Klebang remains BN territory as Lim wins by 7,035 votes
Lim, representing MCA, garnered 12,522 votes, defeating Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Farzana Hayani who received 5,487 votes.
SHAH ALAM - Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Lim Ban Hong has retained the Klebang state seat in the 16th Melaka state election, securing a majority of 7,035 votes in a four-cornered contest.
Lim, representing MCA, garnered 12,522 votes, defeating Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Farzana Hayani who received 5,487 votes.
The other two candidates were Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) candidate Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali, who secured 940 votes and Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) candidate Young Jie Yu, who received 749 votes.
The result marks another victory for Lim, who successfully defended the seat after winning it in the 2021 Melaka State Election with 5,028 votes and a majority of 876.
Klebang was previously won by Lim in the 2013 state election before he lost the seat to PKR's Gue Teck, who contested under PH, in 2018.
Lim returned to represent the constituency in 2021, defeating his opponents with a majority of 876 votes.
The election follows the dissolution of the 28-seat Melaka State Legislative Assembly on Sept 23, with nomination day held on Oct 31 and early voting conducted on Nov 10.
In the previous state election in 2021, BN secured 21 seats, followed by PH with five and Perikatan Nasional (PN) with two.
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