# Padang Besar (federal constituency)

Padang Besar is a federal constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created from parts of the Kangar constituency in the 1994 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 Padang Besar's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Padang Besar's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Padang Besar's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Padang Besar constituency is divided into 27 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Titi Tinggi (N01) | Jalan Padang Besar | 001/01/01 | SMK Raja Puan Muda Tengku Fauziah |
| Titi Tinggi (N01) | Titi Tinggi | 001/01/02 | SK Titi Tinggi |
| Titi Tinggi (N01) | FELDA Mata Ayer | 001/01/03 | SK (FELDA) Mata Ayer |
| Titi Tinggi (N01) | Kampong Kastam | 001/01/04 | SK Padang Besar Utara |
| Titi Tinggi (N01) | Padang Besar | 001/01/05 | SMK Padang Besar Utara |
| Titi Tinggi (N01) | FELDA Rimba Mas | 001/01/06 | SK (FELDA) Rimba Mas |
| Titi Tinggi (N01) | Lubok Sireh | 001/01/07 | SK Lubok Sireh |
| Beseri（N02） | Pekan Kaki Bukit | 001/02/01 | SJK (C) Kong Hwa |
| Beseri（N02） | Tasoh | 001/02/02 | Kem Tasoh Pusat Ko-Kurikulum JPN Perlis |
| Beseri（N02） | Guar Jentik | 001/02/03 | SK Guar Jentik |
| Beseri（N02） | Beseri | 001/02/04 | SK Beseri |
| Beseri（N02） | Tunjong | 001/02/05 | SMK Tengku Sulaiman |
| Chuping（N03） | Panggas | 001/03/01 | SMK Datuk Jaafar Hasan |
| Chuping（N03） | Sungai Buloh | 001/03/02 | SK Batu Bertangkup |
| Chuping（N03） | Kilang Gula Chuping | 001/03/03 | SR Islam III |
| Chuping（N03） | Kubang Perun | 001/03/04 | SMK Guar Nangka |
| Chuping（N03） | Guar Nangka | 001/03/05 | SK Guar Nangka |
| Chuping（N03） | FELDA Chuping | 001/03/06 | SK (FELDA) Chuping |
| Mata Ayer（N04） | Tok Kaya Man | 001/04/01 | SK Dato Kayaman |
| Mata Ayer（N04） | Hutan Temin | 001/04/02 | SK Oran |
| Mata Ayer（N04） | Kampung Gial | 001/04/03 | SJK (C) Kong Aik |
| Santan（N05） | Kampong Darat | 001/05/01 | SK Seri Tunjong |
| Santan（N05） | Paya | 001/05/02 | SK Paya |
| Santan（N05） | Alor Tampang | 001/05/03 | Pusat Kegiatan (Kemas) Alor Tampang |
| Santan（N05） | Padang Lati | 001/05/04 | Dewan Seri Melati Beseri |
| Santan（N05） | Padang Pauh | 001/05/05 | SMK Abi |
| Santan（N05） | Santan | 001/05/06 | SK Santan |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Padang Besar :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kangar |||||
| 9th | P001 | 1995–1999 | Azmi Khalid (عزمي خالد) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | P001 | 1999–2004 | Azmi Khalid (عزمي خالد) | BN (UMNO) |
| 11th | P001 | 2004–2008 | Azmi Khalid (عزمي خالد) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P001 | 2008–2013 | Azmi Khalid (عزمي خالد) | BN (UMNO) |
| 13th | P001 | 2013–2018 | Zahidi Zainul Abidin (زاهدي زاين العابدين) | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | P001 | 2018–2022 | Zahidi Zainul Abidin (زاهدي زاين العابدين) | BN (UMNO) |
| 15th | P001 | 2022–present | Rushdan Rusmi (رشدان روسمي) | 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 |
| Padang Besar | | | | | Beseri | Beseri | Beseri |
| Chuping |||
| Mata Ayer |||
| Santan |||
| Titi Tinggi |||

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N1 | Titi Tinggi | Izizam Ibrahim | PN (BERSATU) |
| N2 | Beseri | Haziq Asyraf Dun | PN (PAS) |
| N3 | Chuping | Saad Seman | PN (PAS) |
| N4 | Mata Ayer | Wan Badariah Wan Saad | PN (PAS) |
| N5 | Santan | Mohammad Azmir Azizan | PN (PAS) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | Local Government | Postcode |
| P001 | Kangar Municipal Council | 01000, 02400, 02450, 02500 Kangar 02100 Padang Besar 02200 Kaki Bukit |