SANDAKAN: The people of Sandakan are set to cast their votes in the first by-election to be held in Sabah after Parti Warisan Sabah and Pakatan Harapan’s DAP and PKR took the state government from Barisan Nasional a year ago.
The parliamentary constituency – within it are the state seats of Tanjung Papat and Elopura – comprising 51% (about 20,000) Chinese voters and 45% (about 18,000) Muslim bumiputra of various ethnicities, including Bajau, Suluk, Sungai, Bugis and Javanese.
