Zaitun 'Toni' Kasim (1966 – 4 June 2008) was a Malaysian human rights activist and politician. She was the first candidate to run for election under the Women's Candidacy Initiative, a group of Malaysian women activists. 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.
Election results +Parliament of Malaysia Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyOppositionVotesPctGovernmentVotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1999Selayang, Selangor (DAP)26,14443%Chan Kong Choy (MCA)34,97957%63,275883573.94%
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