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Ayer Hitam (state constituency)

{{Short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district

| name = Ayer Hitam

| state = Kedah

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| state-rep = Azhar Ibrahim

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| state-rep-party = Perikatan Nasional

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| state-status = active

| state-created = 1994

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| state-election-first = 1995

| state-election-last = 2023

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| demo-electors = 37,819

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Ayer Hitam is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.{{cite news

|title = Kedah 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)

|work = The Star

|publication-place = Petaling Jaya

|date = 23 March 2019

|url = https://election.thestar.com.my/kedah.html

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180515121358/https://election.thestar.com.my/kedah.html

|archive-date = 15 May 2018

|url-status = live

|access-date = 16 April 2019

}} {{Small|(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)}}

Demographics

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Ayer Hitam's electorate as of 2023{{Cite web|title=15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview|url=https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/2023election/Kedah|access-date=2023-08-13|website=live.chinapress.com}}|label1=Malay|value1=90.24|color1=green|label2=Chinese|value2=6.58|color2=red|label4=Indian|value4=0.09|color4=orange|label3=Other ethnicities|value3=3.09|color3=yellow}}

History

= Polling districts =

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Ayer Hitam constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-30 |title=Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018] |url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf |access-date=2019-01-03 |publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}

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!State constituency

!Polling districts

!Code

!Location

rowspan="18" |Ayer Hitam (N04)

|Padang Sera

|005/04/01

|SK Siputeh

Kampung Melele

|005/04/02

|SMA Nahdhah Hasanah Melele, Padang Sera

Kampung Putat

|005/04/03

|SK Putat

Kampung Imam

|005/04/04

|SMK Megat Dewa

Telaga Batu

|005/04/05

|SMK Tuanku Seri Indera Putera

Padang Perahu

|005/04/06

|SK Padang Perahu

Kampung Pida

|005/04/07

|SK Pida Tiga

Kampung Gurindam

|005/04/08

|SK Pulau Chapa

Alor Biak

|005/04/09

|SJK (C) Yuh Min

Kubang Sepat

|005/04/10

|SK Seri Muda

Lana Bulu

|005/04/11

|SK Dato' Sri Syed Ahmad

Permatang Paku

|005/04/12

|SK Matang Paku

Matang Bonglai

|005/04/13

|SK Tunku Laksamana

Jerlun

|005/04/14

|SK Jerlun

Lubok Pinang

|005/04/15

|SK Ayer Hitam

Pekan Ayer Hitam

|005/04/16

|SJK (C) Yuh Min

Kampung Gandai

|005/04/17

|SMK Ayer Hitam

Kubang Nipah

|005/04/18

|SMK Jerlun

=Representation history=

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Hitam
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
colspan="4" |Constituency created from Jerlun
9th1995–1999Abdul Rahman Ariffinbgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}
10th1999–2004Abdul Ghani Ahmadbgcolor="{{party color|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS}}" | {{Font color|white| PAS}}
11th2004–2008Othman Azizbgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}
12th2008–2013Abdul Ghani Ahmadbgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (PAS)}}
rowspan="2" | 13th2013–2016rowspan=2 | Mukhriz Mahathirbgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}
2016–2018bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (BERSATU)}}
rowspan="2" | 14th2018–2020rowspan=3 | Azhar Ibrahimbgcolor="{{party color|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS}}" | {{Font color|white| PAS}}
2020–2023

| rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional|PN}}" | {{Font color|white| PN (PAS)}}

15th

|2023–present

Election results

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|2023|Ayer Hitam (state constituency)|Ayer Hitam|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Azhar Ibrahim|22,078|78.34|{{increase}} 78.34}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Hayazi Azizan|6,105|21.66|{{decrease}} 7.06}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|28,183| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|163|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|23|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|28,369|75.01|{{decrease}} 8.78}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|37,819|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|15,973|56.68|{{increase}} 54.54}}

{{MASelec/hold|Perikatan Nasional|?}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|2018|Ayer Hitam (state constituency)|Ayer Hitam|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Azhar Ibrahim|9,229|36.71|{{decrease}} 8.53}}

{{MASelec|PH (2018)|A.Aziz Mohammad|8,692|34.57|{{increase}} 34.57}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abu Hassan Sharif|7,220|28.72|{{decrease}} 26.04}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|25,141| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|372|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|118|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|25,631|83.79|{{decrease}} 4.81}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|30,588|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|537|2.14|{{decrease}} 7.38}}

{{MASelec/gain|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| Barisan Nasional |?}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|2013|Ayer Hitam (state constituency)|Ayer Hitam|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mukhriz Mahathir | 14,083|54.76|{{increase}} 5.98}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Abdul Ghani Ahmad | 11,637|45.24|{{decrease}} 5.98}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|25,720| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|382|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|98|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|26,196|88.60|{{increase}} 6.36}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|29,567|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,446|9.52|{{increase}} 7.08}}

{{MASelec/gain|Barisan Nasional|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|?}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|2008|Ayer Hitam (state constituency)|Ayer Hitam|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Abdul Ghani Ahmad | 10,652|51.22|{{increase}} 3.30}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Othman Aziz | 10,146|48.78|{{decrease}} 3.30}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|20,798| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|352|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|21|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|21,170|82.24|{{decrease}} 1.70}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|25,742|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|506|2.44|{{decrease}} 1.72}}

{{MASelec/gain|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| Barisan Nasional |?}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|2004|Ayer Hitam (state constituency)|Ayer Hitam|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Othman Aziz | 10,759|52.08|{{increase}} 2.50}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Abdul Ghani Ahmad | 9,899|47.92|{{decrease}} 2.50}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|20,658| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|277|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|20,934|83.94|{{increase}} 5.64}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|24,939|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|860|4.16|{{increase}} 3.31}}

{{MASelec/gain|Barisan Nasional|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|?}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|1999|Ayer Hitam (state constituency)|Ayer Hitam|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Abdul Ghani Ahmad|8,558|50.42|{{increase}} 5.65}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Rahman Ariffin|8,414|49.58|{{decrease}} 5.65}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|16,972| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|369|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|5|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|17,346|78.30|{{increase}} 2.47}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|22,153|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|144|0.85|{{decrease}} 9.61}}

{{MASelec/gain|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| Barisan Nasional |?}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|1995|Ayer Hitam (state constituency)|Ayer Hitam|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Rahman Ariffin|9,069|55.23|}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Hashim Osman|7,352|44.77|}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|16,421| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|296|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|8|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|16,724|75.83}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|22,055|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,717|10.46}}

{{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}}

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References

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