Kuah
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Amar Pared Mahamud
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)34,694

Kuah is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuah's electorate as of 2023[1]

  Malay (84.46%)
  Chinese (11.91%)
  Indian (2.14%)
  Other ethnicities (1.5%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuah constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Kuah (N02) Bendang Baru 004/02/01 SK Seri Negeri
Kampung Gelam 004/02/02 SMK Kedawang
Kedawang 004/02/03 SK Kedawang
Pantai Chenang 004/02/04 Langkawi Tourism Academy @ Kolej Komuniti Langkawi, Jalan Pantai Chenang
Temonyong 004/02/05 SK Temonyong
Kampung Bayas 004/02/06 SK Bayas
Sungai Menghulu 004/02/07 Kolej Vokasional Pulau Langkawi
Kelibang 004/02/08 SK Kelibang
Dundong 004/02/09 SMK Mahsuri
Pulau Dayang Bunting 004/02/10 SK Selat Bagan Nyior
Lubok Chempedak 004/02/11 SK Lubok Chempedak
Kampung Tuba 004/02/12 SK Pulau Tuba
Kuah 004/02/13 SK Langkawi
Kampung Bukit Malut 004/02/14 SK Bayas

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Kuah
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Langkawi
9th 1995–1999 Sanusi Junid BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008 Nawawi Ahmad
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Nor Saidi Nayan
14th 2018–2020 Mohd Firdaus Ahmad PH (BERSATU)
2020–2023 PN (BERSATU)
15th 2023–present Amar Pared Mahamud

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Amar Pared Mahmud 13,364 64.34 Increase 64.34
PH Ahmad Fauzi Chik 5,394 25.97 Decrease 23.08
Independent Mazlan Ahmad 2,013 9.69 Increase 9.69
Total valid votes 20,771 100.00
Total rejected ballots 139
Unreturned ballots 78
Turnout 20,988 60.49 Decrease 20.21
Registered electors 34,694
Majority 7,970 38.37 Increase 23.84
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Mohd Firdaus Ahmad 8,276 49.05 Increase 49.05
BN Nor Saidi Nayan 5,824 34.52 Decrease 37.39
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mazlan Ahmad 2,685 15.91 Increase 15.91
Independent Mohamad Ratu Mansor 86 0.51 Increase 0.51
Total valid votes 16,871 100.00
Total rejected ballots 353
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 16,871 80.70 Decrease 2.97
Registered electors 21,400
Majority 2,452 14.53 Decrease 30.11
Pakatan Harapan (2018) gain from BN Swing ?


Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Nor Saidi Nayan 10,263 71.91 Increase 5.28
PKR Ahmad Kasim 3,892 27.27 Decrease 6.10
Independent Zaflee Pakwanteh 117 0.82 Increase 0.82
Total valid votes 14,272 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,563 83.67 Increase 7.18
Registered electors 17,406
Majority 6,371 44.64 Increase 11.38
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Nawawi Ahmad 6,660 66.63 Decrease 14.38
PKR Hasrul Muhaimin Hasbi 3,336 33.37 Increase 33.37
Total valid votes 9,996 100.00
Total rejected ballots 288
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 10,322 76.49 Decrease 3.29
Registered electors 13,495
Majority 3,324 33.26 Decrease 28.76
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Nawawi Ahmad 8,065 81.01 Increase 10.46
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mazlan Ahmad 1,890 18.99 Decrease 10.46
Total valid votes 9,955 100.00
Total rejected ballots 197
Unreturned ballots 34
Turnout 10,186 79.78 Increase 1.60
Registered electors 12,767
Majority 6,175 62.02 Increase 20.91
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sanusi Junid 5,630 70.55 Decrease 10.46
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Haji Che Din Arshad 2,350 29.44 Increase 29.44
Total valid votes 7,980 100.00
Total rejected ballots 193
Unreturned ballots 58
Turnout 8,231 78.18 Increase 3.84
Registered electors 10,527
Majority 3,280 41.11 Decrease 20.91
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sanusi Junid 5,436 81.01
S46 Yusof Abdullah 1,274 18.99
Total valid votes 6,710 100.00
Total rejected ballots 454
Unreturned ballots 40
Turnout 7,204 74.34
Registered electors 9,690
Majority 4,162 62.02
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ^ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]


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