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) last night.
EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said Pakatan Harapan (HARAPAN) 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.
“This figure includes ordinary, early and postal voters,” he said when announcing the official results at Menara Persekutuan Melaka here last night.
He also thanked all government agencies, security forces, local authorities, the media and volunteers for their cooperation and assistance throughout the election.
