiff Tamby Chik (BN) Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman UMNO Noor Effandi Ahmad Bersatu Rosazli Md Yasin PAS N/A N/A
N24 Bemban Ng Choon Koon (BN) Koh Chin Han MCA Wong Fort Pin DAP Suhaimi Harun N/A N/A
N25 Rim Ghazale Muhamad (BN) Ghazale Muhamad UMNO Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin PKR Kintan Man N/A N/A
N26 Serkam Zaidi Attan (BN) Zaidi Attan Nor Khairi Yusof Amanah Ahmad Bilal Rahudin N/A N/A
N27 Merlimau Roslan Ahmad (BN) Roslan Ahmad Yuhaizad Abdullah Abd Malek Yusof N/A N/A
N28 Sungai Rambai Hasan Abd Rahman (BN) Hasan Abd Rahman Azalina Abdul Rahman Bersatu Zakariya Kasnin N/A N/A

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 15 governmental seats and 13 non-governmental seats filled the Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 4 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has just 2 fairly safe seats.

2018 Malacca state election
GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
GadekSaminathan GanesanDAP42.47
Telok MasNoor Effandi AhmadBERSATU44.57
BembanDr. Wong Fort PinDAP45.40
KelebangGue TeckPKR45.58
Durian TunggalMohd. Sofi Abdul WahabAMANAH47.16
DuyongDamian Yeo Shen LiDAP49.66
Pengkalan BatuNorhizam Hassan BakteeDAP51.47
Bukit KatilAdly ZahariAMANAH52.14
RembiaMuhammad Jailani KhamisPKR52.37
Machap JayaGinie Lim Siew LinPKR52.66
Fairly safe
Paya RumputMohd. Rafiq NaizamohideenBERSATU56.30
Safe
Ayer KerohKerk Chee YeeDAP65.31
KesidangSeah Shoo ChinDAP72.64
Kota LaksamanaLow Chee LeongDAP81.68
Bandar HilirTey Kok KiewDAP83.05
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
MerlimauRoslan AhmadUMNO45.38
Pantai KundorNor Azman HassanUMNO45.42
Ayer MolekRahmad MarimanUMNO45.56
AsahanAbdul Ghafar AtanUMNO45.80
RimGhazale MuhamadUMNO46.80
LenduSulaiman Md. AliUMNO46.87
Taboh NaningLatipah OmarUMNO47.36
SerkamZaidi AttanUMNO47.46
Sungai RambaiHasan Abd. RahmanUMNO51.33
Ayer LimauAmiruddin YusopUMNO51.60
Kuala LinggiIsmail OthmanUMNO52.34
Fairly safe
Sungai UdangIr. Idris HaronUMNO56.22
Tanjung BidaraMd. Rawi MahmudUMNO58.15

Results
 Summary of the 9 May 2018 Melaka state election results
Votes % of vote +/– Seats % of seats +/–
Pakatan Harapan:0001553.576
Democratic Action Party (DAP)000828.572
People's Justice Party (PKR)000310.713
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM)00027.142
National Trust Party (Amanah)00027.142
Barisan Nasional:0001346.438
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)0001346.434
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)00000.0
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)00000.03
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)00000.01
Gagasan Sejahtera:000001
Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)00000.01
Love Malaysia Party (PCM)00000.0
People's Alternative Party (PAP)00000.0
Valid votes00
Invalid/blank votes00
Total votes0100.0028100.00
Registered voters

Source:[8][9][10]

Seats that changed allegiance
No. Seat Previous Party (2013) Current Party (2018)
N06 Rembia Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
N07 Gadek Barisan Nasional (MIC) Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
N08 Machap Jaya Barisan Nasional (MCA) Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
N09 Durian Tunggal Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
N13 Paya Rumput Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N14 Kelebang Barisan Nasional (MCA) Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
N17 Bukit Katil Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
N23 Telok Mas Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)
N24 Bemban Barisan Nasional (MCA) Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

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