Alor Setar (federal constituency)

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.

Alor Setar (P009)

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden PN
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

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

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KEDAH

Ethnic breakdown of Alor Setar's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (63.2%)
2. Chinese (31.7%)
3. Indian (4.25%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.81%)

As of 2020, Alor Setar has a population of 119,010 people. ^[4]

Age breakdown of Alor Setar's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (5.12%)
2. 21-29 (19.3%)
3. 30-39 (21.8%)
4. 40-49 (16.6%)
5. 50-59 (14.1%)
6. 60-69 (13.1%)
7. 70-79 (7.19%)
8. 80-89 (2.23%)
9. above 90 (0.57%)

Gender breakdown of Alor Setar's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.0%)
2. Female (51.0%)

History

Polling districts

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

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
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 Tunku Abdul Rahman
	Taman Rakyat Mergong	009/12/13	SMK Tunku 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

Members of Parliament for Alor Setar
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Alor Star
Federal Legislative Council
1st		1955–1959	Lee Thean Hin (李天兴)	Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P006	1959–1963	Lim Joo Kong (林如冈)	Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P006	1963–1964	Lim Joo Kong (林如冈)	Alliance (MCA)
2nd		1964–1969	Lim Pee Hung (林维翰)
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[6][7]
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		2013–2015	Gooi Hsiao-Leung (魏晓隆)	PR (PKR)
		2015–2018		PH (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

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	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

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
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 & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N12	Suka Menanti	Alor Setar City Council	05000, 05050, 05100, 05150, 05200, 05250, 05300, 05350, 05400, 05500, 05502, 05503, 05506, 05520, 06650 Alor Setar
N13	Kota Darul Aman
N14	Alor Mengkudu

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden	37,486	48.69	48.96
	PH	Simon Ooi Tze Min	27,555	35.79	15.01
	BN	Tan Chee Heong	8,930	11.60	10.58
	GTA	Mohamad Nuhairi Rahmat	2,383	3.10	3.10
	Heritage	Fadzil Hanafi	366	0.48	0.48
	Independent	Sofan Feroza Md Yusup	151	0.20	0.20
	Independent	Nordin Yunus	115	0.15	0.15
Total valid votes			76,986	100.00
Total rejected ballots			774
Unreturned ballots			209
Turnout			77,976	73.60	7.49
Registered electors			105,994
Majority			9,931	12.90	10.88
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753260/PUB%20606%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chan Ming Kai	32,475	50.80	50.80
	PAS	Muhd Aminur Shafiq Mohd Abduh	17,275	27.02	27.02
	BN	Yoo Wei How	14,181	22.18	22.83
Total valid votes			63,931	100.00
Total rejected ballots			881
Unreturned ballots			284
Turnout			65,096	81.09	2.83
Registered electors			80,272
Majority			15,200	23.78	20.48
	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: Alor Star

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Gooi Hsiao-Leung	27,364	48.31	1.47
	BN	Chor Chee Heung	25,491	45.01	5.21
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa	3,530	6.23	6.23
	MUPP	Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid	257	0.45	0.45
Total valid votes			56,642	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,070
Unreturned ballots			200
Turnout			57,912	83.92	10.64
Registered electors			69,009
Majority			1,873	3.30	2.86
	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]

Malaysian general election, 2008: Alor Star

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chor Chee Heung	20,741	50.22	16.96
	PKR	Gooi Hsiao-Leung	20,557	49.78	16.96
Total valid votes			41,298	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,757
Unreturned ballots			151
Turnout			43,206	73.28	2.20
Registered electors			58,957
Majority			184	0.44	33.92
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004: Alor Star

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chor Chee Heung	28,379	67.18	0.57
	PKR	Siti Nor Abdul Hamid	13,864	32.82	32.82
Total valid votes			42,243	100.00
Total rejected ballots			828
Unreturned ballots			186
Turnout			43,257	75.48	7.11
Registered electors			57,309
Majority			14,515	34.36	1.14
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999: Alor Star

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chor Chee Heung	27,847	67.75	4.21
	DAP	George John K. M. George	13,258	32.25	32.25
Total valid votes			41,105	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,542
Unreturned ballots			891
Turnout			43,538	68.37	0.44
Registered electors			63,679
Majority			14,589	35.50	8.42
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995: Alor Star

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chor Chee Heung	28,943	71.96	15.59
	S46	Tunku Sofiah Tunku Md Jewa	11,278	28.04	15.59
Total valid votes			40,221	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,393
Unreturned ballots			290
Turnout			41,904	67.93	2.57
Registered electors			61,687
Majority			17,665	43.92	31.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chor Chee Heung	22,714	56.37	8.99
	S46	Tengku Mohammad Farris Tengku Ahmad Rayan	17,579	43.63	43.63
Total valid votes			40,293	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,402
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			41,695	70.50	5.10
Registered electors			59,141
Majority			5,135	12.74	8.47
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Oo Gin Sun	16,647	47.38	6.14
	PAS	Suhaimi Ahmad	9,195	26.17	2.60
	DAP	George John K. M. George	9,042	25.74	2.83
	SDP	Mohd Noorik Abd Rahman	249	0.71	0.71
Total valid votes			35,133	100.00
Total rejected ballots			710
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			35,843	65.40	6.02
Registered electors			54,803
Majority			7,452	21.21	8.74
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Oo Gin Sun	21,908	53.52	9.78
	PAS	Ahmad Awang	9,647	23.57	4.93
	DAP	George John K. M. George	9,376	22.91	14.45
Total valid votes			40,931	100.00
Total rejected ballots			818
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			41,749	71.42	1.07
Registered electors			58,456
Majority			12,261	29.95	14.71
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Oo Gin Sun	14,620	43.74	14.94
	PAS	Ramiee Karim	9,525	28.50	28.50
	Independent	Chang Boon Hoe	6,453	19.31	19.31
	DAP	C. Shanmugaiah	2,828	8.46	32.86
Total valid votes			33,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			900
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			34,326	72.49	11.25
Registered electors			47,355
Majority			5,095	15.24	2.12
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Oo Gin Sun	13,420	58.68	58.68
	DAP	Karpal Singh Ram Singh	9,450	41.32	41.32
Total valid votes			22,870	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,069
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,939	61.24	4.50
Registered electors			39,088
Majority			3,970	17.36	15.45
	BN gain		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1969: Alor Star

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lim Pee Hung	9,016	36.33	28.16
	GERAKAN	Geh Teng Kheng	8,543	34.42	34.42
	PMIP	Haron Omar	7,258	29.25	13.42
Total valid votes			24,817	100.00
Total rejected ballots			579
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,396	65.74	4.07
Registered electors			38,631
Majority			473	1.91	46.95
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Alor Star

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lim Pee Hung	14,749	64.69	2.21
	PMIP	Syed Salim Syed Hamid Al-Idrus	3,608	15.83	8.61
	UDP	Geh Teng Kheng	2,695	11.82	11.82
	Socialist Front	Teoh Ah Thow	1,747	7.66	5.62
Total valid votes			22,799	100.00
Total rejected ballots			767
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,566	69.81	1.78
Registered electors			33,758
Majority			11,141	48.86	11.02
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959: Alor Star

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lim Joo Kong	10,730	62.28	31.71
	PMIP	Abdul Malik Abdul Rahman	4,212	24.44	24.44
	Socialist Front	Teoh Ah Thow	2,289	13.28	13.28
Total valid votes			17,231	100.00
Total rejected ballots			144
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,375	68.03	16.17
Registered electors			25,540
Majority			6,518	37.84	50.14
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1955: Alor Star

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) The Straits Times.[8][9]