Kuala Kedah (federal constituency)

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Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah constituency
DUN Kedah 2020.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1958
First contested 1959
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 172,099
Electors (2023) [2] 132,959
Area (km²) [3] 233
Pop. density (per km²)738.6

Kuala Kedah is a federal constituency in Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Kedah's electorate as of 2022 [4]

   Malay (76.2%)
   Chinese (22.4%)
   Indian (1.1%)
  Other ethnicities (0.2%)

Age breakdown of Kuala Kedah's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (6.06%)
  21-29 (21.47%)
  30-39 (22.39%)
  40-49 (17.45%)
  50-59 (13.77%)
  60-69 (11.37%)
  70-79 (5.45%)
  80-89 (1.77%)
  above 90 (0.27%)

Gender breakdown of Kuala Kedah's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.1%)
  Female (50.9%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kuala Kedah constituency is divided into 52 polling districts. [5]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Anak Bukit (N15)Titi Gajah010/15/01SK Titi Gajah
Alor Ganu010/15/02SJK (T) Thiruvalluvar
Alor Madi010/15/03SJK (T) Thiruvalluvar
Kota Rentang010/15/04SK Kota Rentang
Permatang Kong010/15/05SK Seri Muda
Kubang Raja010/15/06SK Simpang Tiga
Padang Hang010/15/07SK Simpang Tiga
Padang Lalang010/15/08SMK Alor Janggus
Gunong010/15/09SMK Seri Gunong
Kubang Tedoh010/15/10SJK (C) Yih Choon
Taman Aman010/15/11SK Taman Aman
Pekan Anak Bukit010/15/12Dewan Kementerian Dalam Negeri Anak Bukit
Kampung Anak Bukit010/15/13SJK (C) Soon Jian
Pantai Johor010/15/14SMK Tunku Abdul Malik
Chegar010/15/15SK Gunong
Alor Melintang010/15/16SK Sri Gunong
Sungai Baru010/15/17SK Sungai Baru
Mergong010/15/18SMA Kedah
Kubang Rotan (N16)Kuar Jawa010/16/01SK Hj Abdullah Sadun
Kubang Jawi010/16/02SK Alor Janggus
Kubang Jambu010/16/03SJK (C) Long Seong
Kubang Rotan010/16/04SMK Kubang Rotan
Seberang Kota010/16/05SK Kuala Kedah
Kampung Bahru010/16/06SJK (C) Pei Shih
Pekan Kuala Kedah010/16/07SMK Seri Pantai
Taman Sri Putra010/16/08SK Seri Pantai
Kampung Tengah010/16/09SK Haji Ismail
Kampung Balai010/16/10SK Haji Salleh Masri
Kubang Panggas010/16/11SK Dato' Shaari
Telok Chengai010/16/12SMK Tengku Laksamana
Taman Seri Ampang010/16/13SMJK Keat Hwa II
Taman Pelangi010/16/14SJK (C) Pei Hwa
Peremba010/16/15SK Peremba
Taman Sultan Badlishah010/16/16SMK Seberang Perak
Taman Malek010/16/17SMJK Keat Hwa I
Pengkalan Kundor(N17)Telok Kechai010/17/01SK Telok Kechai
Taman Sophia010/17/02SMK Tun Sharifah Rodziah
Taman Bersatu010/17/03SK Taman Bersatu
Telok Bagan010/17/04SR Islam Darul Ulum (SRIDU)
Kebun Pinang010/17/05SK Kebun Pinang
Tebengau010/17/06SK Tebengau
Kampung Benua010/17/07SJK (C) Eik Choon
Taman Cengkeh010/17/08SJK (C) Yih Min
Simpang Empat010/17/09SK Hj Hasan Itam
Selarong Panjang010/17/10SMK Tuanku Abdul Aziz
Permatang Ibus010/17/11SK Kangkong
Kuala Sala010/17/12SK Sri Mahawangsa
Sala Kechil010/17/13SK Kampung Jawa
Selarong Batang010/17/14SMA Ihya Ul-Ulum Ad Diniah
Buloh Lima010/17/15SK Buluh Lima
Taman Impian010/17/16SMK Muadzam Shah
Kota Sarang Samut010/17/17SJK (C) Min Sin

