KUCHING: Batong Sadong incumbent Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri is leaving it to the Premier if she should defend the seat in the coming 15th general election (GE15).
The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said if Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg wanted her to continue serving the constituents, then she would do so.
“I’ll just leave it to him,” she said.
On the date of the election, she predicted that it would be held sometime yearend.
“If you have been following the news recently, most of the ministers were actually divided (in their opinion) on when the election should be held.
“We did discuss recently with the Prime Minister on the most suitable time for the elections,” she told reporters during an interview with the press, here today.
Nancy, however, did not specify the dates that were discussed.
“If it’s held this year, we have to face the issue of major floods and the monsoon season.
“That being said, in my personal opinion, the election will be held sometime at the end of this year,” she said.
Nancy is a three-term MP for Batang Sadong.
She made her parliamentary debut in the 2008 general election and won the seat with a majority of 5,425 votes in a straight fight against Piee Ling of PKR.
Nancy defended the seat with a bigger majority of 11,260 in 2013, defeating PKR’s Mohamad Jolhi.
The 14th general election saw her winning by an even bigger majority in a two-way fight against Othman Mustapha of AMANAH and Asan Singkro of PAS. Her majority was 12,328 votes.
