Perlis Selatan (federal constituency)
# Perlis Selatan (federal constituency)

Perlis Selatan was a federal constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

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

## History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Perlis Selatan :

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Constituency created from Perlis ||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya ||||
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Mokhtar Ismail (مختار اسماعيل) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Parliament of Malaysia ||||
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Mokhtar Ismail (مختار اسماعيل) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | Mokhtar Ismail (مختار اسماعيل) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| | 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Mokhtar Ismail (مختار اسماعيل) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 3rd | 1973-1974 | Mokhtar Ismail (مختار اسماعيل) | BN (UMNO) |
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Arau ||||

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Perlis Selatan | | Arau | | | | | |
| Perlis Selatan | | Kayang | | | | | |
| Perlis Selatan | | Kuala Perlis | | | | | |
| Perlis Selatan | | Kurong Anai | | | | | |
| Perlis Selatan | | Sanglang | | | | | |
| Perlis Selatan | | Utan Aji | | | | | |
