Kuala Perlis is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Abu Bakar Hamzah of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2022.
The state constituency was created in 1958. It was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Definition Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Perlis constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationKuala Perlis (N09)Seberang Alor002/09/01SK Seberang RamaiHujong Tanjong002/09/02SJK (C) Khay BengKepala Batas002/09/03SK Kuala PerlisSeberang Tok Pi002/09/04SMK Kuala PerlisPadang Besar Selatan002/09/05SK Padang Besar Selatan
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsSeberang Alor963Hujong Tanjong1,685Kepala Batas3,183 Seberang Tok Pi2,716Padang Besar Selatan1,519Total10,066Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Perlis Assembly No Years Member Party Constituency created 1st N11 1959–1964 Yusoff Abu Bakar 2nd 1964–1969 Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim 1969–1971 Assembly dissolved 3rd N11 1971–1973 Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim 1973–1974 4th N07 1974–1978 Mohamed Noor Yub 5th 1978–1982 6th 1982–1986 Ahmad Osman 7th N08 1986–1990 8th 1990–1995 Abd Karim @ Ibrahim Mat Salleh 9th N09 1995–1999 10th 1999–2004 Bakar Saad 11th 2004–2008 12th 2008–2013 Mat Hassan 13th 2013–2018 14th 2018–2022 Nor Azam Karap 15th 2022–present Abu Bakar Hamzah
Election results
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