KUCHING – Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (Aspirasi) will contest the Stampin parliamentary seat in the looming 15th general election, its president Lina Soo announced yesterday.
In a statement, Soo described the party’s candidate as “a very competent and qualified doctorate degree holder who has many years of corporate experience in the international sphere”.
Soo further hinted that the candidate is willing to serve the people of Stampin and Sarawak in the pursuit of economic wealth, as well as to reclaim Sarawak’s natural resources – especially oil and gas.
“This is consistent with Apirasi’s aspiration in seeking to restore Sarawak’s sovereignty and international right to self-determination,” she said.
She added the party will make known the candidate’s name and profile in due course.
Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen, who replaced party member Julian Tan in the 2018 general election, is the Stampin incumbent.
The three state constituencies under Stampin – Kota Sentosa, Batu Kitang, and Batu Kawah – are all currently represented by the Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP), whose president Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian is Batu Kawah assemblyman.
The Stampin constituency was previously named Padawan before being renamed in 1999 and was represented for three consecutive terms by SUPP’s Datuk Yong Khoon Seng before he lost to Tan in the 2013 polls. – Borneo Post Online, September 22, 2022
