Rashid Din | |
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رشيد دين | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Merbok | |
In office 8 March 2008 –5 May 2013 | |
Preceded by | Zainuddin Maidin (BN–UMNO) |
Succeeded by | Ismail Daut (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 3,098 (2008) |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present) |
Occupation | Politician |
Rashid bin Din (born 29 July 1946) was the Member of the Parliament (MP) for the Merbok from March 2008 to May 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]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2008 | P014 Merbok | Rashid Din (PKR) | 25,541 | 53.23% | Tajul Urus Mat Zain (UMNO) | 22,443 | 46.77% | 49,718 | 3,098 | 77.15% |
In January 2010,Rashid was conferred the honorific title of Datuk by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah. [5]