Alor Setar (federal constituency)
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Federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
MP | |
Constituency created | 1955 |
First contested | 1955 |
Last contested | 2022 |
Demographics | |
Population (2020)[1] | 119,010 |
Electors (2023)[2] | 105,979 |
Area (km²)[3] | 111 |
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,072.2 |
Alor Setar (formerly Alor Star) is a federal constituency in Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1955.
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
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Age breakdown of Alor Setar's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Alor Setar's electorate as of 2022
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Alor Setar constituency is divided into 52 polling districts.[4]
State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Suka Menanti (N12) | Taman Malaysia | 009/12/01 | SK Seri Amar Diraja |
Taman Golf | 009/12/02 | Jabatan Kebudayaan Dan Kesenian Negara Kedah | |
Taman Uda | 009/12/03 | SK Taman Uda | |
Jalan Sultanah | 009/12/04 | SMK Sultanah Bahiyah | |
Alor Semadom | 009/12/05 | SK Hj Mohd Shariff | |
Seberang Pumpong | 009/12/06 | SJK (C) Pumpong | |
Suka Menanti | 009/12/07 | SK Suka Menanti | |
Taman Wira | 009/12/08 | SMK Mergong | |
Gunong Sali | 009/12/09 | SK Seri Perdana | |
Kampung Berjaya | 009/12/10 | SJK (C) Long Chuan | |
Telok Yan | 009/12/11 | SJK (C) Long Chuan | |
Kampung Seberang Terus | 009/12/12 | SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman | |
Taman Rakyat Mergong | 009/12/13 | SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman | |
Kampung Batin | 009/12/14 | SK Mergong | |
Alor Merah | 009/12/15 | SMK Alor Merah | |
Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Kanchut | 009/13/01 | SK Wan Sulaiman Sidiq |
Tambang Badak | 009/13/02 | SK Wan Sulaiman Sidiq | |
Bakar Bata | 009/13/03 | SMK Syed Mohamed Al-Bukhary | |
Jalan Lumpur | 009/13/04 | SJK (C) Keat Hwa (H) | |
Kampung Perak | 009/13/05 | SJK (C) Keat Hwa (H) | |
Seberang Nyonya | 009/13/06 | Pusat Rukun Tetangga Kampung Berjaya, Alor Setar | |
Jalan Raja | 009/13/07 | SJK (C) Keat Hwa (S) | |
Jalan Kolam | 009/13/08 | SMK St Michael | |
Pengkalan | 009/13/09 | SJK (C) Keat Hwa (S) | |
Jalan Seberang Perak | 009/13/10 | SK Seberang Perak | |
Taman Bahagia | 009/13/11 | SM Keat Hwa (Persendirian) | |
Kota Tanah | 009/13/12 | SM Keat Hwa (Persendirian) | |
Kampung Piew | 009/13/13 | SK Sg Korok Lama | |
Jalan Pegawai | 009/13/14 | Maktab Mahmud Puteri | |
Sungai Korok | 009/13/15 | SK Jalan Pegawai | |
Kampung Telok | 009/13/16 | SJK (C) Sin Min | |
Bandar Simpang Kuala | 009/13/17 | Maktab Mahmud Alor Setar | |
Rumah Pangsa Simpang Kuala | 009/13/18 | SJK (C) Sin Min | |
Kampung Pegawai | 009/13/19 | Wisma Lung Kong | |
Jalan Stesyen | 009/13/20 | SMK St Michael | |
Taman Bee Bee | 009/13/21 | SJK (C) Peng Min | |
Tongkang Yard | 009/13/22 | SK Seberang Perak Baru | |
Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Kampung Gelam | 009/14/01 | SK Kampong Gelam |
Alor Melintang | 009/14/02 | SK Alor Melintang | |
Titi Haji Idris | 009/14/03 | SK Hj Idris Tajar | |
Tok Sibil | 009/14/04 | SK Darul Hikmah | |
Alor Binjal | 009/14/05 | SMK Tajar | |
Tok Keling | 009/14/06 | SK Haji Wahab | |
Lahar Budi | 009/14/07 | SK Lahar Budi | |
Alor Mengkudu | 009/14/08 | SK Alor Mengkudu | |
Taman Saga | 009/14/09 | SMK Simpang Kuala | |
Taman Sultan Abdul Halim | 009/14/10 | SMK Convent | |
Jalan Langgar | 009/14/11 | Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid | |
Kampung Tanjong Bendahara | 009/14/12 | SK Iskandar | |
Keriang Pulau | 009/14/13 | SM Teknik Alor Setar | |
Selarong | 009/14/14 | SMK Dato' Wan Mohd Saman | |
Tandop | 009/14/15 | SK Dato' Wan Mohd Saman |
Representation history
[edit]Members of Parliament for Alor Setar | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | ||||
Alor Star | ||||
Federal Legislative Council | ||||
1st | 1955–1959 | Lee Thean Hin (李添兴) |
Alliance (MCA) | |
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | P006 | 1959–1963 | Lim Joo Kong (林如岗) |
Alliance (MCA) |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | P006 | 1963–1964 | Lim Joo Kong (林如岗) |
Alliance (MCA) |
2nd | 1964–1969 | Lim Pee Hung (林维翰) | ||
1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended[5][6] | |||
3rd | P006 | 1971–1973 | Lim Pee Hung (林维翰) |
Alliance (MCA) |
1973–1974 | BN (MCA) | |||
Alor Setar | ||||
4th | P007 | 1974–1978 | Oo Gin Sun (余银山) |
BN (MCA) |
5th | 1978–1982 | |||
6th | 1982–1986 | |||
7th | 1986–1990 | |||
8th | 1990–1995 | Chor Chee Heung (曹智雄) | ||
Alor Star | ||||
9th | P009 | 1995–1999 | Chor Chee Heung (曹智雄) |
BN (MCA) |
10th | 1999–2004 | |||
11th | 2004–2008 | |||
12th | 2008–2013 | |||
