Tokai (state constituency)

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Tokai
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Hayati Othman
PN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)45,374

Tokai is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Tokai's electorate as of 2023[1]

  Malay (91.59%)
  Chinese (7.69%)
  Other ethnicities (0.47%)
  Indian (0.24%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tokai constituency has a total of 21 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Tokai (N18) Sri Pudak 011/18/01 SK Tanah Merah
Kepala Bukit 011/18/02 SK Penghulu Jusoh
Kampung Penyarom 011/18/03 Maktab Mahmud Pendang
Tanah Merah 011/18/04 SK Tanah Merah
Kampung Rambai 011/18/05 SK Kg Rambai
Kubang Jelai 011/18/06 SK Haji Abdul Rahman
Pekan Tokai 011/18/07 SMK Tokai
Kampung Pulai 011/18/08 SK Kampung Pulai Tokai
Alor Besar 011/18/09 SK Alor Besar
Kobah 011/18/10 SK Bukit Choras
Tempoyak 011/18/11 SMK Pendang
Sebrang Pendang 011/18/12 SR Islam Islah
Pekan Pendang 011/18/13 SJK (C) Yeang Cheng
Bukit Raya 011/18/14 SK Bukit Raya Dalam
Banggol Besi 011/18/15 SMK Tanah Merah
Guar Kepayang 011/18/16 SK Guar Kepayang
Cherok Kudong 011/18/17 SK Cherok Kudong
Gajah Mati 011/18/18 SK Kampung Chegar
Manggol Petai 011/18/19 SMK Tuanku Temenggung
Paya Kelubi 011/18/20 SK Pendang
Batu Manunggul 011/18/21 SK Ayer Puteh

Representation history[edit]

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Tokai
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bukit Raya
11th 2004–2008 Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul PAS
12th 2008–2013 PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 Mohd Hayati Othman PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results[edit]

Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Mohd Hayati Othman 29,329 84.43 Increase 84.43
PH Zainul Abidin Saad 5,410 15.57 Decrease 6.40
Total valid votes 34,739 100.00
Total rejected ballots 160
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 34,936 77.00 Decrease 8.19
Registered electors 45,374
Majority 23,919 68.86 Increase 42.44
PN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Hayati Othman 15,941 52.33 Decrease 6.22
BN Ahmad Fatahi Omar 7,892 25.91 Decrease 13.67
PH Mohd Firdaus Jaafar 6,632 21.97 Increase 21.97
Total valid votes 30,465 100.00
Total rejected ballots 332
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 30,895 85.19 Decrease 3.61
Registered electors 36,266
Majority 8,049 26.42 Increase 7.45
PAS hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul 18,005 58.55 Increase 2.47
BN Najmuddin Darus 12,172 39.58 Decrease 2.91
Independent Abu Bakar Abdullah 136 0.44 Increase 0.44
Total valid votes 30,677 100.00
Total rejected ballots 364
Unreturned ballots 74
Turnout 30,751 88.80 Increase 5.12
Registered electors 34,623
Majority 5,833 18.97 Increase 6.81
PAS hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul 13,871 56.08 Increase 2.15
BN Suraya Yaacob 10,865 43.92 Decrease 2.15
Total valid votes 24,736 100.00
Total rejected ballots 560
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,296 83.68 Decrease 3.97
Registered electors 30,229
Majority 3,006 12.16 Decrease 4.30
PAS hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul 14,790 58.23
BN Shamsuddin Tahir 10,611 41.77
Total valid votes 25,401 100.00
Total rejected ballots 222
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 25,642 87.65
Registered electors 29,254
Majority 4,179 16.46
This was a new constituency created.

References[edit]

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.