Arau (federal constituency)

Malaysian federal constituency

Malaysian electoral constituency

Arau is a federal constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Arau's electorate as of 2022^[4]

  Malay (92.6%)

  Chinese (4%)

  Other ethnicities (2.3%)

  Indian (1.1%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Arau constituency is divided into 30 polling districts.^[5]

Representation history

State constituency

Current state assembly members

Local governments

Election results

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

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2. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
3. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
4. "Sin Chew Daily - 民主国运". Archived from the original on 2022-11-17.
5. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.