PN to contest all Malacca state seats, PAS-Umno clash in 7 seats

MALACCA POLLS | Perikatan Nasional is contesting in all 28 seats in the Malacca state election, setting the stage for three-cornered fights across the state.

Interestingly, PAS - which had been adamant in trying to forge a truce between Umno and PN - will be fighting against their Muafakat Nasional partner in 7 seats.

The PAS-Umno clashes will occur in Kuala Linggi, Taboh Naning, Durian Tunggal, Bukit Katil, Duyong, Serkam, and Merlimau.

PAS is also contesting in an 8th seat, Klebang, where MCA is fielding a candidate.

Bersatu, meanwhile, will contest in 15 seats, of which 12 are against Umno.

Of note, Bersatu Malacca chief Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen is moving from his Paya Rumput seat which he won with a 4,259 vote majority to Telok Mas.

Bersatu had won Telok Mas in 2018 with 1,288 votes. Its incumbent Noor Effandi Ahmad had been sacked by the party after defecting from the Malacca state government.

Meanwhile, deputy de facto Law Minister Mas Ermieyati Samsudin will be fielded in Tanjong Bidara, setting up a contest against state Umno chief Ab Rauf Yusoh.

Gerakan gets 5 seats under PN

The remaining five state seats will be contested by candidates from Gerakan.

The former BN component only fielded one candidate in GE14 and this time has notably given up its traditional Pengkalan Batu seat, which it last won in 2004 when the seat was still named Bachang, to Bersatu's Azrudin Md Idris.

PN chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin in announcing the candidates said 43 percent of the candidates fielded are below 40-years-old, reflecting a recognition for youths.

Among PN component leaders present during the candidates' announcement function held at a hotel in Shah Alam include Gerakan president Dominic Lau, PAS vice-president Ahmad Samsuri Moktar and PAS election director Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.

Nomination day is on Monday (Nov 8) and polling day is on Nov 20.

The full list of PN candidates, where a * denotes an incumbent, are as follows:

N01 Kuala Linggi - Aziah Mohd Sa'ad (PAS)

N02 Tanjung Bidara - Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (Bersatu)

N03 Ayer Limau - Nordina Abd Latif (Bersatu)

N04 Lendu - Abdullah Mahadi (Bersatu)

N05 Taboh Naning - Abu Hashim Abdul Samad (PAS)

N06 Rembia - Zamzuri Arifin (Bersatu)

N07 Gadek - Amir Fitri Muharam (Bersatu)

N08 Machap Jaya - Tai Siong Jul (Bersatu)

N09 Durian Tunggal - Ja'afar Othman (PAS)

N10 Asahan - Dhanesh Basil (Gerakan)

N11 Sungai Udang - Dr Mohd Aleef Yusof (Bersatu)

N12 Pantai Kundor - Mohd Ridzwan Mustafa (Bersatu)

N13 Paya Rumput - Muhammad Faris Izwan Mazlan (Bersatu)

N14 Kelebang - Bakri Jamaluddin (PAS)

N15 Pengkalan Batu - Mohd Azrudin Md Idris (Bersatu)

N16 Ayer Keroh - Micheal Gan Peng Lam (Gerakan)

N17 Bukit Katil - Muhammad Al Afiz Yahya (PAS)

N18 Ayer Molek - Mohd Fadly Samin (Bersatu)

N19 Kesidang - Patrick Ng Chin Kae (Gerakan)

N20 Kota Laksamana - Fong Khai Ling (Gerakan)

N21 Duyong - Kamarudin Sedik (PAS)

N22 Bandar Hilir - Clarice Chan Ming Wang (Gerakan)

N23 Telok Mas - Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen* (Bersatu)

N24 Bemban - Mohd Yadzil Yaakub (Bersatu)

N25 Rim - Azalina Abdul Rahman (Bersatu)

N26 Serkam - Ahmad Bilal Rahaudin (PAS)

N27 Merlimau - Abd Alim Shapie (PAS)

N28 Sungai Rambai - Muhammad Jefri Safry (Bersatu)

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