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GE15: Upko contesting five parliamentary seats in Sabah

Pakatan Harapan component to field candidates in Tuaran, Penampang, Kimanis, Beluran, Libaran

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 31 Oct 2022 2:30PM

GE15: Upko contesting five parliamentary seats in Sabah
Upko president Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau says he would be defending his Tuaran parliamentary seat, which he has held for four terms. – Bernama pic, October 31, 2022

PENAMPANG – The United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko), a component party of Pakatan Harapan, will contest five parliamentary seats in Sabah in the 15th general election, said its president Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau.

The four-term incumbent Tuaran MP said he would be defending the seat, while vice-president Datuk Ewon Benedick, the Kadamaian state assemblyman, would be contesting in Penampang, deputy information chief Rowindy Lawrence in Kimanis, Youth chief Felix Joseph Saang in Beluran, and deputy secretary-general Peter Jr Naintin in Libaran.

“We decided on this (seats and candidates) after a long process of discussion,” he told a media conference at the Upko headquarters here today.

Asked on speculation that incumbent Kota Marudu MP and Parti Bersatu Sabah president Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili might move to contest in Tuaran, Tangau said that in the spirit of democracy, he was prepared to face any challengers. – Bernama, October 31, 2022

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