Kuah (state constituency)

Kuah is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Kuah

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Amar Pared Mahamud PN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	34,694

Demographics

As of 2020, Kuah has a population of 49,583 people.^[1]

Ethnic breakdown of Kuah's electorate as of 2023^[2]

1. Malay (84.5%)
2. Chinese (11.9%)
3. Indian (2.14%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.50%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuah constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Kuah (N02)	Bendang Baru	004/02/01	SK Seri Negeri
	Kampung Gelam	004/02/02	SMK Kedawang
	Kedawang	004/02/03	SK Kedawang
	Pantai Chenang	004/02/04	Langkawi Tourism Academy @ Kolej Komuniti Langkawi, Jalan Pantai Chenang
	Temonyong	004/02/05	SK Temonyong
	Kampung Bayas	004/02/06	SK Bayas
	Sungai Menghulu	004/02/07	Kolej Vokasional Pulau Langkawi
	Kelibang	004/02/08	SK Kelibang
	Dundong	004/02/09	SMK Mahsuri
	Pulau Dayang Bunting	004/02/10	SK Selat Bagan Nyior
	Lubok Chempedak	004/02/11	SK Lubok Chempedak
	Kampung Tuba	004/02/12	SK Pulau Tuba
	Kuah	004/02/13	SK Langkawi
	Kampung Bukit Malut	004/02/14	SK Bayas

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Kuah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Langkawi
9th	1995–1999	Sanusi Junid	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008	Nawawi Ahmad
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Nor Saidi Nayan
14th	2018–2020	Mohd Firdaus Ahmad	PH (BERSATU)
	2020–2023		PN (BERSATU)
15th	2023–present	Amar Pared Mahamud

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Amar Pared Mahamud	13,364	64.34	64.34
	PH	Mohamad Fauzi Chik	5,394	25.97	23.08
	Independent	Mazlan Ahmad	2,013	9.69	9.69
Total valid votes			20,771	100.00
Total rejected ballots			139
Unreturned ballots			78
Turnout			20,988	60.49	20.21
Registered electors			34,694
Majority			7,970	38.37	23.84
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohd Firdaus Ahmad	8,276	49.05	49.05
	BN	Nor Saidi Nayan	5,824	34.52	37.39
	PAS	Mazlan Ahmad	2,685	15.91	15.91
	Independent	Mohamad Ratu Mansor	86	0.51	0.51
Total valid votes			16,871	100.00
Total rejected ballots			353
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,871	80.70	2.97
Registered electors			21,400
Majority			2,452	14.53	30.11
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nor Saidi Nayan	10,263	71.91	5.28
	PKR	Ahmad Kasim	3,892	27.27	6.10
	Independent	Zaflee Pakwanteh	117	0.82	0.82
Total valid votes			14,272	100.00
Total rejected ballots			293
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,563	83.67	7.18
Registered electors			17,406
Majority			6,371	44.64	11.38
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawawi Ahmad	6,660	66.63	14.38
	PKR	Hasrul Muhaimin Hasbi	3,336	33.37	33.37
Total valid votes			9,996	100.00
Total rejected ballots			288
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			10,322	76.49	3.29
Registered electors			13,495
Majority			3,324	33.26	28.76
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawawi Ahmad	8,065	81.01	10.46
	PAS	Mazlan Ahmad	1,890	18.99	10.46
Total valid votes			9,955	100.00
Total rejected ballots			197
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			10,186	79.78	1.60
Registered electors			12,767
Majority			6,175	62.02	20.91
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sanusi Junid	5,630	70.55	10.46
	PAS	Haji Che Din Arshad	2,350	29.44	29.44
Total valid votes			7,980	100.00
Total rejected ballots			193
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			8,231	78.18	3.84
Registered electors			10,527
Majority			3,280	41.11	20.91
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sanusi Junid	5,436	81.01
	S46	Yusof Abdullah	1,274	18.99
Total valid votes			6,710	100.00
Total rejected ballots			454
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			7,204	74.34
Registered electors			9,690
Majority			4,162	62.02
This was a new constituency created.