SARIKEI – Two parliamentary constituencies in Sarikei will witness sons of former MPs vying for victory in the 15th general election (GE15).
Datuk Larry Sng of Parti Bangsa Malaysia is defending Julau, where his father Datuk Sng Chee Hua was first elected MP in 1995.
The senior Sng, who was also the Pelagus assemblyman then, was required to pass the baton to Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum in 1999 as the former was not renominated by then-Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN).
The senior Sng gave all his focus to Pelagus, the seat that he won in the 1991 and 1996 state elections.
Salang, on the other hand, successfully defended Julau for BN in three consecutive national polls, earning him the record of being a four-term MP.
However, he lost the seat to the junior Sng in the 2018 election.
For GE15, Salang is fielded in Julau as a Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)-Parti Rakyat Sarawak candidate, facing the junior Sng and two other contenders – Susan George of Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak and independent candidate Elly Lawai Ngalai.
The Sarikei parliamentary seat will also see an intergenerational situation as Pakatan Harapan has picked Roderick Wong – son of incumbent Andrew Wong, who decided to step down from active politics.
Andrew had won Sarikei for DAP in 2013 and 2018.
In GE15, Roderick will battle against Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii of GPS-Sarawak United People’s Party. – Borneo Post Online, November 8, 2022
