Melaka State Election: DAP To Play Check-And-Balance Role After Retaining Four Significant Seats - Khoo

MELAKA, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- Party DAP's success in defending its four strongholds in the 16th Melaka State Election - namely the Ayer Keroh, Bandar Hilir, Kesidang, and Kota Laksamana State Legislative Assembly (DUN) seats - reflects voter support and the party's significant position in those areas.

Melaka DAP Chairman Khoo Poay Tiong said that the results in the three new seats contested by DAP - Gadek, Pengkalan Batu, and Duyong - also showed that the party's candidates managed to retain their respective deposits, including in seats previously predicted to suffer heavy defeats.

"To the voters who continue to give us their support and trust, once again I would like to express a million thanks. Every vote given serves as a source of strength and motivation for us to keep fighting," he said at a press conference at the DAP Office here tonight.

The Kota Melaka Member of Parliament also gave an assurance that Melaka DAP will redouble its efforts to play a check-and-balance role, both inside and outside the DUN.

"We will continue to serve the people, voice out their thoughts, and fight for the rights and interests of the people. We are committed to carrying out the trust given by the voters with full responsibility and will not waste that trust," he said.

Regarding the Melaka State Election results that were not in favour of Pakatan Harapan (PH), particularly in seats contested by component party partners, Khoo did not deny that this partly stemmed from racial and religious sentiments played up by Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN).

However, he said the State Election result is also a clear message from voters to DAP and PH to rectify all weaknesses in order to win back public support in the future.

Khoo, who is also Melaka PH Deputy Chairman, said that the coalition will hold an in-depth and open post-mortem session with all component parties to identify all weaknesses and take corrective measures.

"We acknowledge that PH as a whole did not obtain the results as expected. Therefore, the responsibilities and challenges awaiting us after this will certainly be greater, and whatever the outcome, we respect and accept the decision of the people of Melaka with utmost humility," he said.

Khoo said relations between DAP and PH's two other component parties, PKR and Amanah, remain close and will continue to support the leadership of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Prime Minister.

Also present at the press conference were the four DAP candidates who successfully defended their seats: Low Chee Leong (Kota Laksamana), Allex Seah Shoo Chin (Kesidang), Kerk Chee Yee (Ayer Keroh), and Leng Chau Yen (Bandar Hilir).

Get the latest news on the 16th Melaka State Election via https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/.

-- BERNAMA