13th | 2013–2018 | Gooi Hsiao-Leung (魏晓隆) |
PR (PKR) | |
Alor Setar | ||||
14th | P009 | 2018–2022 | Chan Ming Kai (曾敏凯) |
PH (PKR) |
15th | 2022–present | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden (أفنان هميمي طائب عزام الدين) |
PN (PAS) |
State constituency
[edit]Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Alor Setar | Alor Mengkudu | ||||||
Alor Merah | |||||||
Bandar Alor Star | |||||||
Kota Darul Aman | Kota Darul Aman | ||||||
Suka Menanti | |||||||
Alor Star | Alor Mengkudu | ||||||
Alor Merah | |||||||
Alor Star Luar | |||||||
Alor Star Pekan | |||||||
Alor Star-Langkawi | |||||||
Bakar Bata | |||||||
Derga | |||||||
Kota Darul Aman | |||||||
Kota Star Timor-Padang |
Current state assembly members
[edit]No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
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N12 | Suka Menanti | Dzowahir Ab Ghani | PN (BERSATU) |
N13 | Kota Darul Aman | Teh Swee Leong | PH (DAP) |
N14 | Alor Mengkudu | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din | PN (PAS) |
Local governments
[edit]No. | State Constituency | Local Government |
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N12 | Suka Menanti | Alor Setar City Council |
N13 | Kota Darul Aman | |
N14 | Alor Mengkudu |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PN | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden | 37,486 | 48.69 | ![]() | ||
PH | Simon Ooi Tze Min | 27,555 | 35.79 | ![]() | ||
BN | Tan Chee Heong | 8,930 | 11.60 | ![]() | ||
GTA | Mohamad Nuhairi Rahmat | 2,383 | 3.10 | ![]() | ||
Heritage | Fadzil Hanafi | 366 | 0.48 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Sofan Feroza Md Yusup | 151 | 0.20 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Nordin Yunus | 115 | 0.15 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 76,986 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 774 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 209 | |||||
Turnout | 77,976 | 73.6 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 105,994 | |||||
Majority | 9,931 | 12.90 | ![]() | |||
PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Chan Ming Kai | 32,475 | 50.80 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Muhd Aminur Shafiq Mohd Abduh | 17,275 | 27.02 | ![]() | ||
BN | Yoo Wei How | 14,181 | 22.18 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 63,931 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 881 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 284 | |||||
Turnout | 65,096 | 81.09 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 80,272 | |||||
Majority | 15,200 | 23.78 | ![]() | |||
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] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PKR | Gooi Hsiao-Leung | 27,364 | 48.31 | ![]() | ||
BN | Chor Chee Heung | 25,491 | 45.01 | ![]() | ||
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front | Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa | 3,530 | 6.23 | ![]() | ||
MUPP | Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid | 257 | 0.45 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 56,642 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,070 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 200 | |||||
Turnout | 57,912 | 83.92 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 69,009 | |||||
Majority | 1,873 | 3.30 | ![]() | |||
PKR gain from BN | 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "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 2016-05-16.[permanent dead link] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Chor Chee Heung | 20,741 | 50.22 | ![]() | |
PKR | Gooi Hsiao-Leung | 20,557 | 49.78 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 41,298 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,757 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 151 | ||||
Turnout | 43,206 | 73.28 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 58,957 | ||||
Majority | 184 | 0.44 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Chor Chee Heung | 28,379 | 67.18 | ![]() | |
PKR | Siti Nor Abdul Hamid | 13,864 | 32.82 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 42,243 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 828 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 186 | ||||
Turnout | 43,257 | 75.48 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 57,309 | ||||
Majority | 14,515 | 34.36 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Chor Chee Heung | 27,847 | 67.75 | ![]() | |
DAP | George John K. M. George | 13,258 | 32.25 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 41,105 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,542 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 891 | ||||
Turnout | 43,538 | 68.37 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 63,679 | ||||
