Kuala Perlis (state constituency) explained

Kuala Perlis is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Abu Bakar Hamzah of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2022.

The state constituency was created in 1958. It was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Perlis constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kuala Perlis (N09)	Seberang Alor	002/09/01	SK Seberang Ramai
	Hujong Tanjong	002/09/02	SJK (C) Khay Beng
	Kepala Batas	002/09/03	SK Kuala Perlis
	Seberang Tok Pi	002/09/04	SMK Kuala Perlis
	Padang Besar Selatan	002/09/05	SK Padang Besar Selatan

Demographics

Total electors by polling district in 2016!Polling district!Electors

Seberang Alor	963
Hujong Tanjong	1,685
Kepala Batas	3,183
Seberang Tok Pi	2,716
Padang Besar Selatan	1,519
Total	10,066
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[3]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Perlis
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1959–1964
	1964–1969	Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim
	1969–1971	Assembly dissolved
	1971–1973	Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim
	1973–1974
	1974–1978	Mohamed Noor Yub
	1978–1982
	1982–1986	Ahmad Osman
	1986–1990
	1990–1995	Abd Karim @ Ibrahim Mat Salleh
	1995–1999
	1999–2004	Bakar Saad
	2004–2008
	2008–2013	Mat Hassan
	2013–2018
	2018–2022
	2022–present

References

• Web site: Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya . . 2016-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120924/http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= . 2016-04-24 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2018-04-25. 12. ms. 2018-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
3. 2018. Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 1.