2018 Malacca state election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Malacca state election

| country = Malacca

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 15 Malacca state election

| previous_year = 2013 Malacca state election

| previous_mps = Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2013–2018)#Malacca

| next_election = 16 Malacca state election

| next_year = 2021 Malacca state election

| next_mps = –

| seats_for_election = All 28 seats of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly

| elected_mps = Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2018–)#Malacca

| majority_seats = 15

| registered = 494,662

| turnout = 84.52%

| election_date = 9 May 2018

| image1 = Adly Zahari.jpg

| image1_size = 150px

| leader1 = Adly Zahari

| leader_since1 = 30 August 2017

| party1 = AMANAH

| alliance1 = Pakatan Harapan

| colour1 = E21118

| leaders_seat1 = Bukit Katil

| last_election1 = 6 seats, 31.18%
(Pakatan Rakyat)

| seats_needed1 = {{increase}} 12

| seats_before1 = 3

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}12

| seats1 = 15

| popular_vote1 = 211,153

| percentage1 = 51.1%

| swing1 = {{increase}}19.9 pp

| image2 = IdrisHaron.jpg

| image2_size = 215px

| leader2 = Idris Haron

| leader_since2 = 2013

| party2 = UMNO

| alliance2 = Barisan Nasional

| color2 = 000080

| leaders_seat2 = Sungai Udang

| last_election2 = 21 seats, 53.31%

| seats_needed2 = '''{{steady}}

| seats_before2 = 21

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}8

| seats2 = 13

| popular_vote2 = 156,318

| percentage2 = 37.8%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}15.5 pp

| image3 = GS

| image3_size = 150px

| leader3 = Kamarudin Sidek

| leader_since3 = Unknown

| party3 = PAS

| alliance3 = Gagasan Sejahtera

| colour3 = 009000

| leaders_seat3 = Duyong
{{small|(lost seat)}}

| last_election3 = 1 seat, 14.98%
(Pakatan Rakyat)

| seats_needed3 = {{increase}} 14

| seats_before3 = 1

| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}1

| seats3 = 0

| popular_vote3 = 44,537

| percentage3 = 10.8%

| swing3 = {{decrease}}4.2%

| title = Chief Minister

| before_election = Idris Haron

| before_party = Barisan Nasional

| after_election = Adly Zahari

| after_party = Pakatan Harapan

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-s-general-election-to-take-place-on-may-9-election-10122000|title=Malaysia's general election to take place on May 9: Election Commission|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=2018-04-10|language=en-US|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001213228/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-s-general-election-to-take-place-on-may-9-election-10122000|url-status=dead}} The Malacca State Legislative Assembly dissolved on 7 April 2018 by the Head of State (Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca) on the advice of the Head of Government (Chief Minister of Malacca).{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2018/04/354301/melaka-presents-letter-state-assemblys-dissolution-ec-nsttv|title=Melaka presents letter on state assembly's dissolution to EC [NSTTV] | New Straits Times|website=NST Online}}

The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission (EC) and used 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 (UTC+8), polling was held in all 28 state constituencies throughout Malacca; each constituency elects a single State Assemblyman to the state legislature. The election was held concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election.

In a historic result, Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling coalition in Malacca, was ousted from power by Pakatan Harapan (PH). Since the first Malacca state election in 1955, BN or its predecessor Alliance had never lost the state election. PH won 15 seats in the election, gaining a simple majority, while BN won 13. Adly Zahari from PH's component party AMANAH was sworn in as new Chief Minister on 11 May 2018.{{cite web |author1=Bernama |title=Adly Zahari of Pakatan Harapan new Malacca CM |url=https://www.thesundaily.my/archive/adly-zahari-pakatan-harapan-new-malacca-cm-JUARCH546889 |website=thesundaily.my |publisher=The Sun (Malaysia) |access-date=30 December 2022 |date=11 May 2018}}

Background

The upcoming state election will be the 14th state election in the State of Malacca since the independence of Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1957.

A state election must be held within sixty days after the dissolution. Accordingly, the Election Commission set 28 April as the nomination day and 9 May as the polling day.

