“That is definite, we will contest all of them,” he was quoted by Borneo Post as saying.

In the 16th Sabah state election, Warisan won 23 of the 46 seats it contested.

Shafie, however, was coy on whether his party would vie for all 73 seats at the polls, which must be held by October next year.

He said the decision would depend on the party’s “position, strength and capacity”.

“What is important is that we win when we contest,” he said.

Shafie also said Warisan had yet to decide on forming alliances with other parties, adding that in the past, there were parties that ruled the state without joining forces with others.

Berjaya had ruled Sabah from 1975 to 1985, while Parti Bersatu Sabah was the government from 1985 to 1990 without forming any alliance.

He said this meant that Sabahans had voted for single parties.

“But if there is an alliance, it will be with local parties,” hesaid.

On a separate matter, Shafie said Warisan would support any proposal for the redelineation of electoral boundaries in Sabah if it was brought to Parliament.

Bernama reported him as saying that the size and number of voters in certain constituencies in Sabah would be crucial factors in the proposal to add new parliamentary seats in the state.

Using Kinabatangan and Lahad Datu as examples, he pointed out that their areas are larger than the state of Perlis, but they only have one MP, compared to Perlis, which has three.

“The addition of parliamentary seats in Sabah is necessary to ensure effectiveness in serving the people,” the Semporna MP told the media in Kota Kinabalu.

Yesterday, Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor said several factors had to be considered, including the size of an area, in the state’s push for one-third of parliamentary seats to be allocated to East Malaysia.

On Sunday, Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg said allocating Sabah and Sarawak one-third of Dewan Rakyat seats would prevent any federal government from trying to nullify the provisions of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).