By DayakDaily Team MELAKA, Nov 15: Barisan Nasional (BN) won 21 of the 28 seats contested in the 16th Melaka state election, according to official results announced by the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday (Nov 14). EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said Pakatan Harapan (PH) won four seats, while Perikatan Nasional (PN) took the remaining three. The results gave the BN-PN pact a combined total of 24 seats, comfortably exceeding the 19 required for a two-thirds majority in the 28-member…
Key takeaways
Barisan Nasional won 21 of 28 seats in the Melaka state election, forming a two-thirds majority with Perikatan Nasional. Pakatan Harapan secured four seats, with the DAP successfully defending its key strongholds.
- Barisan Nasional won 21 seats, while Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional won four and three seats respectively.
- The BN-PN alliance holds 24 seats, exceeding the 19 needed for a two-thirds majority in the 28-member assembly.
- The DAP defended its four strongholds and retained deposits in three new seats, including Gadek and Pengkalan Batu.
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MELAKA, Nov 15: Barisan Nasional (BN) won 21 of the 28 seats contested in the 16th Melaka state election, according to official results announced by the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday (Nov 14).
EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said Pakatan Harapan (PH) won four seats, while Perikatan Nasional (PN) took the remaining three.
The results gave the BN-PN pact a combined total of 24 seats, comfortably exceeding the 19 required for a two-thirds majority in the 28-member state legislative assembly.
Ramlan said 493,573 voters, representing 71.77 per cent of the electorate, had cast their ballots in the election.
