adminALOR GAJAH: Barisan Nasional (BN) described the early voting for the 16th Melaka State Election (PRN) scheduled for Tuesday as an early indication of the level of support and momentum of the party machinery ahead of polling day on November 14.
Melaka BN chairman, Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said the percentage of early votes involving military personnel and their spouses as well as police personnel would be an assessment of BN’s efforts throughout the 10-day campaign period.
Ab Rauf said the early voting results could be used as an early yardstick to assess voter sentiment ahead of polling day.
“I want to inform all members on duty that tomorrow is early voting day.
“I suggest that this early voting be seen as a yardstick for us heading into November 14.
“Choose which is best to develop Melaka together with the government that is currently managing Melaka better,” he said.
He said this when met after the Tok Rauf Tour Programme at the Machap Jaya State Legislative Assembly (DUN), here, on Monday.
The Election Commission (EC) has set early voting for the Melaka state election on November 10, with polling day on November 14.
A total of 9,769 military personnel and their spouses, as well as 2,762 police personnel, are eligible to vote in this state election.
In a similar development, the Melaka Chief Minister expressed high confidence in the coalition’s victory in the campaign period, which has four days left.
According to him, this confidence is based, among other things, on the support shown in five state constituencies in the Alor Gajah Parliament, including Machap Jaya.
“I am confident that with the current atmosphere, the people have confidence that we have to be in a strong team. So that strength will be translated at the ballot box on November 14.
“The average person below wants a stable government and a government that has a vision for the people,” he said.
He also praised the commitment of the party machinery, which he described as working well throughout the campaign period.
“I see the machinery working very well and I am confident that Machap Jaya can also contribute one seat to BN,” he said.
Machap Jaya is among the seats that saw a three-cornered contest when BN incumbent, Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem, faced Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate, Datuk Ginie Lim Siew Lin, and Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) candidate, Prasanth Kumar Brakasam.
In the 2021 Melaka state election, Hee Sem won the seat with a majority of 938 votes in a five-cornered contest.
In the same election, BN won 21 out of 28 state seats to form the state government, while PH won five seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) two seats.
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