Baling (federal constituency)

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LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Baling (P016)
Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]142,530
Electors (2023)[2]132,517
Area (km²)[3]1,540
Pop. density (per km²)92.6

Baling is a federal constituency in Baling 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.

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Ethnic breakdown of Baling's electorate as of 2022
  1. Malay (89.6%)
  2. Indian (4.90%)
  3. Chinese (4.30%)
  4. Other ethnicities (1.20%)

As of 2020, Baling has a population of 142,530 people.[5]

Age breakdown of Baling's electorate as of 2022
  1. 18-20 (6.27%)
  2. 21-29 (22.1%)
  3. 30-39 (22.6%)
  4. 40-49 (17.4%)
  5. 50-59 (14.6%)
  6. 60-69 (10.2%)
  7. 70-79 (4.81%)
  8. 80-89 (1.77%)
  9. above 90 (0.35%)
Gender breakdown of Baling's electorate as of 2022
  1. Male (49.0%)
  2. Female (51.0%)

History

Election results

References

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