It has been represented by Member of the State Executive Council (EXCO) Muhamad Akmal Saleh of Barisan Nasional (BN) since 2021.

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

[2] Ethnic breakdown of Merlimau's electorate as of 2021[3] According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Merlimau constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.

[4] The electoral results for the Merlimau state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U.