Toni Kasim

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]

Toni Kasim
Personal details
Born	Zaitun Mohamed Kasim 1966 (1966) Malaysia
Died	4 June 2008(2008-06-04) (aged 40–41) Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Independent
Residence	Malaysia
Occupation	Human rights activist Politician

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%