# Kulim-Bandar Baharu

Kulim-Bandar Baharu is a federal constituency in Kulim District and Bandar Baharu District, 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. This is the only constituency which was named after two towns namely Kulim and Bandar Baharu and is still used today.

## Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kulim-Bandar Baharu's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Kulim-Bandar Baharu's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Kulim-Bandar Baharu's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 13 July 2023, the Kulim-Bandar Baharu constituency is divided into 41 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Kulim (N35) | Kampung Tebuan | 018/35/01 | SK Seri Lindungan Raja |
| Kulim (N35) | Ulu Mahang | 018/35/02 | SMK Mahang |
| Kulim (N35) | Pekan Mahang | 018/35/03 | SK Mahang |
| Kulim (N35) | Ladang Sungai Dingin | 018/35/04 | SK Ladang Dublin |
| Kulim (N35) | FELDA Gunong Bongsu | 018/35/05 | SK Gunung Bongsu |
| Kulim (N35) | Karangan | 018/35/06 | SJK (C) Khai Min |
| Kulim (N35) | Terap | 018/35/07 | SK Terap |
| Kulim (N35) | Ladang Sungai Ular | 018/35/08 | SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Ular |
| Kulim (N35) | Ladang Anak Kulim | 018/35/09 | SJK (T) Ladang Anak Kulim |
| Kulim (N35) | Jalan Tunku Bendahara | 018/35/10 | SJK (C) Chong Cheng |
| Kulim (N35) | Taman Kenari | 018/35/11 | SK Taman Kenari |
| Kulim (N35) | Taman Tunku Putra | 018/35/12 | SMK Taman Kenari |
| Kulim (N35) | Taman Seri Kulim | 018/35/13 | SK Kulim |
| Kulim (N35) | Pekan Kulim | 018/35/14 | SMA Tarbiyyah Diniah |
| Kulim (N35) | Jalan Tunku Putra | 018/35/15 | SMK St. Patrick |
| Kulim (N35) | Jalan Ibrahim | 018/35/16 | SMJK Chio Min |
| Kulim (N35) | Bukit Awi | 018/35/17 | SK Sri Kulim |
| Kulim (N35) | Taman Bersatu | 018/35/18 | SK Taman Jelutong |
| Kulim (N35) | Ayer Merah | 018/35/19 | Kolej MARA Kulim |
| Kulim (N35) | Taman Anggerik | 018/35/20 | Kolej Vokasional Kulim |
| Kulim (N35) | Junjong | 018/35/21 | SK Junjong |
| Kulim (N35) | Padang Penyangga | 018/35/22 | SJK (C) Sin Min |
| Kulim (N35) | Durian Burong | 018/35/23 | SJK (T) Ladang Somee |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Sungai Batu | 018/36/01 | SK Sungai Batu |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Sungai Taka | 018/36/02 | SK Sungai Taka |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Sungai Tengas | 018/36/03 | SMK Selama |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Selama | 018/36/04 | SK Selama |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Batu Lintang | 018/36/05 | SK Sungai Salleh |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Kampung Ee Guan | 018/36/06 | SMK Serdang Baru |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Pekan Serdang | 018/36/07 | SK Jalan Selama |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Batu 16 | 018/36/08 | SK Dato' Hj Zainuddin |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Relau | 018/36/09 | SK Relau |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Sungai Kechil Illir | 018/36/10 | SK Sungai Kechil Ilir |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Ayer Puteh | 018/36/11 | SK Ayer Puteh |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Telok Sera | 018/36/12 | SK Lubok Buntar |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Pekan Lubok Buntar | 018/36/13 | SJK (C) Poay Chai |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Kerat Telunjok | 018/36/14 | SK Permatang Kerat Telunjuk |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Sungai Kechil Ulu | 018/36/15 | SK Sungai Kechil Ulu |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Parit Nibong | 018/36/16 | Pusat Sumber KEMAS Kegiatan Desa Parit Nibong Kompleks / Pejabat Penghulu Mukim Bagan Samak |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Permatang Pasir | 018/36/17 | SK Permatang Pasir |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Bandar Baharu | 018/36/18 | SK Bandar Baharu |

### Representation history

Members of the Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baharu :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kedah Selatan |||||
| Kulim-Bandar Bahru |||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |||||
| 1st | P014 | 1959–1963 | Tan Tye Chek (陈大泽) | Alliance (MCA) |
| Parliament of Malaysia |||||
| 1st | P014 | 1963–1964 | Tan Tye Chek (陈大泽) | Alliance (MCA) |
| 2nd | P014 | 1964–1969 | Tai Kuan Yang (戴观阳) | Alliance (MCA) |
| | | 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P014 | 1971–1973 | Tai Kuan Yang (戴观阳) | Alliance (MCA) |
| 3rd | P014 | 1973–1974 | Tai Kuan Yang (戴观阳) | BN (MCA) |
| 4th | P015 | 1974–1978 | Azahari Md. Taib (ازاهاري مد. طائب) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | P015 | 1978–1982 | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | P015 | 1982–1986 | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل) | BN (UMNO) |
| Kulim-Bandar Baharu |||||
| 7th | P016 | 1986–1990 | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | P016 | 1990–1995 | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 9th | P018 | 1995–1999 | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | P018 | 1999–2004 | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 11th | P018 | 2004–2008 | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P018 | 2008–2010 | Zulkifli Noordin (ذوالکيفلي نورالدين) | PR (PKR) |
| 12th | P018 | 2010–2013 | Zulkifli Noordin (ذوالکيفلي نورالدين) | Independent |
| 13th | P018 | 2013–2018 | Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir (عبد. عزيز شيخ فاذر) | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | P018 | 2018–2022 | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail ( سيف الدين ناسوتيون بن اسماعيل) | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | P018 | 2022–present | Roslan Hashim (روسلن هشيم) | PN (BERSATU) |

### 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 |
| Kulim-Bandar Baharu | | | | Bandar Baharu | Bandar Baharu | Bandar Baharu | Bandar Baharu |
| Kulim ||||
| Kulim-Bandar Bahru | | Bandar Bahru | | | | | |
| Kulim-Bandar Bahru | | Kulim | Kulim | | | | |
| Kulim-Bandar Bahru | | | Serdang | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N35 | Kulim | Wong Chia Zhen | PN (GERAKAN) |
| N36 | Bandar Baharu | Mohd Suffian Yusoff | PN (PAS) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N35 | Kulim | Kulim Municipal Council | 09700 Karangan 09000 Kulim 09800, 09810 Serdang 14290, 14390, 34950 Bandar Baharu |
| N36 | Bandar Baharu | Bandar Baharu District Council | 09700 Karangan 09000 Kulim 09800, 09810 Serdang 14290, 14390, 34950 Bandar Baharu |