= Political parties =

Barisan Nasional (BN), 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 (PH) and the Gagasan Sejahtera (GS). The PH and GS coalitions were led by Adly Zahari and Kamarudin Sidek respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/politik/pas-melaka-pertaruhkan-29-calon-untuk-pru-14-1.653729/kamarudin-sidek-mengetuai-barisan-calon-pas-melaka-bagi-pilihan-raya-umum-ke-14-pru-14-dalam-majli-1.653733|title=KAMARUDIN SIDEK mengetuai barisan calon Pas Melaka bagi Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-14 (PRU-14) dalam Majli|website=Utusan Online|access-date=5 December 2018}}

class="wikitable"

! colspan="3" |Coalition

Incumbent

! colspan="2" |Opposition

Barisan Nasional (BN)

|File:Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg Pakatan Harapan (PH)

|Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)

* File:UMNO (Malaysia).svg United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

|

|

Electoral candidates

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="3" |No.

! rowspan="3" |Parliamentary Constituency

! rowspan="3" |No.

! rowspan="3" |State constituency

! rowspan="3" |Incumbent State Assemblyman

! colspan="12" |Political parties

colspan="2" |

Barisan Nasional

!colspan="2" |File:Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg

Pakatan Harapan{{cite web|url=http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/politik/ppbm-bertanding-2-kerusi-parlimen-6-dun-di-melaka-1.650315|title=PPBM bertanding 2 kerusi Parlimen, 6 DUN di Melaka|first=Suffian Abu|last=Bakar|website=Utusan Online|access-date=5 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/1622166/dap-going-for-one-parliamentary-eight-state-seats-in-melaka|title=DAP going for one parliamentary, eight state seats in Melaka |work= Malay Mail|date= 19 April 2018|access-date=5 December 2018}}

!colspan="2" |File:PAS logo.svg

Gagasan Sejahtera{{cite web|url=http://www.sinarharian.com.my/edisi/melaka-ns/pas-melaka-letak-lima-calon-parlimen-24-dun-1.824283|title=Pas Melaka letak lima calon Parlimen, 24 Dun|first=Amran|last=Ali|website=www.sinarharian.com.my|access-date=5 December 2018}}

!colspan="2" |Other parties/Ind{{cite web|url=http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/empat-bekas-pemimpin-dap-akan-bertanding-atas-tiket-bebas-1.651960|title=Empat bekas pemimpin DAP akan bertanding atas tiket bebas|first=Harith|last=Nizar|website=Utusan Online|access-date=5 December 2018}}

Candidate Name

|colspan="1" |Party

|Candidate Name

|colspan="1" |Party

|Candidate Name

|colspan="1" |Party

|Candidate Name

|colspan="1" |Party

rowspan="5" |P134

| rowspan="5" |Masjid Tanah

|N01

|Kuala Linggi

|Ismail Othman (BN)

|Ismail Othman

|rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Hasmorni Tamby

|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Azmi Sambul

|rowspan="10" bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

| colspan="2" rowspan="17" | {{centre|None}}

N02

|Tanjung Bidara

|Md Rawi Mahmud (BN)

|Md Rawi Mahmud

|Halim Bachik

|Imran Abdul Rahman

N03

|Ayer Limau

|Amiruddin Yusop (BN)

|Amiruddin Yusop

|Ruslin Hasan

|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|Jamarudin Ahmad

N04

|Lendu

|Sulaiman Md Ali (BN)

|Sulaiman Md Ali

|Riduan Affandi Abu Bakar

|Arshad Mohamad Som

N05

|Taboh Naning

|Latipah Omar (BN)

|Latipah Omar

|Zairi Suboh

|bgcolor="{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |AMANAH

|Asri Shaik Abdul Aziz

rowspan="5" |P135

| rowspan="5" |Alor Gajah

|N06

|Rembia

|Norpipah Abdol (BN)

|Norpipah Abdol

|Muhammad Jailani Khamis

|bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Mohammad Rashidi Abd Radzak

