[UNOFFICIAL] Asyraf Wajdi: BN secures 11 seats, needs just four more to form state government

AYER KEROH: Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki announced that Barisan Nasional (BN) has unofficially won 11 seats on a first-past-the-post basis in the Melaka state election.

This, he said, leaves the coalition four seats short of the 15-seat simple majority needed to form the state government.

Based on unofficial results, BN’s 11 seats are Sungai Udang (14,152 votes), Duyong (13,004 votes), Asahan (9,830 votes), Merlimau (9,640 votes), Rim (8,685 votes), Tanjung Bidara (8,210 votes), Sungai Rambai (7,838 votes), Ayer Limau (7,619 votes), Lendu (7,311 votes), Taboh Naning (5,795 votes), and Machap Jaya (5,311 votes).

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