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

The PENANG PAS branch has claimed the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat for the upcoming general election (GE16) following the sacking of Wan Saiful Wan Jan, the Wawasan vice-president. The Islamic party's Lahar Yooi branch threatened to halt its election operations and have its members and supporters boycott GE16 if PAS is not given the parliamentary seat.

In a Facebook post, the branch stated that they are demanding PAS to contest in Tasek Gelugor against Pakatan Harapan. The polling district where Wan Saiful won the Tasek Gelugor seat in the 2022 general election (GE15) delivered a majority of more than 1,000 votes. Wan Saiful, who was in Bersatu at the time, was later sacked by the party in October 2025.

He played a significant role in the transition of Parti Cinta Malaysia to Wawasan, which later joined Perikatan Nasional (PN) in July. In the 2022 GE15, the five-cornered contest saw Gerakan and Bersatu each contesting five seats, while PAS was allocated three. PN went on to win three seats, with PAS securing two and Bersatu one.

PN currently holds 11 seats in the 40-member Penang assembly, with PAS holding seven seats and Bersatu four.