BARISAN Nasional has not decided on its candidate for the Tg Piai parliamentary by-election in Johor, said its chief Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today.

The seat has been traditionally contested by MCA but this time, the local Umno division is making a claim for the seat, saying that it has a better chance of winning it.

MCA lost the seat to Bersatu/Pakatan Harapan in the last general election.

“What is sure is that BN will contest in Tg Piai. As for the candidate, we are still studying the ground sentiments.

“We will announce our candidate once that is done,” he said today after chairing an Umno Supreme Council meeting.

The parliamentary seat became vacant when the incumbent 42-year-old Bersatu MP Md Farid Md Rafik died of a heart attack last month.

The constituency has 53,528 voters, of which 56.8% are Malay, 41.64% Chinese, 1.01% Indian, 0.55% others.

The Election Commission announced that nomination day will be on November 2 and polling will take place on November 16.

Earlier today Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin said his party will contest as PH’s representative in the Tg Piai by-election.

He said they have not chosen a candidate but are currently looking through a list to find the ideal person before the November 16 polls.

“We have a list (of candidates). We have looked at many, but we have to find the suitable one who can fulfil the needs of Tg Piai constituents,” he said after launching the Security and Public Order (DKKA) document in Putrajaya today. – October 3, 2019.