KOTA KINABALU – Warisan has decided to field its candidates in at least 52 parliamentary constituencies in the 15th general election (GE15), with 60% of them being new faces, including party president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal’s brother.
It is now planning to tackle 26 federal seats in Sabah and Labuan, and 27 in the peninsula.
The Sabah-based party is likely to add a few more peninsular seats to its battle list.
Shafie today announced the inclusion of two new parliamentary seats from Peninsular Malaysia, namely, Kampar in Perak and Kapar in Selangor, as well as one more state seat in Perak.
In announcing the candidates, he named his younger brother, Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal, 62, a former Umno man and Lahad Datu assemblyman to contest for Silam.
Yusof had previously run for the seat on behalf of Barisan Nasional (BN) but was beaten by Warisan’s Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi in the last general election of May 2018.
He later quit BN component Umno to join Warisan in December that year.
“Warisan had gone against Mohamad Yusof and beat him. Now he is with us,” Shafor said.
“He never asked to be nominated, as he is happy to be working only for the party,” he added in announcing Yusof’s candidacy here today.
Yusof now faces Umno’s Aslam Fadli Samsul Alang, a newcomer, and is also likely to go up against Mohamaddin, a former federal minister, again.
Interestingly, Mohamaddin defected to Bersatu in October 2021 and again jumped party to join Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) in August this year. He is expected to represent PBM in GE15.
Of the 25 parliamentary seats in Sabah, six will be defended by Warisan’s incumbents, while 15 will have new faces from the party.
Shair had said on October 25 that if Warisan wins all 25 seats in Sabah, it will get to play “kingmaker” and decide the federal government. This is because no coalition in the peninsula would be able to form a majority without Sabah’s seats, he predicted.
One Warisan personality hoping to make a comeback is former beauty queen Jo-Anna Sue Henley Rampas, who will contest Tuaran against heavyweights Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau of Upko and Joniston Bangkuai of PBS.
Rampas had contested in the state seat Kiulu against Bangkuai in the 14th general election.
Warisan is also fielding the party’s Sekong assemblyman, Alias Sani to contest the Batu Sapi federal seat. Its Bongawan assemblyman Daud Yusof will run for the Kimanis parliamentary seat.
Shafie rationalised the selection of the two assemblymen as being part of the party’s formula to ensure winnable candidates in the upcoming polls.
He also noted that the two reps are already quite experienced and well supported in their respective state constituency areas.
Meanwhile, Shafie and deputy president Datuk Darell Leiking are slated to defend their respective seats in Semporna and Penampang.
Shafie is also the Senallang assemblyman, while Leiking is Moyog assemblyman.
Shafie also named property developer Leong Cheok Lung, 44, as Warisan’s candidate for Kampar federal seat, while lawyer Leong Cheok Kang will contest in the Malim Nawar state seat. Both constituencies are in Perak.
Meanwhile, Rahim Awang will be fielded at the Kapar parliamentary seat in Selangor.
Warisan’s GE15 parliamentary candidates for Sabah are as follows:
Kudat – Abdul Rashid Abdul Harun
Kota Marudu – Datuk Jilid Kuminding @ Zainuddin
Kota Belud – Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis
Tuaran – Jo-Anna Sue Henley Rampas
Sepanggar – Datuk Azis Jamman
Kota Kinabalu – Yeo Yan Yin @ Amanda Yeo
Putatan – Ahmad Mohd Said
Penampang – Datuk Darell Leiking
Papar – Ahmad Hassan
Kimanis – Dr Daud Yusof (Bongawan assemblyman)
Beaufort – Masri Adul
Sipitang – Datuk Adnan Puteh
Ranau – Markos Siton
Keningau – Rasinin Koutis @ Kautis
Tenom – Ukim Buandi
Pensiangan – Siti Noorhasmahwatty Osman
Beluran – Rowiena Rasid
Libaran – Sh Bokrata Sh Hassan
Batu Sapi - Alias Sani (Sekong assemblyman)
Sandakan – Thien Ching Qiang @ Alex Thien
Kinabatangan – Mohd Ismail Ayub
Lahad Datu/Silam – Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal
Semporna – Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal
Tawau – Chen Ket Chuin
Kalabakan – Ma’mun Sulaiman
Warisan’s GE15 candidates for federal seats in Peninsular Malaysia thus far:
Perlis
Padang Besar – Ko Chu Liang
Kangar – Rohimi Bin Shapiee
Arau – To be announced
Kedah
Pokok Sena – Noraini Md Salleh
Alor Star – Fadzil Hanafi
Kuala Kedah – Syed Araniri Syed Ahmad
Merbok – Khairul Anuar Ahmad
Padang Serai – Mohd Bakhri Hashim
Penang
Tasek Gelugor – Mohd Akmal Azhar
Batu Kawan – Ong Chin Wen
Jelutong – Lim Huat Poh
Bayan Baru – Jeff Ooi
Perak
Kampar – Leong Cheok Lung
Gopeng – Balachandran A/L Gopal
Tapah – Mohamed Akbar Sherrif Ali B. Yasin
Lumut – Mohd Isnin Ismail @ Ibrahim Khan
Kelantan
Tumpat – Khairul Azuan Kamarrudin
Selangor
Ampang – Lai Wai Chong
Pandan – Tan Sri Ong Tee Keat
Hulu Langat – Abdul Rahman Jaafar
Kapar – Rahim Awang
Klang – Loo Cheng Wee
Kuala Lumpur
Kepong – Young Shang Yi
Batu – Dr Naganathan Pillai
Wangsa Maju – Wee Choo Keong
Negri Sembilan
Kuala Pilah – Azman Idris
Johor
Sekijang – Mohd Zohar Ahmad
Warisan’s GE15 candidates for state seats in Peninsular Malaysia thus far:
Perlis
Titi Tinggi – Khaw Hock Kong
Beseri – Mohd Shamim M Nordin
Bintong – Mohamad Khair Mohd Noor
Sena – Ko Chu Liang
Indera Kayangan – Atan Jasin
Kuala Perlis – Muhamad Hairi Noordin
Kayang – Khairuddin Abdullah
Pauh – Mohd Khalid Ahmad
Simpang Empat – Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad
Perak
Malim Mawar – Leong Cheok Kang
Sg Rapat – Roshanita Mohd Basir
Simpang Pulai – Hooi Mi Suet
Teja – Low Leong Sin
Chenderiang – Ahmad Tarmizi Mohd Ghazali
Ayer Kuning – Noor Hasnida Mohd Hashim
Pasir Panjang – Nur Inderasyawalis Ahmad Mukhtar
Pangkor – Yahaya Ahmad – The Vibes, November 3, 2022
