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This is DAP in Sabah. Will it be DAP and PKR’s political fate in the general election in 2027?
Will PKR and DAP wait for Nasi Sudah Jadi Bubur in 2027?
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30, 2025: The 17th Sabah Election yesterday should send the shivers down Pakatan Harapan (PH), namely DAP and PKR.
The Chinese Political Tsunami saw Sabahans dumping the DAP like hot potatoes - DAP lost all the eight seats it contested, including incumbents and a deputy minister in the Cabinet.
PH contested 22 seats and won onlt one!
At least the racial and religious bigoted Umno chief Dr Akmal “Dr Ham/I Am Malay First) Saleh’s Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) could still win six seats!
Not only have Sabahans continue to embrace BN-Umno, they have also welcomed the racial and religious Taliban-like PAS, giving PAS its maiden seat in Sabah (Borneo)’s in electoral history!
The question now is whether the Chinese Political Tsunami is confined to Sabah or is it a sign for the tsunami to strike PKR and DAP (aka MCA 2.0) in the next general election which is due in 2027.
It is now time for PH and PKR chief Anwar Ibrahim and MCA 2.0 to seriously sit down and reflect on their dismal performance in Sabah and whether they need to reset their political course to for a truly multi-racial Malaysia for rakyat dan negara (people and country) - before it is too late (nasi sudah jadi bubur).
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news round-up by Free Malaysia Today:
PKR’s poor run in Sabah continues as DAP stunned
Pakatan Harapan will have much self-reflection to do, after fielding 22 candidates and seeing only one victory - an assemblyman parachuted in from GRS.
Pakatan Harapan component parties, PKR and DAP, failed to retain all 10 seats it had won in the last state election in 2020.
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) saw a disappointing outcome in the 17th Sabah state election yesterday, winning just one seat despite fielding 22 candidates.
The coalition’s sole victory came through PKR in the form of an assemblyman who had been parachuted in from Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).
This meant PKR’s poor performance in Sabah continued, with nine other candidates being defeated.
Its ally, DAP suffered a disastrous outing too, being wiped out entirely, after losing all eight seats it had won in the last state elections in September 2020.
The other PH component, Amanah, also failed to secure a foothold in East Malaysia, even as its bitter rival PAS made history.
PKR had struggled for years to expand its influence beyond the two seats of Api-Api and Inanam, which it won in the 2013 general election (GE13) and retained in the last state polls. The party also holds the Sepanggar parliamentary seat, the only victory out of 10 contests in the 2022 general election (GE15).
Its sole win yesterday came in Melalap through Jamawi Jaafar, who was previously in Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah prior to his unveiling as a PKR candidate two weeks ago.
PKR dropped one of its most prominent Sabahan leaders, Christina Liew, in favour of the younger Thonny Chee in the polls and it proved to be a costly decision as Chee failed to retain Api-Api for the party.
The party fielded no other major figure with Sabah PKR chief Mustapha Sakmud sitting out the polls, supposedly to focus on his duties as deputy higher education minister and Sepanggar MP.
A lot of attention had fallen on PKR fielding Yamani Hafez Musa, the son of Musa Aman, the Sabah governor and a former chief minister. Yamani ended up losing the contest in Sindumin to Warisan’s Yusri Pungut, albeit by just 362 votes.
The party had also gambled on another parachute candidate from GRS, George Hiew, but he lost by 676 votes to Warisan’s Alex Wong.
The results will undoubtedly lead to pressure on the party leadership as they prepare for the next general election which is due in 2027.
DAP wiped out in Sabah
DAP was left stunned after failing to retain any of the eight seats it had won in the last state polls.
The wipe out of the party’s big guns, including state DAP chief Phoong Jin Zhe, his deputy Chan Foong Hin, Sandakan MP Vivian Wong and two-term Kapayan assemblyman Jannie Lasimbang was most unexpected.
The party had headed into the polls appearing confident, having dominated in urban areas with a significant chunk of Chinese voters for several election cycles.
