KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 27 -- Parti Warisan Sabah president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal emerged from his residence here at 1.07am, after the Election Commission pronounced the official results of the Sabah election shortly before midnight.

The 62-year-old who retained his Senallang state seat by a comfortable margin looked fatigued and solemn as he addressed the supporters and journalists numbering about 150 people, many who had been waiting since 6pm Saturday when he closeted himself behind the thick walls of his house.

In a quiet voice, Shafie acknowledged the results and thanked voters for giving Warisan the most number of seats.

"We can see from this decision that Warisan is the one single party with the most seats, with 29 seats. I view ...