Federal constituency of Perlis, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Padang Besar (P001) Perlisconstituency Federal constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1994 First contested 1995 Last contested 2022 Demographics Population (2020)[ 1] 86,798 Electors (2022)[ 2] 60,192 Area (km²)[ 3] 450 Pop. density (per km²) 192.9
Padang Besar is a federal constituency inPerlis ,Malaysia , that has been represented in theDewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created from parts of theKangar constituency in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Ethnic breakdown of Padang Besar's electorate as of 2022
[ 4] Malay (86.7%)Chinese (8.38%)Other ethnicities (2.97%) Indian (1.99%)As of 2020, Padang Besar has a population of 86,798 people.[ 5]
Age breakdown of Padang Besar's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.92%) 21-29 (21.4%) 30-39 (24.9%) 40-49 (16.1%) 50-59 (12.7%) 60-69 (10.8%) 70-79 (6.04%) 80-89 (1.87%) above 90 (0.35%) Gender breakdown of Padang Besar's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.2%) Female (49.8%) According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Padang Besar constituency is divided into 27 polling districts.[ 6]
State constituency Polling Districts Code Location Titi Tinggi (N01) Jalan Padang Besar 001/01/01 SMK Raja Puan Muda Tengku Fauziah Titi Tinggi 001/01/02 SK Titi Tinggi FELDA Mata Ayer 001/01/03 SK (FELDA) Mata Ayer Kampong Kastam 001/01/04 SK Padang Besar Utara Padang Besar 001/01/05 SMK Padang Besar Utara FELDA Rimba Mas 001/01/06 SK (FELDA) Rimba Mas Lubok Sireh 001/01/07 SK Lubok Sireh Beseri(N02) Pekan Kaki Bukit 001/02/01 SJK (C) Kong Hwa Tasoh 001/02/02 Kem Tasoh Pusat Ko-Kurikulum JPN Perlis Guar Jentik 001/02/03 SK Guar Jentik Beseri 001/02/04 SK Beseri Tunjong 001/02/05 SMK Tengku Sulaiman Chuping(N03) Panggas 001/03/01 SMK Datuk Jaafar Hasan Sungai Buloh 001/03/02 SK Batu Bertangkup Kilang Gula Chuping 001/03/03 SR Islam III Kubang Perun 001/03/04 SMK Guar Nangka Guar Nangka 001/03/05 SK Guar Nangka FELDA Chuping 001/03/06 SK (FELDA) Chuping Mata Ayer(N04) Tok Kaya Man 001/04/01 SK Dato Kayaman Hutan Temin 001/04/02 SK Oran Kampung Gial 001/04/03 SJK (C) Kong Aik Santan(N05) Kampong Darat 001/05/01 SK Seri Tunjong Paya 001/05/02 SK Paya Alor Tampang 001/05/03 Pusat Kegiatan (Kemas) Alor Tampang Padang Lati 001/05/04 Dewan Seri Melati Beseri Padang Pauh 001/05/05 SMK Abi Santan 001/05/06 SK Santan
Representation history [ edit ] Parliamentaryconstituency
State constituency 1955–1959* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present Padang Besar Beseri Chuping Mata Ayer Santan Titi Tinggi
Historical boundaries [ edit ] State Constituency Area 1994 2003 2018 Beseri Beseri Kaki Bukit Kampung Alor Kangar Kampung Bukit Manik Wang Kelian Chuping FELDA Chuping Kampung Perit Kampung Bukit Jernih Kubang Tiga Pekan Chuping Mata Ayer Kampung Gial Kampung Guar Nangka Kampung Satan Mata Ayer Tok Kaya Man Santan Kampung Paya Kampung Titi Teras Padang Lati Padang Melangit Padang Pauh Titi Tinggi FELCRA Lubuk Sireh FELDA Mata Air FELDA Rimba Mas Padang Besar Titi Tinggi
Current state assembly members [ edit ] Local governments & postcodes[ edit ] No. Local Government Postcode P001 Kangar Municipal Council 01000, 02400, 02450, 02500 Kangar 02100 Padang Besar 02200 Kaki Bukit