Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Kuala Kedah was won by Ahmad Fakhruddin bin Fakhrurazi (PAS) at the GE15 (2022) general election, with a majority of 28,061 votes over Azman bin Ismail. This page covers every general election in Kuala Kedah from GE01 (1959) to GE15 (2022).
Full Election History, GE01 (1959)–GE15 (2022)
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
GE01 (1959)
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
UMNO
13,032
70.2%
Hassan bin Abdul Rahman (PAS)
7,490 (40.3 pts)
GE02 (1964)
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
UMNO
17,109
75.8%
Mustaffa bin Mohd. Said (PAS)
11,647 (51.6 pts)
GE03 (1969)
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
UMNO
15,468
56.4%
Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah (PAS)
3,504 (12.8 pts)
GE04 (1974)
Senu bin Abdul Rahman
UMNO
15,958
70.2%
Wan Khadzim bin Wan Din (PSRM)
11,859 (52.2 pts)
GE05 (1978)
Senu bin Abdul Rahman
UMNO
14,907
51.0%
Fadzil bin Md. Noor (PAS)
879 (3.0 pts)
GE06 (1982)
Mohd Abu Bakar bin Rautin Ibrahim
UMNO
18,624
55.3%
Ahmad bin Din (PAS)
5,464 (16.2 pts)
GE07 (1986)
Mohd Abu Bakar bin Rautin Ibrahim
UMNO
15,992
53.3%
Fadzil bin Md. Noor (PAS)
1,957 (6.5 pts)
GE08 (1990)
Mohd Abu Bakar bin Rautin Ibrahim
UMNO
17,397
54.0%
Halim bin Arshat (PAS)
2,605 (8.1 pts)
GE09 (1995)
Karia @ Zakaria bin Said @ Mohd Said
UMNO
22,209
53.6%
Fadzil bin Md. Noor (PAS)
2,986 (7.2 pts)
GE10 (1999)
Mohamad bin Sabu
PAS
23,548
51.1%
Fauzi bin Abdul Hamid (UMNO)
991 (2.1 pts)
GE11 (2004)
Hashim bin Jahaya
UMNO
36,707
58.1%
Mohamad bin Sabu (PAS)
10,214 (16.2 pts)
GE12 (2008)
Ahmad bin Kasim
PKR
35,689
55.5%
Hashim bin Jahaya (UMNO)
7,018 (10.9 pts)
GE13 (2013)
Azman bin Ismail
PKR
42,870
53.1%
Zaki Zamani bin Abdul Rashid (UMNO)
4,947 (6.1 pts)
GE14 (2018)
Azman bin Ismail
PKR
36,624
46.3%
Muhamad Riduan bin Othman (PAS)
13,481 (17.0 pts)
GE15 (2022)
Ahmad Fakhruddin bin Fakhrurazi
PAS
56,298
56.0%
Azman bin Ismail (PKR)
28,061 (27.9 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
GE01 (1959)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
UMNO (PERIKATAN)
13,032
70.2%
Hassan bin Abdul Rahman
PAS
5,542
29.8%
GE02 (1964)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
UMNO (PERIKATAN)
17,109
75.8%
Mustaffa bin Mohd. Said
PAS
5,462
24.2%
GE03 (1969)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
UMNO (PERIKATAN)
15,468
56.4%
Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah
PAS
11,964
43.6%
GE04 (1974)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Senu bin Abdul Rahman
UMNO (BN)
15,958
70.2%
Wan Khadzim bin Wan Din
PSRM
4,099
18.0%
Md Isa bin Hussein (Bong Isa)
Independent
2,670
11.7%
GE05 (1978)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Senu bin Abdul Rahman
UMNO (BN)
14,907
51.0%
Fadzil bin Md. Noor
PAS
14,028
48.0%
Yaacob bin Abdullah
Independent
308
1.1%
GE06 (1982)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohd Abu Bakar bin Rautin Ibrahim
UMNO (BN)
18,624
55.3%
Ahmad bin Din
PAS
13,160
39.1%
Wong Kok Wah
DAP
1,905
5.7%
GE07 (1986)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohd Abu Bakar bin Rautin Ibrahim
UMNO (BN)
15,992
53.3%
Fadzil bin Md. Noor
PAS (HAK)
14,035
46.7%
GE08 (1990)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohd Abu Bakar bin Rautin Ibrahim
UMNO (BN)
17,397
54.0%
Halim bin Arshat
PAS (APU)
14,792
46.0%
GE09 (1995)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Karia @ Zakaria bin Said @ Mohd Said
UMNO (BN)
22,209
53.6%
Fadzil bin Md. Noor
PAS (APU)
19,223
46.4%
GE10 (1999)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohamad bin Sabu
PAS (BA)
23,548
51.1%
Fauzi bin Abdul Hamid
UMNO (BN)
22,557
48.9%
GE11 (2004)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hashim bin Jahaya
UMNO (BN)
36,707
58.1%
Mohamad bin Sabu
PAS (BA)
26,493
41.9%
GE12 (2008)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ahmad bin Kasim
PKR (PR)
35,689
55.5%
Hashim bin Jahaya
UMNO (BN)
28,671
44.5%
GE13 (2013)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Azman bin Ismail
PKR (PR)
42,870
53.1%
Zaki Zamani bin Abdul Rashid
UMNO (BN)
37,923
46.9%
GE14 (2018)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Azman bin Ismail
PKR (PH)
36,624
46.3%
Muhamad Riduan bin Othman
PAS (GS)
23,143
29.2%
Abdullah Hasnan bin Kamaruddin
UMNO (BN)
19,400
24.5%
GE15 (2022)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ahmad Fakhruddin bin Fakhrurazi
PAS (PN)
56,298
56.0%
Azman bin Ismail
PKR (PH)
28,237
28.1%
Mashitah binti Ibrahim
UMNO (BN)
13,879
13.8%
Ulya Aqamah bin Husamudin
Pejuang (GTA)
1,805
1.8%
Syed Araniri bin Syed Ahmad
Warisan
256
0.3%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's coalition bloc.
Trend
Kuala Kedah has been contested at 15 general elections on record since GE01 (1959). Parties that have won this seat over that span: UMNO, PAS, PKR.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Kuala Kedah in the GE15 (2022) general election?
Ahmad Fakhruddin bin Fakhrurazi (PAS) won Kuala Kedah in GE15 (2022) with 56,298 votes (56.0%), a majority of 28,061 votes over Azman bin Ismail (PKR).
Which parties have won Kuala Kedah since GE01 (1959)?
Since GE01 (1959), Kuala Kedah has been won by: PAS, PKR, UMNO.
What was the closest result in Kuala Kedah?
The closest result on record for Kuala Kedah was GE10 (1999), when PAS beat UMNO by just 991 votes (2.1 percentage points).