Kampung Sim Sim is a notable voting disctrict in Sandakan as it is one of only two voting districts in which BN won in the previous general election.

Located just three kilometres from the Sandakan city centre, the village of Kampung Sim Sim has seen a flurry of activities since last Saturday, the start of the campaigning period for the Sandakan by-election on May 11.

However, for most voters in the "floating village' the question of voting for DAP or the opposition PBS in the upcoming by-election is not their foremost concern.

Instead, what concerns them daily is whether their wooden houses would survive the elements.