Ayer Keroh’s Kerk Chee Yee, 34, Named Youngest Melaka Polls Winner; Ab Rauf, 65, Oldest

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 – Pakatan Harapan (PH) incumbent Kerk Chee Yee, 34, emerged as the youngest elected assemblyman in the 16th Melaka State Election on Saturday, November 14, 2026, while caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ab Rauf Yusoh, 65, was the oldest winner.

Kerk successfully defended the Ayer Keroh state seat for a third consecutive term after garnering 14,078 votes in a four-cornered contest. He defeated Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Gan Peng Lam (8,474 votes), Parti Bersama Malaysia’s Muhammad Muhaimin Lau Abdullah (1,932 votes), and Bersatu’s Mohd Hamnaim Mohamad (1,077 votes) to clinch a 5,604-vote majority.

Ayer Keroh, which comprises 38,252 registered electors, is one of four state constituencies under the Hang Tuah Jaya parliamentary seat.

Meanwhile, Melaka Barisan Nasional (BN) Chairman Ab Rauf retained the Tanjung Bidara constituency in a straight fight, securing 10,079 votes against PH challenger Mohd Yunazri Mustamiri’s 1,464 votes. Ab Rauf expanded his winning majority substantially to 8,615 votes, up from the 364-vote margin he recorded in the 2021 state polls.

Four Women Candidates Elected Across Melaka

Out of 14 female contenders vying for seats in the state election, four secured the voters’ mandate—three from Barisan Nasional and one from Pakatan Harapan:

• Pantai Kundor (BN): Tuminah Kadi @ Mohd Hashim polled 8,864 votes to defeat Bersatu’s Asmah Samat (6,112 votes) with a 2,752-vote majority.
• Pengkalan Batu (BN): Siti Aisyah Mahmood, the sole female contender in a four-way race, won with a 6,358-vote majority after beating PH’s Jason Tze-xi Nathan (5,478 votes), Bersatu’s Norhizam Hassan Baktee (876 votes), and Bersama’s Goh Han Koon (618 votes).
• Rim (BN): Incumbent Datuk Khaidhirah Abu Zahar secured 9,847 votes to defeat PH’s Esma Eazreen Husin (2,757 votes) by a majority of 7,090 votes.
• Bandar Hilir (PH): Incumbent Leng Chau Yen retained her seat with 9,942 votes, overcoming BN’s Lok Huey Yee (2,085 votes) and Mohd Nor Rashidi Ab. Jalil (1,315 votes) to win by a 7,857-vote majority.

Overall Election Timeline and Assembly Composition

In Saturday’s state polls, BN captured 21 of the 28 state assembly seats to secure a two-thirds majority, while PH retained four seats and PN won three.

The 15th Melaka State Legislative Assembly was dissolved on September 23, 2026, with the Election Commission (EC) fixing October 31 for nomination day, November 10 for early voting, and November 14 for polling.

Age Extremes, Women Representatives, and Key Electoral Milestones

Key candidate demographics, constituency margins, and election dates include:

• Youngest & Oldest Winners: Kerk Chee Yee, 34 (PH – Ayer Keroh; 14,078 votes, 5,604 majority) and Datuk Seri Dr Ab Rauf Yusoh, 65 (BN – Tanjung Bidara; 10,079 votes, 8,615 majority).
• Elected Women Assemblymembers (4 of 14 Contenders): Tuminah Kadi @ Mohd Hashim (BN – Pantai Kundor; 2,752 majority), Siti Aisyah Mahmood (BN – Pengkalan Batu; 6,358 majority), Khaidhirah Abu Zahar (BN – Rim; 7,090 majority), and Leng Chau Yen (PH – Bandar Hilir; 7,857 majority).
• Final Assembly Breakdown (28 Seats): Barisan Nasional (21), Pakatan Harapan (4), and Perikatan Nasional (3).
• 16th Melaka State Election Timeline: Assembly dissolved (Sept 23, 2026), Nomination Day (Oct 31), Early Voting (Nov 10), and Polling Day (Nov 14).

–NMT