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

As of 2020, Tokai has a population of 43,566 people.[1]

Ethnic breakdown of Tokai's electorate as of 2023[2]
  1. Malay (91.6%)
  2. Chinese (7.69%)
  3. Other ethnicities (0.47%)
  4. Indian (0.24%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tokai constituency has a total of 21 polling districts.[3]

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

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Tokai
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency renamed 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 GS (PAS)
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PNMohd Hayati Othman29,32984.43Increase 84.43
PHZainul Abidin Saad5,41015.57Decrease 6.40
Total valid votes 34,739 100.00
Total rejected ballots 160
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 34,93677.00Decrease 8.19
Registered electors 45,374
Majority 23,91968.86Increase 42.44
PN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohd Hayati Othman15,94152.33Decrease 6.22
BNAhmad Fatahi Omar7,89225.91Decrease 13.67
PHMohd Firdaus Jaafar6,63221.97Increase 21.97
Total valid votes 30,465100.00
Total rejected ballots 332
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 30,89585.19Decrease 3.61
Registered electors 36,266
Majority 8,04926.42Increase 7.45
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohamed Taulan Mat Rasul18,00558.55Increase 2.47
BNNajmuddin Darus12,17239.58Decrease 2.91
IndependentAbu Bakar Abdullah1360.44Increase 0.44
Total valid votes 30,677100.00
Total rejected ballots 364
Unreturned ballots 74
Turnout 30,75188.80Increase 5.12
Registered electors 34,623
Majority 5,83318.97Increase 6.81
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohamed Taulan Mat Rasul13,87156.08Increase 2.15
BNFatimah Ismail10,86543.92Decrease 2.15
Total valid votes 24,736100.00
Total rejected ballots 560
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,29683.68Decrease 3.97
Registered electors 30,229
Majority 3,00612.16Decrease 4.30
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohamed Taulan Mat Rasul14,79058.23
BNShamsuddin Tahir10,61141.77
Total valid votes 25,401100.00
Total rejected ballots 222
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 25,64287.65
Registered electors 29,254
Majority 4,17916.46
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.18 Tokai Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  2. "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.