Kulim-Bandar Baharu Explained

Kulim-Bandar Baharu (P018)
State:Kedah
Fed-Rep:Roslan Hashim
Fed-Rep-Party:Perikatan Nasional
Fed-Status:active
Fed-Created:1958
Fed-Election-First:1959
Fed-Election-Last:2022
Demo-Census-Date:2020
Demo-Pop:120210
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Electors:90,033
Demo-Electors-Date:2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:[2]
Demo-Area:690
Demo-Area-Ref:[3]

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.

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 13 July 2023, the Kulim-Bandar Baharu constituency is divided into 41 polling districts.[4]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Kulim (N35)Kampung Tebuan018/35/01SK Seri Lindungan Raja
Ulu Mahang018/35/02SMK Mahang
Pekan Mahang018/35/03SK Mahang
Ladang Sungai Dingin018/35/04SK Ladang Dublin
FELDA Gunong Bongsu018/35/05SK Gunung Bongsu
Karangan018/35/06SJK (C) Khai Min
Terap018/35/07SK Terap
Ladang Sungai Ular018/35/08SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Ular
Ladang Anak Kulim018/35/09SJK (T) Ladang Anak Kulim
Jalan Tunku Bendahara018/35/10SJK (C) Chong Cheng
Taman Kenari018/35/11SK Taman Kenari
Taman Tunku Putra018/35/12SMK Taman Kenari
Taman Seri Kulim018/35/13SK Kulim
Pekan Kulim018/35/14SMA Tarbiyyah Diniah
Jalan Tunku Putra018/35/15SMK St. Patrick
Jalan Ibrahim018/35/16SMJK Chio Min
Bukit Awi018/35/17SK Sri Kulim
Taman Bersatu018/35/18SK Taman Jelutong
Ayer Merah018/35/19Kolej MARA Kulim
Taman Anggerik018/35/20Kolej Vokasional Kulim
Junjong018/35/21SK Junjong
Padang Penyangga018/35/22SJK (C) Sin Min
Durian Burong018/35/23SJK (T) Ladang Somee
Bandar Baharu (N36)Sungai Batu018/36/01SK Sungai Batu
Sungai Taka018/36/02SK Sungai Taka
Sungai Tengas018/36/03SMK Selama
Selama018/36/04SK Selama
Batu Lintang018/36/05SK Sungai Salleh
Kampung Ee Guan018/36/06SMK Serdang Baru
Pekan Serdang018/36/07SK Jalan Selama
Batu 16018/36/08SK Dato' Hj Zainuddin
Relau018/36/09SK Relau
Sungai Kechil Illir018/36/10SK Sungai Kechil Ilir
Ayer Puteh018/36/11SK Ayer Puteh
Telok Sera018/36/12SK Lubok Buntar
Pekan Lubok Buntar018/36/13SJK (C) Poay Chai
Kerat Telunjok018/36/14SK Permatang Kerat Telunjuk
Sungai Kechil Ulu018/36/15SK Sungai Kechil Ulu
Parit Nibong018/36/16
  • Pusat Sumber KEMAS Kegiatan Desa Parit Nibong
  • Kompleks / Pejabat Penghulu Mukim Bagan Samak
Permatang Pasir018/36/17SK Permatang Pasir
Bandar Baharu018/36/18SK Bandar Baharu

Representation history

Members of the Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baharu
Parliament NoYears Member Party
Constituency created from Kedah Selatan
Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
P0141959–1963 Tan Tye Chek
(陈大泽)
Parliament of Malaysia
P0141963–1964 Tan Tye Chek
(陈大泽)
1964–1969 Tai Kuan Yang
(戴观阳)
1969–1971 Parliament was suspended[5] [6]
P0141971–1973 Tai Kuan Yang
(戴观阳)
1973–1974
P0151974–1978 Azahari Md. Taib
(ازاهاري مد. طائب)
1978–1982 Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
(عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل)
1982–1986
Kulim-Bandar Baharu
P0161986–1990 Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
(عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل)
1990–1995
P0181995–1999
1999–2004
2004–2008
2008–2010 Zulkifli Noordin
(ذوالکيفلي نورالدين)
2010–2013 Independent
2013–2018 Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir
(عبد. عزيز شيخ فاذر)
2018–2022 Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
(سيف الدين ناسوتيون بن اسماعيل)
2022–present Roslan Hashim
(روسلن هشيم)

State constituency

ParliamentaryconstituencyState constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Kulim-Bandar BaharuBandar Baharu
Kulim
Kulim-Bandar BahruBandar Bahru
Kulim
Serdang

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N35 Kulim
N36 Bandar BaharuMohd Suffian Yusoff

Local governments

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government
N35KulimKulim Municipal Council
N36Bandar BaharuBandar Baharu District Council

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
  2. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2020-01-29. 4. ms. 2018-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf. dead.
  3. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. 2020-01-29. ms.
  4. Web site: 15 July 2023 . Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kedah . Attorney General's Chambers.
  5. News: Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang . Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa . Utusan Online . 2012-03-12 . 2016-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604045153/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0312&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_05.htm . 2016-06-04 .
  6. Web site: www.parlimen.gov.my . 2016-05-16.