The biggest victory margin in the Melaka polls was recorded by BN's Rais Yasin who won in Sungai Udang by 16,214 votes, while the 'slimmest' was in Machap Jaya, where MCA's Ngwe Hee Sem was elected with a 2,236-vote majority.PETALING JAYA: The Melaka state election yesterday was one of clear margins with all 28 assemblymen elected with vote majorities in the thousands, even in seats where closer contests were expected.
Voters in Malay-majority seats voted overwhelmingly for Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional while DAP comfortably defended its four seats, including Ayer Keroh where Chinese and Malay voters comprise 46% and 44% of the electorate, respectively.
For BN, 10 of the 20 seats it successfully defended yesterday were won by less than 1,000 votes in the 2021 state polls.
