GE15: Warisan to field candidates in 26 seats in peninsula, says Shafie

AMPANG: Parti Warisan will field candidates in 26 parliamentary seats in the peninsula in the 15th General Election (GE15), says Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal.

Among them would be MCA ex-president Tan Sri Ong Tee Keat who will be returning to his seat in Pandan.

The former transport minister had also officially joined the party here on Tuesday (Nov 1).

In his speech, Ong said he decided to return to politics after being asked by Shafie due to the political turmoil in the country.

"I don't think there would be any difference (in my electoral preparation).

"Previously, when I contested in Ampang Jaya and then the Pandan seat, I would make sure I am fully prepared for it," he said when asked about facing PKR No. 2 Rafizi Ramli for the seat.

Also announced as the GE15 contestants were former DAP and PKR member Wee Choo Keong who will be contesting the Wangsa Maju seat.

Wee was the Bukit Bintang MP for DAP from 1990 to 2004, and PKR’s Wangsa Maju MP from 2008 to 2013.

Former DAP Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi will be contesting at Bayan Baru, Penang. He was MP from 2008 to 2018.

Shafie added that, however, several seats have yet to be announced and that includes the Arau seat.

He said the party would need to look into more details before placing any candidates in those unannounced seats.

"An announcement on that will be made soon," he said.

In Kuala Lumpur, Naganathan Pillai will face off against other contestants in a multi-cornered fight in Batu, Young Shang Yi in Kepong and Wee in Wangsa Maju.

In Selangor, Lai Wai Chong will contest in Ampang, Abdul Rahman Jaafar in Hulu Langat and Loo Cheng Wee in Klang.

When asked the confidence level of winning the seats, Shafie said the party has a high-level of assurance from the public.

"We are fielding the candidates to win, for sure," he told the media.

PERLIS

PO1 Padang Besar - Ko Chu Liang

P02 Kangar - Rohimi Shapiee

N01 Titi Tinggi - Khaw Hock Kong

N02 Beseri - Mohd Shamim M Nordin

N06 Bintong - Mohamad Khair Mohd Noor

N07 Sena - Ko Chu Liang

N08 Indera Kayangan - Atan Jasin

N09 Kuala Perlis - Muhamad Hairi Noordin

N10 Kayang - Khairuddin Abdullah

N11 Pauh - Mohd Khalid Ahmad

N14 Simpang Empat - Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad

KEDAH

P08 Pokok Sena - Noraini Md Salleh

P09 Alor Setar - Fadzil Hanafi

P10 Kuala Kedah - Syed Araniri Syed Ahmad

P14 Merbok - Khairul Anuar Ahmad

P17 Padang Serai - Mohd Bakhri Hashim

PENANG

P42 Tasek Gelugor - Mohd Akmal Azhar

P46 Batu Kawan - Ong Chin Wen

P50 Jelutong - Lim Huat Poh

P52 Bayan Baru - Ooi Chuan Aun

PERAK

P71 Gopeng - G. Balachandran

P72 Tapah - Mohamed Akbar Sherrif Ali Yasin

P74 Lumut - Mohd Isnin Ismail @ Ibrahim Khan

N44 Sungai Rapat - Roshanita Mohd Basir

N45 Simpang Pulai - Hooi Mi Suet

N46 Teja - Low Leong Sin

N47 Chenderiang - Ahmad Tarmizi Mohd Ghazali

N48 Ayer Kuning - Noor Hasnida Mohd. Hashim

N51 Pasir Panjang - Nur Inderasyawalis Ahmad Mukhtar

N52 Pangkor - Yahaya Ahmad

KELANTAN

P19 Tumpat Khairul Azuan Kamarrudin

SELANGOR

P99 Ampang - Lai Wai Chong

P100 Pandan - Ong Tee Keat

P101 Hulu Langat - Abdul Rahman Jaafar

P110 Klang - Loo Cheng Wee

KUALA LUMPUR

P114 Kepong - Young Shang Yi

P115 Batu - P. Naganathan

P116 Wangsa Maju - Wee Choo Keong

NEGERI SEMBILAN

P129 Kuala Pilah - Azman Idris

JOHOR

P141 Sekijang - Mohd Zohar Bin Ahmad