SIBU: Sibu Municipal councillors are urged to work together in making sure that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidates win in the 15th general election (GE15).
Council chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said only by having GPS candidates for both the Lanang and Sibu parliamentary seats could they fight for federal funding.
“You all (SMC committee) know how hard it is for us to get allocations and implement projects under the federal government. Thus, we need to have MPs from GPS.
“So, we need to support the candidates from GPS that will be nominated this Nov 5,” he said during a full council meeting today.
Ting also noted that if GPS candidates for Lanang and Sibu are elected, they could help to source for funds from the rural development and work ministries. “Funds are needed for the council to upgrade the drains and roads in town.”
On May 16, 2010, the Sibu by-election was called following the death of incumbent Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew.
During the by-election, the late Wong Ho Leng, the DAP candidate, won the seat and since then, Sibu has been under the opposition.
In the 2013 parliamentary polls, Oscar Ling successfully retained the Sibu seat with a majority of 2,841 votes in the state’s only three-cornered fight, garnering 26,808 votes.
Ling also managed to retain the seat in the 2018 election with a majority of 11,422 votes. He garnered 33,811 votes in a four-cornered fight.
Meanwhile, for the Lanang parliamentary seat, Alice Lau from DAP defeated four-term MP Datuk Tiong Thai King in the 2013 parliamentary polls with an 8,360 majority, collecting 26,613 votes.
Since then, Alice has been the Lanang MP for two terms.
