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. Demographics As of 2020, Kulim-Bandar Baharu has a population of 120,210 people.
History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 13 July 2023, the Kulim-Bandar Baharu constituency is divided into 41 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationKulim (N35)Kampung Tebuan018/35/01SK Seri Lindungan RajaUlu Mahang018/35/02SMK MahangPekan Mahang018/35/03SK MahangLadang Sungai Dingin018/35/04SK Ladang DublinFELDA Gunong Bongsu018/35/05SK Gunung BongsuKarangan018/35/06SJK (C) Khai MinTerap018/35/07SK TerapLadang Sungai Ular018/35/08SJK (T) Ladang Sungai UlarLadang Anak Kulim018/35/09SJK (T) Ladang Anak KulimJalan Tunku Bendahara018/35/10SJK (C) Chong ChengTaman Kenari018/35/11SK Taman KenariTaman Tunku Putra018/35/12SMK Taman KenariTaman Seri Kulim018/35/13SK KulimPekan Kulim018/35/14SMA Tarbiyyah DiniahJalan Tunku Putra018/35/15SMK St. PatrickJalan Ibrahim018/35/16SMJK Chio MinBukit Awi018/35/17SK Sri KulimTaman Bersatu018/35/18SK Taman JelutongAyer Merah018/35/19Kolej MARA KulimTaman Anggerik018/35/20Kolej Vokasional KulimJunjong018/35/21SK JunjongPadang Penyangga018/35/22SJK (C) Sin MinDurian Burong018/35/23SJK (T) Ladang SomeeBandar Baharu (N36)Sungai Batu018/36/01SK Sungai BatuSungai Taka018/36/02SK Sungai TakaSungai Tengas018/36/03SMK SelamaSelama018/36/04SK SelamaBatu Lintang018/36/05SK Sungai SallehKampung Ee Guan018/36/06SMK Serdang BaruPekan Serdang018/36/07SK Jalan SelamaBatu 16018/36/08SK Dato' Hj ZainuddinRelau018/36/09SK RelauSungai Kechil Illir018/36/10SK Sungai Kechil IlirAyer Puteh018/36/11SK Ayer PutehTelok Sera018/36/12SK Lubok BuntarPekan Lubok Buntar018/36/13SJK (C) Poay ChaiKerat Telunjok018/36/14SK Permatang Kerat TelunjukSungai Kechil Ulu018/36/15SK Sungai Kechil UluParit Nibong018/36/16 Pusat Sumber KEMAS Kegiatan Desa Parit Nibong Kompleks / Pejabat Penghulu Mukim Bagan SamakPermatang Pasir018/36/17SK Permatang PasirBandar Baharu018/36/18SK Bandar Baharu
Representation history Members of the Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baharu Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Kedah Selatan Kulim-Bandar Bahru Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P0141959–1963 Tan Tye Chek (陈大泽) 11,317 69.59% Parliament of Malaysia 1st P014 1963–1964 Tan Tye Chek (陈大泽) 11,317 69.59% 2nd 1964–1969 Tai Kuan Yang (戴观阳)15,077 68.77% 1969–1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P014 1971–1973 Tai Kuan Yang (戴观阳) 14,381 69.28% 1973–1974 4th P015 1974–1978 Azahari Md. Taib (ازاهاري مد. طائب) 13,888 72.76% 5th 1978–1982 Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل)16,360 72.04% 6th 1982–1986 17,097 64.48% Kulim-Bandar Baharu 7th P016 1986–1990 Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل) 21,043 73.91% 8th 1990–1995 23,149 70.90% 9th P018 1995–1999 22,455 73.36% 10th 1999–2004 20,764 62.05% 11th 2004–2008 22,556 60.77% 12th 2008–2010 Zulkifli Noordin (ذوالکيفلي نورالدين) 22,255 57.17% 2010–2013 Independent 13th 2013–2018 Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir (عبد. عزيز شيخ فاذر) 26,782 51.81% 14th 2018–2022 Saifuddin Nasution Ismail ( سيف الدين ناسوتيون بن اسماعيل) 22,159 42.62% 15th 2022–present Roslan Hashim (روسلن هشيم) 34,469 49.00%
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentKulim-Bandar BaharuBandar BaharuKulimKulim-Bandar BahruBandar BahruKulimSerdang
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea195919741986199420032018Bandar Baharu Lubok Buntar Selama Serdang Sungai Taka Relau Lubok Buntar Selama Serdang Sungai Taka RelauKulimFELDA Gunong Bongsu Kulim Mahang Sungai Ular Taman KenariFELDA Gunong Bongsu Kulim Mahang Taman Kenari TerapFELDA Gunong Bongsu Kulim Mahang Sungai Ular Taman KenariSerdang Bandar Baharu Lubok Buntar Selama Sungai Taka Relau
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party) N35 Kulim Wong Chia Zhen N36 Bandar BaharuMohd Suffian Yusoff
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN35KulimKulim Municipal Council 09700 Karangan 09000 Kulim 09800, 09810 Serdang 14290, 14390, 34950 Bandar BaharuN36Bandar BaharuBandar Baharu District Council
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