JOHOR BAHRU, May 17 — Johor Pakatan Harapan has announced that it will contest all 56 state constituency seats in the upcoming state election.
Johor Harapan chairman Aminolhuda Hassan said the decision was made after Johor Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi announced yesterday that the coalition would contest all state seats.
“The Johor Menteri Besar has stated that the state BN will contest 56 seats, so Johor Harapan will also contest all 56 seats: they have made their position clear.
“Although some have questioned why we would contest against our own allies, it is because they made the declaration, so we are responding,” he said on behalf of Johor Harapan delegates during the Harapan Convention 2026 at the Persada Johor International Convention Centre today.
Aminolhuda, who is also the Johor Parti Amanah chairman, added that Harapan is confident of defeating BN for the second time, after the coalition lost the state in the 14th general election.
“If we could win in 2018, it is not impossible for us to defeat them in the next election,” said the Sri Gading MP.
Yesterday, Onn Hafiz said the decision to contest all 56 state seats was made after taking into account the views of Johoreans as well as grassroots leaders from state UMNO and BN on the party’s direction ahead of the election.
In the 2022 Johor polls, BN won 40 state seats, Harapan 12, Perikatan Nasional three, and MUDA one.
The Harapan Convention is an important platform in determining the coalition’s direction, including preparations for the possibility of Johor and Melaka state elections this year.