Majority | 14,589 | 35.50 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Chor Chee Heung | 28,943 | 71.96 | ![]() | |
S46 | Tunku Sofiah Tunku Md Jewa | 11,278 | 28.04 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 40,221 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,393 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 290 | ||||
Turnout | 41,904 | 67.93 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 61,687 | ||||
Majority | 17,665 | 43.92 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Chor Chee Heung | 22,714 | 56.37 | ![]() | |
S46 | Tengku Mohammad Farris Tengku Ahmad Rayan | 17,579 | 43.63 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 40,293 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,402 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 41,695 | 70.50 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 59,141 | ||||
Majority | 5,135 | 12.74 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Oo Gin Sun | 16,647 | 47.38 | ![]() | |
PAS | Suhaimi Ahmad | 9,195 | 26.17 | ![]() | |
DAP | George John K. M. George | 9,042 | 25.74 | ![]() | |
SDP | Mohd Noorik Abd Rahman | 249 | 0.71 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 35,133 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 710 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 35,843 | 65.40 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 54,803 | ||||
Majority | 7,452 | 21.21 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Oo Gin Sun | 21,908 | 53.52 | ![]() | |
PAS | Ahmad Awang | 9,647 | 23.57 | ![]() | |
DAP | George John K. M. George | 9,376 | 22.91 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 40,931 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 818 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 41,749 | 71.42 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 58,456 | ||||
Majority | 12,261 | 29.95 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Oo Gin Sun | 14,620 | 43.74 | ![]() | |
PAS | Ramiee Karim | 9,525 | 28.50 | ![]() | |
Independent | Chang Boon Hoe | 6,453 | 19.31 | ![]() | |
DAP | C. Shanmugaiah | 2,828 | 8.46 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 33,426 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 900 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 34,326 | 72.49 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 47,355 | ||||
Majority | 5,095 | 15.24 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Oo Gin Sun | 13,420 | 58.68 | ![]() | |
DAP | Karpal Singh Ram Singh | 9,450 | 41.32 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 22,870 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,069 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 23,939 | 61.24 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 39,088 | ||||
Majority | 3,970 | 17.36 | ![]() | ||
BN gain | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Lim Pee Hung | 9,016 | 36.33 | ![]() | |
GERAKAN | Geh Teng Kheng | 8,543 | 34.42 | ![]() | |
PMIP | Haron Omar | 7,258 | 29.25 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 24,817 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 579 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 25,396 | 65.74 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 38,631 | ||||
Majority | 473 | 1.91 | ![]() | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Lim Pee Hung | 14,749 | 64.69 | ![]() | |
PMIP | Syed Salim Syed Hamid Al-Idrus | 3,608 | 15.83 | ![]() | |
UDP | Geh Teng Kheng | 2,695 | 11.82 | ![]() | |
Socialist Front | Teoh Ah Thow | 1,747 | 7.66 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 22,799 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 767 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 23,566 | 69.81 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 33,758 | ||||
Majority | 11,141 | 48.86 | ![]() | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Lim Joo Kong | 10,730 | 62.28 | ![]() | |
PMIP | Abdul Malik Abdul Rahman | 4,212 | 24.44 | ![]() | |
Socialist Front | Teoh Ah Thow | 2,289 | 13.28 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 17,231 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 144 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 17,375 | 68.03 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 25,540 | ||||
Majority | 6,518 | 37.84 | ![]() | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Lee Thean Hin | 27,897 | 93.99 | |||
NEGARA | Salim Mohd Rejab | 1,784 | 6.01 | |||
Total valid votes | 29,681 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 29,681 | 84.20 | ||||
Registered electors | 35,251 | |||||
Majority | 26,113 | 87.98 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) |
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