MELAKA, Nov 10 — Approximately 94.96 per cent or 9,417 out of 9,917 voters, comprising military personnel and their spouses as well as police officers and their spouses, fulfilled their responsibilities as early voters for the 16th Melaka State Election today.
The Election Commission (EC) said that all early voters cast their votes at 31 early voting centres throughout the state.
"The voting process began at 8am and all polling centres closed in stages, with 19 centres closing at 12pm, three centres at 2pm, and nine centre at 5pm," it said in a statement.
The EC also expressed appreciation to all parties involved in ensuring the smooth implementation of the early voting process, including the election officers, the Office of the Melaka State Secretary, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), and the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF).
According to its statistics for the 16th Melaka State Election, 12,531 early voters participated, comprising 9,769 military personnel and their spouses and 2,762 police officers.
Of those, 9,917 people voted in person, while 2,614 others voted by mail.
The EC has set the polling day for the 16th Melaka State Election on Saturday (November 14).
Get the latest news on the 16th Melaka State Election at https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/.
