<page_title> Women in state legislative assemblies of Malaysia </page_title> <section_title> Kedah </section_title> <table> <cell> Hamidah Omar <col_header> Name </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Sik-Gurun <col_header> Constituency </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1959 <col_header> Year elected </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
The first female candidate for the Legislative Assembly was Hamidah Omar, who was elected as the member for Sik-Gurun in 1959.