N07

|Gadek

|M.S Mahadevan Sanacy (BN)

|P. Panirchelvam

|bgcolor="{{Malaysian Indian Congress/meta/shading}}"|MIC

|Saminathan Ganesan

|bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP

|Emransyah Ismail

N08

|Machap Jaya (previously Machap)

|Lai Meng Chong (BN)

|Koh Nai Kwong

|bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}"|MCA

|Ginie Lim Siew Lin

|bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail

N09

|Durian Tunggal

|Ab Wahab Ab Latip (BN)

|Ab Wahab Ab Latip

|rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab

|bgcolor="{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |AMANAH

|Mohsin Ibrahim

N10

|Asahan

|Abdul Ghafar Atan (BN)

|Abdul Ghafar Atan

|Zamzuri Ariffin

|bgcolor="{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|Azlan Maddin

rowspan="4" |P136

| rowspan="4" |Tangga Batu

|N11

|Sungai Udang

|Idris Haron (BN)

|Idris Haron

|Mohd Lokman Abdul Gani

|bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

| colspan="2" rowspan="1" | {{centre|None}}

N12

|Pantai Kundor

|Ab Rahaman Ab Karim (BN)

|Nor Azman Hassan

|Juhari Osman

|bgcolor="{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |AMANAH

|Abdul Halim Maidin

|rowspan="7" bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

N13

|Paya Rumput

|Sazali Muhd Din (BN)

|Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah

|Md Rafiq Naizamohideen

|bgcolor="{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|Rafie Ahmad

N14

|Kelebang

|Lim Ban Hong (BN)

|Lim Ban Hong

|bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}"|MCA

|Gue Teck

|bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Mohd Shafiq Ismail

rowspan="4" |P137

| rowspan="4" |Hang Tuah Jaya

|N15

|Pengkalan Batu (previously Bachang)

|Lim Jack Wong (IND)

|Chua Lian Chye

|bgcolor="{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}"|GERAKAN

|Norhizam Hassan Baktee

|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP

|Ramli Dalip

N16

|Ayer Keroh

|Khoo Poay Tiong (PH)

|Chua Kheng Hwa

|bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}"|MCA

|Kerk Chee Yee

|Sepri Rahman

N17

|Bukit Katil (previously Bukit Baru)

|Md Khalid Kassim (GS)

|Yunus Hitam

|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Adli Zahari

|bgcolor="{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |AMANAH

|Muhamat Puhat Bedol

N18

|Ayer Molek

|Md. Yunos Husin (BN)

|Rahmad Mariman

|Farhan Ibrahim

|bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Jantan Abdullah

|Kamarolzaman Jidi

|rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/shading}}"|IND

rowspan="5" |P138

| rowspan="5" |Kota Melaka

|N19

|Kesidang

|Chin Choong Seong (IND)

|Ng Choon Koon

|rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}"|MCA

|Seah Shoo Chin

|rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | {{centre|None}}

|Goh Leong San¹

N20

|Kota Laksamana

|Lai Keun Ban (PH)

|Melvia Chua Kew Wei

|Low Chee Leong

|Sim Tong Him¹

N21

|Duyong

|Goh Leong San (IND)

|Lee Kiat Lee

|Damian Yeo Shen Li

|Kamarudin Sedik

|bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

|Lim Jack Wong¹

N22

|Bandar Hilir

|Tey Kok Kiew (PH)

|Lee Chong Meng

|Tey Kok Kiew

| colspan="2" rowspan="1" | {{centre|None}}

|Chin Choong Seong¹

N23

|Telok Mas

|Latiff Tamby Chik (BN)

|Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman

|bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Noor Effandi Ahmad

|bgcolor="{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|Rosazli Md Yasin

|rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/shading}}"|PAS

| colspan="2" rowspan="6" | {{centre|None}}

rowspan="5" |P139

| rowspan="5" |Jasin

|N24

|Bemban

|Ng Choon Koon (BN)

|Koh Chin Han

|bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}"|MCA

|Wong Fort Pin

|bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |DAP

|Suhaimi Harun

N25

|Rim

|Ghazale Muhamad (BN)

|Ghazale Muhamad

|rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}"|UMNO

|Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin

|bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|PKR

|Kintan Man

N26

|Serkam

|Zaidi Attan (BN)

