Melaka polls: Woman flies home from Australia to vote with elderly parents

MELAKA: Distance proved no barrier to civic duty as 38-year-old Wong Chea Fann returned from Australia this morning to cast her ballot alongside her elderly parents at SJK (C) Malim for the Kesidang state seat.

Wong, together with her parents, Wong Heng Hoe, 79, and Lee Cheng Tee, 70, were among the early voters who arrived at the polling centre at 9am.

Wong said she had felt a little nervous at first, but described the morning's atmosphere as exciting rather than stressful.

"It's quite exciting, but most importantly, my parents arrived safely to vote," she said.

She encouraged fellow Melakans to cast their votes before the 5pm deadline.

"It's your future," she said.

For Lee, the priority was having her family together at the polling centre.

"At least my daughter came back from Perth to vote," she said, adding that the voting process was calm and orderly.

"I was even able to catch up with old friends who also turned up in the morning.

"If you care for the place where you live and want it to be peaceful, you should know what to do. Whoever you think can work and is helpful to the country, vote for them," she added.

Kesidang has the largest electorate among Melaka's 28 state seats, with 54,910 registered voters.

The urban constituency is witnessing a three-cornered contest involving incumbent assemblyman Allex Seah Shoo Chin of Pakatan Harapan, Perikatan Nasional's Albert Kok Boon Chang and Bersama's Dr Bryan Kek Kit Hun.