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2018 Malacca state election
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All 28 seats of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
15 seats needed for a majority
Registered494,662
Turnout84.52%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  GS
Leader Adly Zahari Idris Haron Kamarudin Sidek
Party AMANAH UMNO PAS
Alliance Pakatan Harapan Barisan Nasional Gagasan Sejahtera
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 Increase12 Decrease8 Decrease1
Popular vote 211,153 156,318 44,537
Percentage 51.1% 37.8% 10.8%
Swing Increase19.9% Decrease15.5% Decrease4.2%
Chief Minister before election

Idris Haron
Barisan Nasional

Elected Chief Minister

Adly Zahari
Pakatan Harapan

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]

The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission (EC) 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. The election was held concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election.

In a historic result, Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling coalition in Malacca, was ousted from power by Pakatan Harapan (PH). Since the first Malacca state election in 1955, BN or its predecessor Alliance had never lost the state election. PH won 15 seats in the election, gaining a simple majority, while BN won 13. Adly Zahari from PH's component party AMANAH was sworn in as new Chief Minister on 11 May 2018. [3]

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 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. [4]

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

Electoral candidates

No. Parliamentary Constituency No. State constituency Incumbent State Assemblyman Political parties

Barisan Nasional

Pakatan Harapan [5] [6]

Gagasan Sejahtera [7]

Other parties/Ind [8]
Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party
P134 Masjid Tanah N01 Kuala Linggi Ismail Othman ( BN) Ismail Othman UMNO Hasmorni Tamby PKR Azmi Sambul PAS
None
N02 Tanjung Bidara Md Rawi Mahmud ( BN) Md Rawi Mahmud Halim Bachik Imran Abdul Rahman
N03 Ayer Limau Amiruddin Yusop ( BN) Amiruddin Yusop Ruslin Hasan BERSATU Jamarudin Ahmad
N04 Lendu Sulaiman Md Ali ( BN) Sulaiman Md Ali Riduan Affandi Abu Bakar Arshad Mohamad Som
N05 Taboh Naning Latipah Omar ( BN) Latipah Omar Zairi Suboh AMANAH Asri Shaik Abdul Aziz
P135 Alor Gajah N06 Rembia Norpipah Abdol ( BN) Norpipah Abdol Muhammad Jailani Khamis PKR Mohammad Rashidi Abd Radzak
N07 Gadek M.S Mahadevan Sanacy ( BN) P. Panirchelvam MIC Saminathan Ganesan DAP Emransyah Ismail
N08 Machap Jaya (previously Machap) Lai Meng Chong ( BN) Koh Nai Kwong MCA Ginie Lim Siew Lin PKR Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail
N09 Durian Tunggal Ab Wahab Ab Latip ( BN) Ab Wahab Ab Latip UMNO Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab AMANAH Mohsin Ibrahim
N10 Asahan Abdul Ghafar Atan ( BN) Abdul Ghafar Atan Zamzuri Ariffin BERSATU Azlan Maddin
P136 Tangga Batu N11 Sungai Udang Idris Haron ( BN) Idris Haron Mohd Lokman Abdul Gani PKR
None
N12 Pantai Kundor Ab Rahaman Ab Karim ( BN) Nor Azman Hassan Juhari Osman AMANAH Abdul Halim Maidin PAS
N13 Paya Rumput Sazali Muhd Din ( BN) Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah Md Rafiq Naizamohideen BERSATU Rafie Ahmad
N14 Kelebang Lim Ban Hong ( BN) Lim Ban Hong MCA Gue Teck PKR Mohd Shafiq Ismail
P137 Hang Tuah Jaya N15 Pengkalan Batu (previously Bachang) Lim Jack Wong ( IND) Chua Lian Chye GERAKAN Norhizam Hassan Baktee DAP Ramli Dalip
N16 Ayer Keroh Khoo Poay Tiong ( PH) Chua Kheng Hwa MCA Kerk Chee Yee Sepri Rahman
N17 Bukit Katil (previously Bukit Baru) Md Khalid Kassim ( GS) Yunus Hitam UMNO Adli Zahari AMANAH Muhamat Puhat Bedol
N18 Ayer Molek Md. Yunos Husin ( BN) Rahmad Mariman Farhan Ibrahim PKR Jantan Abdullah Kamarolzaman Jidi IND
P138 Kota Melaka N19 Kesidang Chin Choong Seong ( IND) Ng Choon Koon MCA Seah Shoo Chin DAP
None
 Goh Leong San¹
N20 Kota Laksamana Lai Keun Ban ( PH) Melvia Chua Kew Wei Low Chee Leong Sim Tong Him¹
N21 Duyong Goh Leong San ( IND) Lee Kiat Lee Damian Yeo Shen Li Kamarudin Sedik PAS Lim Jack Wong¹
N22 Bandar Hilir Tey Kok Kiew ( PH) Lee Chong Meng Tey Kok Kiew
None
 Chin Choong Seong¹
N23 Telok Mas Latiff Tamby Chik ( BN) Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman UMNO Noor Effandi Ahmad BERSATU Rosazli Md Yasin PAS
None
P139 Jasin N24 Bemban Ng Choon Koon ( BN) Koh Chin Han MCA Wong Fort Pin DAP Suhaimi Harun
N25 Rim Ghazale Muhamad ( BN) Ghazale Muhamad UMNO Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin PKR Kintan Man
N26 Serkam Zaidi Attan ( BN) Zaidi Attan Nor Khairi Yusof AMANAH Ahmad Bilal Rahudin
N27 Merlimau Roslan Ahmad ( BN) Roslan Ahmad Yuhaizad Abdullah Abd Malek Yusof
N28 Sungai Rambai Hasan Abd Rahman ( BN) Hasan Abd Rahman Azalina Abdul Rahman BERSATU Zakariya Kasnin

