KUALA LUMPUR – The Kinabatangan parliamentary by-election will see a three-cornered contest involving candidates from Barisan Nasional (BN), Warisan and an Independent, while the Lamag state seat will be a straight fight between BN and Warisan.
The details were announced by returning officer Eddy Syaizul Rizam Abdullah at Dewan Sri Lamag today.
“The Election Commission received nomination papers from three candidates for the parliamentary seat and two candidates for the state seat in the P187 Kinabatangan and N58 Lamag constituencies.
“I have examined all nomination papers and, after the review, am satisfied that none have been rejected,” he said, as reported by Bernama.
For the Kinabatangan parliamentary seat, the three-way contest features Mohd Naim Kurniawan Moktar representing BN, Datuk Saddi Abdul Rahman from Warisan, and Goldam Hamid as an Independent candidate.
Meanwhile, the Lamag state by-election will see a head-to-head contest between Mohd Ismail Ayob of BN and Mazliwati Abdul Malek of Warisan.
The by-elections are being held following the death of the incumbent, Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, on December 5, 2025.
Bung Moktar, 66, had held both seats, having retained Kinabatangan in the 15th General Election with a 4,330-vote majority, defeating Warisan’s Mazliwati Abdul Malek.
The former Sabah Barisan Nasional chairman also defended the Lamag state seat with a 153-vote majority in a six-cornered contest in the 17th Sabah State Election on November 29 last year.
The Election Commission has scheduled polling for January 24, with early voting on January 20. A total of 48,722 registered voters will cast their ballots, comprising 48,526 ordinary voters and 196 police personnel and their spouses.
Voting will take place across 36 polling centres with 117 streams and one early voting centre. – January 10, 2026