DAP's success in defending its four strongholds in Malacca - Ayer Keroh, Bandar Hilir, Kesidang, and Kota Laksamana - reflects voter support and the party's significant position in those areas.

State DAP chairperson Khoo Poay Tiong said that the Malacca polls results in the three new seats the party contested - Gadek, Pengkalan Batu, and Duyong - also showed that the party's candidates managed to retain their respective deposits, including in seats previously predicted to suffer heavy defeats.

"To the voters who continue to give us their support and trust, once again I would like to express a million thanks.

"Every vote given serves as a source of strength and motivation for us to keep fighting," he said at a press conference at the Malacca DAP office last night.