Toni Kasim

Toni Kasim
Personal details
Born
Zaitun Mohamed Kasim

1966 (1966)
Malaysia
Died4 June 2008(2008-06-04) (aged 40–41)
Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyIndependent
ResidenceMalaysia
OccupationHuman rights activist
Politician

Zaitun 'Toni' Kasim (1966 – 4 June 2008) was a Malaysian human rights activist and politician.[1] She was the first candidate to run for election under the Women's Candidacy Initiative, a group of Malaysian women activists.[2] She was active with several sustainable development programmes including the Centre for Independent Journalism, Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), Amnesty International and the All Women's Action Society (AWAM), as well as Sisters in Islam.[3][4][5][6]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[7]
Year Constituency Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 Selayang, Selangor Zaitun Kasim (DAP) 26,144 43% Chan Kong Choy (MCA) 34,979 57% 63,275 8835 73.94%

References

  1. ^ Ghazali, Rahmah (2008-06-04). "Women's activist Toni Kasim dies". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  2. ^ "Women's Candidacy Initiative". wci2.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. ^ "Toni Kasim". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ^ Ong, Andrew (2009-06-25). "Toni Kasim, gone but not forgotten". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. ^ Soong, Kua Kia (2009-06-23). "'Toni lives!' - Memories of a model M'sian". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  6. ^ "Zaitun Kasim". AWID. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  7. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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