KUALA LUMPUR — DAP has named four candidates for the Johor state election on July 11, including Mohamad Shafwan Ani, an aide to Kulai MP and Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching.
The announcement was made at a party ceremony here today, where DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook unveiled the lineup, Bernama reported.
The candidates are Nor Zulaila Abd Ghani, 38, a private secretary to the Deputy Finance Minister, who will contest Tiram; Johor DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) chief Lee Wern Yiing, 30, who will contest Johor Jaya; Mohamad Shafwan, 33, special assistant to Teo who will contest Bukit Permai; and incumbent Senai assemblyman Wong Bor Yang, 40, who will defend his seat.
Loke, who is also Transport Minister, said this is the first time DAP is contesting the Tiram seat, a Malay-majority mixed constituency, and expressed confidence in the party’s chances there.
He said the move is part of Pakatan Harapan’s strategy to secure all state seats under the Kulai parliamentary constituency, which comprises three state assembly seats.
“Therefore, our strategy is to win all three seats because Bukit Batu (contested by PKR) and Senai are already our incumbent seats.
“This time, DAP is contesting in the Bukit Permai area, and we have fielded a candidate (Mohamad Shafwan) who has extensive experience in the constituency, having been actively involved on the ground there for the past nine years,” he said.
Johor DAP chairman Teo Nie Ching and her deputy Wong Shu Qi were also present at the announcement.
The Election Commission has set July 11 as polling day, with nomination day on June 27 and early voting on July 7. – June 20, 2026