Shafie thanks Chinese voters for swing votes after ‘surprise’ gains

PETALING JAYA: Warisan president Shafie Apdal has expressed his gratitude to the Sabahans who voted for his party as it went on to grab the second-highest number of seats in the state election yesterday.

The former chief minister said aside from winning 25 seats, Warisan had received more than 300,000 votes from voters of all ethnicities in both urban and rural seats across the state.

Shafie made special mention of Chinese voters, thanking them for a major swing in the community’s votes that enabled Warisan to win in multiple urban constituencies previously deemed DAP and PKR strongholds.

“I would like to thank voters, especially the Chinese, for the historic gains where we won a larger share of voters in urban seats.

“(Voters in) all Chinese-majority seats gave their support to Warisan,” he said at a press conference in Kota Kinabalu, adding that he has never seen such political gains in an election throughout his 36 years in politics.

Shafie, who successfully retained his Senallang seat, vowed that Warisan will push for a clean state government and leaders free from corruption.

The state election saw Warisan making huge 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 vice-president Junz Wong winning with a 3,588-vote majority despite not having Pakatan Harapan’s backing this time around.

Warisan also won Api-Api and Inanam, two PKR strongholds.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...-surprise-gains

Come contest here in Malaya.

We will also vote for you. Let’s make a non race based political party come true.

A non M Sabah CM seems like a distant memory now.

Sarawak last state election already saw Chinese voters abandoning DAP.

Next round sure DAP will mati kudasai.

Fuck DAP for being mca 2.0. No principle punya party

i thought already got DAP/PKR and so on??

honestly dont really trust them

he still close with Tun M...?

what else more you want lol, now already 80-2 GPS, maybe you looking at 82-0?

probably look at other local parties as opposition. at least Sabah got local Warisan as opposition.

This post has been edited by ipohps3: Nov 30 2025, 04:09 PM

DAP dominated by Chinese. PKR dominated by Malay.

Time for Borneo party to rise.

I'll be happy if dap sarawak purges Chong Chen Ren or whatever his name is and violet. Their rhetoric don't work anymore

Warisan is better alternative than PUAS

Nanti terkejut pikachu when he calls u k_fir

Then we invite Sarawak party to expand at Malaya to counter those heathens.

Looks like Warisan's ambition to enter Peninsula is not unfounded then

If Warisan can appeal more than PuAS/PN/BN

And already proven that they can absorb chinese support from DAP

Then it could be true-

But we all know its unlikely for the next 10 years.

No need to look far

Warisan already try, see what happen to them

But who knows, who knows..

If Warisan can have a balanced representation of all races .. then ...

U guys at EM lucky, over here no so man….2X5 5X2…. Sien stuff

You're welcome

They should. The guy literally ran to a extremely safe seat knowing he will lose had he stayed in his previous seat.

This post has been edited by ZeroSOFInfinity: Nov 30 2025, 04:48 PM

A humble leader. Not like certain leader after win lan si lan yong, keep bully it's core supporter. Take thing for granted

when want to clean up Semporna rubbish? ... dont keep give excuses.

This post has been edited by bill11: Nov 30 2025, 09:17 PM

Lucky? Last time when Sarawakian did not vote for DAP, WMsian Chinese hurl all sorts of insult at Sarawakian. Calling them stupid and will go bankrupt etc.

His party allow short pants and beer, dolla sexy videos? Owai

This post has been edited by diffyhelman2: Nov 30 2025, 04:58 PM

Sadding. Once upon a time east Malaysia looked down on as Sakai land. Now begging their leaders to come here take over. Reflects how bad things must be in peninsular? Owai

I'm happy if GPS/GRS/Warisan can contest in Shah Alam in parliament level in GE16. more choices ma owai. But i'm ok with Azli Yusof from Amanah so far.

True. Malaya need more competition. The parties here get away from not delivering because they taught we’re all fixed deposit.

his number two, go see who it is.

Uhhh... Your memory Salah. Swrk voted for dap and PH/PKR. At the end kena kencing by LGE who was the finance minister under Mahathir.. Remember?

Shafie for pm

DAP is best at what they do. Being opposition. Shud stay there perpetually.

DAP becoming diam diam party. Time to repent

next PM from EM!

Diam diam is not an issue but should solve their promises

Tbh… pastor Koh… indira gandhi

Your wish is granted, Warisan makes huge headway into Semenanjung.

DAP say they are non race based political party. They say lah, not me. PKR also

Should praise rocket manage to outdo MCA just within 3 yrs.

How many seats DAP got? A lot?

We seem to like to voted corrupters into office then complain why no transparency...MACC toothless, no Whistle-blower protection, macm2.

cant do jack shit on those 8 implicated in corruption case. lol.

That "surprise gain" is due to push-factor of the community rejecting corrupt GRS n Musa A

ask the current sitting govt lor..