# Alor Setar (federal constituency)

Alor Setar (formerly Alor Star) is a federal constituency in Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1955.
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

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* Malay (70.8%)
* Chinese (24.9%)
* Indian (4%)
* Other ethnicities (0.3%)
* 18-20 (5.12%)
* 21-29 (19.28%)
* 30-39 (21.83%)
* 40-49 (16.63%)
* 50-59 (14.08%)
* 60-69 (13.06%)
* 70-79 (7.19%)
* 80-89 (2.23%)
* above 90 (0.57%)
* Male (48.97%)
* Female (51.03%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Alor Setar constituency is divided into 52 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Taman Malaysia | 009/12/01 | SK Seri Amar Diraja |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Taman Golf | 009/12/02 | Jabatan Kebudayaan Dan Kesenian Negara Kedah |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Taman Uda | 009/12/03 | SK Taman Uda |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Jalan Sultanah | 009/12/04 | SMK Sultanah Bahiyah |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Alor Semadom | 009/12/05 | SK Hj Mohd Shariff |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Seberang Pumpong | 009/12/06 | SJK (C) Pumpong |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Suka Menanti | 009/12/07 | SK Suka Menanti |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Taman Wira | 009/12/08 | SMK Mergong |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Gunong Sali | 009/12/09 | SK Seri Perdana |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Kampung Berjaya | 009/12/10 | SJK (C) Long Chuan |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Telok Yan | 009/12/11 | SJK (C) Long Chuan |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Kampung Seberang Terus | 009/12/12 | SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Taman Rakyat Mergong | 009/12/13 | SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Kampung Batin | 009/12/14 | SK Mergong |
| Suka Menanti (N12) | Alor Merah | 009/12/15 | SMK Alor Merah |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Kanchut | 009/13/01 | SK Wan Sulaiman Sidiq |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Tambang Badak | 009/13/02 | SK Wan Sulaiman Sidiq |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Bakar Bata | 009/13/03 | SMK Syed Mohamed Al-Bukhary |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Jalan Lumpur | 009/13/04 | SJK (C) Keat Hwa (H) |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Kampung Perak | 009/13/05 | SJK (C) Keat Hwa (H) |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Seberang Nyonya | 009/13/06 | Pusat Rukun Tetangga Kampung Berjaya, Alor Setar |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Jalan Raja | 009/13/07 | SJK (C) Keat Hwa (S) |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Jalan Kolam | 009/13/08 | SMK St Michael |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Pengkalan | 009/13/09 | SJK (C) Keat Hwa (S) |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Jalan Seberang Perak | 009/13/10 | SK Seberang Perak |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Taman Bahagia | 009/13/11 | SM Keat Hwa (Persendirian) |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Kota Tanah | 009/13/12 | SM Keat Hwa (Persendirian) |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Kampung Piew | 009/13/13 | SK Sg Korok Lama |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Jalan Pegawai | 009/13/14 | Maktab Mahmud Puteri |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Sungai Korok | 009/13/15 | SK Jalan Pegawai |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Kampung Telok | 009/13/16 | SJK (C) Sin Min |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Bandar Simpang Kuala | 009/13/17 | Maktab Mahmud Alor Setar |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Rumah Pangsa Simpang Kuala | 009/13/18 | SJK (C) Sin Min |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Kampung Pegawai | 009/13/19 | Wisma Lung Kong |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Jalan Stesyen | 009/13/20 | SMK St Michael |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Taman Bee Bee | 009/13/21 | SJK (C) Peng Min |
