2018 Malacca state election


The 14th Malacca election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Malacca State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. The Malacca State Legislative Assembly dissolved on 7 April 2018 by the Head of State on the advice of the Head of Government.
The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission and utilised the first-past-the-post system. Electoral candidates were nominated on 28 April. On 9 May, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Malaysian time, polling was held in all 28 state constituencies throughout Malacca; each constituency elects a single State Assemblyman to the state legislature.
Barisan Nasional, the ruling coalition in Malacca, lost to opposition Pakatan Harapan. PH won 15 seats while BN won 13.

Background

The upcoming state election will be the 14th state election in the State of Malacca since the independence of Malaya in 1957.
A state election must be held within sixty days after the dissolution. Accordingly, the Malaysian Election Commission set 28 April as the nomination day and 9 May as the polling day.

Political parties

, the ruling coalition in Malacca, has been in power since its formation and led by Chief Minister Idris Haron.
BN was challenged by two opposition coalitions, the Pakatan Harapan and the Gagasan Sejahtera. The PH and GS coalitions were led by Adly Zahari and Kamarudin Sidek respectively.

Electoral candidates

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 15 governmental seats and 13 non-governmental seats filled the Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 4 safe seats and 1 fairly safe seat, while the non-government side has just 2 fairly safe seats.

Results

Seats that changed allegiance