The committee member had called for Idris’ resignation as the division chief and Melaka Umno chairman.

After Idris left with seven other committee members, the meeting voted on the proposal which was carried with 19 in favour, two opposing and two abstaining, said the division deputy chief Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah.

The meeting had been called to discuss the divisional general meeting and elections at the end of the month, he said in Klebang here.

In the general election, Dr Rusnah Aluai of PKR won the Tangga Batu parliamentary seat with a majority of 4,659 votes, beating Umno Melaka Youth chief Zali Mat Yasin and Zulkifli Ismail of PAS.

Idris retained his Sungai Udang state seat with a majority of 2,229 votes while Abu Bakar, who was previously the Tangga Batu MP, lost in the contest for the Paya Rumput state seat.

In the general election, the Barisan Nasional won only 13 state seats in Melaka and lost to Pakatan Harapan which won 15 seats and formed the state government.