However, this time around, it lost most of its seats to Warisan, with Chinese votes significantly swinging toward the Shafie Apdal-led party.
DAP also suffered the impact of two former leaders, Frankie Poon and Liau Fui Fui, contesting under the Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat banner, as this is said to have split their votes and benefited Warisan in Elopura and Tanjong Papat.
Fellow PH ally Amanah endured similar fortunes, with its sole candidate failing to win in Sulabayan.
This means Amanah must continue to wait for its first ever seat in East Malaysia, as opposed to PAS, which won its first seat in Borneo yesterday.
In ‘do-or-die’ polls, Warisan shows it’s still a force to reckon with
Warisan retains its east coast bastions while making significant gains in urban seats, wiping out DAP in the process.
Warisan president Shafie Apdal was elected to a third term as Senallang assemblyman. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: Warisan may have failed to form the new Sabah government but the party made a formidable challenge in the state election yesterday.
The party held its ground in the east coast of Sabah and also made inroads on the west coast, winning a total of 25 seats.
This marked major gains for the local party spearheaded by former chief minister Shafie Apdal, after suffering from a spate of defections in the years that followed the 2020 state polls.
Warisan had performed disastrously when it went solo in the 2022 general election (GE15), winning just three parliamentary seats in Sabah compared with eight in 2018 (GE14), when it was allies with Pakatan Harapan.
Shafie comfortably retained his Senallang seat, while Warisan also held on to Silam, Merotai and Sebatik.
Warisan’s biggest achievements were its major inroads in urban, Chinese-majority seats, with the party having a major hand in booting DAP out of the Sabah state assembly by wresting Luyang, Likas, Sri Tanjong, Tanjong Papat, Elopura and Kapayan.
It also retained Tanjung Aru comfortably, with party veep Junz Wong winning with a 3,588-vote majority despite not having Pakatan Harapan’s backing this time around.
It however lost several key battlegrounds like Kunak, Petagas, Banggi and Moyog.
In 2018, Warisan won 21 of the 60 seats up for grabs and added two more in the 2020 state polls. For this election, the party went solo, contesting all 73 state seats.
Previously, Shafie said the party would not work with federal-based entities if it needed to partner up to form the state government after the polls.
Hundreds of Sabah poll candidates forfeit deposits after dire showing at the ballot box
A total of 389 contenders in the polls have lost their deposits, including two party presidents and a former federal minister, after failing to secure the minimum number of votes required
Updated 1 hour ago · Published on 30 Nov 2025 8:20AM
Candidates failed to secure the minimum number of votes required - November 30, 2025
NEARLY four hundred candidates in Sabah’s 17th General election have forfeited their deposits after failing to reach the threshold of one-eighth of the total votes cast, results show
Among the most prominent casualties are the President of Parti Impian Sabah (PIS), Michel Alok @ Ilok, and the President of Parti Rumpun Sabah (Rumpun), Ismail Idris. Both men fell well short of the minimum vote requirement and consequently lost their deposits.
Michel, who stood in Telupid, secured only 291 votes and was soundly defeated by the incumbent, Jonnybone Kurum of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), who amassed 3,868 votes in a nine-cornered fight. In Sebatik, Ismail fared even worse, collecting a mere 41 votes in a ten-way contest won by Warisan’s Manahing Tinggilani @ Tanggilani with 2,795 votes.
Former tourism, arts and culture minister Mohamaddin Ketapi also failed to retain his deposit. Standing as an independent candidate in Segama, he garnered 1,644 votes and was beaten by Warisan’s Muhammad Abdul Karim, who secured 7,325 votes.
Overall, PIS recorded the highest number of candidates losing their deposits, with 72 affected. They were followed by 60 independent candidates, while Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) and Perikatan Nasional saw 36 candidates each forfeit their deposits.
Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) recorded 30 candidates losing their deposits, Warisan 23, Pertubuhan Kinabalu Progresif Bersatu (Upko) 15, Barisan Nasional 12 and Pakatan Harapan two. - November 30, 2025
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