Kuala Kedah (federal constituency)

Kuala Kedah

Kedah constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Azman Ismail
PKR

Constituency created

1958

First contested

1959

Last contested

2013

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

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.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Titi Gajah, Alor Ganu, Alor Madi, Kota Rentang, Permatang Kong, Kubang Raja, Padang Hang, Padang Lalang, Gunong, Kubang Tedoh, Taman Aman, Pekan Anak Bukit, Kampung Anak Bukit, Pantai Johor, Alor Merah, Chegar, Alor Melintang, Sungai Baru, Mergong, Kuar Jawa, Kubang Jawi, Kubang Jambu, Kubang Rotan, Seberang Kota, Kampung Bahru, Pekan Kuala Kedah, Taman Sri Putra, Kampung Tengah, Kampung Balai, Kubang Panggas, Telok Chengai, Taman Seri Ampang, Taman Pelangi, Peremba, Tongkang Yard, Taman Sultan Badlishah, Taman Malek, Telok Kechai, Taman Sophia, Taman Bersatu, Telok Bagan, Tandop, Kebun Pinang, Tebengau, Kampung Benua, Taman Cengkeh, Simpang Empat, Selarong Panjang, Permatang Ibus, Kuala Sala, Sala Kechil, Selarong Batang, Buloh Lima, Taman Impian, Kota Sarang Semut.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Titi Gajah, Alor Ganu, Alor Madi, Kota Rentang, Permatang Kong, Kubang Raja, Padang Hang, Padang Lalang, Gunong, Kubang Tedoh, Taman Aman, Pekan Anak Bukit, Kampung Anak Bukit, Pantai Johor, Alor Merah, Chegar, Alor Melintang, Sungai Baru, Mergong, Kuar Jawa, Kubang Jawi, Kubang Jambu, Kubang Rotan, Seberang Kota, Kampung Bahru, Pekan Kuala Kedah, Taman Sri Putra, Kampung Tengah, Kampung Balai, Kubang Panggas, Telok Chengai, Taman Seri Ampang, Taman Pelangi, Peremba, Tongkang Yard, Taman Sultan Badlishah, Taman Malek, Telok Kechai, Taman Sophia, Taman Bersatu, Telok Bagan, Tandop, Kebun Pinang, Tebengau, Kampung Benua, Taman Cengkeh, Simpang Empat, Selarong Panjang, Permatang Ibus, Kuala Sala, Sala Kechil, Selarong Batang, Buloh Lima, Taman Impian, Kota Sarang Semut.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kuala Kedah
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	Alliance
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1973	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	Alliance
	1973	Senu Abdul Rahman	Alliance
	1973-1974		BN
4th	1974-1978
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Zakaria Mohd Said
10th	1999-2004	Mohamad Sabu	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Hashim Jahaya	BN
12th	2008-2013	Ahmad Kassim	PKR
13th	2013-present	Azman Ismail	PKR

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Azman Ismail	42,870	53.06	- 2.39
	BN	Zaki Zamani Abd Rashid	37,923	46.94	+ 2.39
Total valid votes			80,793	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,212
Unreturned ballots			248
Turnout			82,253	86.28
Registered electors			95,328
Majority			4,947	6.12
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 170/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "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) 211/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Ahmad Kassim	35,689	55.45	+ 55.45
	BN	Hashim Jahaya	28,671	44.55	- 13.53
Total valid votes			64,360	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,385
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			65,750	79.09
Registered electors			83,132
Majority			7,018	10.90
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hashim Jahaya	36,707	58.08	+ 7.01
	PAS	Mohamad Sabu	26,493	41.92	- 7.01
Total valid votes			63,200	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,023
Unreturned ballots			109
Turnout			64,332	81.65
Registered electors			78,789
Majority			10,214	16.16
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohamad Sabu	23,548	51.07	+ 4.67
	BN	Fauzi Abdul Hamid	22,557	48.93	- 4.67
Total valid votes			46,105	100.00
Total rejected ballots			649
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			46,781	76.54
Registered electors			61,119
Majority			991	2.14
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria Mohd Said	22,209	53.60	- 0.45
	PAS	Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor	19,223	46.40	+ 0.45
Total valid votes			41,432	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,029
Unreturned ballots			151
Turnout			42,612	74.23
Registered electors			57,405
Majority			2,986	7.20
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim	17,397	54.05	+ 0.78
	PAS	Halim Arshat	14,792	45.95	- 0.78
Total valid votes			32,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			717
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,906	75.35
Registered electors			43,670
Majority			2,605	8.10
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim	15,992	53.26
	PAS	Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor	14,035	46.74
Total valid votes			30,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots			748
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,775	72.13
Registered electors			42,665
Majority			1,957	6.52
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim	18,624	55.28
	PAS	Mat Din	13,160	39.06
	DAP	Wong Kok Wah	1,905	5.65
Total valid votes			33,689	100.00
Total rejected ballots			854
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			34,543	74.89
Registered electors			46,123
Majority			5,464
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Senu Abdul Rahman
	PAS	Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			40,445
Majority			879
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Senu Abdul Rahman
	PSRM	Wan Khazim @ Wan Hussein Wan Din	4,099
	Independent	Mohamed Isa Hussein	670
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			35,288
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general by-election, 20 January 1973 Upon the resignation of incumbent, Tunku Abdul Rahman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Senu Abdul Rahman	16,471	61.27	+ 4.88
	Independent	Siti Nor Hamid Tuah	10,410	38.73	+ 38.73
Total valid votes			26,881	100.00
Total rejected ballots			264
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,145	66.87
Registered electors			40,595
Majority			6,061	22.54
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	15,468	56.39	- 19.41
	PMIP	Abdul Aziz Abdullah	11,964	43.61	+ 19.41
Total valid votes			27,432	100.00
Total rejected ballots			987
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,419	77.07
Registered electors			36,874
Majority			3,504	12.78
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	17,109	75.80	+ 5.02
	PMIP	Mustaffa Mohd Said	5,462	24.20	- 5.02
Total valid votes			22,571	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,014
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,585	78.95
Registered electors			29,872
Majority			11,647	51.60
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	13,032	70.16
	PMIP	Hassan Abdul Rahman	5,542	29.84
Total valid votes			18,574	100.00
Total rejected ballots			244
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,818	72.53
Registered electors			25,946
Majority			7,490	40.32
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

Perlis	Padang Besar Kangar Arau

Kedah	Langkawi Jerlun Kubang Pasu Padang Terap Pokok Sena Alor Setar Kuala Kedah Pendang Jerai Sik Merbok Sungai Petani Baling Padang Serai Kulim-Bandar Baharu

Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim

Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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