# Arau (federal constituency)

Arau is a federal constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Arau's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Arau's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Arau's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Arau constituency is divided into 30 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Pauh (N11) | Guar Gajah | 003/11/01 | SMK Dato' Sheikh Ahmad SMA Arau |
| Pauh (N11) | Padang Siding | 003/11/02 | SK Pauh |
| Pauh (N11) | Pauh | 003/11/03 | SMK Tengku Budriah |
| Pauh (N11) | Istana | 003/11/04 | SK Tengku Budriah |
| Pauh (N11) | Pekan Arau | 003/11/05 | SJK (C) Hwa Aik |
| Pauh (N11) | Kubang Paya | 003/11/06 | SJK (C) Sin Min |
| Tambun Tulang (N12) | Kubang Gajah | 003/12/01 | SK Kubang Gajah |
| Tambun Tulang (N12) | Jejawi | 003/12/02 | SMK Syed Sirajuddin |
| Tambun Tulang (N12) | Kampong Banat | 003/12/03 | SMK Arau |
| Tambun Tulang (N12) | Kampong Surau | 003/12/04 | SK Utan Aji |
| Tambun Tulang (N12) | Mengkuang Layar | 003/12/05 | SK Long Boh |
| Tambun Tulang (N12) | Tambun Tulang | 003/12/06 | SK Tambun Tulang |
| Guar Sanji (N13) | Guar Sanji | 003/13/01 | SK Arau |
| Guar Sanji (N13) | Kampong Sena | 003/13/02 | SK Jelempok |
| Guar Sanji (N13) | Behor Mentalon | 003/13/03 | SMK Syed Ahmad |
| Guar Sanji (N13) | Chemumar | 003/13/04 | SK Raja Perempuan Budriah |
| Guar Sanji (N13) | Serdang | 003/18/05 | SK Kampong Serdang |
| Guar Sanji (N13) | Changkat Jawi | 003/13/06 | SK Changkat Jawi |
| Simpang Empat (N14) | Sungai Berembang | 003/14/01 | SK Sungai Berembang |
| Simpang Empat (N14) | Behor Mali | 003/14/02 | SK Bohor Mali |
| Simpang Empat (N14) | Sungai Bahru | 003/14/03 | SK Sungai Baru |
| Simpang Empat (N14) | Simpang Empat Che Kassim | 003/14/04 | SK Simpang Ampat |
| Simpang Empat (N14) | Lat Seribu | 003/14/05 | SJK (C) Simpang Ampat |
| Sanglang (N15) | Bongor Kudong | 003/15/01 | Dewan 1 Malaysia Simpang Empat |
| Sanglang (N15) | Bunga Mas | 003/15/02 | SMK Syed Saffi |
| Sanglang (N15) | Sungai Padang | 003/15/03 | SK Dato Ahmad Musa |
| Sanglang (N15) | Simpang Sanglang | 003/15/04 | SK Sanglang |
| Sanglang (N15) | Padang Keria | 003/15/05 | SK Padang Keria |
| Sanglang (N15) | Kuala Sanglang | 003/15/06 | SJK (C) Chin Hun |
| Sanglang (N15) | Tok Pulau | 003/15/07 | SMK Sanglang |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Arau :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Perlis Selatan |||||
| 4th | P002 | 1974–1978 | Syed Hassan Syed Mohamed (سيد حسن سيد محمد) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | P002 | 1978–1982 | Syed Hassan Syed Mohamed (سيد حسن سيد محمد) | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | P002 | 1982–1986 | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (عبدالحميد ڤاوانتيه) | BN (UMNO) |
| 7th | P002 | 1986–1990 | Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | P002 | 1990–1995 | Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 9th | P003 | 1995–1998 | Kamarudin Ahmad (كامرودين احمد) | BN (UMNO) |
| 9th | P003 | 1998–1999 | Hashim Jasin (هشيم جاسين) | PAS |
| 10th | P003 | 1999–2004 | Mastika Junaidah Husin (مستيكا جنيده حسين) | BN (UMNO) |
| 11th | P003 | 2004–2008 | Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamallullail (سيد رزلن سيد ڤوترا جماللوللايل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P003 | 2008–2013 | Ismail Kassim (اسماعيل كسسيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 13th | P003 | 2013–2018 | Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | P003 | 2018–2022 | Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 15th | P003 | 2022–present | Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم) | PN (PAS) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–1959* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Arau | | | Bandar Arau | | | | |
| Arau | | | | Guar Sanji | Guar Sanji | Guar Sanji | Guar Sanji |
| Arau | | | Kayang | Kayang | | | |
| Arau | | | | Kota Raja | | | |
| Arau | | | Kuala Perlis | Kuala Perlis | | | |
| Arau | | | Kurong Anai | Kurong Anai | | | |
| Arau | | | | | Pauh | Pauh | Pauh |
| Sanglang |||||
| Arau | | | | | Simpang Empat | Simpang Empat | Simpang Empat |
| Arau | | | | | Tambun Tulang | Tambun Tulang | Tambun Tulang |
| Arau | | | Utan Aji | Utan Aji | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N11 | Pauh | Megat Hashirat Hassan | PN (BERSATU) |
| N12 | Tambun Tulang | Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak | PN (BERSATU) |
| N13 | Guar Sanji | Mohd. Ridzuan Hashim | PN (PAS) |
| N14 | Simpang Empat | Razali Saad | PN (PAS) |
| N15 | Sanglang | Mohd. Shukri Ramli | PN (PAS) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | Local Government | Postcode |
| P003 | Kangar Municipal Council | 02500 Kangar 02600 Arau 02700 Simpang Ampat 02800 Simpang Ampat |