DAP’s Kerk Chee Yee first won in Ayer Keroh in 2018 with a whopping 9,261-vote majority, and retained the seat in the 2021 polls with a slimmer majority of 5,624 votes. (Facebook pic)PETALING JAYA: DAP’s Kerk Chee Yee faces a four-cornered battle as he goes for a third term as the Ayer Keroh assemblyman.
Kerk, who was first elected in 2018, is being challenged by Melaka Gerakan chief Michael Gan (Perikatan Nasional), Muhaimin Lau Abdullah (Bersama) and Hamnaim Mohamad (Bersatu).
Ayer Keroh is a DAP stronghold that has been under the Pakatan Harapan component’s grip since 2008.
In 2018, Kerk won the seat with a whopping 9,261-vote majority. The Melaka DAP publicity secretary retained Ayer Keroh comfortably in the 2021 polls, although with a slimmer majority of 5,624 votes.