| Kota Darul Aman (N13) | Tongkang Yard | 009/13/22 | SK Seberang Perak Baru |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Kampung Gelam | 009/14/01 | SK Kampong Gelam |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Alor Melintang | 009/14/02 | SK Alor Melintang |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Titi Haji Idris | 009/14/03 | SK Hj Idris Tajar |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Tok Sibil | 009/14/04 | SK Darul Hikmah |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Alor Binjal | 009/14/05 | SMK Tajar |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Tok Keling | 009/14/06 | SK Haji Wahab |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Lahar Budi | 009/14/07 | SK Lahar Budi |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Alor Mengkudu | 009/14/08 | SK Alor Mengkudu |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Taman Saga | 009/14/09 | SMK Simpang Kuala |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Taman Sultan Abdul Halim | 009/14/10 | SMK Convent |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Jalan Langgar | 009/14/11 | Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Kampung Tanjong Bendahara | 009/14/12 | SK Iskandar |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Keriang Pulau | 009/14/13 | SM Teknik Alor Setar |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Selarong | 009/14/14 | SMK Dato' Wan Mohd Saman |
| Alor Mengkudu (N14) | Tandop | 009/14/15 | SK Dato' Wan Mohd Saman |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Alor Setar :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |||||
| Alor Star |||||
| Federal Legislative Council |||||
| 1st | | 1955–1959 | Lee Thean Hin (李添兴) | Alliance (MCA) |
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |||||
| 1st | P006 | 1959–1963 | Lim Joo Kong (林如岗) | Alliance (MCA) |
| Parliament of Malaysia |||||
| 1st | P006 | 1963–1964 | Lim Joo Kong (林如岗) | Alliance (MCA) |
| 2nd | P006 | 1964–1969 | Lim Pee Hung (林维翰) | Alliance (MCA) |
| | | 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P006 | 1971–1973 | Lim Pee Hung (林维翰) | Alliance (MCA) |
| 3rd | P006 | 1973–1974 | Lim Pee Hung (林维翰) | BN (MCA) |
| Alor Setar |||||
| 4th | P007 | 1974–1978 | Oo Gin Sun (余银山) | BN (MCA) |
| 5th | P007 | 1978–1982 | Oo Gin Sun (余银山) | BN (MCA) |
| 6th | P007 | 1982–1986 | Oo Gin Sun (余银山) | BN (MCA) |
| 7th | P007 | 1986–1990 | Oo Gin Sun (余银山) | BN (MCA) |
| 8th | P007 | 1990–1995 | Chor Chee Heung (曹智雄) | BN (MCA) |
| Alor Star |||||
| 9th | P009 | 1995–1999 | Chor Chee Heung (曹智雄) | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | P009 | 1999–2004 | Chor Chee Heung (曹智雄) | BN (MCA) |
| 11th | P009 | 2004–2008 | Chor Chee Heung (曹智雄) | BN (MCA) |
| 12th | P009 | 2008–2013 | Chor Chee Heung (曹智雄) | BN (MCA) |
| 13th | P009 | 2013–2015 | Gooi Hsiao-Leung (魏晓隆) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P009 | 2015–2018 | Gooi Hsiao-Leung (魏晓隆) | PH (PKR) |
| Alor Setar |||||
| 14th | P009 | 2018–2022 | Chan Ming Kai (曾敏凯) | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | P009 | 2022–present | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden (أفنان هميمي طائب عزام الدين) | 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 |
| Alor Setar | | | | | | | Alor Mengkudu |
| Alor Setar | | | Alor Merah | Alor Merah | | | |
| Alor Setar | | | Bandar Alor Star | | | | |
| Alor Setar | | | | Kota Darul Aman | | | Kota Darul Aman |
| Alor Setar | | | | | | | Suka Menanti |
| Alor Star | | | | | | Alor Mengkudu | |
| Alor Star | | | | | Alor Merah | | |
| Alor Star | | Alor Star Luar | | | | | |
| Alor Star | | Alor Star Pekan | | | | | |
| Alor Star | Alor Star-Langkawi | | | | | | |
| Alor Star | | | | | | Bakar Bata | |
| Alor Star | | | | | Derga | | |
| Alor Star | | | | | Kota Darul Aman | Kota Darul Aman | |
| Alor Star | Kota Star Timor-Padang | | | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N12 | Suka Menanti | Dzowahir Ab Ghani | PN (BERSATU) |
| N13 | Kota Darul Aman | Teh Swee Leong | PH (DAP) |
| N14 | Alor Mengkudu | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din | PN (PAS) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N12 | Suka Menanti | Alor Setar City Council | 05000, 05050, 05100, 05150, 05200, 05250, 05300, 05350, 05400, 05500, 05502, 05503, 05506, 05520, 06650 Alor Setar |
| N13 | Kota Darul Aman | Alor Setar City Council | 05000, 05050, 05100, 05150, 05200, 05250, 05300, 05350, 05400, 05500, 05502, 05503, 05506, 05520, 06650 Alor Setar |
| N14 | Alor Mengkudu | Alor Setar City Council | 05000, 05050, 05100, 05150, 05200, 05250, 05300, 05350, 05400, 05500, 05502, 05503, 05506, 05520, 06650 Alor Setar |