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kuala Kedah
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Alor Star
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0071959–1963 Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
(‏تونكو عبد الرحمٰن ڤوترا سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0071963–1964Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
(‏تونكو عبد الرحمٰن ڤوترا سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964–1969
1969–1971Parliament was suspended [6] [7]
3rd P0071971–1973Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
(‏تونكو عبد الرحمٰن ڤوترا سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973 Senu Abdul Rahman

(سنو بن عبدالرحمٰن)

1973–1974BN (UMNO)
4th P0061974–1978
5th 1978–1982
6th 1982–1986Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim
(محمّد أبو بكر راوتين إبراهيم)
7th P0081986–1990
8th 1990–1995
9th P0101995–1999Zakaria Mohd Said
(زكريا محمد سعيد)
10th 1999–2004 Mohamad Sabu
(محمد سابو)
BA (PAS)
11th 2004–2008Hashim Jahaya
(هشيم جاهيا)
BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013 Ahmad Kassim
(أحمد قاسم)
PR (PKR)
13th 2013–2018 Azman Ismail
(عزمان إسماعيل)
14th 2018–2022PH (PKR)
15th 2022–present Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhrurazi
(أحمد فخرالدين فخرالراضي)
PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Kuala KedahAlor Janggus
Anak BukitAnak Bukit
Kubang Rotan
Pengkalan Kundor
Kota Star Barat
Langkawi

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N15 Anak Bukit Rashidi Razak PN (PAS)
N16 Kubang Rotan Mohd Salleh Saidin PN (BERSATU)
N17 Pengkalan Kundor Mardhiyyah Johari PN (PAS)

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N15Anak Bukit Alor Setar City Council
  • 05050, 05150, 05400, 05680, 06250, 06550, 06570, 06600, 06650 Alor Setar
  • 06700 Pendang
N16Kubang Rotan
N17Pengkalan Kundor

