MCA president Wee Ka Siong announcing the choice of Melvin Chua as the party's candidate for the Kota Laksamana seat, after it had named Jasmine Lok for Bandar Hilir. (Facebook pic)PETALING JAYA: MCA will now contest four seats in the Nov 14 Melaka election, with the Barisan Nasional component to also field a candidate in Kota Laksamana.
MCA president Wee Ka Siong said the party was allocated the seat following discussions between BN and Perikatan Nasional, which have formed an alliance for the Melaka polls.
He added that MCA will field Melvin Chua in Kota Laksamana for the Melaka polls.
Chua previously contested the seat in the 2018 state election, when he received 4,008 votes, losing to Pakatan Harapan’s Low Chee Leong, who garnered 20,181 votes.
