GE15: PKR to contest 16 seats in Sarawak

KUCHING: PKR has dropped its incumbent Miri MP Dr Michael Teo as a candidate for the 15th General Election (GE15), with Sarawak party Youth chief Chiew Choon Man replacing him.

This was announced by PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as he unveiled the party's candidates in Miri on Tuesday (Nov 1).

PKR will field candidates in 16 parliamentary seats in Sarawak for the polls.

They include state PKR chairman Roland Engan, who will contest in Baram, and deputy chairman Abun Sui Anyit in Hulu Rajang.

"The Sarawak PKR line-up includes many new faces with various backgrounds and good experience in the field.

"They will need to work hard with their machinery to ensure that the people are aware of the agenda we are fighting for," Anwar said in a Facebook post after the announcement.

PKR will sit out of the Julau parliamentary seat, which was won by Datuk Larry Sng as an Independent candidate before joining the party shortly after GE14 in 2018.

However, Sng quit PKR last year and is now with Parti Bangsa Malaysia.

This means Pakatan Harapan will contest 30 of the 31 parliamentary seats in Sarawak, with DAP fielding eight candidates and Amanah six.

The Sarawak PKR candidates are:

Petra Jaya - Sopian Julaihi

Puncak Borneo - Diog Dios

Sri Aman - Tay Wei Wei

Lubok Antu - Langga Lias

Betong - Patrick Kamis

Saratok - Ibil Jaya

Kanowit - Mohd Fauzi Abdullah @ Joseph

Mukah - Abdul Jalil Bujang

Selangau - Umpang Salang

Kapit - Khusyairy Pangkas Abdullah

Hulu Rajang - Abun Sui Anyit

Sibuti - Zolhaidah Suboh

Miri - Chiew Choon Man

Baram - Roland Engan

Limbang - Racha Balang

Lawas - Japar Suyut