Alor Setar (federal constituency)

Alor Setar

Kedah constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Gooi Hsiao-Leung
PKR

Constituency created

1958

First contested

1959

Last contested

2013

Alor Setar 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 Taman Malaysia, Taman Golf, Taman Uda, Jalan Sultanah, Alor Semadom, Bakar Bata, Seberang Pumpong, Suka Menanti, Taman Wira, Gunong Sali, Kampung Berjaya, Telok Yan, Kampung Seberang Terus, Taman Rakyat Mergong, Kampung Batin, Jalan Lumpur, Kampung Perak, Seberang Nyonya, Jalan Raja, Jalan Kolam, Pengkalan, Jalan Seberang Perak, Taman Bahagia, Kota Tanah, Kampung Piew, Jalan Pegawai, Sungai Korok, Kampung Telok, Bandar Simpang Kuala, Rumah Pangsa Simpang Kuala, Kampung Pegawai, Kampung Gelam, Alor Melintang, Titi Haji Idris, Tok Sibil, Alor Binjal, Tok Keling, Lahar Budi, Alor Mengkudu, Taman Saga, Taman Sultan Abdul Halim, Jalan Langgar, Kampung Tanjong Bendahara, Jalan Stesyen, Taman Bee-Bee, Keriang Pulau, Selarong.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Malaysia, Taman Golf, Taman Uda, Jalan Sultanah, Alor Semadom, Bakar Bata, Seberang Pumpong, Suka Menanti, Taman Wira, Gunong Sali, Kampung Berjaya, Telok Yan, Kampung Seberang Terus, Taman Rakyat Mergong, Kampung Batin, Jalan Lumpur, Kampung Perak, Seberang Nyonya, Jalan Raja, Jalan Kolam, Pengkalan, Jalan Seberang Perak, Taman Bahagia, Kota Tanah, Kampung Piew, Jalan Pegawai, Sungai Korok, Kampung Telok, Bandar Simpang Kuala, Rumah Pangsa Simpang Kuala, Kampung Pegawai, Kampung Gelam, Alor Melintang, Titi Haji Idris, Tok Sibil, Alor Binjal, Tok Keling, Lahar Budi, Alor Mengkudu, Taman Saga, Taman Sultan Abdul Halim, Jalan Langgar, Kampung Tanjong Bendahara, Jalan Stesyen, Taman Bee Bee, Keriang Pulau, Selarong.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Alor Setar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Alor Star
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Lim Joo Kong	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Lim Joo Kong	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969	Lim Pee Hung	Alliance
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1973	Lim Pee Hung	Alliance
3rd	1973-1974	Lim Pee Hung	BN
Alor Setar
4th	1974-1978	Oo Gin Sun	BN
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995	Chor Chee Heung
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013–present	Gooi Hsiao-Leung	PKR

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Gooi Hsiao-Leung	27,364	48.31	- 1.47
	BN	Chor Chee Heung	25,491	45.01	- 5.21
	Berjasa	Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa	3,530	6.23	+ 6.23
	BERSAMA	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
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. 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.

Malaysian general election, 2008
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
Registered electors			58,957
Majority			184	0.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chor Chee Heung	28,379	67.18	- 0.57
	KEADILAN	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
Registered electors			57,309
Majority			14,515	34.36
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
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
Registered electors			63,679
Majority			14,589	35.50
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
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
Registered electors			61,687
Majority			17,665	43.92
	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
Turnout			41,695	70.50
Registered electors			59.141
Majority			5,135	12.74
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
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
Turnout			35,843	65.40
Registered electors			54,803
Majority			7,452	21.21
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
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
Turnout			41,749	71.42
Registered electors			58,456
Majority			12,261
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
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
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			47,355
Majority			5,095
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
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
Turnout			23,939	61.24
Registered electors			39,088
Majority			3,970
	BN gain from Alliance		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
Turnout			25,396	65.74
Registered electors			38,631
Majority			473	1.91
	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
Turnout			23,566	69.81
Registered electors			33,758
Majority			11,141	48.86
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959: Alor Star
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
Turnout			17,375	68.03
Registered electors			25,540
Majority			6,518	37.84
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

↑ "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. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-16.

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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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