Kerk Chee Yee emerges as the youngest winner at 34 in the 2026 Melaka polls, while Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh, 65, is the oldest, as BN secures 21 seats

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Kerk Chee Yee, 34, emerged as the youngest winner in the 16th Melaka State Election, while incumbent Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ab Rauf Yusoh, 65, was the oldest.

Kerk polled 14,078 votes in a four-cornered contest for the Ayer Keroh state seat, defeating Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Gan Peng Lam (8,474 votes), Muhammad Muhaimin Lau Abdullah of Bersama (1,932 votes), and Mohd Hamnaim Mohamad of Bersatu (1,077 votes).

Kerk, who has held the seat for the past two terms, won with a majority of 5,604 votes.