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SHAH ALAM- Pakatan Harapan (PH) has retained the N.19 Kesidang state seat in the 16th Melaka state election, today, with a majority of 9,352 votes.
According to the official election results, incumbent Allex Seah Shoo Chin, representing the Democratic Action Party (DAP), secured 21,986 votes in a three-cornered contest.
Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Albert Kok Boon Chang came in second with 12,634 votes, while Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) candidate Dr Bryan Kek Kit Hun received 2,003 votes.
The victory marked Seah's third consecutive term as the Kesidang assemblyman, following his wins in the 2018 and 2021 state elections.
Kesidang was among four seats won by PH in the 28-seat Melaka State Legislative Assembly, alongside Kota Laksamana, Ayer Keroh and Bandar Hilir.