KOTA KINABALU – Warisan has announced its late decision not to participate in the election for Padang Serai federal constituency in Kedah in which nominations took place today.
The party’s secretary-general Datuk Loretto Padua Jr said the Election Commission (EC) has been informed about the decision today.
“However, the Warisan logo will still be listed in the ballot paper as the party is registered as one of the parties contesting for the Padang Serai parliamentary seat,” he said.
The election for the seat was scheduled to take place during the general election that was held on November 19, but it was deferred due to the death of Pakatan Harapan candidate M. Karupaiya three days before the date.
The EC has now set December 7 as polling day for both Padang Serai and also the Tioman state seat in Pahang.
The election for the Tioman constituency was postponed as the candidate from Perikatan Nasional, Md Yunus Ramli, had died in the pre-dawn hours of polling day.
In the general election last Saturday, Warisan lost all 26 seats it contested in the peninsula, while managing to win only three federal constituencies in Sabah – a far cry from the eight the party won in the previous election.
The party was contesting all 25 parliamentary seats in Sabah and the sole one in Labuan. – The Vibes, November 24, 2022
