Arau is a federal constituency in Perlis, 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
History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Arau constituency is divided into 30 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationPauh (N11)Guar Gajah003/11/01 SMK Dato' Sheikh Ahmad SMA ArauPadang Siding003/11/02SK PauhPauh003/11/03SMK Tengku BudriahIstana003/11/04SK Tengku BudriahPekan Arau003/11/05SJK (C) Hwa AikKubang Paya003/11/06SJK (C) Sin MinTambun Tulang (N12)Kubang Gajah 003/12/01SK Kubang GajahJejawi003/12/02SMK Syed SirajuddinKampong Banat003/12/03SMK Syed HussienKampong Surau003/12/04SK Utan AjiMengkuang Layar003/12/05SK Long BohTambun Tulang003/12/06SK Tambun TulangGuar Sanji (N13)Guar Sanji003/13/01SK ArauKampong Sena003/13/02SK JelempokBehor Mentalon003/13/03SMK Syed AhmadChemumar003/13/04SK Raja Perempuan BudriahSerdang003/18/05SK Kampong Serdang Changkat Jawi003/13/06SK Changkat JawiSimpang Empat (N14)Sungai Berembang003/14/01SK Sungai BerembangBehor Mali003/14/02SK Bohor MaliSungai Bahru003/14/03SK Sungai BaruSimpang Empat Che Kassim003/14/04SK Simpang AmpatLat Seribu003/14/05SJK (C) Simpang AmpatSanglang (N15)Bongor Kudong003/15/01Dewan 1 Malaysia Simpang EmpatBunga Mas003/15/02SMK Syed SaffiSungai Padang003/15/03SK Dato Ahmad MusaSimpang Sanglang003/15/04SK SanglangPadang Keria003/15/05SK Padang KeriaKuala Sanglang003/15/06SJK (C) Chin HunTok Pulau003/15/07SMK Sanglang
Representation history Members of Parliament for Arau Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Perlis Selatan and Perlis Utara 4th P002 1974–1978 Syed Hassan Syed Mohamed (سيد حسن سيد محمد) 14,789 70.58% 5th 1978–1982 13,150 54.16% 6th 1982–1986 Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (عبدالحميد ڤاوانتيه)17,464 63.60% 7th 1986–1990 Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم)18,156 62.08% 8th 1990–1995 20,948 61.43% 9th P003 1995–1998 Kamarudin Ahmad (كامرودين احمد)16,266 63.53% 1998–1999 Hashim Jasin (هشيم جاسين) 12,864 52.71% 10th 1999–2004 Mastika Junaidah Husin (مستيكا جنيده حسين) 15,297 52.73% 11th 2004–2008 Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamallullail (سيد رزلن سيد ڤوترا جماللوللايل)17,367 55.15% 12th 2008–2013 Ismail Kassim (اسماعيل كسسيم)16,451 50.46% 13th 2013–2018 Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم)19,376 51.28% 14th 2018–202216,547 41.79% 15th 2022–present 31,458 67.23%
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentArauBandar ArauGuar SanjiKayangKota RajaKuala PerlisKurong AnaiPauhSanglangSimpang EmpatTambun TulangUtan Aji
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea19741984199420032018Bandar Arau Arau Kampung Banat Kampung Hutan Kandis Padang Nyu Tambun TulangGuar Sanji Changkat Jawi Guar Sanji Kampung Hutan Kandis Kampung Serdang Kampung Chermai Changkat Jawi Guar Sanji Kampung Sena Kampung Serdang Kampung ChermaiKayang Kampung Titi Serong Kampung Kenangan Kampung Tanjung Gelam Kayang Simpang Empat Kampung Titi Serong Kampung Kenangan Kayang Simpang Empat Sungai BerembangKota Raja Kampung Alor Redis Kampung Banat Kampung Kubang Gajah Jejawi Tambun TulangKuala Perlis Kuala Perak Kuala Perlis Kurong Batang Sungai Berembang Taman Seri Bayu Kuala Perak Kuala Perlis Kurong Batang Taman Semarak Taman Seri BayuKurong Anai Kampung Chermai Kampung Guring Bawah Kampung Jelempok Kurong Anai Pauh Kampung Chermai Kampung Guring Bawah Kampung Jelempok Kampung Sena Kurong AnaiPauh Arau Kubang Paya Padang Nyu Padang Siding PauhSanglang Bongor Kudong Kampung Kepala Batas Pauh Kuala Sanglang Padang Keria Sungai PadangSimpang Empat Bohor Mali Kampung Kenangan Simpang Empat Sungai Bahru Sungai BerembangTambun Tulang Kampung Alor Redis Kampung Banat Kampung Kubang Gajah Tambun Tulang Utan Aji Jejawi Kampung Alor Redis Kampung Banat Kampung Kubang Gajah Utan AjiUtan Aji Gunung Medan Jejawi Kampung Kubang Gajah Kampung Sentang Utan Aji Gunung Medan Kampung Behor Mali Kampung Mengkuang Layar Kampung Sentang Utan Aji
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)N11PauhMegat Hashirat HassanN12Tambun TulangWan Zikri Afthar IshakN13Guar SanjiVacantN14Simpang EmpatRazali Saad N15SanglangMohd. Shukri Ramli
Local governments & postcodes No.Local GovernmentPostcodeP003Kangar Municipal Council 02500 Kangar 02600 Arau 02700, 02800 Simpang Ampat
Election results
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