# Kuala Kedah (federal constituency)

Kuala Kedah is a federal constituency in Kota Setar 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.

## Demographics

* Malay (76.2%)
* Chinese (22.4%)
* Indian (1.1%)
* Other ethnicities (0.2%)
* 18-20 (6.06%)
* 21-29 (21.47%)
* 30-39 (22.39%)
* 40-49 (17.45%)
* 50-59 (13.77%)
* 60-69 (11.37%)
* 70-79 (5.45%)
* 80-89 (1.77%)
* above 90 (0.27%)
* Male (49.1%)
* Female (50.9%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kuala Kedah constituency is divided into 52 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Titi Gajah | 010/15/01 | SK Titi Gajah |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Alor Ganu | 010/15/02 | SJK (T) Thiruvalluvar |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Alor Madi | 010/15/03 | SJK (T) Thiruvalluvar |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Kota Rentang | 010/15/04 | SK Kota Rentang |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Permatang Kong | 010/15/05 | SK Seri Muda |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Kubang Raja | 010/15/06 | SK Simpang Tiga |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Padang Hang | 010/15/07 | SK Simpang Tiga |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Padang Lalang | 010/15/08 | SMK Alor Janggus |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Gunong | 010/15/09 | SMK Seri Gunong |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Kubang Tedoh | 010/15/10 | SJK (C) Yih Choon |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Taman Aman | 010/15/11 | SK Taman Aman |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Pekan Anak Bukit | 010/15/12 | Dewan Kementerian Dalam Negeri Anak Bukit |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Kampung Anak Bukit | 010/15/13 | SJK (C) Soon Jian |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Pantai Johor | 010/15/14 | SMK Tunku Abdul Malik |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Chegar | 010/15/15 | SK Gunong |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Alor Melintang | 010/15/16 | SK Sri Gunong |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Sungai Baru | 010/15/17 | SK Sungai Baru |
| Anak Bukit (N15） | Mergong | 010/15/18 | SMA Kedah |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Kuar Jawa | 010/16/01 | SK Hj Abdullah Sadun |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Kubang Jawi | 010/16/02 | SK Alor Janggus |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Kubang Jambu | 010/16/03 | SJK (C) Long Seong |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Kubang Rotan | 010/16/04 | SMK Kubang Rotan |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Seberang Kota | 010/16/05 | SK Kuala Kedah |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Kampung Bahru | 010/16/06 | SJK (C) Pei Shih |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Pekan Kuala Kedah | 010/16/07 | SMK Seri Pantai |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Taman Sri Putra | 010/16/08 | SK Seri Pantai |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Kampung Tengah | 010/16/09 | SK Haji Ismail |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Kampung Balai | 010/16/10 | SK Haji Salleh Masri |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Kubang Panggas | 010/16/11 | SK Dato' Shaari |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Telok Chengai | 010/16/12 | SMK Tengku Laksamana |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Taman Seri Ampang | 010/16/13 | SMJK Keat Hwa II |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Taman Pelangi | 010/16/14 | SJK (C) Pei Hwa |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Peremba | 010/16/15 | SK Peremba |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Taman Sultan Badlishah | 010/16/16 | SMK Seberang Perak |
| Kubang Rotan (N16） | Taman Malek | 010/16/17 | SMJK Keat Hwa I |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Telok Kechai | 010/17/01 | SK Telok Kechai |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Taman Sophia | 010/17/02 | SMK Tun Sharifah Rodziah |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Taman Bersatu | 010/17/03 | SK Taman Bersatu |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Telok Bagan | 010/17/04 | SR Islam Darul Ulum (SRIDU) |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Kebun Pinang | 010/17/05 | SK Kebun Pinang |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Tebengau | 010/17/06 | SK Tebengau |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Kampung Benua | 010/17/07 | SJK (C) Eik Choon |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Taman Cengkeh | 010/17/08 | SJK (C) Yih Min |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Simpang Empat | 010/17/09 | SK Hj Hasan Itam |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Selarong Panjang | 010/17/10 | SMK Tuanku Abdul Aziz |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Permatang Ibus | 010/17/11 | SK Kangkong |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Kuala Sala | 010/17/12 | SK Sri Mahawangsa |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Sala Kechil | 010/17/13 | SK Kampung Jawa |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Selarong Batang | 010/17/14 | SMA Ihya Ul-Ulum Ad Diniah |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Buloh Lima | 010/17/15 | SK Buluh Lima |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Taman Impian | 010/17/16 | SMK Muadzam Shah |
| Pengkalan Kundor（N17） | Kota Sarang Samut | 010/17/17 | SJK (C) Min Sin |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kuala Kedah :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Alor Star |||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |||||
| 1st | P007 | 1959–1963 | Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah (‏تونكو عبد الرحمٰن ڤوترا سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Parliament of Malaysia |||||
| 1st | P007 | 1963–1964 | Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah (‏تونكو عبد الرحمٰن ڤوترا سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 2nd | P007 | 1964–1969 | Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah (‏تونكو عبد الرحمٰن ڤوترا سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| | | 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P007 | 1971–1973 | Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah (‏تونكو عبد الرحمٰن ڤوترا سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 3rd | P007 | 1973 | Senu Abdul Rahman (سنو بن عبدالرحمٰن) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 3rd | P007 | 1973–1974 | Senu Abdul Rahman (سنو بن عبدالرحمٰن) | BN (UMNO) |
| 4th | P006 | 1974–1978 | Senu Abdul Rahman (سنو بن عبدالرحمٰن) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | P006 | 1978–1982 | Senu Abdul Rahman (سنو بن عبدالرحمٰن) | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | P006 | 1982–1986 | Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim (محمّد أبو بكر راوتين إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 7th | P008 | 1986–1990 | Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim (محمّد أبو بكر راوتين إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | P008 | 1990–1995 | Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim (محمّد أبو بكر راوتين إبراهيم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 9th | P010 | 1995–1999 | Zakaria Mohd Said (زكريا محمد سعيد) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | P010 | 1999–2004 | Mohamad Sabu (محمد سابو) | BA (PAS) |
| 11th | P010 | 2004–2008 | Hashim Jahaya (هشيم جاهيا) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P010 | 2008–2013 | Ahmad Kassim (أحمد قاسم) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P010 | 2013–2015 | Azman Ismail (عزمان إسماعيل) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P010 | 2015–2018 | Azman Ismail (عزمان إسماعيل) | PH (PKR) |
| 14th | P010 | 2018–2022 | Azman Ismail (عزمان إسماعيل) | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | P010 | 2022–present | Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhrurazi (أحمد فخرالدين فخرالراضي) | 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 |
| Kuala Kedah | | | | Alor Janggus | | | |
| Kuala Kedah | | | Anak Bukit | | Anak Bukit | Anak Bukit | Anak Bukit |
| Kuala Kedah | | | | | Kubang Rotan | Kubang Rotan | Kubang Rotan |
| Kuala Kedah | | | Pengkalan Kundor | Pengkalan Kundor | Pengkalan Kundor | Pengkalan Kundor | Pengkalan Kundor |
| Kuala Kedah | | Kota Star Barat | | | | | |
| Kuala Kedah | | Langkawi | | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N15 | Anak Bukit | Rashidi Razak | PN (PAS) |
| N16 | Kubang Rotan | Mohd Salleh Saidin | PN (BERSATU) |
| N17 | Pengkalan Kundor | Mardhiyyah Johari | PN (PAS) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N15 | Anak Bukit | Alor Setar City Council | 05050, 05150, 05400, 05680, 06250, 06550, 06570, 06600, 06650 Alor Setar 06700 Pendang |
| N16 | Kubang Rotan | Alor Setar City Council | 05050, 05150, 05400, 05680, 06250, 06550, 06570, 06600, 06650 Alor Setar 06700 Pendang |
| N17 | Pengkalan Kundor | Alor Setar City Council | 05050, 05150, 05400, 05680, 06250, 06550, 06570, 06600, 06650 Alor Setar 06700 Pendang |