Kota Star Selatan was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.
Representation history Members of Parliament for Kota Star Selatan Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Kota Star Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P008 1959–1963 Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam (وان سليمان وان تم) 8,369 51.68% Parliament of Malaysia 1st P008 1963–1964 Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam (وان سليمان وان تم) 8,369 51.68% 2nd 1964–1969 Mahathir Mohamad (محاضير محمد)12,406 60.22% 1969–1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P008 1971–1973 Yusof Rawa (يوسف بن عبدالله) 13,021 51.97% 1973–1974 Constituency abolished split into Ulu Muda, Kuala Kedah and Kota Setar
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentKota Star SelatanKangkong-Bukit RayaPendang
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea1959Kangkong-Bukit Raya Bukit Raya Kampung Perpat Kampung Sungai Nonang Kota Sarang Semut Tanah MerahPendang Kampung China Kampung Tanjung Setul Pendang Sungai Tiang Titi Akar
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