Rashid Din Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Rashid Din
Birth Date:29 July 1946
Birth Place:Penang, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Constituency Mp:Merbok, Kedah
Parliament:Malaysian
Term Start:8 March 2008
Term End:5 March 2013
Majority:3,098 (2008)
Predecessor:Zainuddin Maidin
(BNUMNO)
Successor:Ismail Daut
(BNUMNO)
Party:PKRPakatan Rakyat
Occupation:Politician
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|رشيد دين

Dato' Rashid bin Din (born 29 July 1946) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Merbok constituency in the state of Kedah from 2008 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition.[1]

Rashid won the seat of Merbok in the 2008 election. The seat, previously held comfortably by the Barisan Nasional coalition, swung to the PKR for Rashid to win it by 3,098 votes.[2] Rashid was replaced as the PKR's candidate for the seat at the 2013 election, and the party lost the seat to the Barisan Nasional's Ismail Daut.[3]

Election results

Year!
Constituency CandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2008P014 Merbok, Kedah (PKR)25,54153.23%Tajul Urus Mat Zain (UMNO)22,44346.77%49,7183,09877.15%

Honours

In January 2010, Rashid was conferred the honorific title of Datuk by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rashid bin Din, Y.B. Dato' . . Malay . 22 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100515202650/http://www.parlimen.gov.my/DewRakyat_KedAhli_detail.php?id=383 . 15 May 2010 .
  2. News: Pakatan shaky at the home of oldest civilisation in Malaysia. Mok. Opalyn. 25 March 2013. The Malaysian Insider. 26 November 2014.
  3. News: GE13: Anwar names PKR candidates for Padang Serai, Kulim-Bandar Baharu, Merbok and Sungai Petani. Han Kar Kay. 8 April 2013. The Star. 26 November 2014.
  4. News: Negri Ruler heads Kedah Sultan's birthday honours list. 17 January 2010. The Star. 18 January 2010.