# Padang Serai (federal constituency)

Padang Serai is a federal constituency in Kulim District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 (62.9%)
* Indian (19.1%)
* Chinese (17.7%)
* Other ethnicities (0.3%)
* 18-20 (9%)
* 21-29 (26.62%)
* 30-39 (20.13%)
* 40-49 (16.16%)
* 50-59 (13.88%)
* 60-69 (9.01%)
* 70-79 (3.76%)
* 80-89 (1.19%)
* above 90 (0.25%)
* Male (48.99%)
* Female (51.01%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Padang Serai constituency is divided into 43 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Guar Lobak | 017/33/01 | SK Guar Lobak |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Sidam Kanan | 017/33/02 | Maktab Mahmud Kulim |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Kuala Sedim | 017/33/03 | SMK Sungai Karangan |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Pekan Merbau Pulas | 017/33/04 | SJK (C) Aik Chee |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Kampung Jemerli | 017/33/05 | SK Merbau Pulas |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Bagan Sena | 017/33/06 | SK Labu Besar |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Sungai Karangan | 017/33/07 | SJK (C) Hua Min |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Padang Meiha | 017/33/08 | SK Bukit Selarong |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Ladang Padang Meiha | 017/33/09 | SK Sungai Karangan |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Batu Puteh | 017/33/10 | SK Pagar Museh |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Bukit Sedim | 017/33/11 | SK Ladang Bukit Sidim |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Kampung Bikan | 017/33/12 | SMK Labu Besar |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Kampung Jangkang | 017/33/13 | SMA Madrasah Ihsaniah |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Sungai Kob | 017/33/14 | SK Sungai Kob SMK Taman Mutiara |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Kampung Sungai Ular | 017/33/15 | SK Sungai Ular |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Kulim High Tech | 017/33/16 | SJK (T) Ladang Bukit Mertajam SK Taman Hi-Tech |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Padang China | 017/33/17 | SMK Kulim Hi-Tech |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Taman Perak | 017/33/18 | SK Jalan Paya Besar |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Taman Senangin | 017/33/19 | SMK Sultan Bandlishah |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Kampung Baru | 017/33/20 | SK Tunku Abdul Malik |
| Merbau Pulas (N33) | Jalan Sedang | 017/33/21 | SJK (C) Kelang Lama |
| Lunas (N34) | Pekan Padang Serai | 017/34/01 | SJK (C) Shang Cheng |
| Lunas (N34) | Jalan Baling | 017/34/02 | SMK Padang Serai |
| Lunas (N34) | Jalan Lunas | 017/34/03 | SMK Kulim |
| Lunas (N34) | Henrietta | 017/34/04 | SK Taman Mahsuri SJK (T) Ladang Henrietta SK Taman Ria |
| Lunas (N34) | Victoria | 017/34/05 | SJK (T) Ladang Victoria |
| Lunas (N34) | Naga Lilit | 017/34/06 | SK Permatang Tok Dik |
| Lunas (N34) | Sungai Seluang | 017/34/07 | SK Sungai Seluang |
| Lunas (N34) | Batu Enam | 017/34/08 | SMK Lunas |
| Lunas (N34) | Kampung Baru Lunas | 017/34/09 | SJK (T) Ladang Wellesley |
| Lunas (N34) | Pekan Lunas | 017/34/10 | SK Lunas Jaya |
| Lunas (N34) | Taman Sejahtera | 017/34/11 | SJK (C) Hwa Min |
| Lunas (N34) | Paya Besar | 017/34/12 | SMK Jalan Paya Besar |
| Lunas (N34) | Taman Lobak | 017/34/13 | SMK Tunku Panglima Besar |
| Lunas (N34) | Sungai Limau | 017/34/14 | SK Sri Limau |
| Lunas (N34) | Kampung Keladi | 017/34/15 | SK Keladi |
| Lunas (N34) | Taman Selasih | 017/34/16 | SMK Taman Selasih |
| Lunas (N34) | Simpang Tiga Keladi | 017/34/17 | SMK Keladi |
| Lunas (N34) | Kampung Dusun | 017/34/18 | SMK Keladi |
| Lunas (N34) | Kelang Sago | 017/34/19 | SJK (C) Chio Min (A) SJK (C) Chio Min (B) |
| Lunas (N34) | Bandar Putra | 017/34/20 | SK Air Merah |
| Lunas (N34) | Taman Angsana | 017/34/21 | SMK Air Merah |
| Lunas (N34) | Taman Semarak | 017/34/22 | SK Taman Selasih |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Padang Serai :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Kulim Utara |||||
| 4th | P014 | 1974–1978 | Lim Kiam Hoon (林建云) | BN (MCA) |
| 5th | P014 | 1978–1982 | Lim Kiam Hoon (林建云) | BN (MCA) |
| 6th | P014 | 1982–1986 | Tan Kok Hooi (陈国辉) | BN (MCA) |
| 7th | P015 | 1986–1990 | Chew Kam Hoy (周锦海) | BN (MCA) |
| 8th | P015 | 1990–1995 | Lim Lay Hoon (林丽云) | BN (MCA) |
| 9th | P017 | 1995–1999 | Lim Lay Hoon (林丽云) | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | P017 | 1999–2004 | Lim Bee Kau (林美娇) | BN (MCA) |
| 11th | P017 | 2004–2008 | Lim Bee Kau (林美娇) | BN (MCA) |
| 12th | P017 | 2008–2011 | Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் நாகப்பன்) | PR (PKR) |
| 12th | P017 | 2011–2013 | Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் நாகப்பன்) | IND |
| 13th | P017 | 2013–2015 | Surendran Nagarajan (நா. சுரேந்திரன்) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P017 | 2015–2018 | Surendran Nagarajan (நா. சுரேந்திரன்) | PH (PKR) |
| 14th | P017 | 2018–2022 | Karupaiya Mutusami (கருப்பையா முத்துசாமி) | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | P017 | 2022–present | Azman Nasrudin (عزمان نصرالدين) | 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 |
| Padang Serai | | | | | Kuala Ketil | | |
| Lunas |||||
| Merbau Pulas |||||

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N33 | Merbau Pulas | Siti Ashah Ghazali | PN (PAS) |
| N34 | Lunas | Khairul Anuar Ramli | PN (BERSATU) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N33 | Merbau Pulas | Kulim Municipal Council Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park Local Authority (Kulim Hi-Tech Park area) | 09000, 09010, 09020 Kulim 09400, 09410 Padang Serai 09600 Lunas 09700 Karangan |
| N34 | Lunas | Kulim Municipal Council | 09000, 09010, 09020 Kulim 09400, 09410 Padang Serai 09600 Lunas 09700 Karangan |