PASIR GUDANG: Parti Warisan is looking at contesting in state seats within the Pasir Gudang parliamentary constituency, says party president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal.

He added although discussions on candidates and seats are still ongoing, the Sabah-based party was hoping to contest in the area.

“We have identified some of the candidates for this election,” he said.

“We will later announce the candidates and the seats we will be contesting in.

“This (Pasir Gudang) area is among the places we are thinking of contesting in. When the time is right, we will announce it,” he said, adding that the candidates would be from Johor.

He said this after meeting with Pasir Gudang residents near Pasar Muafakat Sabah here yesterday.

Based on unofficial statistics, there are an estimated 20,000 Sabahans in Johor, mostly living in the Pasir Gudang area.

There are two state seats under Pasir Gudang, which are Johor Jaya and Permas.

In GE14, DAP’s Liow Cai Tung won the Johor Jaya seat while Che Zakaria of Bersatu won in Permas.