Sandakan votes: Will Pakatan end its bad run or will the Opposition take another federal seat?
Lim Guan Eng, DAP candidate Vivian Wong and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal attend a ceramah in Sandakan May 10, 2019. — Bernama pic
With the latter, they have a choice of Parti Bersatu Sabah’s Datuk Linda Tsen, the former MP of neighbouring Batu Sapi who lost her own seat in the last election last year; or choose from three other independent candidate ― former state Amanah chairman Hamzah Abdullah, local Chinese businessman Chia Siew Yung or the little known Sulaiman Abdul Samat.
Their independent streak may give one of the independents a chance, although campaigning efforts have mostly been focused on the two main candidates. Additionally, the Muslim Bumiputera’s deal breaking gripes include the lack of bantuan sara hidup cash aid, rent-to-own homes, and more low cost housing.
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