# Langkawi (federal constituency)

Langkawi is a federal constituency in Langkawi District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created 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

* Malay 90.6 (90.5%)
* Chinese 6.8 (6.79%)
* Indian 2.3 (2.30%)
* Other ethnicities 0.4 (0.40%)
* 18-20 (8%)
* 21-29 (25.93%)
* 30-39 (22.76%)
* 40-49 (17.59%)
* 50-59 (13.22%)
* 60-69 (8.04%)
* 70-79 (3.28%)
* 80-89 (1%)
* above 90 (0.18%)
* Male (50.84%)
* Female (49.16%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Langkawi constituency is divided into 26 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Kuala Teriang | 004/01/01 | SK Kuala Teriang |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Ewa | 004/01/02 | SK Ewa |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Padang Lalang | 004/01/03 | SK Penghulu Ahmad |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Kilim | 004/01/04 | SK Kilim |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Ladang Sungai Raya | 004/01/05 | SK Seri Lagenda |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Wang Tok Rendong | 004/01/06 | Dewan Homestay Desa Wang Tok Rendong |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Ulu Melaka | 004/01/07 | SK Ulu Melaka |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Nyior Chabang | 004/01/08 | SK Nyior Cabang |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Padang Kandang | 004/01/09 | SMA Al-Baqiyatussolihat |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Padang Matsirat | 004/01/10 | SK Padang Matsirat |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Kampung Atas | 004/01/11 | SMK Tunku Putra |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Bukit Kemboja | 004/01/12 | Maktab Mahmud Langkawi Pintu A |
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Makam Mahsuri | 004/01/13 | Maktab Mahmud Langkawi Pintu B |
| Kuah (N02) | Bendang Baru | 004/02/01 | SK Seri Negeri |
| Kuah (N02) | Kampung Gelam | 004/02/02 | SMK Kedawang |
| Kuah (N02) | Kedawang | 004/02/03 | SK Kedawang |
| Kuah (N02) | Pantai Chenang | 004/02/04 | Langkawi Tourism Academy @ Kolej Komuniti Langkawi, Jalan Pantai Chenang |
| Kuah (N02) | Temonyong | 004/02/05 | SK Temonyong |
| Kuah (N02) | Kampung Bayas | 004/02/06 | SK Bayas |
| Kuah (N02) | Sungai Menghulu | 004/02/07 | Kolej Vokasional Pulau Langkawi |
| Kuah (N02) | Kelibang | 004/02/08 | SK Kelibang |
| Kuah (N02) | Dundong | 004/02/09 | SMK Mahsuri |
| Kuah (N02) | Pulau Dayang Bunting | 004/02/10 | SK Selat Bagan Nyior |
| Kuah (N02) | Lubok Chempedak | 004/02/11 | SMK Langkawi |
| Kuah (N02) | Kampung Tuba | 004/02/12 | SK Pulau Tuba |
| Kuah (N02) | Kuah | 004/02/13 | SK Langkawi |
| Kuah (N02) | Kampung Bukit Malut | 004/02/14 | SK Bayas |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Langkawi :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Jerlun-Langkawi |||||
| 9th | P004 | 1995–1999 | Abu Bakar Taib (ابو بكر طائب) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | P004 | 1999–2004 | Abu Bakar Taib (ابو بكر طائب) | BN (UMNO) |
| 11th | P004 | 2004–2008 | Abu Bakar Taib (ابو بكر طائب) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P004 | 2008–2013 | Abu Bakar Taib (ابو بكر طائب) | BN (UMNO) |
| 13th | P004 | 2013–2018 | Nawawi Ahmad (نووي احمد) | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | P004 | 2018–2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (محضير محمد) | PH (BERSATU) |
| 14th | P004 | 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (محضير محمد) | BERSATU |
| 14th | P004 | 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (محضير محمد) | Independent |
| 14th | P004 | 2020–2022 | Mahathir Mohamad (محضير محمد) | PEJUANG |
| 15th | P004 | 2022–present | Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (محمد سوهايمي عبدالله) | 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 |
| Langkawi | | | | | | Ayer Hangat | Ayer Hangat |
| Kuah |||
| Langkawi | | | | | Padang Matsirat | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N1 | Ayer Hangat | Shamsilah Siru | PN (BERSATU) |
| N2 | Kuah | Amar Pared Mahamud | PN (BERSATU) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N1 | Ayer Hangat | Langkawi Municipal Council | 07000 Langkawi |
| N2 | Kuah | Langkawi Municipal Council | 07000 Langkawi |