Warisan fielding 26 candidates in Peninsula, including ex-MCA president

AMPANG: Warisan will be contesting 26 parliamentary seats in West Malaysia in the upcoming general election (GE15), with the party set to field former MCA president Ong Tee Keat in Pandan.

After a five-year hiatus from politics, Ong officially became a Warisan member today.

At a press conference, the former transport minister said he decided to return to politics due to the political turmoil in the country and after being urged by Warisan president Shafie Apdal.

Shafie also announced that former DAP and PKR man Wee Choo Keong 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.

Shafie said Warisan had yet to decide on its candidate for the Arau seat, while the party could still be contesting for more constituencies in the Peninsula.

“An announcement on that will be made soon,” he said simply.

The full list of Warisan candidates in Peninsular Malaysia are:

1. Perlis P01 Padang Besar – Ko Chu Liang 2. Perlis P02 Kangar – Rohimi Shapiee 3. Perlis P03 Arau – Candidate to be announced 4. Kedah P08 Pokok Sena – Noraini Salleh 5. Kedah P09 Alor Setar – Fadzil Hanafi 6. Kedah P10 Kuala Kedah – Syed Araniri Syed Ahmad 7. Kedah P14 Merbok – Khairul Anuar Ahmad 8. Kedah P17 Padang Serai – Bakhri Hashim 9. Penang P42 Tasek Gelugor – Akmal Azhar 10. Penang P46 Batu Kawan – Ong Chin Wen 11. Penang P50 Jelutong – Lim Huat Poh 12. Penang P52 Bayan Baru – Ooi Chuan Aun 13. Perak P71 Gopeng – G Balachandran 14. Perak P72 Tapah – Mohamed Akbar Sherrif Ali Yasin 15. Perak P74 Lumut – Isnin Ismail @ Ibrahim Khan 16. Kelantan P19 Tumpat – Khairul Azuan Kamarrudin 17. Selangor P99 Ampang – Lai Wai Chong 18. Selangor P100 Pandan – Ong Tee Keat 19. Selangor P101 Hulu Langat – Abdul Rahman Jaafar 20. Selangor P110 Klang – Loo Cheng Wee 21. Kuala Lumpur P114 Kepong – Young Shang Yi 22. Kuala Lumpur P115 Batu – Naganathan Pillai 23. Kuala Lumpur P116 Wangsa Maju – Wee Choo Keong 24. Negeri Sembilan P129 Kuala Pilah – Azman Idris 25. Johor P141 Sekijang – Zohar Ahmad 26. To be announced

Warisan will also be contesting for several state seats in Perlis and Perak. The full list of candidates are:

Perlis 1. N01 Titi Tinggi – Khaw Hock Kong 2. N02 Beseri – Shamim M Nordin 3. N06 Bintong – Mohamad Khair Noor 4. N07 Sena – Ko Chu Liang 5. N08 Indera Kayangan – Atan Jasin 6. N09 Kuala Perlis – Muhamad Hairi Noordin 7. N10 Kayang – Khairuddin Abdullah 8. N11 Pauh – Khalid Ahmad 9. N14 Simpang Empat – Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad

Perak 1. N44 Sungai Rapat – Roshanita Basir 2. N45 Simpang Pulai – Hooi Mi Suet 3. N46 Teja – Low Leong Sin 4. N47 Chenderiang – Ahmad Tarmizi Ghazali 5. N48 Ayer Kuning – Noor Hasnida Hashim 6. N51 Pasir Panjang – Nur Inderasyawalis Ahmad Mukhtar 7. N52 Pangkor – Yahaya Ahmad

— Free Malaysia Today