PAS branch lays claim to Wawasan veep’s Tasek Gelugor seat

The Penang branch of the Islamic party PAS has asserted its right to the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat for the upcoming general election, claiming it from Wawasan vice-president Wan Saiful Wan Jan. The Lahar Yooi branch has threatened to halt its election operations and urge members and supporters to boycott the polls if PAS does not secure the seat.

The branch, situated in the PAS-controlled Sungai Dua state constituency, argues that its polling district received a majority of more than 1,000 votes in the last election. Wan Saiful was initially elected Tasek Gelugor MP on a Perikatan Nasional ticket in 2022, winning the seat with a 12,252-vote majority in a five-way contest.

After leaving Bersatu in October 2025, he became a prominent figure in the formation of Wawasan, which later joined the Perikatan Nasional coalition. In the 2022 election, Gerakan and Bersatu each contested five seats, while PAS was allocated three. The Perikatan Nasional secured three seats, with PAS winning two and Bersatu one; PN now holds 11 seats in the Penang assembly, with PAS holding seven and Bersatu four.