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhrurazi 56,29856.03Increase2.svg 56.03
PH Azman Ismail 28,23728.10Decrease2.svg 18.16
BN Mashitah Ibrahim 13,87913.81Decrease2.svg 10.70
GTA Ulya Aqamah Husamudin1,8051.80Increase2.svg 1.80
Heritage Syed Araniri Syed Ahmad2560.25Increase2.svg 0.25
Total valid votes100,475 100.00
Total rejected ballots811
Unreturned ballots224
Turnout101,51076.60Decrease2.svg 5.81
Registered electors132,500
Majority28,06127.93Increase2.svg 10.90
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Azman Ismail 36,62446.26Increase2.svg 46.26
PAS Muhammad Riduan Othman23,14329.23Increase2.svg 29.23
BN Abdullah Hasnan Kamaruddin19,40024.51Decrease2.svg 22.43
Total valid votes79,167 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,111
Unreturned ballots277
Turnout80,55582.41Decrease2.svg 3.87
Registered electors97,753
Majority13,48117.03Increase2.svg 10.91
PH hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 233/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 307/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PKR Azman Ismail 42,87053.06Decrease2.svg 2.39
BN Zaki Zamani Abd Rashid37,92346.94Increase2.svg 2.39
Total valid votes80,793 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,212
Unreturned ballots248
Turnout82,25386.28Increase2.svg 7.19
Registered electors95,328
Majority4,9476.12Decrease2.svg 4.78
PKR hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PKR Ahmad Kassim 35,68955.45Increase2.svg 55.45
BN Hashim Jahaya28,67144.55Decrease2.svg 13.53
Total valid votes64,360 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,385
Unreturned ballots5
Turnout65,75079.09Decrease2.svg 2.56
Registered electors83,132
Majority7,01810.90Decrease2.svg 5.26
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hashim Jahaya36,70758.08Increase2.svg 7.01
PAS Mohamad Sabu 26,49341.92Decrease2.svg 7.01
Total valid votes63,200 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,023
Unreturned ballots109
Turnout64,33281.65Increase2.svg 5.11
Registered electors78,789
Majority10,21416.16Increase2.svg 14.02
BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Mohamad Sabu 23,54851.07Increase2.svg 4.67
BN Fauzi Abdul Hamid22,55748.93Decrease2.svg 4.67
Total valid votes46,105 100.00
Total rejected ballots649
Unreturned ballots27
Turnout46,78176.54Increase2.svg 2.31
Registered electors61,119
Majority9912.14Decrease2.svg 5.06
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Zakaria Mohd Said22,20953.60Decrease2.svg 0.45
PAS Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor 19,22346.40Increase2.svg 0.45
Total valid votes41,432 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,029
Unreturned ballots151
Turnout42,61274.23Decrease2.svg 1.12
Registered electors57,405
Majority2,9867.20Decrease2.svg 0.90
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim17,39754.05Increase2.svg 0.78
PAS Halim Arshat14,79245.95Decrease2.svg 0.78
Total valid votes32,189 100.00
Total rejected ballots717
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout32,90675.35Increase2.svg 3.22
Registered electors43,670
Majority2,6058.10Increase2.svg 1.58
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim15,99253.26Decrease2.svg 2.02
PAS Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor 14,03546.74Increase2.svg 7.68
Total valid votes30,027 100.00
Total rejected ballots748
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout30,77572.13Decrease2.svg 2.76
Registered electors42,665
Majority1,9576.52Decrease2.svg 9.70
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim18,62455.28Increase2.svg 4.30
PAS Mat Din13,16039.06Decrease2.svg 8.91
DAP Wong Kok Wah1,9055.65Increase2.svg 5.65
Total valid votes33,689 100.00
Total rejected ballots854
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout34,54374.89Increase2.svg 0.57
Registered electors46,123
Majority5,46416.22Increase2.svg 13.21
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Senu Abdul Rahman 14,90750.98Decrease2.svg 26.01
PAS Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor 14,02847.97Increase2.svg 47.97
Independent Yaacob @ Salleh Abdullah3081.05Increase2.svg 1.05
Total valid votes29,243 100.00
Total rejected ballots814
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout30,05774.32Increase2.svg 6.88
Registered electors40,445
Majority8793.01Decrease2.svg 54.20
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Senu Abdul Rahman 15,95870.22Increase2.svg 70.22
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Wan Khazim @ Wan Hussein Wan Din4,09918.04Increase2.svg 18.04
Independent Mohamed Isa Hussein2,67011.75Increase2.svg 11.75
Total valid votes22,727 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,070
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout23,79767.44Increase2.svg 0.57
Registered electors35,288
Majority11,85957.21Increase2.svg 34.67
BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) Swing ?

Malaysian general by-election, 20 January 1973
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Tunku Abdul Rahman
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Senu Abdul Rahman 16,47161.27Increase2.svg 4.88
Independent Siti Nor Hamid Tuah10,41038.73Increase2.svg 38.73
Total valid votes26,881 100.00
Total rejected ballots264
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout27,14566.87Decrease2.svg 10.20
Registered electors40,595
Majority6,06122.54Increase2.svg 9.76
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah 15,46856.39Decrease2.svg 19.41
PMIP Abdul Aziz Abdullah11,96443.61Increase2.svg 19.41
Total valid votes27,432 100.00
Total rejected ballots987
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout28,41977.07Decrease2.svg 1.88
Registered electors36,874
Majority3,50412.78Decrease2.svg 38.82
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah 17,10975.80Increase2.svg 5.02
PMIP Mustaffa Mohd Said5,46224.20Decrease2.svg 5.02
Total valid votes22,571 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,014
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout23,58578.95Increase2.svg 6.42
Registered electors29,872
Majority11,64751.60Increase2.svg 11.28
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah 13,03270.16
PMIP Hassan Abdul Rahman5,54229.84
Total valid votes18,574 100.00
Total rejected ballots244
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout18,81872.53
Registered electors25,946
Majority7,49040.32
This was a new constituency created.

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