KOTA KINABALU: DAP's top guns in Sabah have been wiped out in all eight seats the party contested in the 17th Sabah Election, according to unofficial results.
DAP, which fielded new face Chan Loong Wei in Luyang only garnered 4,944 votes and was also defeated by Warisan's Samuel Wong Tshun Chuen who got 11,234 votes in a five-cornered fight.
In Kapayan, Warisan's Chin Tek Ming garnered 3,455 votes to defeat DAP's two-term incumbent Jannie Lasimbang, who only got 1,514 votes.
It is a huge setback for DAP as the urban seats of Kapayan, Luyang and Likas seat had been its strongholds since 2013.
Sabah DAP deputy chairman and Kota Kinabalu MP Datuk Chan Foong Hin lost in Tanjung Aru after the Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister was defeated by Warisan two-term assemblymen Datuk Junz Wong in a nine-cornered battle.
Warisan's Wong managed to garner 2,603 votes against Chan who only got 1,039 votes.
Sabah DAP secretary and Sandakan MP Vivian Wong was also defeated in the Elopura state seat as she was defeated by Warisan's two-term incumbent Calvin Chong.
Sabah DAP secretary and Sandakan MP Vivian Wong was also defeated in the Elopura state seat as she was defeated when she only had 4,001 votes against Warisan's two-term incumbent Calvin Chong who got 6,307 votes.
In Kemabong, DAP's Noorita Sual failed to make inroads there when its candidate was defeated by GRS' Rubin Balang in a nine-cornered fight.
Noorita only had 2,889 votes while Rubin had 4,486 votes.
In Tanjong Papat, DAP only had 1,623 votes and lost to Warisan's Alex Thien who got 2,283 votes in an eight-cornered fight.
In Sri Tanjong, DAP's Philip Yap lost to Warisan's Justin Wong in a six-cornered fight.
Yap only managed to get 6,549 votes against Wong who got 9,648 votes.
In 2020, DAP won six seats, namely Likas, Luyang, Kepayan, Sri Tanjong, Elopura and Tanjong Papat.