|Zaidi Attan

|Nor Khairi Yusof

|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{National Trust Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}" |AMANAH

|Ahmad Bilal Rahudin

N27

|Merlimau

|Roslan Ahmad (BN)

|Roslan Ahmad

|Yuhaizad Abdullah

|Abd Malek Yusof

N28

|Sungai Rambai

|Hasan Abd Rahman (BN)

|Hasan Abd Rahman

|Azalina Abdul Rahman

|bgcolor="{{Malaysian United Indigenous Party/meta/shading}}"|BERSATU

|Zakariya Kasnin

Note: 1Four Independent candidates who had quit DAP Malacca to form 'Justice League' informal Independent bloc and contested using the key symbol.

{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/04/19/former-dap-malacca-leaders-form-justice-league|title=Former DAP Malacca leaders form Justice league|author=Kong See Hoh|work=The Sun Daily|date=19 April 2018|access-date=21 April 2018}}

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.{{cot|2018 Malacca state election}}

class="toccolours" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:left; margin-right:.5em; margin-top:.4em; font-size:90%;"
colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:red;"|GOVERNMENT SEATS
colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:red;"|Marginal
GadekSaminathan GanesanDAPstyle="text-align:center;"| 42.47
Telok MasNoor Effandi AhmadBERSATUstyle="text-align:center;"| 44.57
BembanDr. Wong Fort PinDAPstyle="text-align:center;"| 45.40
KelebangGue TeckPKRstyle="text-align:center;"| 45.58
Durian TunggalMohd. Sofi Abdul WahabAMANAHstyle="text-align:center;"| 47.16
DuyongDamian Yeo Shen LiDAPstyle="text-align:center;"| 49.66
Pengkalan BatuNorhizam Hassan BakteeDAPstyle="text-align:center;"| 51.47
Bukit KatilAdly ZahariAMANAHstyle="text-align:center;"| 52.14
RembiaMuhammad Jailani KhamisPKRstyle="text-align:center;"| 52.37
Machap JayaGinie Lim Siew LinPKRstyle="text-align:center;"| 52.66
colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:red;"|Fairly safe
Paya RumputMohd. Rafiq NaizamohideenBERSATUstyle="text-align:center;"| 56.30
colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:red;"|Safe
Ayer KerohKerk Chee YeeDAPstyle="text-align:center;"| 65.31
KesidangSeah Shoo ChinDAPstyle="text-align:center;"| 72.64
Kota LaksamanaLow Chee LeongDAPstyle="text-align:center;"| 81.68
Bandar HilirTey Kok KiewDAPstyle="text-align:center;"| 83.05

class="toccolours" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:left; margin-right:.5em; margin-top:.4em; font-size:90%;"
colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:brown;"|NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:brown;"|Marginal
MerlimauRoslan AhmadUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 45.38
Pantai KundorNor Azman HassanUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 45.42
Ayer MolekRahmad MarimanUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 45.56
AsahanAbdul Ghafar AtanUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 45.80
RimGhazale MuhamadUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 46.80
LenduSulaiman Md. AliUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 46.87
Taboh NaningLatipah OmarUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 47.36
SerkamZaidi AttanUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 47.46
Sungai RambaiHasan Abd. RahmanUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 51.33
Ayer LimauAmiruddin YusopUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 51.60
Kuala LinggiIsmail OthmanUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 52.34
colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:brown;"|Fairly safe
Sungai UdangIr. Idris HaronUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 56.22
Tanjung BidaraMd. Rawi MahmudUMNOstyle="text-align:center;"| 58.15

{{clear}}

{{cob}}

Results

{{Election results

|alliance1=Pakatan Harapan|aspan1=5|party1=Democratic Action Party|votes1=99637|seats1=8|sc1=+2

|party2=People's Justice Party|votes2=50861|seats2=3|sc2=+3

|party3=National Trust Party|votes3=32853|seats3=2|sc3=+2

|party4=Malaysian United Indigenous Party|votes4=27802|seats4=2|sc4=+2

|atotal5=211153|aseats5=15|sc5=+9

|alliance6=Barisan Nasional|aspan6=5|party6=United Malays National Organisation|votes6=111129|seats6=13|sc6=–4