Note: 1Four Independent candidates who had quit DAP Malacca to form 'Justice League' informal Independent bloc and contested using the key symbol. [9]

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
Gadek Saminathan Ganesan DAP 42.47
Telok Mas Noor Effandi Ahmad BERSATU 44.57
Bemban Dr. Wong Fort Pin DAP 45.40
Kelebang Gue Teck PKR 45.58
Durian Tunggal Mohd. Sofi Abdul Wahab AMANAH 47.16
Duyong Damian Yeo Shen Li DAP 49.66
Pengkalan Batu Norhizam Hassan Baktee DAP 51.47
Bukit Katil Adly Zahari AMANAH 52.14
Rembia Muhammad Jailani Khamis PKR 52.37
Machap Jaya Ginie Lim Siew Lin PKR 52.66
Fairly safe
Paya Rumput Mohd. Rafiq Naizamohideen BERSATU 56.30
Safe
Ayer Keroh Kerk Chee Yee DAP 65.31
Kesidang Seah Shoo Chin DAP 72.64
Kota Laksamana Low Chee Leong DAP 81.68
Bandar Hilir Tey Kok Kiew DAP 83.05
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Merlimau Roslan Ahmad UMNO 45.38
Pantai Kundor Nor Azman Hassan UMNO 45.42
Ayer Molek Rahmad Mariman UMNO 45.56
Asahan Abdul Ghafar Atan UMNO 45.80
Rim Ghazale Muhamad UMNO 46.80
Lendu Sulaiman Md. Ali UMNO 46.87
Taboh Naning Latipah Omar UMNO 47.36
Serkam Zaidi Attan UMNO 47.46
Sungai Rambai Hasan Abd. Rahman UMNO 51.33
Ayer Limau Amiruddin Yusop UMNO 51.60
Kuala Linggi Ismail Othman UMNO 52.34
Fairly safe
Sungai Udang Ir. Idris Haron UMNO 56.22
Tanjung Bidara Md. Rawi Mahmud UMNO 58.15

Results

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Pakatan Harapan Democratic Action Party99,63724.128+2
People's Justice Party50,86112.313+3
National Trust Party32,8537.952+2
Malaysian United Indigenous Party27,8026.732+2
Total211,15351.1115+9
Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation111,12926.9013–4
Malaysian Chinese Association34,6338.380–3
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia6,4711.5700
Malaysian Indian Congress4,0850.990–1
Total156,31837.8413–8
Gagasan Sejahtera Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party44,53710.780–1
Independents1,1480.2800
Total413,156100.00280
Valid votes413,15698.81
Invalid/blank votes4,9561.19
Total votes418,112100.00
Registered voters/turnout494,66284.52
Source: Malaysiakini Live, [10] UNDI, [11] Free Malaysia Today [12]

By parliamentary constituency

Pakatan Harapan won 4 of 6 parliamentary constituency.

No. Constituency Barisan Nasional Gagasan Sejahtera Pakatan Harapan Member of Parliament
P134 Masjid Tanah 54.75% 14.88% 30.37% Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
P135 Alor Gajah 40.91% 11.41% 47.68%
Koh Nai Kwong ( 13th Parliament)
Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof ( 14th Parliament)
P136 Tangga Batu 44.33% 8.36% 47.31% Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah ( 13th Parliament)
Rusnah Aluai ( 14th Parliament)
P137 Hang Tuah Jaya 34.61% 13.21% 52.08% Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin
P138 Kota Melaka 24.75% 5.77% 68.47% Sim Tong Him ( 13th Parliament)
Khoo Poay Tiong ( 14th Parliament)
P139 Jasin 44.88% 16.28% 38.84% Ahmad Hamzah

Seats that changed allegiance

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

Aftermath

See also: 2020 Malaysian political crisis and 2021 Melaka state election

The state government led by Adly only lasts 22 months, when in the wake of 2020 Malaysian political crisis and defection of several MLA resulted in his resignation and a new state government under BN's Sulaiman Md Ali in March 2020. That government, in turn only lasted another 19 months before another constitutional crisis resulted in a snap election called by Sulaiman in October 2021.

References

  1. ^ a b "Malaysia's general election to take place on May 9: Election Commission". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Melaka presents letter on state assembly's dissolution to EC [NSTTV] | New Straits Times". NST Online.
  3. ^ Bernama (11 May 2018). "Adly Zahari of Pakatan Harapan new Malacca CM". thesundaily.my. The Sun (Malaysia). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "KAMARUDIN SIDEK mengetuai barisan calon Pas Melaka bagi Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-14 (PRU-14) dalam Majli". Utusan Online. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. ^ Bakar, Suffian Abu. "PPBM bertanding 2 kerusi Parlimen, 6 DUN di Melaka". Utusan Online. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. ^ "DAP going for one parliamentary, eight state seats in Melaka". Malay Mail. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. ^ Ali, Amran. "Pas Melaka letak lima calon Parlimen, 24 Dun". www.sinarharian.com.my. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  8. ^ Nizar, Harith. "Empat bekas pemimpin DAP akan bertanding atas tiket bebas". Utusan Online. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  9. ^ Kong See Hoh (19 April 2018). "Former DAP Malacca leaders form Justice league". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  10. ^ "【 GE14 】Malaysiakini Live Reports and Results". live.malaysiakini.com. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Undi.info Live". live.undi.info. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Free Malaysia Today - GE14 Election Day". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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