Datuk Mohd Hayati Othman is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia

Parliament of Malaysia

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 for the Pendang

Pendang

Pendang is a major town and district in Kedah, Malaysia. The district is primarily covered with paddy fields with agriculture being its main economic activity....

 constituency in Kedah

Kedah

Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...

. He is a member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat

Pakatan Rakyat

Pakatan Rakyat or PR is an informal Malaysian political coalition. It currently controls four state governments while in opposition to the ruling Barisan Nasional at the federal level....

 coalition.

Hayati was elected to the Pendang

Pendang

Pendang is a major town and district in Kedah, Malaysia. The district is primarily covered with paddy fields with agriculture being its main economic activity....

 seat in the 2004 election with a 50 vote margin. This was a rare win for PAS in an election where it lost 20 of its 27 seats. Hayati increased his majority in the 2008 election. He had contested the seat in a by-election in 2002, but was defeated by Othman Abdul of the United Malay National Organisation.

In January 2010, Mohd Hayati was conferred the honorific title of Datuk by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah.

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

Dewan Rakyat

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: Pendang

Pendang

Pendang is a major town and district in Kedah, Malaysia. The district is primarily covered with paddy fields with agriculture being its main economic activity....

, Kedah

Kedah

Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...

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!|Opposition
!|Votes
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!|Barisan Nasional
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|2004

Malaysian general election, 2004

General elections were held in Malaysia on March 21, 2004. The incumbent National Front government of Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was re-elected with an increased majority.-Election results:...

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| | (PAS)
| align="right" |24,430
| |49.66%
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| |Md Rozai Shafian (UMNO)
| align="right" |24,380
| |49.55%
|-
|2008

Malaysian general election, 2008

The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...

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| | (PAS)
| align="right" |27,311
| |53%
|
| |Md Rozai Shafian (UMNO)
| align="right" |23,238
| |45%