|party7=Malaysian Chinese Association|votes7=34633|seats7=0|sc7=–3

|party8=Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia|votes8=6471|seats8=0|sc8=0

|party9=Malaysian Indian Congress|votes9=4085|seats9=0|sc9=–1

|atotal10=156318|aseats10=13|sc10=–8

|alliance11=Gagasan Sejahtera|aspan11=|party11=Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|votes11=44537|seats11=0|sc11=–1

|alliance12=Independents|votes12=1148|seats12=0|sc12=0

|invalid=4956

|total_sc=0

|electorate=494662

|source=Malaysiakini Live,{{Cite web|url=https://live.malaysiakini.com/ge14/en/|title=【 GE14 】Malaysiakini Live Reports and Results|website=live.malaysiakini.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-09}} UNDI,{{Cite web|url=http://live.undi.info|title=Undi.info Live|website=live.undi.info|access-date=2018-05-09}} Free Malaysia Today{{Cite web|url=https://ge14.freemalaysiatoday.com|title=Free Malaysia Today – GE14 Election Day|website=Free Malaysia Today|language=en|access-date=2018-05-09}}

}}

=By parliamentary constituency=

Pakatan Harapan won 4 of 6 parliamentary constituency.

class=wikitable
No.

! Constituency

! Barisan Nasional

! Gagasan Sejahtera

! Pakatan Harapan

! Member of Parliament

align=center

! {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}}|P134

! {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}}|Masjid Tanah

| 54.75%

| 14.88%

| 30.37%

| {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}}|Mas Ermieyati Samsudin

align=center

| rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|P135

| rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|Alor Gajah

| rowspan=3|40.91%

| rowspan=3|11.41%

| rowspan=3|47.68%

align=center

| {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}}|Koh Nai Kwong (13th Parliament)

align=center

| bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof (14th Parliament)

align=center

| rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|P136

| rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|Tangga Batu

|rowspan=2 | 44.33%

|rowspan=2 | 8.36%

|rowspan=2 | 47.31%

| {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}}|Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah (13th Parliament)

align=center

| bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|Rusnah Aluai (14th Parliament)

align=center

| bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|P137

| bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|Hang Tuah Jaya

| 34.61%

| 13.21%

| 52.08%

| bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin

align=center

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|P138

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|Kota Melaka

|rowspan=2| 24.75%

|rowspan=2 | 5.77%

|rowspan=2 | 68.47%

| {{party shading/Independent}}|Sim Tong Him (13th Parliament)

align=center

| bgcolor="{{People's Justice Party (Malaysia)/meta/shading}}"|Khoo Poay Tiong (14th Parliament)

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}}|P139

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}}|Jasin

| 44.88%

| 16.28%

| 38.84%

| {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}}|Ahmad Hamzah

= Seats that changed allegiance =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Seat

! colspan="3" scope="col" | Previous Party (2013)

! colspan="3" scope="col" | Current Party (2018)

N06

| {{flagicon|Malacca}} Rembia

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

N07

| {{flagicon|Malacca}} Gadek

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (MIC)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

N08

| {{flagicon|Malacca}} Machap Jaya

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (MCA)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

N09

| {{flagicon|Malacca}} Durian Tunggal

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)

N13

| {{flagicon|Malacca}} Paya Rumput

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)

N14

| {{flagicon|Malacca}} Kelebang

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (MCA)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

N17

| {{flagicon|Malacca}} Bukit Katil

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Gagasan Sejahtera/meta/shading}}" |

| Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)

N23

| {{flagicon|Malacca}} Telok Mas

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (BERSATU)

N24

| {{flagicon|Malacca}} Bemban

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}" |

| Barisan Nasional (MCA)

| width="1" bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}" |

| Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

Aftermath

{{See also|2020 Malaysian political crisis|2021 Melaka state election}}

The state government led by Adly only lasts 22 months, when in the wake of 2020 Malaysian political crisis and defection of several MLA resulted in his resignation and a new state government under BN's Sulaiman Md Ali in March 2020. That government, in turn only lasted another 19 months before another constitutional crisis resulted in a snap election called by Sulaiman in October 2021.

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