SABAH POLLS | For decades, the communities of Pulau Gaya voted consistently for BN, forming one of the coalition’s most reliable support bases in coastal Kota Kinabalu.

That pattern shifted in 2018 when Warisan secured the island, as part of the Tanjong Aru seat, amid a wider political transition in Sabah.

As Sabah heads towards a nine-cornered contest in Tanjong Aru, voters on the island say...